The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-07

Oh the ist Oh .iuDe, 1891, MISS Msriou
and made mistake.
We were married.
She the mistress. and the maid took
unto ourselves n now master; and though
MIR. Percy was good to us and lavished
his millions upon Miss Marion. yet we
knew she and l. In less than twenty -four
hours, that the world was not the same
FOR us.
Never shall forget tho evening when
Miss Marion Langdon and Mr. Percy
Gerard ware made one. Ihe servants
hall was empty that night, for Miss Ma
rion insisted that We all go To the church
To see her married and when We came
back there was music Tor us In the SER
wants hall and dancing until light
Miss Marion was the heiress OF ALL the
Langdon estates and had 10 rot been for
"a great aunt she would have had 10 live
alone, for no close relative had she.
was sent ON ahead that night Co Bos-
ton with the trunks, and right cosy
Marion just rs ! had done for little Miss
ever since l went into her service ~ gov
eruess n girl of ID. and she "a baby girl
OF siA. Don't put winter flowers In my
bridal cham Der, Kate, said she that day.
''Get the bright flowers OF Autumn.
feel somehow tDday as IL winter were
not so very far of. This sno said with
little shiveI. / thought and sus-
pectsd the tr Ith. VISA
Miss Marion. with oil her love for Mr..
Percy, was afraid-yes. afraid For MIR.
Percy had his peculiarities. and they
alarmed Miss Marion. Many "a time
when they were courting have seen her
come up 20 her room shivering. after he
left her Of an evening; yes. shaking as
though with a chill. Yet Miss Marion
love1 him we'll
That night was awakened hy fear
ful shrek from the bridal chambcr. IL
was Mr. Peroy's voice uttering awful
cries of fear. and above MS rose Miss Ma
rion's voice calling for help Kate.
Kate. where are you, katey' sho WIS
calling.
When I entered the room Mr.. Percy
Law upon the fioor. half dressed, with his
ewes wide open, and his teeth set IS in
fits Clad in robe and shrinking far
from him with face like death was Miss
Marion.
chafed Mr.. Percy's hands ana no soon
breatbed again. Marion. l have looked
on death, said he-"yes, on worse than
death-a death in life.
"Oh Percy cried Miss Marion.
Kate. can't you do something for him?
Percy, Percy. don't"
''It is another of my dreams, Marion.
said Mr.. Percy. "Ihis one was terrible.
Percy, darling, dearest, F" coaXed Miss
Marion, with the color coming back TO
her pale face. Did you not promise me
that you would overcome those fearful
dreams. Did you not tell mo that you
would put them all from your mind-for
meg''
Then Mr.. Percy. sitting up with one
arm outstetched. looked at my lovely mis-
tress, ana saia: "Listen. Marion J"
She. poor. r.thin9, clung the tighter TO
me and stared at him.
Marion" saidMr. Percy. forgetting all
save that he was in the.prosence OF his
dream, Il have hau tonight a vision
such as never came 20 me before, which
must take as an omen, as prophet OF the
truth.
"As slept a figure walked in the door,
and STEPPING over to the table wnere your
bible lies. opened the book anu Rad:
tine days OF the years OF your life are
bered'-. Here the voice grsw faint
and the figure closed the book. On your
birthday. the hour and the minute,
October 3D.
melted away. but not until had sprung
from my couch and followed IL. begging
it To tell me more. AS IL faded from sight
IL repeated: The third OF October, and
i fell to the floor crying aloud to it.
While he was telling this Miss Marion
dung to me with her head buried in my
shoulder and i felt her soobing: My
Goo u i heard ter say. and My God
My God - again.
Marion, f" said Percy, speaking with
dry lips. while the strange light in his
eyes fairly froze the blood in my veins,
IL know now that these spirit messages
are more TO me than home or fortune,
friends or-wife! They are sent 60 guide
and warn me. i shall want you TO respect
them rs much as l do. "
Then. noticing me for the first time, he
motioned me away, and l withdrew and
left them alone
That summer Miss Marion busted her
self on her country place, for they onne
back to Miss Marion's home TO spend the
warm months 1t was pathetic TO see her
working ali day so patiently with her
poor and attending so faithfully to the
wants of her household. yet so quiet and
sweet with 1t all. AT evening she and
Mr.. Percy used to walk in the grounds,
but l thought that Miss Marion did not
like these walks and after an evening
or two 1 contrived to be always near
them. working at some bit of uecdle-trim-
ming In the dusk or attending to n be-
lated plant Miss Marion seemed not To
notice me there but / knew she saw me.
for one evening she lifted ber handker-
chief To her shoulder. which l took as the
sign 90 follow. and crept cautiously after
them in the darkening paths until over
took them. II am surprised, Marion.
Mr.. Percy was saying. THAT you. with
your education, do not believe in the
supernatural. I believe in 10 anu its
messages so implicitly that were the voice
In come To me now and command mo Tn
kill you j should do so. ~
A cry burst from Miss Marion's lips.
"Don't be foolish, Marion" p" said Mr..
Percy. catching her roughly by tho arm.
You know 1 exaggerated. But YOU
drive me to tt with your scepticism and
your pleadiIgs. Of course i love my wifo
far too well TO injure her.
After that Miss Marion wns uuieter
then ever. and so nervous that when
entered the room would make o scrsping