Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-09-15
Continued.


touched by her gratitude, and as the
weeks passed by she grew more ana
more fond Of her
One afternoon early In August Es-
perance was sitting alone in her bea
room. Cornelia being at the oathe-
dral and the nurse having her tea
ebe was now so much better that
there was no reason she should not De
left sometime This was always inc
miserable time Of her day, ana TINS
afternoon she was more forlorn thah
ever, though she could not have tolu
the reason. Everything Jared on her
nerves. the cathedral bells seemed
dstractingly loud, the clock tlcked
unequally and fageted her, and pro
voking blue bottle fly buzzed ABOUT
tbe window, She was too weak 10
cross the room and try to catch IT,
SO she lay back In her armchair
YEARLY, watching the tops oil the
trees as they waved gently IN the
summer wind, and wondering where
Gaspard was. and what he was doing,
while the tears coursed silently down
her cheeks. Just as she was feeling
a momentary relief at the last stroke
OF the bells, a knock came at her
door, and to her great surprise the
servant announced Lady Worthns
ton" Esperance felt a thru OF JOY
as she looked up and saw Lady
Worthlngtons sympathetic, unchanged
face and heard again her low, com
forting voice.
"My poor child, why how pale and
thin you are' but they tell me you
are better"
Eyes feel better. think you said
Esperance, YEARLY
"put convalescence Is always dun
work" said Lady Worthington !
met Cornelia just now, and she gave
me leave To come and see YOU: she
tells me you have had a long Illness.
eyes, 1t has seemed long sighed
Esperance. "You see | can't do any
thing even now, and it IS hard to sit
and think all day, and them do so
want Gaspard"
Her tears fell anew, and Lady
Worthington. seeing that they arose
quite as much from physical weak
ness and depression as from grief,
hardly knew what TO do for her. She
glanced round the great, comfortless
room, and could not wonder that the
poor child felt forlorn Every aeces-
.ary was there, certainly; but there
was an air OF discomfort and barren
ness about everything. A little shaky
table which might have been pretty
enough with flowers, was staggering
under the weight OF some Of Corne-
Has bulky volumes, a number OF
medicine bottles were crowded on 70
the window-sIll and Esperance her
self had been left In slippery
Amercan-c'oth chair called by cour-
tesy easy" but in reality most I'M
comfortable.
Lady Worthingtrn was perpleNed.
She could not make, or even suggest,
improvements a the deans house,
and yet this want OF the little femin
inc comforts and adornments veNed
her. aud she felt sure that II must be
trying TO Esperauce With a sense Of
relief she perceived some common
property ia the shape Of the blue
bottle fly on the windowpane
"This great fly is Worrying You, my
dear | shall put an end to his noise
and kind-hcarted Lady WorthingJon
no with alaCrity TO flick the poor In
sect mercile5sly with her handker-
chief tin 1t fell ont OF the widow
stunned After that she felt a little
bet err, and came again to Esperances
side, determined 10 make the most OF
her present or oruuity \ bright
idea had struck her the deanery was
forlorn and uncomfortable, but what
q she could get Esperance away from
the deaueryo She revoNed yar'ons
plans I'm her mind, while toudung the
little Invalid I'm silence. AZ last she
male up her mind and began by q
judiclous urse Of qu.stionlug
"Oughl you uot to have q change NJ
mir. DEAR Has Corne'a said any
thing 60 you about going away"
mo. and / hope we shall not go 90
said Esperance I've should only g'
t. scarborough, where Mrs Nor lake
and Bella are tayinE and ] would
much rather hc alone with Corn 0..a "
~ l think Won should have %
change, you want great DIAL of set
ting up yet I wonder whether you
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