New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-23


| room, but no fancied it would be better 10 lee
Laura stay there without him until she vas vas
very tired, and then 10 take her place ohe
would be more likely to rest if she had
long watch at first he thought. As matter OF
fact, an odd sort of delicacy f'iinenced nm
! too, almost without his knowing lt-an unu ;',,
fined instinct which made him leave her WIN
the man she so dearly loved IN the preSeure
only OF stranger and a woman rather ,, ..;.
| intrudc himself the third person ana the VIII
ness of her anxiety. -, -.
As he turned for the Gfteth time in his short,
monotonous walk, he saw Laura entering at ,,i III,
opposite end of the room She was drsSS'u or m,
material. gathered about the waist ana nahg,m as
in straight folds. Her heavy black mar W Mos
fastened in great knot low at the PACE %, me
ean dark cyes ' a. ' sb ca"pRt saht IF Ghiser
and stood still at the door her hand upon tIie
curtain as she thrust it aside from before !,er
She was so really beautiful at that moment '''a'
| pirro started and stared at her =, Ri.
:" / did not know you were here, size siio s"i'N'
| He came forward to meet her. MT. =,
Il will take my turn when yon are Wiling n 10
20 and rest he answered. have ware" ior
that reason. How is he now ~ .rho
Much more quiet" answered Laura. a ~
sister persuaded me that my being there perhaps
prevented his going to sleep. and 50 cane away;
She will call me il there Is any chahse' VII" d"
| he could only sleep"
| tunate circumstance was mt the outset OF su'h Il
| severe illness. but he said nothing about H. MY
idea WHICH would give Laura hone WIS gooi en- IN
itself She sank into deep chair by the IRE
and watched tie flames. her chin resting on Il'i
hand She seemed almost unconscious OF uhi''
lcri', presence as h" stood leaning against the
mantclpiccc and looking down at her
| Il will 30 and SEQ how he is, Ii" sad AZ inS';
and went toward the door. just as he tonf1r i
the handle she called him in an odd tone" Us
| though she was startled by something
| "Slrnor Ghslcri FleaSc come back
| lie ob.ycd. and resumed his former attitude"
II am very nervous she said. with htiir,
SILVER. Please do rot lcay" me-l-l'an al'o,u
to he alone. If you wish to 20 we will 20 to-
| gcther." So, ....
Ghislcri concealed his surprise. which was con
siderable. The wish she expressed was very Toy
cgn to her usual quiet and collected ii',''r'' i''
| saw that her nerves were rud"y shaken
| :" II is very weak Of me-. she sud presently IN
| an apologize tone But | see his face all tn.
'imc and hear that dreadful wandering talk
=" do not wonder" answered pctro' oni.f,,yi, T.,
| You must be- very tired, too VIII yon not n'
down on the sofa, while | SIT her" and wat !,
| would be so much better You VIII n'NN your
| strength tomorrow.
That is true. che said. rs though struck BY
| the truth of the last words.
| She crossed the room and lay down upon Urge
sofa ut a little distance from the fire. arang q
the folds Of her dress with that modest, womahly
dignity some women have in their smallest act ms,
| casrrl her hands and closed her eyes Prilo
,at down and looked at her. musing over th"
| strange combination Of circumstances when
| formed themselves IN his life IL S"f"d oil III !,
| he should b. wlcr" ne was, toward III" small
| hours of the morning, watching over on" OF the
women he admired most in the world, keeping his
| place at her especial request. when ne had IN
| reality come ~ help in taking care Of her hns-
band How the world would wag rs head an
| talk. hc thought, il il could guess wh"r" Ii" was
For long time Laura did not move and h"
| was sure that she WAS still awake. Then all az
once he saw her hands rcIiN and loosen from eich
other her head turned a little on the dark velvet
| cushion. and sit" sighed is she SUNK To sleep.
and she stirred ureasily from time 10 time evil
| IDENTIFY dreaming over again the painful scene =.
