Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-03-02

away, lingering MS Duncn OF Keys. Two
minutes afterwards she met Philip Durand
face 20 face.
''Yes, she was changed. The woman Of
the people, the amazon, the petroleuse, wa
curiously su5dued and softened. Some
Christening influence had subjugated her We
hement nature, and altered the expression
Of her countenance to degree that was al
most transformation.
Monsieur Durandp' she exclaimed, with
O startled look; and then she said quietly,'I
am a stranger in this neighborhood now. IL
Is like coming back to an old life. How Is
your wife?"
''She is very well.'
"And her sister-Madame MortemarT'
"She is-dying"
"Dyingl That Is a strong phrase"
ut is the truth We have done all that
care and love could do, but she Is slipping
away from us. have no hope that she will
last to the end of the month";"
"What is her malady?"
"a broken heart"
"Ah, that is more common than doctors
believe. Has she never got over the loss Of
her husband?"
"Never."
IL suppose, though, she is glad that Seri.
-ser was taken the other day."
"She was glad; 1t was her own work. She
only lived to bring the murderer to justice
and that being accomplished, il seemed as
81 the handspring of her life was broken"
'She brought him to JUSTICE ~ cried Suzon.
"What do you mean?"
Simply what say; Serizer's arrest was
brought about solely by my sister-in-law;
she watched and waited for him, day by
day, for three months. 1t was she, and she
only, who brought him to his DOOM"
II read in the papers that it was wo-
man, but / thought il was jealous woman
some discarded mistress, perhaps. And
you say that it was she-that lily-faced girl
she who tracked the murderer TO his holeY'
"She, and no other"
"And she is dying?"
I Eyes, she is dying. The task weakened
the sources of life; body and mind were
alike exhausted by the long patient effort
unshared, unknown by those who loved her
and now broken heart has done the
rest"
"She shall not der cried Suzon, with a
voice so loud that it startled the passers-by,
who turned and stared at her; mo-" she
went on huTriedly, breathlesSly, "if there Is
a God in heaven she shall not die. If there
is no God. well, then this earth is sham
bles, and the innocent have no friend. She
shall net dep
"What can you do to save her?'
give her something to live for, give her
so strong rsasen why she should live that
tine tide of life will flow back 10 her veins,
the weary heart will beat strong with hope
and love.'
You are madV'
"No, am net mad. Go and get a fy.
Can she be mayed, do You think2 Could she
bear TO be driven little way?"
God knows. she is as weak as an In
fantF'
20, only GO and get the carriage. We vii
manage It, we will carry her. Go; have
but to whisper in her ear and she will have
the strength of lioness Bring the ear
riage T. the door yolder; will run on and
see your wife"
Durand thought she must be mad; but her
earnestness, her energy were electrical, and
he 0bsyed her. In case so hopeless any
CLEAN of hope was welcome. There was
some Secret TO be teld, some revslat gu
coming. He scarce asked himself what but
hurried off TO engage the first proving fly
he could find.
SuzOn ran upstairs to the third floor. She
listened at the door of Kathleen's sitting
room. There was faint murmur of voices
within, and she entered without knocking,
Kathleen was lying on the sofa near the
fireplace, her wasted cheek white as the
pillow on which it rested. Rose sat BY her,
bending over her talking TO her in low muir.
murs The room was dimly lighted by a
lamp on the mantelpiece.
SuZOn went across the room and klelt by
the invalid's side.
at is /, Suzon Michel" she said, "the wo-
man who once hated you, but who has since
learnt to pity you, and VINO now hOnors you.
Is { true that you tracked that wild beast te
his lair? that when all the police in Paris
had failed TO find him, you hunted that tiger
Eyes, found Serizier. They say he will
be shot"
"Sdere nom, yes, he shall be shot The
womsl of tile Place d'Italie-the people
who lived in fear and dread Of him, 10
whom his name was terror-they will not
let him escape, now the law has got him.
Madame Mortemar, will yeu come with meP
want to take you 10 my homs, yonder,
close TO the spot where your husband fell"
Kathleen started up into sitting position.
1t was like sudden awakening 10 life, as
IL some magic wand had bsen waved over
her, magnetising the feeble clay.
"Whatv she cried. "vNu live therc'
Thought II must be so, that night Yes, yes
take me to the spot where he fell. Let me
see itonce more-once before die. To me
1t is as sacred as grave. l cannot 60 te
his grave" she added despairingly.
Dear love, you are too weak 10 str, y
pleaded Rose tenderly, with her arms abouI
her sisters wasted form.
'She is not too weak 10 come with nv.
She should come If she were In her gravo-
clothes. You can come with us-ysa cap
help me carry her downstairs Yoar hus.
band will have fly ready. Yes- cried
Suzon, running 10 the window, 1T Is there,
at the door below. Bring some brandy In
bottle-wet her lips with little FIRST A
warm shawl, So" wrapping II round her as
IL she had been a child. "You are not afraid
to come, are you, mr. little one? / have
good news for you at the end of the Jour-
2ey."
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