Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-05-11

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love you with all my heart, my darling
husband | will love you for ever and
ever Now goodby
"What a long, long day that was Il
seemed as if my work never would he
finished, My heart was so full Of love
for Nora.
81 bought bunch of Jack roses on
my way home to remind her of our
courtship, when they were the flowers
always brought her. did not enter the
house by the front door, as usual. be.
cause wanted to slip up behind her
where she was at work getting dinner
asd surprise her with tho flowers and
kiss.
SOFTLY opened the kitchen door,
There was no sign Of any preparation
for dinner-everything was in order
Perhaps Nora has cried herself Sick I
said to reassure myself l went to the
bedroom--everything in order there, but
the room was empty Nervously hur-
ried through every room. looked into
every closet, went down cellar, out to
the coal shed, up to the attic. l didn't
expect to find her in any of these places,
| was sure she had gone away, but
must look for her somewhere.
II went back to the bedroom again
and there found the note she had left
for me pinned to my pillow.
Poor little tear stained letter! Here
it is, worn in the folds and yellow with
age--this is what she wrote:
"Don't think II Is because / am angry ut
what you did this morning that go. can.
not stay, because l cannot make you happy
You will at least live In peace without me-
love you, my husband, and l always will.
Think of me sometimes and Of how much
| loved you. But, no; II II makes you sud 10
think of me, forget me- God bless You
love you. Mona
THAT was all It gave no clew. Was
she living or dead
''If living, was determined to tiud
her. l searched for her everywhere.
advertised, traveled--all 10 vain. Near
ly three years passed, and not word
had | heard from her | had almost
come to the conclusion that she was
dead During that time it was that my
hair turned white
II was working as a reporter on
New York morning paper, gathering
news, and searching for my wife.
Zone bitter cold night the last week
in January l was sent to report Gre
that had broken out in large tenement
house in one of the poorest quarters of
the city The greater part Of the build
ing was in flames when I arrived The
firemen saw that ii would be useless to
try to save it aud were directing their
efforts to getting out the frightened To-
mates. | did what could to assist tlcm
in rescuing tho poor wretches.
cat last, when we thought they we're
all out the smoke cleared away from
part Of the building, and by the light Of
the flames that leaped up we saw the
figures of two women in window. One
of them had bundle in her arms and
was preparing to leap to the ground. |
motioned her back. In moment fire.
man moved ladder to tho place, as
ccnded and returned. with one of the
women, little hunchback. The other,
the one with the bundle, clasped il con
Ivulsively, tottered and would have fallen
to the ground but for The fireman who
had just reached her. Quickly he de-
see nded, bearing her unconscious form.
"'Guess she's about gone. Get
place ready for her quick /! Let me lay
her down = he shouted.
"Of came my overcoat, and the fire.
man laid her on it.
81 stopped to see II she was badly
burned, and also to see what was IN the
bundle. A little child about two years
old, round eyed and frightened, looked
at me from the wet, steaming blanket
that was wrapped around IL. A pretty
little thing, | thought as disengaged
it from the blistered arms that clasped
it. The woman was badly burned about
the body. drew away the towel that
she had around her head and saw my
wife pale and worn, but still the same
features, the same clustering brown
curls on her forehead My wife, given
back to me like this! Frantically
called for help, for doctor. There hap
pened to be one in the crowd.
"He looked at Nora's burns and shook
bis head. There was no hope. She
would probably never open her eyes
again, but she did. The great dark eyes
looked up at me, and the lips muir
INJURED:
| 'Maudie--baby
II held the baby over her. She smiled
family and said:
'Maudie perhaps IL
Tell him always--loved--P--
"But her eyes closed, and her head
fell against my breast. She was dead.
"Did she recognize me in those few
moments2 God only knows. | could
not toll.
1.-The crippled girl who was with her
in the window, and whom she insisted
on the IRENE rescuing first, told me
how she had met Nora in the hospita
over two years before, when Maudie wal
born, Of Nora's kindness to her and
) hear weary struggle for bread, aud sbt
it was who found and gave to me be-
wedding ring and tiny locket with m,
picture in it that was fastened arounl
! her neck when she died. She had neve
parted with them, no matter how grea
her poverty was. IN. Y. AaUetiser
''Men are not TO be trusted !" she re
marked to her younger and more sue
cessful friend ooh nv dear aai