Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-09

nearly done for him all the same
chen caene weeks Of fever and the
weary Journey TO Bombay; the re-
arse on he road, which. but for Mrs.
Diamonds nursing, must have finished
him. the almost miracuiously accom-
1rlshed move on to shipboard, which
tae doctor allowed was an experiment
OF Xiii or cure.
And now he was steaming home as
fast as the P. & o. line could DO it,,
ana every day some fresh sense Of
cover IN mind or body was reborn in
him one day he could arrange his
own pillows. the next be could read
few lines of the Times a little
later ne asked Mrs. Diamond II she
could ind him paper and pencil as he
wanted to write a note home. - Life
was worth living again With Moylis
aalian drawing nearer day by day.
Mrs. Diamond was q little widow lady,
who since her husbands death, had
been keeping house for a brother In
the civil service. The Judge" as she
called him, had fallen a victim to the
charms Of an l8-yeaf-old school girl,
fresh from England, and Mrs. Dia-
mond's services were required no
longer Coming down country she
had stumbled upon Teddie Blake,
fever-stricken and virtually alone, and
T., g,aa~ 9ndaph tedly, 10 her care that
he owed his recovery from the relapse,
which had been wose than the orlgi-
nal attack She had deferred her
own plans TO the convenience Of the
patient had superintendent his trans
fer to the steamship from the Bombay
hotel which she had hardly dared to
hope ne would leave alive and was a
witness of his couvaleseence on board
ship, as day by day his strength and
spirits returned SO 1t was not won
derful that Teddie turned to her for
paper and pencil on the very first oc-
casion that he felt he could scrawl a
line, and imperlously demanded that
he be allowed TO write to his people"
Are you sure you can do it?" Mrs.
Diamond asked producing the writ
ing board, bit not giving 1t over to
him Internationally
"Qute sure that is not a bit Of it.
but til try"
u Thought you said you had nobody
belonging to you?'
mo more ! have-no real relations
but an adopted family that is the
dearest I'm the world not a mere ac-
ei1eut of birth like other peoples
families / must write them just a
few words TO say I'm alive and com
ing home, and itll be ready when an
opportunity comes for posting It.
though it can't reach Moyliscallan
more han an hour or two before do
myself
"Moyliscalan' repeated Mrs. Dia-
moud what do you know of Moylis-
aalIau2 ! only heard of the place for
the dr8t time a month ago, and now it
turns mp agaiu!"
ITS my home, Blake said, pain
FULLY sorawlng the date at the top Of
his sheet of paper "The castle be-
longs to me, only I've never been able
to live in L yet. Ny people live at the
rcctory II is to Mr. O'MaIley the rec
Tor. that I'm writing. And what did
You hear about Moyliseallan, the
sweetest place on all the earth2"
"Why," cried Mrs Diamond excited
ly. this Is the oldest thing, My cou-
Gin. George strangways. rented the
castle from some one some years ago
from You IL appears and now he is
engaged married probably by this
time, to one Of the rectors girls,
ellen OMallcy. a daughter | suppose.
of this very old gentleman you're writ
ing to, had the letter Just before
J met Won at Rahmednugged. and had
scarcely gwen IL thought since"
one of the rector's girls,
Teddy Blake had seen death glaring
nj him from wall of black Afghan
faces inc had looked fever IN the eyes
more than once. bul Inc had never
known what despair meant tlI Marcia
Diamond told him her little story of
odd condolences sitting on the steam
shiQ deck. halfway through their
homcward voyage. For moment ne
repeated the words. "ElIcn OAlallev: