Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-27


the Squire learns how very near to brain
| fever his little daughter had been. Thanks,
/ however, u the unremittng care of Nancy
! Blake, who Gevt I'd herself 10 her. and TO
Lady Glandore, who surprised even herself
on this occasion, the danger was tided over.
| Soothing, judicious answers were given 10
| the wild, inc herent quest Ons -spoonfuls
of teef tea were administered every now
and then-a sleeping draught was pro-
cured from the doctor, and thus the tired
and over excited brain was Gained, and
final toward midnight a heavy sleep fall
| ing over her, saved her.
But a terrible cold arises out of these
hours when she had sat in the cabin, only
half-clothed; and for weeks she lies pros
trate, fondly tended night and day by the
| Squire, whose very soul seems wrapped up
in her, and whose only comfort lies in such
moments as when he can cradle her in his
| loving arms and feel her head Nesting
| close against his heart.
And there too, she lovel 10 lie, and
whisper 10 him, when her cough permits,
all sorts of things about Denis. There is
no shame, no thought of hiding anything
! from her dad, in her gentle breast. lie Is
DAD. and therefore he will understand She
knows that he will believe nothing, save
that every thought and word and deed OF
his little duchess is the very purest, and
sweetest, and best.
No one but those who have experienced
it can comprehend the divine comfort that
lies in love like thisl
And then the @ comes day when she il
really better, ani though not a phantom of
her former sprigi tly self, still il Is Norah
who speaks to them. moving about, Ian
gui lily enough, heaven knows, but able 10
bn 10 hot
other word for terrible paroxysm Of
coughing TO go by.
her recovery, after ALL has been slower
than Delaney's, who has pulled through
rapidly, TO the admiration OF his doctor and
nurse, and who, though he has not yet
teen out OF the house, on account OF the in
clemency Of the weather lit is now lose TO
Christmas, has very nearly passed the
bounds of invalidism. Yet though the time
has been long since he was struck down by
that revengeful hand, Norah and he have
never yet met face TO face. Indeed DR..
Morgan and the great men from Dublin
have1been rigid i'll their determination to
keep Denis from seeing anyone except his
special attendants, but to-day, Katherine,
whose inquiries all through his illness have
been unceasing and very touching, and who
has apparently forgotten all about that ac-
clared on n certain occasion, has wrung a
rather reluctant permission from Madam to
pay him visit
A hope that he has hear nothing of that
unpleasant declaration of hers vet warns
katherine's breast A hope vain indeed,
rs ady Glandore, who loves little mis-
chief, has been at particular pains to make
him thoroughly acquainted with it. To do
her justice, she has given very striking
and graphic description OF that past scene
TO Denis, having fought her way into his
room 10 do il. Unaware of this, and full
OF determination TO establish the old re-
lations between them-the Delaney rent
roll being very considerably in advance OF
Sir Brandrum's-h atherine one morning
lays aside her work in a rather ostentatious
manner, and rising, declares aloud, in a
rather premeditated tone, that she is going
to see Denis.
Are you? Lucky mortnlr' says Lady
Glandore, quite beaming upon her. Nov
here are all we longing to get glimpse Of
him, yet are denied; whilst you"
well, you see, " says Miss Cazalet, with
what is meant 10 be a sentimental air, II
suppose they would concede the prior claim
TO mey'
"Oh, naturally be sme! How could
/ have forgotten that" excaims Lady
Glandore, with so much empressement
that even Katherine regards her with a
little suspicion. AS for the others-it is a
wet day, and the drawing room is full of
men and women-they all stare at her as IL
lost in amazement at her duplcty.
why, l thought" begins Miss Blake,
looking colily at Katherine, ''that on the
morning when we were all so urset by the
fact that Denis couldn't be found, that
you"
''rut, my good Nancy!'' whispers Lady
Glandore, catching her frock beh nd and
pulling her down on the ottoman beside
her. 'f1e, fe, now. One should never
remember such little mistakes as that"
You are disgraceful hypocrite," SAYS
Nancy after pause, dur ng which she has
studied her friend with unusual severity.
IL am worth my weight in gold,"
responds Lady Glandore unabashed.
Wait till you seel She is going up 70
Denis with that elephantine air of senti-
ment fixed on her chiseled features, and
when she finds out what i have done lin
about twenty minutes from now, / should
say there will he such another little game
as you have never dreamt Of"
II wonder when we may see tho
Duchess, " says Mr.. Greene at this moment.
''Duchessl What name that is.'' sai6'
Miss Cazalet with curling lip. 'Doesn',
ii seem to you that-er-there is almost q
little touch Of improperly about itp"
about where nowl" asks Mr. Greene,
leaning forward as if positively athirst for
information.
''No, it doesn't seem like that to any of
u.s." says Nancy Blake, a sudden fire in her
eyes. 81 should have 70 be born all over
again-born n cleverer creature-a you,
perhaps-before / could understand how 10
associate such n word as that with our
dear, brave, little Duchess -
Miss Cazalet shrucs her shoulders very
slightly, very gracefully, very supercili-
ously, implying somehow by tho act that
Of course II is Impossible 20 carry out an
argument with such an unfortunately man
nered person as Miss Blake, and leaves tho
room.
What way she talks OF Norah, (" says
the latter, her charming eyes still aflame,
turning 10 Lord Kilgarriff, who as usual,
is AT her elbow. They are walking toward
the conservatory.
''She is abomilable," says Kilgarrig,
warmly