Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-12

AhN'AiH SSASN, ASiS Is Hh N!N
song tina; says" She broke ~.
shall sing it to YOU" she asked
with a Wild look,
NO, ne" said rjrjka, Not nov.
By-and-Ny," And she nodded Ner
head encouragmgly "By-aut-Ny,
Therein Ne plenty Of time for sirgiNS
presently" and she laid her in bed,
tue&,ng her up warmly rs Though she
were very ut;le child, and tce'mE
strongly Inclined to kiss her
An, hut | should Hike to teG yo1,
even ii must not sing rs" ana rhelm}
eazed M anNiously from her p'Now
only my head is SO heavy, and ful a.
strange noises-~l do not Know Whether
! can remember It
Don't Ivy 10 remember H." and Il.
rika Stroked the soft cheek, with !
curious yeaYning sensation of love tNE-
ging AZ her tough heartsrinGS, Try
to slecp--that will he better for YOU
And she took from the fire a warm,
nouriShing drink she had prepared,
and save II to her. She was surprise
at the eagerness with which the poor
girl seized it.
Lord help us, believe she is light
headed for the want o, food she
thought
Such indeed was the faCt--Thelma
had been several days on her Journey
from Hull, and during that time hay
eaten 50 little that her strength had
entirely given way. The provisions OF
board the Rack Polly We're extremely
limited, and consisted of nothing hW
dried fish, hard bread, and weak tea,
without milk or sugar. and in htr
condition of health, her system had
ebelled against this daily attempting
bill of fare, Clrika's simple but suS-
tanning beverage seemed more thar
delicious to her palate, and she
drained II to the last drop, and, MS she
returned the cup, faint color came
back to her cheeks and lips,
THANK you" she said feebly. won
are very good to me! And now do
quite know what | wished to say. 1t
was long ago-there was queen.
named Thelma, and some one n
great warrior loved her and found her
fair. But presently he grew tired Of
her face-and raised an army against
her, and took her throne by force. auj
crowned himself king of ali her land,
And the song says that Queen Thclma
wandered on the mountains all alone
till she died--it was sad song bu'
| forget-the end"
And her voice trailed off into broken
murmurs, her eyes closed, and she
slept, ChIka watched her musinpiy
and tenderly wondering what secret
trouble weighed on the girls mind.
When Naldemar Svensen presently
looked in, she made him warninE
sign and, hushng his footsteps, h
went away again. She followed hin
out into the kitchen, where he had de.
posted his load of pine wood, and be
gan to talk to him in low tones. ii,
listened, the expression of grief and
fear deepened on his countenance as
he heard.
"Will she die?" he asked anxiously
Let us hope not" returned Ulrika.
But there is no doubt she Is very III,
and will be worse. What has brought
her here, | wonder? Do you know"
Valdemar shook his head
Where is her husband?" went on
Ulrika. He ought to be here. How
could he have let her make such
journey at such time! Why did h,
not come with her? There must be
something wrong!"
Svensen looked. as he felt, com
pletely perpleXed and despairIng. He
could think OF no reason for Thelma S
unexpected appearance at the Alien
letter that had come from her to her
father,-the letter which was still IN
the house, unopened.
We'll, well! 1t Is very strange.'
ulrika sighed resignedly. But 1t is
the Lords willard we must do on
best for her, that's ALL" And she be
gan to enumerate list OF things she
wanted from Bosekop for her patient
sustenance and comfort "You mus
fetch all of these" she said. AS soon
as the day is fairly advanced" Sh,
glanced at the clockit was just four
in the morning And at the same
time, you had better call at the doc
tor'sl house"
Hes away" interrupted Valdemar
Gone to Christiania."
Very well" said Ulrika composedly
Then we must do without him.
Doctors are never much use, anyway.
maybe the Lord will help me in
stead"
And she returned 10 Thelma, who
still slept though her face was now
feverlshly flushed and her breathing
hurried and irregular.
To be continued.