Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-05-05

n1,n VII -(Cnntinnedl

bad ae ~. mystery of her sister-in-law's
0nea ~ she more and more assumed
slfefls'n onpnt of the invalid. She in
he lD'L a,o.7nr1pely ingratiated herself into
d.a ~ ~, J' will of the bankers wife, and
be so' ton1pr and solicitous in her atten-
F'' " .b bs that lady was only satisfied
' ..a sbp was by her side.
Tl'D t-o had been nearly heart-broken
' ssrinr her place so much usurped, as
q 1a, nost considered it. And more than
SE ' ,r;+h tears in her eyes, she had said
~. Nh mamma, l am with you SO little
,ao Amt Elinor came. l wish 1 could
,I n rorl as l used to all day"
' .rsrIiDg." would be the reply, ''you
Ealing away under the confinement;
,srnor hermit it longer. 1t is as fortu-
,+o far YOU as for me that your aunt
ane"
~Uas it fortunate, mamma? 1 some
IA tnes doubt my aunt's motives"
rSbq has 40 motives. dearest; no wish
,+ n alleviate my sufferings and to see
10 restored to health. l fear you are a
.-rp Jealous. my love. Do not cry, dear
Van shall attend me as many hours each
1ras think will be we'll for you. You
know how | love you"
"a ~l[ore than you do aunt, mammaY"
Far more, my precious. You are my
c7D sweet child"
After one Of these conversations, ia
rgp kneeing by her mothers side,
II Lo hn, ont. hut hon
nature and her mothers caresses would
soon chase the tears away, after which
she would remain happy until she again
4 thought that the widow was too much
stsiiging her rights.
4 Somehow she did not repose full conf
de1ce in her aunt. Laura, being two
) Years the elder and having since her moth
g's illness been accustomed to direct the
household affairs, had necessarily spent
4 les time in her company.
Not that she was less devoted to her
mother than was Janette, but there was
another on whom q fair share of the affec-
tons Of her heart was bestowed-one not
Of the immediate family-her betrothed.
Therefore the idea that the widow was
gradually slipping in between herself and
her mother, did not find Judgment in her
brain, as it had in Janette's.
ITALIA Kellogg, strange to state, from
te date that the widow in her room was
lcrusing a chapter in a certain work head
ed The Effects Of Morphine ON the HUI
man System" had not again been found
by her husband in as nervous a condition
as Oh that evening before referred to.
She singularly, had no recurrence of
those weak, nervous spells from which she
had 50 long suffered.
Her eyes were much brighter. Her
brain seemed more active. She evidenced
more Of a disposition to hold converse
seemed light-hearted, and
TO the great joy of her husband and chill
QFen, was able not only to sit in her fav>
Dflte rocking chair before one of the win
lows Of her room, but to walk from her
bed to it unaided.
The banker attributed this wonderful
Aange in his wife's condition to the I'M
easing attention of his s:ster-in-law. He
nay have attributed it rightly.
As the weeks passed after this happy
Mr.. Kellogg began to Won
er that she did not gain in strength more
amdIy. She apparently had reached
oint where improvement had ceased.
Surely she seemed to hold what she had
aimed; in fact her eyes-large blue eyes
grew brighter yet, and she seemed daily
ore animated and hopeful. So she con-
nued.
The doctor called occasionally, but
atcd that she was in better hands than
$, and as he had been for six years en-
avoring to restore her to health, Mr..
ellogs conceded with his opinion. Never
eieSS he prescribed a tonic.
and October passed with no
rther change at the bankers. The even
: Of November eleventh found the in
lid in yet more cheerful mood than
Ual.
At four O'Clock on the morning of the
elfth, there was a hasty tapping on the
or of the bankers room.
Come in
The door was opened.
oh, my dear brother, it is I, Elinor!
me-come at Once-your wife! Your
ed wife! My heart is broken. She is
al. dead, deadr And the madam flew
pidly up the stairway.
exclaimed Mr.. Kellogg,
ping from his couch and hastily adjust
: Il dressing gown and slippers.
In one minute he was bending over the
IL form of his wife.
Alas" exclaimed the bereaved man.,
t is too true-my loved wife is no more.
sudden. so sudden! Were you with
Y. sister,"
NO. my dear brother" said the weep
: madam. Il have usually stepped in
70 or three times in the course Of the
Shit to see how she was resting. l did
at twelve O'Clock and found her seem
ely sleeping peacefully. AT four o'clock
found her thus
DIR. Hewitt should be"
u requested Earl to summon him. He
now descending the stairs"
He can do nothing"
Your loved daughters and son-shall l
lmmon them?'
l will break the sad news to poor Rob
IT, Let my daughters rest unconscious
their loss until DR.. Hewitt has arrived
Id taken his departure"
W hen the doctor arrived great was his