The National tribune., 1890-04-24
EAEY MALoEEY,


MGammaTarily disabled BY illness. whose situa-
tiOn. whose very appeiatiOn. bad been usurped
without her knowledge or consent; what would
be beF feelings when the truth was laid before
herr At one instant these matters l0oBed be-
fore the mental vision Of Abigail IN aspect 80
colossal aId alarming that her very breath
came quicker for her fears; at the next. she
placed heF fingers over her lips to conceal smile,
EE the farc.ca side OF the business Fey0lVed iBI0
view. TO toll the truth the farce was not very
funny, nor was the tragedy very terrible bf
tie Hmateur detective drama. Looking al the
whole thing sensiblE. Abigail felt assured that
mOucy would set right both the wrongs Of Mrs.
Roger and those Of Mary Mal0ney. Tie former
could b. paid Tor her board and lodging: the
latter could be indeEHfied for the Use of her
name while Bridget was certainly - be recon-
peBsed lgf her services IN the matter Money
j. the most healing save known in the pbarna-
e0pG5a 81 social life. Abigail Was glad size had
8 O15 % Ter own.
Bgt H9aey was p0wericss 70 stay the ache in
Abigail breast. Gould heT beloved be false 10
his FoWg And where in heavens name
whore had that silly child, Clara Romaiue.
betakcn hersclf2 Where were they both? Why
Gid Be mot writer These questions chased each
other raf1llg through her tbrobbiHg brain
endlessly repeated, never answered.
Mary Haloney," said Mrs. Rogers coming
in fFnn tho public breakfast table. where she
personally supeuntcGded tire whiting, tAer're
al sayiHs how good things taste this morning
] want y0u to understand that you suit Inc 10
dot"
al right" answered Abigail, smiling
Have y0u many a. tableT"
About 2)i IL permanent boardcrs three
trausieHis.7
Suppose you have lots Of people. coming
and g0ilE 10 the tTGinsG" remarked Abigail
when breakfast was over, aud they were not 50
rushed.
s0t 50 many as you'd think" replied Mrs.
Roger. They come 10 Stockton TO make the
train. and 20 right 10 the depot aud wait Till IL
gets in. Ar. Waller aud Mics Fisher have been
here c,aple of days, bat they leave On the
New York express tonight / believe"
Hhg arc ibeyY' asked the new help
dUi.t kHgU anything about them. except
their names, responded tbs laudlady. busy AZ
her disaEasHing. She's pretty. very guess
They're fparkiH'. He's taken LeF out for a
buEgy-Fiae low.
THEY'LL BE BACK TOR DIEsEE"
'Haat iI1e DO you have dinucrl"
(" I.a.t p1st tWeisc--l0 the minute. Mv bus
bana very particular about regularity in
meals. You leiP me wipe these plates Mary,
and tafa gc'Ii 20 up stairs and do tie Chamber
WORK
Abigail oheycd; and in a fcw minutes she
and tBe lAHaiady left tie kitchen, which look
% ilIe JiIOols above gtaiFs
4oI agadn'i 70 Ia there" said Mrs. Rogers
pOJltIH4 - tie door Of what evidently was the
best balrh-mber, directly over the front par.
lOri lhats bliss hmetheT8E ROOM She's an
old ma 34, aud does beT Tgpn herself SAYS iCs
good i0f her health. I'm willing; on'y II
Seems tg lne she wears tue carpet out faster d
would. sweeping N 50 hard. But ] don't say
mUeh. She's q regular b1arder. and she's rich
She's tIe daughter 81 Old man EmetLcrs-didnI
yOn EcTcl hear tell D old man SmctLcrs 2-nad
. asaW-u,lil-P0t ali his toes cut of IN an acci
dent n lils milan gangEeDc eOt iB."
Bul Abigail took no Interest IN 6mcthcrs
nor ia aInether5's Rangrcnc nor in Miss EmctA
ers's carpet, nor her riches.
What shall DO nSw she asked, with tht
ouGtpan id AeF slender white hand.
$50 .n aHd do Miss Fishers rO0m-lhat ont
there at the eDd % the passage. I'll do Mr
Walters BY husband brings up water 10 ll
the pitchers"
Abigail walked 10 tie room designated b.
Mrs RJgoTG's finger, aud threw open tie door
One Of The strangcst sensations she had eyer ex
perienced !n al her life came up0n her as sh
crossed the threshold Of this chamber gh
tried 10 aualyze IL, but subiiy il egadea her en-
qHiTy 80 oYeTpOWerHg was her emotion tia
she was obliged 70 take a chair. First she fel
az If she Lad been in this room before uow; la
that, SLID knew, was erroneous; she had negc
set her foot there, nor ia the Stockton Hotel
previously. Her reason. her knowledge lc
remembrance, told her thiE.
Then HAat was 81, this peculiar, this disturb
ing sense Of agitation which fell upon her 10
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