The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-18

: carriage had driven up the lawn to-
1.-The gate. ow she heard the voice Of
her hostess calling to her: q Lucy, your
father is here! S S.
Tint days experiences had the
Ilpoked-for effect, and Lucy woke the
next morning witt one Of her nervous
headaches. Her father, who was de-
votedly fond Of his motherless girl,
came up at once to see her; but she
could not talk even to him, and by and
by he went off to town to get the morn
ing paper. ..5.3.
The people of Strasburg still cling.
to their old village customs, and now
as Lucy lay, hoping that the headache
was passing off, she heard the Presby-
terrain church bell begin to toll. She
attended that church and knew many
of it's members, and she dimly won.
dered who was dead. The voices of the
servants on the back porch came up
through the open window between the
slow strokes of the bell. Lucy
counted II strokes, and the hell began
to ring. Then she heard a name spok-
en- in the servants talk outside, and at
once got up and went to the window.
It was AAdela Sisco, lost, drowned in
the Shenandoah, the servants said; and
the bell was calling the people together
to- form search parties to drag the
river. ,.
Fifteen minutes later, Mrs. Monroe,
the mistress of Locust Hill, was dtiv-
ing rapidly to town, with Lucy Beach
am by her side. "She was the best, the
sweetest girl knew" Mrs. Monroe was
saying, sadly; and her companion
echoed the speech. She, too, had come
to know Adela well, and admired in
tensely the dark young beauty, whose
shy and quiet ways could not conceal
her worth.
The whole community, indeed, was
moved; but Mrs. Monroe could get but
little news in town. The track walker
on the railroad which crossed the river
at the end of the mountain had seen
woman going toward the bridge at
noon the day before. That was the
only news; but that, coupled with the
fruitless night-long search already
made, confirmed the general belief
| that Adela had been drowned. A large
party had already started to the river.
Lucy had as yet spoken to no one Of
her queer vision. The night before she
had hardly had opportunity, and to-
day the tragic news had driven it out
of her mind. She had accepted, with
out question, the popular verdict as to
Adela's fate. But now as she and her
companion drove slowly home, still
talking sorrowfully of the lost girl,
Eucy's eyes CHANGED to rest moment
on the mountain, and memory and a
wild suggestion flashed through her
brain together. It was woman she
had seen in the moon-a woman who
moved as if she were sick or huff!
She laid her hand on the reins, and
Mrs. Monroe looked up to find the girls
color coming and going at every
| breath.
"Why, Lucy, child" she said, "what
is the matter?"
"Drive fast!" said Lucy. "Oh, for
PHYS sake, drive fast!"
She could hardly wait until they
reached the house. She jumped from
the phaeton, ran into the hall and out
again with the spy-glass. Her hands
were shaking. She steadied herself
moment and then pointed the glass
toward the rock-brake there against
the skyline of the mountain.
Her friend found her a minute later
leaning against the gate. The girl
turned to her with great, shining eyes
''I've found her" she cried. II saw her
last night, and she's there yet. She's
the woman in the moon!" Then she
| burst into tears, and for ten minutes
afterward cried, laughed and talked
together.
Mrs. Monroe herself tried the glass,
and in the end the search party was
overtaken before they reached the
river and sent up the mountain instead.
1t was the third day after they had
brought her home, the third day of
| alternate delirium and long swoons,
| when Adela awoke at last in
her right mind. She lay in her own
bed with her face to the window, won
dering dimly why she was so weak.
Two people were talking behind her,
and some one by the bedside was fam
| ming her. The house was still.
Suddenly the fan touched her face,
and voice said gently: "Take care,
little boy!"
The sick. girl turned quickly on the
pillow. There, just level with her face,
was bandaged, curly little head. Two
blue eyes a nome mt stared into hers in
surprise. Then 'Addie's wake! Adde'S
'wake!" Ben shouted, and Ben's lips
were covering her face with Kisses
n. Y. Independent.
BewilderinE Human Nature.
Firmness in man is what men call
| obstinacy in woman.
The indulgence in some less harmful
vice is the easiest way to resist ones
| besetting sin.