Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-06
was pretty badly used up after his col

was pretty badly used up after his col
lision with me.
'And then you appeared. / shall
never live to see another such specta-
Gle as was made by that flash of fire
kissing through the partition beside
you, and revealing you to us. The rest
needs no telling. Here we are, thank
heaven, and not much hurt, though
shall miss that mass of yellow curls for
a time, and so will some one who has
better right But take the liberty OF
including myself in that remark as my
sole recompense for helping to carry
you out of that smoke and fire."
st viii not be your sole reward, if
nv gratitude and my friendship are
worth anything"
Carroll choked as he strove to reply.
"You see my throat's pretty bad yet"
he said. .And now let me put myself
at your service I know there is some
thing l can do for YOU
Il thought at first that there was"
she said, but now see my duty clearer.
7 had intended to ask you to keep all
this from him, but that would be a
miserable mistake. / shall write him
the whole story; the good sister will
be my amanuensis."
"Gladly, my child" said the sister.
With many expressions of gratitude.
Amv dismissed Carroll, and then she
dictated letter that was clearer than
crystal. 1t revealed her heart from the
very first moment when she had per-
nitted her revolt against her husbands
hard fate to ALLEVIATE her from him.
She confessed that she had taken her
freedom gladly when he had given it to
her; and that she had made wretched
misuse of it. She wished for nothing
better than to return to him and never
leave him again. She commended
Carroll to her husband as one who had
proven a true friend.
She told Carroll that she had done
this when he came next day, and he
pretended that he could have asked for
nothing more in the world.
"And, by the way" he added, 81
ought to tell you now to be prepared
| for considerable change when you
see DR.. Lynde. I'm told you'll be able
to see in few days, and as soon as
| your eyes are all right you can go home
| at once"
ga changer"
'sHe is considerably improved"
81 thank God for it; but whether he
| is to regain his health or to remain
hopeless invalid, l shall never leave
him again when once we are reunited.
! believe that have always had deep
l feeling for the sacredness of the mar
rage tie; but l have thousand times
more now. If one wishes to know how
| holy it is, he must get glimpse into
| the soul of one who is striving to break
| and dishonor it,
IT guess you've stated it rightly"
said Carroll, thoughtfully. Il don't
| really know how such a fellow feels,
but I'm dead sure of one thing-he
doesn't love the woman"
Which is very homely way of stat
ing an important fact.
AS Carroll spoke some one entered
the room.
"Who is that?" cried Amy.
ats the DOCTOR" responded Carroll.
''He says that you may see to-day"
said the sister, gently, "but it will
only be for little while"
ITO see again!" cried Amy. at seems
years that l have been blind. How
long must time have seemed to him."
she added softly.
She was sitting in great chair; and
after the window had been somewhat
darkened the doctor passed behind her,
and proceeded to undo the bandage
that covered her eyes.
! In an instant she saw Carroll, curl
ously disfgured by the loss Of his eye