Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-04-13

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master whatever she had observed in
Molly's condition. She showed great
ingenuity in getting rid Of people who
came 10 inquire about the captains
wife. She assured them that the doc
tors had ordered that no callers should
be admitted, that absolute quiet was
necessary, that the sound of q strange
voice might bring on 1T Of violence.
And Mrs. Barker herself was inclined 10
side with Nanny when the latter thus
got rid Of callers whom possibly nothing
but idle curiosity brought 70 Prospect
cottage. In this way the captains wife
gradually became isolated from the
world.
Poor Molly" thought Kate. "If her
condition grows worse, II her lunacy
loses its mild character and she becomes
subject 10 outbursts, they will take her
away from me, they will shut her up in
an asylum and she will be lost 70 mel
Oh, no. God grant that this may not
happen. Who could possibly care for
her with the same devotion as I2''
During the third week Of May Kate
proposed that they should try an oc-
casional walk In the neighborhood, hop
ing that her cousin would gain some
benefit from them. Lew Barker made
no objection, merely directing that
Nanny should go along with them.
Mrs. Allaire therefore left the cottage
one day, Kate's arm being afcctionately
entwined In hers. She permitted her
self 10 be led forth like person without
wish or will, going whittier she was
conducted without taking any interest
In anything
At the outset these walks had no ap-
preciablc effect upon the patient. How.
ever, the mulattrcss soon began to OBJ
serve that Nollys emotion gave evil
dent signs oi modification. Her habit
ual composure was interrupted by
symptoms of mental cXcitation, which
might be productive Of harmful results.
On several occasions the sight of little
children whom she met In the street
threw her into state of violent merry
Gus excitement. Did they not awaken
in her a recollection Of the one she had
lost? Did not n thought Of little Walt
flash across her mind2 However this
may be and admitting that IL was
natural TO regard this change as n fav.
orable one, yet the fact is that IL pre-
cipitnted n cerebral disturbance calcu-
lated TO aggravatc the malady.
In one of these walks Mrs. Barker
and Nanny had conducted Molly TO the
summit of Knob hill She had taken a
scat with her face turned seward, but
IL seemed rs II her mind was as empty
Of thought as her eyes were full Of VA
cancy.
Suddenly her face frightened, a trcmor
shot through her form, her eyes lighted
up with u strange glow, and, raising
her trembling hand, she pointed at a
white spot away out to sea.
"LoolN Look!" she cried.
II was sail standing out sharp and
clear against the sky, as the suns rays
clothed IL with II dazzling Wilderness
"Look LoolSr' repeated Molly in
tones so strange as to seem scarcely to
have fallen from human lips
Kate's eyes followed her cousins
movements with n startled look in them
and the mulnttrcss with n censuring
shake Of the head reached quickly out
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Come, come" she cried.
But the words didn't seem TO reach
Molly's ears.
Come, dear Molly, comet" pleaded
Kate And with these words she tried
TO lead her away, to turn her gaze
away from that sail, hung like glisten-
ing white curtain on the far western
sky Molly resisted
"No, mol" she cried, pushing Nanny
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