Of til" evening; Ghslcri rang the bell, crosse
the room swiftly, and opened tn" door without
| noise Donald appeared in the hall outside
| Her adyship has fallen asleep on the sofa,
said Pictro She does not wish 10 be LETT
alone. Is there any woman servant awake In tii'
| house?
| NO. sir. Tier ladyslp s"nt her mail to bed
Never mind Go and SIT quietly in III" draw
| ing room in ease She should need anything while
| 20 and So how Lord Herbert Is
Very good. sir
The world would have been even more surprise
than before, especially il it could have under
>tood the meaning of what Ghs'cri did, AMI the re-
fined reverence Implied in his unwillingnrsS TO re-
| main in the drawing-ro IN longer than necessary.
| n woulI not have believed in his motive. and il
| would have added that he was very foolish not to
| enjoy the artistic pleasure Of watching over rue
| BEAUTIFUL woman in her scep n long ~ he coul |.
more especially a. she had gone 10 the length OF
asking him to do But o'hislcri thought very
| differently. ,
lie entered the sicl, room and cat down by the
| bedside. Arden WIS III u restless stat" D'tWrrii
ont articnlatine any words his fac" iiushei 70
deep purple hue, his eyes half open and turned up
under the lids, that only the white was yiSible
Tie sister was atcd by In" table, on which stool
. small lamp. the light benz screened from Arden
~ makc-hilt cOnsS' inS OF IL" cover OF Danu-
box supported 10y fcw heavy books When Chs
L.ri had entered she hal glanced II him. and eN-
| rlainL bv a sign that there was n chang"
Neither he nor she thought of speaking during
ih, nour that followed. The sister had a watch
before her on the table. and at regular intervals
| poured spoonful oil something lnlO
Arden's mouth smooth"d his pillow. raw that h'
was comfortable rs he could be, ana went PACK
20 her scat AZ IN, end Of til" hour she took Ar,
denis tcmpcratrre with the fever thermometer. AMI
wrote down the result on a sheet o; paper, 1t had
| fallen one-t"nth of a degree sine" Midnight ,
II generally does toward morning. silu th'
sister in a low voice. IN answer TO t'hl.lTrl'S n
! Guiry a. ~ Whether This a really favorable
SYMPTOM Of chang" for tlI" better
The nignt passed w"aly. Flctro felf thar ne
WIS II little Ms unless lis presence In the houS'
afforded Laura som" sort "i moral support. ~
Tar the nursing was con'crn"i the sister neither
ncc,.rl nor expected any assistance" iowari
o'clocK. Laura entered the room. On wa king
from her sleep. she lad seen Donald seated III
GhSlrri's place. and bad wondered why the latter
lie seems better" size whispered. bending
over her husband. and softly smoothing the thick
brown hair from his forehead ,
The temperature has lall"n answered ems
lcri. giving her the only cnconrag"mcnt Ii" coni
Thank Cod" Laura sat down by the oppo 1t,
,i" OF III" bd. Presently, by . sign, she aSke
t,I~l'tI whether I!f NOHlp not 70 iio"i'
Il will wait in IN" drawing-room until the
doctor comes and the other sister has arrived ioi
the day. he said, coming To her Il IT,.
She merely nodded, and he quietly went our
Before long Donald brought him som" collier
and he sat where h" had sat in tli" early part oil
the night, anNiously awaiting the doctors CONNIE
Their, Was LITTLE enough to b" learned when tn
| latter actually cane. very bal ease IN" sald
% bad tina. Ii" would not b. av'iSc 70 asking tIr
| opinion of collcaguc-and later, the SINE col,
| league came saw AiHl. shook his head and
| aid that IT, wo. the worst cIs. 10 had eyer seen
but that th" treatment - far was prIcctiy cor
rect
Thcre WAS nothing to De done. but 70 take tii'
| best caro- possible of the pIi"nt Chsl"fi nae
M hope whlt">cr, and Laura bee I'M" lmost tfalll
silent Sl" could not BE- Dal"r than she was, bi'
rr.tro almost iancicd that sh" was growing hourly
| thinner. while the sad eyes seemed I" SINK deeper
and deeper beneath the marble brow II" went
hon. for "A few hours 10 dress, ana returned u,
MIDDAY. The loss of on" nights rest had mol
| even told upon his face, hut his eNprrS
sion was crave and reserved in the
extreme, and his manner even more than usnaii'
| nuirt. Laura had not slept since her nap IN tue
-rnom and looked exhausted, though she