The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-07-31

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were weat vikh ts}ror, and she had TO |
stop often 10 ret. Once there was .
bright Rleam Of lightning, ana she cow
cred close to the trunk, lest some ono
should zee her. Il
At :ast abe reached the thick msss Of
foliage at the top, from which she bad
fallen. She wrapped hef handkerchief
around her hand, shut her eyes, and
reached out fesrfuliy. -; |,
g. s. .vucnea smooth, round object |
that had lodged Ia tic thick foliage of
the tree. This OH the mere sight OF
rEkisb bad = be- iale ees bold !
see nd dsspd EdQ he hotel
She lner w92[leong's window; she
had sea him sitting there, grave and
sedatel,s became his rank. There was
q rain ,pout at the corner; large rose
Lush ding to the side. anG the window
cornice would afford foothold. She
began b climb the wall.
Wo leong was awakened by the cold
touch j the wind and rain on his face.
Beforehe could rise, brilliant flash oi
liphtnin illumined the wild night. He
Jaw a slht form, with pallid face and
living h,r. framed in the open window.
Dense drkness fell, but in the mighty
crash of,he thunder he thought he heard
shrill ey.
He stang up and lighted his lamp.
No livig thing was visible, but on the
floor boeath the window he saw a
human sull. He knew that All Cows
head wa found.
Somehiug cleaned beside the mourn :
full relia,f humanity. Wo Keong picked
it up apa ssanined it curiously. 1t was
set set WifI. SqSaSs'
, 1t Ia been raining heavily for an
, hour, wSh frequent flashes of lightning,
when Sh. Duperu heard strange sound
5 in the buse. Obeying her first impulse
she toos her lamp and went to Mercy
, room. yTherc she found the child lying
) on the floor sobbing pitcously. Her han
and clothing were drenchcd with rain
and she was shiyering with cold.
Mercedes! Where have you beenf
screamed the frightened woman.
II have lost my mothers earring,
was all that Mercy could say. She begaI
to sob pitifully, and then tainted
The next day Mercy was delirious anc
| dangerously ill. The old lady's prout
| spirit broke, and she prayed that Mcr
cedes might live to know her again, s.
that she could take her to her heart.
But Mercy was likely to die. llou
alter hour she seemed to he seeking tn
lost earring, or shrinking in terror fror
some frloht(ul object
Late on1%gbt, when sleep had at las
D"--"r "a,chi, = nl,s9S. " 9o. Eajic; ESsjiscd NY "
. into short, troubled slumber. She sud
denly awoke aud started up wildly, wit
the feeling that some one was in tn
room. But everything was still.
She was about to sink down in he
chair again, when a strange object o
the table attracted her attention. 1t wa
small 0ctngonal box, Of silver fligre
work. Sac had never seen it before.
Mercy was sill sleeping, and Mr.
Duperu went out and questioned th
servants. No one had called, and nor
of them had been in tho room.
Greatly astonishcd, Mrs. Duperu r.
turned and looked closely at the box.
one side Of it was spring, which sh
pressed. The box opened, and she sa
in it II slip of paper on which was wrl
ten, "Mercedcs Jaramillo."
Benea.A tAfet ftttp tpape! lay. lay Mersys s!. 10 ?
: remained. Sac lifted one corner, al
@ saw withinla beautiful pearl necklace.
. This mystery greatly disturbed MI
, Dupelu, but she gently clasped the Gu
i, ring in Mercy's ear, grateful to whoev
+ had returned it.
When the morning dawned, the chi
awoke, rational for the first time. 81
anxiously put her hands to her ears, an
look of JOY came over her face.
go Mrs. Duperu, dreamed that 10:
, one of my earrings" she cried, weakly
, The old lady's face was wet with teal
as she bent down and kissed her. The
a sound ana healing slumber fen upo
the child.
The gossips of Savoy were astonisbs
when, not long afterward, a marble sinai
which bore this irscrir ton was placed q
poor JaraIiIlo,s ,gIlSSsN...
How tA@aHM silver box was place
} tho tnl.l. ixaS mayor 6iarnvpral