The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-03-12

loves me through it all. He will come;
| am sure he will come. You have
arrived from the world she cried,
suddenly. Perhaps YOU have seen
him-my Hamlet"
a cold thrill of terror shot along
Martha Fairfield's nerves. Was the
fair young girl crazy?
At the same minute a servant, in a
mob cap and plain gray stuff gown.
entered.
Miss Ophelia," cried she. chow
ever came you here? Come away
directly. miss, or I'll call the doctor"
The girl shrugged her shoulders inn
| patiently.
Il am not afraid of the DOCTOR said
she. He is always kind to me. Be-
sides. ne knows that his position as
court physician depends entirely upon
my good word with the King
Come away. miss, dear" coaxed
the woman. You must get TO bed
early, you know, or you won't be fresh
when he comes. rs may be he'll do to-
morrow morning"
That is true said the girl, her
dark sleepy eyes Lighting up. Yes,
| Hester, YES: | will come"
And kissing her hand to Martha,
with a gay gesture of farewell, she
skipped away after the maid.
Martha followed her to the door;
and there, pacing up and down the
wide passage, by the light of Il sus-
pended lamp, was a silyerhaired
woman. with n large wax doll in her
arms. over which she bent her head.
making an inarliculate cooling sound
as she walked.
WHO is that?" she asked of the
woman who was leading the passive
''Ophelian away.
Its Mrs. Jessup. Poor thing!' she
added in an undertone. "she thinks
| that's her baby rs died and was buried
| thirteen good year ago. There comes
| the doctor now"
As DR.. Campington entered Martha
Fairfield confronted him with a pale
| face.
Sir" said she wildly, what place
is this you have brought me to? A
mad-houSe?"
He sat quietly down. beckonlng her
to an opposite chair with an air OF
| quiet authority that she found it i'm.
| possible to resist.
You are quite right" said he. 1T
| is what the world calls a madhouse, but
we, who are wiser in the history o
mortal and mental diseases, term it ?
Sanitary Retreat"
But YOU have deceived me. You
advertised for Il companion to an in
| valid"
Have we not many invalids here?'
| DR.. CampingtOn asked, with a smile.
! Il put it to Your own reason and good
| sense how many answers we should
| get to an advertisement worded thus:
! 'Wanted-A keeper in madhouse.
| Now, Miss Fairfield, see protest and
| refusal in your eyes. But take time to
reflect Your duties will be light,
merely the supervision and companion.
| ship of the two or three refined and
| delicate invalids who can not be in.
| trusted to the coarse and uncultured
attention of menials-your salary
| double what WAS mentioned in the ad.
! vertsement. | will await your decision
tomorrow morning in this apartment.
| Betsy" to the little maid who had
! brought the tea, show Miss Fairfield
! to her room."
Aud in large and airy apartment,
with easements which overlooked the
| mountain slopes, Martha Fairfield sat
down TO decide.
There was something in DR.. Cam
! pington's calm eve and calmer words
that treasured her-the 'Madhouse
| seeming no longer to possess terror i'll
| her sight.
I'VE have outgrown the supersti-
tious are of the world" she told her
self; land |, in particular have alway>
| prided myself on my strength of mind.
| haye-a mission-S3J0 Il year. Wit!
that sum | could give dear mamma
even luxuries. Yes will stay.'
We'll, which is it to be-yes or MOP
DR.. Campington asked on the morrow
when Martha met him. with clear
violet eyes and looks of quiet resolve
Yes
Il thought so. In fact. | knew it, u
he said, laughing. For | am rather
Il physiognomist in my way and
read your face yesterday"
| And Martha stayed at Campin gton
| Hall; but she never wrote To hel
mother that she was in a-madhouse.
At the end OF the quarter DR.. Cam
| pington paid her f75.
Well said he. have YOU found il
| verT hard work?n
Martha smiIingly shook her head.
"On the contrary" said she. II like
it. Ophelia is one of the sweetest girls
and best companions ever knew when
she can forget her one delusion
! aud"
Yes" said DR.. Campington. ''aud
they all like you. So do |"
Martha smiled and eolored. DIR.
| Campington watched her face intently
Miss Fairfield" said he, you have
never asked me what nearly every one
else does-why | do not marry?'
Because" said Martha, Il can i'm.
agine the reason. Your standard is
high-you never yet have met the
woman TO realize it,"
You are wrong, then, Martha, '
said he. Il have met her. She stands
| before me now. Martha. | may a
well coufess the truth have allowed
myself To fail in love with YOU. hard
headed. hard-hearte,r man OF medicine
though | am. Will YOU become my
wife?H And Martha Fairfield answer
/ ed. Yes; | will"
Gracious, graceful and gentle. she
presideS over Campington Hall. The
sweetest and happiest of young wives
proud in her husbands maryelou;
power of doing good; proud in he'
mothers happiness; still prouder O.
her own success in soothing the Jared
natures of those in whose minds rea'
son sits unsteadily. Il used to loue
for a mission" Martha says. Il have
| found it now
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| decided that the courts -iiOuSe of Bowi