Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-13

hear his sentence, to know that he
has suffered a murderers DOOM" she
Imurmured; and then she turned her
face to the wall, and would talk no
more that day
/ Rose and her husband began TO des-
pair. Ii seemed to them uat Kath
Ileen's vital power was cbbing day by
day, gradually, impercepubly. The
loss of strength was only indicated by
+ the facts Of her daily life Last week
she had risen early every morning,
land had swept and busted her rooms.
with ouly a little help from Rose, who
/ WAS ever on the watch to aid and
comfort her This week she could
only crawl about a little, busting Gas
I tons books with uemulous hands,
arranging and rearrauging his desk
Or his bookshelyes, with a futtcred
nervous air \ little while ago she
/ had lain on her bed or her sofa all
/ day, as if in mere purposeless apathy.
/ Now the time had come when she
lay there from sheer weakness, broR-
EN- down. fading before their very eyes
They had gradually schooled them
selves 10 bow TO the rod. They began
to talk to each other about her as Of
one fUreloOmed, uuSpea6ably precious,
/ inaSmuch as she was TO be with them
but few weeks perchance but few
days. They talked soITowfully, yet
with resignation, of n future in which
She was TO have no part, save as Il
Sweet sad memory.
How fond she would have been of
you, my angel" said Rose, prattling
mothers tender prattle to the baby
on her knees, IF she could but have
lived to see you grow upr
one day, when the invalid upstairs
had sunk SO low shat it seemed as if
she could hardly last to the end Of
the week Philip Durand came past
the little cremerie, which had once
been Suzon Michels, on his way home.
IT was between four and five and al
ready dusk, and he was startled to
see the door of the shop open and a
light within.
While he stared, wondering whether
"A tenant had been found for the de
serted house now that trade was look
ling up a little, Suzon herself emerged
by man who blew out candle, and
came into the street carrying a bunch
of keys The man was landlord who
had been making an inspection of the
premises with the old tenant
Come, Madame Michel he said,
as he locked the door on the outside,
you cannot do better than take down
the shutters tomorrow morning; no
one will do so well as you in that
shop ana now nat business Is brisk
everywhere, you may make better
trade than ever l shall not raise
your rent"
20, but monsieur is SO generousr'
cried Suzon ironically; everybody
knows that rents are going up in
Paris.
We'll l say it shall be the old rent. 81
IN think it over said Suzon; but
it will be at least week before ] can
decide Certain it is that l must do
something; one cannot live upon ones
savings forever"
a shop as that except for just the
week of the barbados. But you are
not half the woman you were, Madame
Michel; the air Of your present abode
cannot agree with You"
He wished her good-eyening and
tottcd away, lingering his bunch OF
keys. Two minutes afterwards she
met Philip Durand face to face.
Yes she was changed The woman
of the people, the amazon, the petro
leusc, was curiously subducd and soft
ened. Some Christening influence had
subjugated her vehement nature, and
altered the expression of her counte
nance TO degree that was almost
a transformation
1 Monsieur Durandw She exclaimed,
with startled look; and then she
said quietly, II am Il stranger in this
neighborhood now. 1t is like coming
back to an old life. How is your
wife,
she is very we'll
And her sister-Madame Morte
MARI"
she isdying"
Dying! That is strong phrase.
ut is the truth. We have done al
that care and love could do, but she is
slipping away from us. | have nc
hope that she viii last to the end OF
the month.
what is her malady|
"A broken heart"
"Ah. that is more common than
doctors believed Has she never got
over the loss of her husband"
Suzon had turned 10 accompany Phil
-, and they were walking side by
side towards the Rue Git lie Occur.
Never"
Il suppose, though, she is glad that
Serizier was taken the other day.
"She was glad; it was her OWL
work. She only lived to bring the
murderer to justice and that being
accomplished, it seemed as If the
handspring of her life was broken"
"she brought him to justicew criet
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