Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-09

which money or the world can afford
Ter. IL condemned TO give M everything
nni 10 lie on her back until such time as
the medical men shall give her leave TO
rise.
Lord Nfountcurron does not disguise the
truth, Sir Francis Car,lwell humancly
withheld Il from so young creature.
thinking II would be hard enough to bear
when the rcpetition of disappointed hope
and realized fear had made Il patent to
her.
isut tho Earl Ind ma such weak scru.
o,rs. BEFORE tho uhyricion had gone an
honr be hns hurried out In his clumsy
wnv. with tho unnecessary addition. that
now she hns mndc n fool Of herself. he
ho,,o. .ic', satisfied. Lady N1ountcarrOn
h.or. tho news In utter silence. She is
too unhoppy Just then TO care what hap
mems TO her, II she II sorry at all. It II
because she IL not going to die ut once.
A lingering illness, she thinks. will b.
very trying. But at NIL events. 1t will
keen Mountcurron away. He Is not like
IL TO trouble a sick.room with his pres
cncc. And Gladys lays her weary young
lcnd down on her pillows. and thinks
shnt there IN balm In Gilcad. or course.
her pcOple hive 10 be- written TO. The
Earl feels II IN im,,ossiblc 10 conceal the
fact of his wjfc's illness from them any
longer, but Gladys pleads TO be allowed to
send the news herself. and he leaves the
task TO her. She makes very light Of II.
indeed. She has strnincd u muscle In her
back from Over.exertiOn. and the doctor
has ordered her 10 keep 70 her sOfn for
few weeks.
Her sister Wipnifrcd Inns n newly born
little daughter and cannot leave home.
and her darling dad II suffering from u
eight attack Of govt. She. therefore. Ocss
her mother not TO dream OF leaving tne
two invali,ls for her sake. and u IN hnniiy
settled that when Gcner'I ruler il nble
to travel. her parents shall spend few
weeks with her ut Carronby.
40 the girl lies on her sofa. white as the
snow that IL falling outside her windows.
and with constant henrtnchc that moth
Ing will allay. Each day her maid brings
her bouquet Of flowers TINT has been
left for her ut the door. Sometimes II ~
q cluster Of early neutrality-suspicious.
a bunch of rich. fragrant violets. or few
sprays Of rOsc-tintcd cyclnmen--but II IN
always accompanied by the same mes.
Angc: "Nlr. BroOkc's love. my lady, and
he would like to know how your. ladyship
feels to-day" And the answer that goes
back II always the same: MY kind re-.
cards, Parsons. aud ] am just the same"
But Parsons secs and understands the
vivid flush that mounts to her mistress
Nnic cheeks as she takes the blossoms.
though she never witnesses the hot tears
which Gladys sheds over them. nor hears
tho -rrbcllious cry that goes ny from her
heart: "Oh, my darling: my own. own
darling; the only thing l valued In this
world. Why have you ceased 10 love
Me!'
Lady Rcnton comes 40 scc her fire.
auentiy, hut her visity generally icnv"
Gladys worse instead of better. She
means well, but she holds the Oli.fash.
Toned notion that the hest way 70 expur.
gate nm unlawful love In to stamp upon II.
never mind II the heart that chcrisl,es It
breaks In the process. She pities Gladys
and Jennie from the bottom Of her soul
--pi,ies them for the sorrow us we'll as
the sin-and she thinks the kindest thing
shc can do il TO cure them both. M soon
ma she cun, of their unfortunate attach.
mcnt. so she will not give Lady Mount.
.arron the poor satisfaction Of thinking
that her lover shares her regret. but men.
lions Jennie always In q jnunty aud on.
hand manner. a. II ne were perfectly ire.
from ca,e. Among other things she tells
her that hor brother ought to ret mar.
rietl and Tint Miss Tcmple was coming
home w,thlher father next month.
U,. .,.J ,,,o,,, n v,o.L altar tho Lo..
CO.." ori,rs have hcsn issued' the G~',.
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