Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-04-28
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with her." ''iue tne time
Sweet girl" said the madam o,,no;n
.ehoerly at the speaker; s'let if he . io;,,t
pressure. l would not see Won cons+o 81
| conhned to the house. I fancv +hons
should be more of the huo of g. 80
tnose cheeks, and some life ont If 60 -,
Will bring it there 0oo1'
nave noticed change in Janette's
oppearance," said her brother. ''and thor
ousn,y approve of what you saw. aunt
N' i., Has Deen too closely confined,
/ Wy son informs me that you have been
enowins MIN the beauties of Chicago Rob
ert, remarked the madam.
On, few points of interest: but in
week time shall have him thoroughly
acquainted with our city," was the renly
AFTER tea the banker and his younger
oaughter repaired to the room of the in
sahd, While the other members of tho
family entered the parlor.
ROBERT soon stated that he had an on
gagement down town, and took his depar
lure, thus leaving but the madam. her
son and Laura in the parlor.
AFTER chatting perhaps half hour. Mrs
hellogg remembered that she had not fin
lshed her letter and made her excuses.
leaving but Laura and her son in the
room.
NOW the young man had been bordering
| as TO which of the bankers daughters he
| should endeavor to captivate, and he
speedily concluded that this was a good
| opportunity to ascertain some facts that
mlSnt assist him in coming to determina-
tlon. But he hardly knew how to pro-
ceed on SO short an acquaintance.
y GU visited the bank to-day, Cousin
Ear: presently asked Laura.
Yes, indeed, Miss Laura, and was in
troduced to all of your fathers staff
Then you met Lawrence-I mean Mr..
Terry"
Lawrence? Mr.. Terry? Oh, the cash
Ter. Yes, | was introduced by your faith
er to Mr.. Terry, also to Mr. Howard, the
teller, and to the bookkeeper, Mr.. Sloan,
believe
Yes, Mr.. Sloan is the bookkeeper How
did you like Mr. Terry, cousin?''
'Oh, [ thought he appeared to be very
much of a gentleman. He is a fine looking
young man also.'
us he not? | thought you would like
LAWRENCE mean Mr.. Terry
SIS he special friend of yours, Miss
Laura? If so | must surely cultivate his
acquaintance"
rs Mr.. Terry? Oh, yes! Everyone
likes Mr.. Terry-and I"
''Well, COUSIN" observed Earl, gazing
closely into the face before him.
Laura certainly blushed.
''There!' she exclaimed, "I hear the
doorbell now. l just know that is Law
renee" And rising from her seat Oh the
sofa, she was Fastening towards the door
as Julia opened it.
When Lawrence Terry crossed the
threshold his eyes fell On the form Of his
betrothed-Earl he could not see.
''How is my sweetheart to-night!'
''LaWrencew And Laura placed one
finger on her lips.
The two appeared very much confused
as they came forward.
Earl sat turning the pages of a book
and seemingly had heard nothing. He
greeted Mr.. Terry, but soon made his ex
cuses and joined his mother.
"Why, boy" she exclaimed when he
entered her room, Il did not expect you
for an hour. You should be improving
your time
"No chance there, mother" was the re-
ply. Laura is engaged to Lawrence
Terry, the cashier of her fathers bank
''No!
"Yesr' And Earl related what had oc
Cured.
The widow unused moment and then
said:
"She is not married to Lawrence Terry.
You must have position in that bank,
and you must have it soon.'
mir. Kellogg told me to-day he would
ere long have me located
HE will! Now do you know what is
killing the bankers wife-no-I mean
keeping her alive?'
'How could II"
sIt is morphine. She has been taking
the drug six years and don't know it"
''Impossible!'
''Six years ago one of her limbs was
fractured in a runaway. She was thrown
from her carriage and greatly shocked
The physician gave her morphine to re-
lieve her suffering, and she has been tax
ing it ever since-yes, three times as much
as the doctor prescribed. AS soon as she
empties a bottle that girl Julia is sent for
a renewal of the prescrlptlon-she was
sent for it to-day
'You think that she does not know what
she is taking"
"She knows it is something that relieves
pain, and that is ALL
"But Mr.. Kellogg
"He may know that the doctor original
" prescribed a remedy of which morphone
was one of the component parts, but does
not know of the extent to which it has
been carried-nor does the doctor. They
vet ascribe her sufferings to that shock"
1.-The daughters?'
what do they know about morphine?
"Then you think, mother"
'Think? / know that they have made
a morphine fiend of the woman. She will
die if her supply is cut off. She will die
if she keeps taking it. She might be kept
alive for years on just a proper quantity
No morphine and she bids adieu to earthly
troubles; too much and she succumbs. |