News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-07-12

troubled you with all this, but l
thought that you or Mr.. AtcOmb
could explain the mystery and would
like to know about it, What would
Herr Auckstein say il he knew. or can
the matter be scientifically accounted
for g.? All are well. Regards to Mr..
Atcomb and Roger. | met his moth
er Tuesday. She seemed well and
happy and said she was glad to have
Roger 'in such good company and
care Very affsctionately.
Polly PINKNEY.
up. S.-0f course | send lots of love
to Karoama. Why did l for an in
slant omit it, when she is constantly
in my mind ? l hope you are having
lovely time and will come home
soon. p. p"
Blow upon blow To lose the beau
tiful portrait was almost repetition
of the other loss, but not a word was
said.
Roger felt in his pocket, but the
sandal, showing signs OF mildew and
watersoak, was still there.
The other letters were not read
that day.
Roger, still battling with fever, was
now taken as far as Marseilles, where
he grew so rapidly worse that a ca
blegram was sent his mother, which
resulted in her joining them as soon
as possible, accompanied by Dr. No
ZONE.
"Now let us see the patient" said
the doctor, as quickly as the first
greetings we're over, and Mrs. Ham
ilten had spent few moments with
her son, so, leading the way upstairs,
MIR. Atcomb showed him into a room
where Roger lay exhausted by slow
intermittent fever.
"How is this, Roger % said the
doctor. LET me feel your pulse, and
where's your tongue? Well, these
foreign M. d. fellows haven't quite
killed you yet, my boy, and as soon
as uncle John leaves us I'm going to
give you prescription that will be
a sure cure"
"Quite a gentle hint for you, doc
tor" half-laughed Mr.. Atcomb, re-
firing.
chats right" said the doctor.
"Pm glad to see John smile again,
and as for you, Roger-well, here is
the dose; swallow it gradually. Our
lovely Karoama," and the doctors
voice sunk very low as he took the
chair nearest Roger, 'lived and
breathed full 5000 years ago; in 9th
er words, she was a mummy her
coming to life was one of the phe-
nomena which occasionally occurs
unaccountable, nexplicable, strange,
absurd, yet it did occur as you and |
know. Just as singular is her total
disappearance, but | knew thatsome-
thing of the kind might happen, and
so | tried to put you on your guard.
You are the fourth, Roger, that
knows this truth about KaIoama.
Your uncle and Miss Mary told me,
and | have thought it best and right
to tell you. mustnever go further"
As he spoke the doctor kept his
kind eyes upon his patient.
Gone week from to-day" he con-
tinued, you must be strong enough
to 90 home with US, Roger-that is,
your mother and me. Your uncle
and aunt will stay in Europe for
some time longer. Will you try To
brace up ?"
81 will" said Roger, but in the eff
fort to so reply he had swooned
"What are these Saskatchewan
boys made of to go off like that p
asked the doctor of himself, as he
drew the pillows from under the pa
TENTS head and slowly brought him
to-"
Roger fulfilled his promise. In one
week he had strengthened and i'm
proved So decidedly that there was
no danger in his sailing for home.
Sensational rumors of the Nile ca
tastrophe were still afoat when the
three reached Dearborn, but besides
Mrs. Hamilton's account of her "dear
boys heroism" very little was act
ually known.
One year later Mr.. and Miss Atcomb
answered their cards to the marriage
of Miss Mary Pinkney to Roger At
comb Hamilton by crossing the At
lantic and attending the wedding in
person, and, throwing open the Ell
rose avenue residence, begged them
to always consider it their home.
New life and light creep into the old
house with the coming years and it
is a happy home once more.
A small John Atcomb Hamilton in
vades the Nile room and builds
Egyptian Karnaks OF Kayman's as.
sorted blocks, which fall to ruin be-
meath the touch of Mary Atcomb
Hamilton's baby fingers as she crows
and laughs in auntie's strong arms.
Mr.. Atcomb is making a large and
costly collection of Aztec curiosities
and Miss Mary is building a hospital
for crippled emigrants, but DR.. No
zones and Mr.. Benson's signatures
are fixed to a legal paper making
Roger the future inheritor of the
greater part of the Atcomb estate.
Mrs. Hamilton, supposing this, has
forgotten the vendetta"
Karoama's portrait GALL that re-
manned of it, was taken down and
placed in the third story, where regu-
Iarlv once a month Thomas NAV he