Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-11

which Capt. Kelly was lying. As May
had said consciousness had come back
to the extent Of his knowing the faIni-
liar faces and objects which were
around him. The swindler Jones who
had perpetrated the frauds-those
wonderful Operations" which had
been advertised to be opened and clos
ed successfully within three days-the
"syndicates which had been guaran-
teed,' the sale of his pension 10 a
money-lender anu the investment OF
the whole of the purchase money in
the golden bubbles which had burst
running every one save Jones who had
blown them, we're mercifully wiped
clean of his mind never 10 appear
4 there.
He did not even know that he had
been i'll. The agony which he had
gone through outside Of the door of
the "palatal offices" was the last Of
the troubles that ever affected him
about money matters. He felt weak
and thought he had oversight himself
and was inclined to be little fiery be-
cause the mornings papers had not
been brought up TO him. But pre-
sently he forgot that grievance also,
and fell asleep again. and when he
woke the next time he had forgotten
all about the daily papers.
Il think | had better be getting up
now" he said, heartily, with a pang
Patrice noticed how it was with an
effort his head turned on the pillow.
After breakfast / must see about
those-those papers. What are they
about?" he asked, appealingly, and
Patrice answered, seeing that he knew
nothing about them:
''The papers? What papers? Oh
yes, the Times and Telegraph and
Standard. We vii have them all up
presently and May Thorburn and /
will read them to you"
did | mean those papers?" he asked
mstily, and Patrice with a choke in
her throat was telling him, Eyes those
were the papers he meant" when May
came in and told her that Lady
Gwenap was below waiting to see
her"
May will stay and read to you,
papa. while | go down and see Sholto's
sister," Patrice said
"No, no; I'll read the news myself;
where did | put my specs? | must
have left them on the breakfast table
just now"
He looked wistfully about him as
he spoke, and then added, plaintively.
as Patrice gave him the spectacles and
newspaper;
MY eyes are not quite so well to-
day | must get up; it's bad for the
sight reading in bed" Then with
trembling hands he put his spectacles
ON and took up the paper, which he
dropped almost directly. signing:
May must read, May must read !:
the words are running about; the pa
per is badly printed | shall get up
presently and write a complaint about
1t. Are you going away, Patrice?'
only down to see Sholto's sister,
1 will be back dear father"
And who is Sholto?"
\ pain like the stab of knife went
through Patrice's heart. The heart
less swndler who had ruined her
fathers fortunes had done even worse
than this-he had wrecked his mind
Still she wrestled with her convic-
ton that this was the case, as she gave
him parting kiss, saying;
"Sholto Graham you know. dear;
the man Pm going to marry"
ITO marry-my little Patrice GO
ing to be married." he said, turning
pltifully appealing eyes to May. as
Patrice went out of the room. The
child's joking. She shouldn't joke
about such things at her age Time
enough for her to talk and think CT
marriage ten years hence. She's only
Is; | give You my word she is only
Is"
Time passes so quickly that don't
wonder at your forgetting that Patrice
Is good deal more than 15," May
said, in matter-of-fact way. feeling
that 1t was hopeless to try and make
him understand anything that had
been between the long long past and
The very present moment" There was
such an amusing scene in parliament
last night" she went on; shall read
1t 10 you?' Then without waiting for
his answer she began TO read, and he
soon fell asleep and May ceased read
ing, and fell to wondering what the
next move would be of this terribly
earnest game of living chess which
she was watching.
When Patrice came into the room
Lady Gwenap had felt moments EN-
barrassment. She anticipated that
Patrice would be either gushing in her
gratitude 20 Lady Gwenap for the lat
ter having come AZ this painful juno
ure, or stiff and repellantly cold be
cause her ladyship had not come be
I fore
Patrice was neither
She came into the room with the
light quick step Of one who has fun
occupation and no time to waste. but
there was neither gushing haste nor
chilling cOmposure in he manner