The Eddy current., 1899-04-01
CHATTER Ky


After few minutes / locked up 20
whisper brokenly-
And hor-hor daughter. you mean
to say she inherited you mean IL
married A."
Her daughter" she interrupted eag-
erly grew up IN mc keepin' like every
other child | reared. there was nothin'
particular about her. except that she
was a hlt quieter an sister TO mind
than most babies maybe. When she
was three year old. her granny took
! her from me; whether because she was
| touched with remorse or because OF the
ill-wlll and sharp tongues o. the neigh
bors-somc o. the daylers at Droom-
league roiusin' To buy the praties she
sent into market can't say; but. at
any rate. she took her and kcp' her I'M
til you came
Molly. Molly, you mean TO tell me
you saw no signs of the mothors
disease that you believe her 10 be-
freo-fr free from Oh for Heavens sake
hide nothing from me now! have
/ been used basely enough among YOU
all. You must tell me everything now
everything" I cried roughly SELF
ing her hands
II saw nothing wrong about hor-
nothing. tell you, untll-h.'il. ms bad
luck would have L.. when she waF
slip OF q girl Of fifteen, she heard her
mothers story, an Il certainly
won't docalye YOU. s.r proyed on her
| q sight. She had q bad fever an raycd
a lot. always talkin' about the say an
the shore. wlshn' she was a mermaid
under tho water and lot like that
! She several times tried 10 get ont OF
| her bed and go outside. an we hai
/ some trouble I'm houldin' her down. An
when she recovered she told me she
was sorry she dldnt die. az ehe was
no use 20 any wan IN the wurld. an her
/ granny was disappointed she didn't die
| too We'll, for some time afthcr. must
/ say. Il sort Of shlyer always came
/ over mo when saw her Walkin too
| close 10 the edge oi the ellis. but by
| degrees the fce.ln' wore away. an she
became almost herself again"
Then. Molly. Molly" whispered
/ rltoously, you you have no fear
about her now! You feel sho l safe
safe only hiding from me ln % NJ of
temper IL viii Dc sure 10 hear from
her in q day or two ut the far,hest;
| you have no apprehension no -"
stopped. for Molly turned her head
away. and. with her hands shading
her eyes. stared mutely out TO gea.
remember feeling the ground surge
! strangely under me- seeing the stony
beach where poor Norl's manglod body
lay move slowly ont with the roced-
ing wave, and lurid darkness creep
Ing over tho clear sunlight. 90 was only
for q moment ! shook OF thr dlzzl-
ness staggered to my feet 10 find a
ragged boy holding an orange envelope
toward me.
"a telegram' She ls found"
"she is found whore whore?"
gaspcd Molly, selling my arm
1T does not say. The message Is
from my housckooper telling mo they
have news, / am 90 come at once.
that's ALL
Twenty-four hours later I was stand.
ing IN the hall at home. Mrs. Murray's
hand resting ON my shaking arm.
Hush. hush!' she sald On answer
10 ms lncnhcront inquiries. I'm mo.
mont in "a moment tll toll you all.
Come into the study. Master Paul I've
"a letter you must read 0rst"
I followed her in she laid am en-
yelopo. directed 10 me lu my wlfe's
writing, Ia my hand
~ was found inside your desk a
few hours after you left II don't
know how sou missed seeing o.
broke the seal ana read the fol-
lowing slowly twice through
Paul I followed you last nlght into
the wood when you thought was
sleeping quietly Ia my bed / saw ln
your arms the woman you love. heard
YOU begging her 20 give up home for
tune, fame. and hy 10 the other end
OF the world with you. for you could
not and would not live another day
apart from her. And as / listened 10
you the curse which had hung over
me oven before came into the world
suddenly fell
"The dark still air became thick with
a thousand faces ! had never seen be-
fore. yet which I seemed 90 know as
well as ! knew yours, voices whispered
10 my ears, lights. red blue. yeEJW,
danced before my eyes. breath OF
rushing huoyant lie nllod my body: /
felt as " could have nowu round the
world for ever and kaow no fatigue.
an the fever anguish. struggle and
horror OF the past week died In me.
horrible exultatlon took their place.
Il felt that the supreme moment OF
my life had como. the moment for
which ! had been horn. lived and suf