The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-07-06

VlllaSe0WaS only IN cider and drank
her share, and he was boisterous at the
jest. Then I went out on a p~retext, say
ing I'd be back in an hour. The next
day she ran away with him. Confound
her! l never saw him again.
At this point Amaryllis seemed to
break down, but after DOING for a few
minutes she continued III a faint voice:
He left her Don enough and went
TO sea, leaving her and the baby to shift
as they might. Me he dropped after that
night. We'd a fearful quarrel, for he
guessed that I'd schemed it all. Five
years later he wrote, said he had found
God and married a rich woman and
wanted to make amends. He'd always
kept me we'll enough, for his father left
him e3 900 and this cottage-he'd set.
tied 1t on zUe. He sent me $500 for her
and her child and begged me to look
after them. 1 did sure enough, for I
still hated her. 1 found she was in Lon
don, so | sent her just enough to keep
he, going, for l wanted her to live the
cruel life, which, as l expected, she had
come to lead. Year by year he sent me
money, till last year, when a letter
came to say he was dead. 1 kept nearly
all Of the money, and when, two years
ago, she died, | sent no more, but l had
the child watched, and he's Charles
Hartford OF the Monarch. And, doctor,
since I've been i'll and seen the parson I
feel | cant die without doing right, so
make the will, for love O God!''
The doctor began to write.
"Stop, : said Janet, who during the
tale had walked up and down Ike a
wild beast. Its all madness; she's
d~elirious."
The dying woman heard her words,
In the box under tie bed you II and
all Franks letters. They'll prove tho
story"
In Il few minutes d.. Watson had fin
ished the short will and read it to
Amaryllis. Janet sat grimly Oh the
black hOrsehair sofa and did not offer to
raise her sister to sign.
Come, Miss Webster, - he said i'm
patiently, ''ono mustn't lose time"
She did not move.
"What about witnesses::' she asked.
"I'll be one, " he answered, ''you'-
"Not me- she replied hastily, that
would make my legacy bad-I know
that, Father was d lawyer"
The doctor knew this was true and
was at ones vexed and perplezed.
ITO ease her he said.
It's 10 use, =" she broke in, TN not.
viii she last three parts Of an hour: I
can get u Fir. Trelois, our nearest neigh
boz, in the time, and bring him"
Dr.. Watson looked at his patient.
Yes, perhaps AZ hour, but be quick. p"
Janet put on al old black hat that
looked like a bonnet fattened for coun-
try wear and a rough shawl Of sham
Shetland fleece, opened the door, letting
in more Of the cold air than was neces-
sar,y, and went out, slQmming it heavily.
The doctor sat down by the bedside,
then recollected he was hungry, and as
Amaryllis did not answer his request
rummaged in an unlocked cupboard and
found some bread and cheese, which be
ate ~rayenously, moisJening it with some
brandy that he found Ill a bottle by the
bedside, despite his strict orders against
alcohol in any form. He made up the
FIVE AMI SIT IN front Of it, longing t.
smoke till lis genial warmth crcpt gen
tly through him aud sleep oveIcame the
poor man, who mad walked five and TWEEN
ty mile, that day IN his III paid rounds.
The noise II the opening rI the door
dWohe him and, ccl--ioHe. stricken. IL
hasteled totLe bed, Au#r"..i4 was still
alive, bHr Oh the worry limits Of tie Dor
derl3nd. There "a, sr..lt.u.r. H. Turn
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