The herald., 1894-04-22

ried through cyJly room, looked into
every closet, went down cellar, out to
tho coal shed, up to tho Gttic. l didn't
expect to find her in any Of these places.
was sure she had gone away, but
must look for her somewhere.
IT went back to the bedroom again
and there found the note she had left
for mo pinned to my pillow.
"Poor little tsar stained letter. Here
it is, worn in tho folds and yellow with
age-this is what sho wrote:
& Don't think it 10 because | am angry at
what you did this morning that 90. | cannot
stay, because cannot make you happy. You
will at least live in peace without me. love
you, my husband, and always will. Think OF
me sometimes and Of how much loved you.
But, no; II It makss you SAD to think OF me. for
get ne. God lblent you. Llpveyou Mona.
/ "That:was all \ rs gave no cle'w Was
she living or dead?
"If,nving, l was determined to find
her. + searched for her everywhere, adj
vertised, traveled-all in vain. Nearly
three years passed, and not word had
heard from her l had almost come to
the conclusion that she was dead. Dur
ing that time it was that my hair turned
white
II was working as reporter on a
New York morning paper gathering
news and searching for my wife.
"One bitter cold night the last week
in January l was sent to report fire
that had broken out i'll largo tenement
house in one of tho poorest quarters Of
the city. The greater part Of the build
ing was in flames whom | arrived The
firemen saw that it would be useless to
try to save it and were directing their
efforts to getting out tho frightened in
mates. did what could to assist them
in rescuing tho poor wretohos.
"At last, when we thought they were
all out the smoke cleared away from q
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 q moment fire
man moved ladder to the place ascend
ed and returned with one of the women,
little hunchback The other, the one
with the bundle, clasped it convulsive-
ly, tottered and would have fallen to the
ground but for the fireman who haC
just reached her. Quickly he descended,
bearing her unconscious form.
"'Guess she's about gone Get a
place ready for her. quickl Let me lay
her down. he shouted.
"Off came my overcoat, and the fire
man laid her on it,
II stopped to see if she was badly
burned, and also to see what was in thu
bundle. A little child about 2 years old
round eyed and frightened, looked at ms
from the wet, steaming blanket tina
was wrapped around it. A pretty LITTLE
thing, 1 thought as disengaged it from
the blistered arms that clasped it. TIL,
woman was badly burned about thu
body drew away the towel that shc
had around her head and saw-my wifo
pale and worn, but still the same fea
lures, the same clustering brown curls OF
her forehead. Ny wife, given back tC
me like this Frantically called fol
help, for doctor. There happened to b.
one in the crowd.
HE looked at Nora burns and shool
his head. There was no hope. Sh
would probably never open her eye
again, but she did. The great dark eye
looked up at me. and the lips murmured
81 held the baby over her. She smile'
family and said;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Tell him. Eaiways-1-loved---P--
x"But her eyes closed, and her hea'
fell against my breast. She was dead.
"Did she recognize me in those few
moments? God only knows. Icould no
tell
~ta e*oA@&*4~s 4s*s4.ea*
"The crippled girl who was with he
In the window, and whom she insisted
on the fireman rescuing first, told m
how she had met Nora in tho hospita
over two years before, when Maudi'
was born, of Morals kindness to her ant
Of her weary struggle for bread, and sh
it was who found and gave to me he
wedding ring and tiny locket with m.
picture in it that was fastened arount
her neck when she died. She had neve
parted with them, no matter how grea
her power was. New York Adver
tiser.