The Eddy current., 1899-04-08

after that for the rest OF my llfel Let
mo tell you the story Of the beloved
wife who lies hero. Il will do mo good "
VERY we'll. my dear n II will ease
your mind, will listen" she answered
soothlngly, looking at her companion
with Keen anxious glance.
IT'S not a long story. and COM
mon-place one enough. sho-thht
Helen-llyod up IN the red house tho
chlmneys OF which you can see smok-
Ing among the trees, and she believed
herself beloved ns that cross asserts
she wasi but In very short time she
| found out her mistakc-found out her
husband had only married her out OF
/ pique and dlaappolntment-that he
loved another woman fairor than she.
Her rival came TO stay In the house
with her; the wife was tried, tortured
maddoned TO despair, and one day she
| disappeared from her home, leaving n
letter saying she had gone never TO
return. No trace was found OF her,
| but after n few days. sufficient evil
dence was had to lead her husband to
believe that she had been drowned In
that river flowing there under the wall
and her body ground to pieces IN some
mill machinery half a mile further
down"
What a horrible story Poor soul
poor souls Was II proved 10 be acct
dental or-or otherwlse2"
That no one will know until the day
all things viii be made known. They
have not Judged her harshly here; let
not us do otherwise"
And the husband. sister,"
"He-the story sayR-wont raylng
about the country seeking her. az FIRST,
as II he had lost the treasure OF his
llfo, and, Ave months after her death.
married her rival"
Five months?"
Five month. They live very happily
together now surrounded with their
children. That's the whole story. and
II ends IN the orthodox style with
happy marriage. you see. Now let us
go, or We shall miss our train"
With glance toward the chimneys.
Sister Agatha put her arm within her
companlon's. and they walked quickly
and silently through the long wet
grass. over the old bridge above the
MILL to the station half a mile away.
When they arrived there the up train
was slowly moving away from the
PLATFORM and 10 their dlsmayed in
qulries the ntatlon-master informed
them thoro would not be another until
1915. II was then only hnlf-past seven.
Four drcary hours stretched before
them. to be got rid of-how9 slster
Agatha. who had been up the three
preceding nights nursing the sick. and
who had a week OF hard work before
her, prior to her departure for New Hea-
land whore she, her companion. and
three other nuns were going TO found
convent. lost no time In making up
her mind how to dispose OF the time
before them. Seating herself In a re-.
tired corner OF the waitlng-room. she
fell into n heavy sleep. after having
urged her companion to follow her
example.
Clothilde tried 10 do 80. but Il was
In vain. sleep would not come. Vis-
Ions OF past days, past happiness. hope
and sorrow noatcd before her voices
she had loved before she left the world
sounded IN her ears.
When the last train from town ar
rived the quiet station became a scene
/ OF hustle and oxeitement-po -portors.
guards. passengers fitted hurrledly by,
doors woro slammed; but Sister Agatha
slept placldly through II all. and her
companion drawing her thick veil over
her hidoous fupnel-shapod bonnet.
| shrank farther into her corner. Two
or three travellers invaded the room
| for a moment, then hurried out and
tho train slowly moved on. Clolhlldo
had Just pushed aside her stlnlng veil,
when the door opened again, aud a
plump ungloyod hand, sparkling with
diamonds. thrust two children hastily
ln. gay. vibrating voice. that sent IN,
blood rushing TO the nuns white .aoo
calling out
children. stay there until nurs,
comes 20 fetch you; don't attempt d
leave this room. Percy. take care oil
your sister. do you hearY'
Don't be- afraid. Clssy, IN take ear,
uf YOU" said the boy. a beautiful chile
a. about nyo with golden curls iallln'
over hia face. The room Is dark
but"
"Who are you? What's you're name
Ten me quick quick must know g
The little fellow started back. threw
his arm around his sister. aa he stare'
nwo-slruck into the white face an.
burning eyes OF a woman In a lonI
black cloak towering over him.
woman he had never seen before, ye
whom he knew perfectly on the mo
mont the white witch OF Carving
knife Cave who sucked the blood o.
crying children. that nurse told then
about when they were naughty.
II ON Percy Edward stopford Den
nys of Colworth. and this ls M asto
Edith Clcely siopiord Dennys and
] a ff .rta .nrlN fnn child IIa H.mH