Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-03-23


fee themselves.
A fortnight had passed, and the
operation was over. For some days
Lewis Darlington had lain upon his
sofa in darkened room with band
age across his eyes and terrible dread
at his heart. He was waiting for the
removal of the bandage to know
whether he was to see or be blind for
the rest of his life. Marion had been
with him all the time, waiting upon
him and reading to him. She had not
been so happy for years. For Lewis
Darlington depended entirely upon
her. Every day she had been down
stairs to answer the inquiries of fair
haired girl. 1t was the girl whose
photograph stood upon the mantel-
piece. Every day she had been able
to tell her that Lewis was going on
well, and that there was every hope
! that he would see as soon as his eyes
were strong enough to bear the light.
The evening before the day on which
| the question was to be decided, Car
rington was restless and nervous.
Marion read aloud to him to keep his
| thoughts from the morrow. But she
saw his fingers twitch upon the arm of
his chair, and knew of what he was
thinking. At 10 o'clock she insisted
on his going to bed. But for more
than an hour Marion, who was listen
ing by his half-open door, heard him
tossing from side to side. She had
decided to give him soothing
draught when his breathing became
more regular, and at last settled down
into the Rhythmic respiration of the
sleeper. So Marion lay down on the
sofa in the sitting room.
She had been asleep, as it seemed,
but n little while when something
awoke her, and from where she lay
she saw Darlington standing in the
doorway between the sitting room and
his bedroom.
"Mr. Darlington What is the mat
ter? Can I get anything for
you?" she said, starting up IN alarm.
He did not reply, but walked slow
ly, without turning his head, straight
across the room TO the window, over
which heavy pair of curtains hung
"Mr. Darlington" she said again.
But he did not nnswor. And then
she understood that he was asleep.
For the moment, in her half-awak.
oned state, she could not think of the
right thing TO do, She watched him
pull Que of the curtains aside. The
light from gas lamp in the street be
low fell full upon his face. And by
tho light she saw that his hands were
pulling and tugging at something
upon the back of his head. lie was
trying TO take of the bandage from his
eyes. In another moment, If he sue.
eeoded, the glare of the gas lamp
would meet thom and extinguish for
over the feeble glimmer of sight. Hes
senses half dazed with fatigue aud
I sleep, Marion, in that instant OF
T startled comprehensive, saw but on,
thing, that Lewis Darlington wonld
be blind, aud being blind
+ Her heart gave a great leap OF exnl'
taiion. M0ti0nloss she sat, Watching
him as ho still fumbled with tho ban
dage.
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cially 10 il ho a woman.
Tho Waris broke Va a haah acros,
her n.ihd the last senienea she hal
taken dowu from Darlington iips
in an instant she Nas hY his side.
sido awake, every nerve tuglin8 viii
shame
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his arm aha gently drawing him aNay
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