New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-14

| brought with him, and he began to tell Adele
tho news he had read, so that he managed to
keep up o fairly continuous series OF sentences
| until the first lamp was placed on the taoie. ~.
| "Thank you Carssimo," she SAID " No
shade" she exclaimed quickly, as the man was
| about to slip one over the light.
DO you feel better now Z! inquired irahceSoo'
with some amusement: ,:
| "Yes-much better she answered, drawing a
long breath. and seating herself by the taDie IN
the, full glare OF the unshaded lamp. only
ask one thing" she continued: Do not leave
| me if you can help it, and go with me when we
| 90 to our room. | am ashamed Oh II, out l an
so nervous that l am positively airaid u u
Would it not be better &c. have a nurse
out, to stay with you all the tiie
| injured Francesca, who had an eye To ms own
| liberty and comfort and had no idea OF spend
ing several weeks in PERPETUAL attendance on ms
wife, And there is your maid, too. She mish'
II have taken such II dislike 20 that woman
that | hate the sight Of her .,,
"pp %sr h 'ns psa1 2i S' Illness
| On that first evening liz scrupuiolsly fulfilled
her wishes, and followed her closely when she
| went from room to room lie was in certain de-
ness coinclcd with his own preconceived opinion
of her case, and he dreaded such d, termination
very greatly. lie saw that what she SAID was
quite true, and that she was unatfectedly fright
cned if he left her side for II moment, On the
following day he sent a messenger to the city to
procure nurse, for he saw that le could not
careful man. he wished that Adele might have
been contented to be followed about by her maid
and a woman from the place. but she refused alto
cether to aAcle To such an arrangement. In her
nervous condition, she could not bear the constant
presence of person Tor whom she felt an unreal
soning rcpulsion. Moreover, she had almost de-
cded 10 send her away and to get some one more
congcnial in her place.
Several days passed in this way, and if she was
| no better she was not worse. She drove and
walked IN the spring sunshine, and felt refreshed
were ~ unbcarabc rs ever-endl' -. ghostly, full
Of imaginary horrors, although the lamps buried
brightly in her room till sunrise, and the patient
nurse sat by her bedside reading 10 herself and
sometimes reading aloud when Adele desired it..
Occasionally, and more often toward morning.
snatcles of broken sleep interrupted the monotony
Of the long driwn-out suffering.
Adele had mpl0red the doctor who had charge
Of her ease 10 give her opiates or at least choral
county life would produce immediate good
effect, and had represented 10 her in terms almost
eYasscrnied the danger Of taking such remedies
slavery. and in nervous ORGANIZATIONS like hers
very hard to break. People who took choral
often caded by taking morphine. and Donna
sequences of employing this drag 10 dread it, as
all sensible persons did. Adele was very far
from being persuaded. but she could not pro-
cure what she wanted without IA doctars order,
which she could not obtain, she was obliged to
tall back the suphona which Ghlslcri had
recommended to her. She took il in large guam
effect, though she attributed the little rest shc
got TO its influence. The doctor was 70 come out
and see her at the end OF week. unless sent for
especially. Before the seven DAYS were out, how
ever, crisis occurred, broueh. about by sligiit
accident, which made his presence mperativciy
necessary.
One evening. Immediately after dinner. Adele
had seated herself in low chair by the table in
the drawing-room, and had taken up novel
For wonder it had interested her when she had
begun it in the afternoon, and she returned to il
with unwon,cd delight looking forward to the
prospect OF losing herself in the story during IA
few hours before going TO bed. Not far from
her Savci sat with that days papers, cleaning
the news Of the day in an idle fashion and smok-
ing cigarette. lie rarely smoked Anything
else, but Tor some reason other he had, on
this particular night. discovered that only "a cigar
would satisfy him Many men ar. iNmnr with
that craving hut the satisfaction OF II rarely leads
10 distinct and important results Francesca rose
from his seat laid down his paper. and went in
search OF what he wanted we'll Knowing that he
could get il much faster than by servant
and forgetting that he must leave his
wife alone for Il few mi,utcs in order 10 20
10 his dressllg- groom, where he kept the box
As has been said. the d,awing-room WAS eur
petcd. and his step made verr little noise.
Adele. intensely Interested in what SHE was read
ing paid less attention 90 his movements than
usual. aud. indeed. supposed TINT he had OILY
risen to get something from another table. The