Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-05-12

""i,' '-ch"ie "t INC station yard Won
acfins WI: it WAS that earth and si,,
seemed I" merchandising why til,
pavement seemed to rise. then fal.-wh,
FLASHES 81 rod mist came before hcr eyes
t.;sa suddenly she ceased to wonder, am,
the tired brain grew still.
Later a case OF 81 peculiar l.;n.l WA.
taken To the celebrated ~liosri,a! OF S,
i';ifti'piomew. The police had found :
woman lying in u o: the wide. q;iic
>i'rpis leading from l'iccaii,ly; at frs;
t.cy t'ic:iga: it was che of tho ,,s,,a
c',nf. 'ial that She lay tacr" im.oN;cntei
li!ey e~inl.i"l the pocl,ct o. the arcs.
'nr.r was ~no;i.ing bit a han1,:rrchief
"''ioEi Hitnsr Monogram or initials, ant
IL par" which held some so!t! and silver
.siHIr wrl" ~ letters. no card case. NJ
siils'n piece of paper oi any kind which
c"uili lead To HOY identity.
Name thought the doctor in
chirS". and then he looked at The bean.
tif,'l white hanl. on whic., shanc ,w,
"ri,'s.ns rings. "A lady. ! am sure" he
added.
She WAS given into the charge of one
of Tho nurses. Tie verde! WAS soon
given:
"israin fever, and Il very bad ease"
Seeing that she was of gentle birth and
good posi'ic:l--s" they Judged from lrr
dress ami :lpaarancc-slic WIS placed in
ore of The private rooms. aM! every ;1-
tahtian possible was paid to her. They
could call her by no name: the nurses
and the doctors spoke of hrr always as
the lady III .N,iinlicr I'our: then She lost
ali identity. and became simply Numicr
I'n;ir.
~ Nh,pt,nv ys.,,, y,t 80 ~
deadly disease that li"l,! hcr III its iron
grasp. HMt for her magnificent constitu-
iion and fault.rss health she muS. have
died. AS i, WIS. size f%o;;;si,t on ho.riy,
unit, the thread Of life WAS worn 50 fine
that it seemed! as though ii must snap.
The first rca! glimpse of reason tina. re-
turned to her was II evening. and tho
sound that aroused her was tho wailiny
of the winter wind ami the brating of
the snow against the w;ndows-the rush
and the whirl of tho winter storm. She
listened intcftly: it seemed to her that
when she had listened last surely birds
were singing in the trees and tho sun
Shonr high in the heavens. Tho last
pleasant sound that She remembered was
the rustling of green leaves. 81: str walk
rl through til" ticlls. Why WAS the
winter wind waiting now. and what did
the snow heating against the panes
mean? Surely she had not been lyin.
,'.erc since the green leaves fell?
The days grew into wccis. and the
fierce winter winds ceased to blow, still
sli" lazy there. white. wan and helpless.
n strange day dawnad for her ut last:
the sun came shining in brightly at hci.
window: it WAS the beginning of Irchru-
AIRY. but it had alM,os; the warmth of
IuHr. Ih" great Si:ml,rams lay on the
ilaei. and her tired. ll,lc eyes followed
them: then slowls-sn slowly. that dead
memory walked up To renewed anguish.
and pain.
NJ last the day dnwnr.! and The hori.
cam" when .lic remembered all. when
snc had recalled la mind that she was
Lady Vernon. i!::lt she had iic., from
her husband. tiir Cyril. because she had
discovered that he and no other had ,lur-
dared Austin.
;s.g did her best 10 20! we'll. for a n"ry
Thought had CONT 10 her. which, made
he" long to leave TIE hospia,,. 1t wa.;
still TIE scarf and hsoncls. Those proofs
OF her husbands g"iit-wiy had she moi
destroyed them: They might even vet
icad 10 his detection. Way had she NOT
destroyed .hein: Who could tel. in wla,
fashion ~ IN what manner tioy nni..,,t lr
discovered: y fro might destroy i,olr
the wall in which the private cunboar3
was. the room might he r~capcora;nl. and
'hnn: Or what WAS more likely Than SIR
Gyfa, III showing somc one over. the
Aonsc. should show them this :,s enc of
tar greatest ca,insities Of Me nl,ce.
Why did ! not destroy %:l.",n:" SIC said
To herself over and over again. ..NIlcD
| held them in my hands. why did l no,
IN. tncm intn the i,ames:' ii he,,ooyed
hcr. il She wished to save l,in,. to .et
possession OF these things ana dcst-o:
them.
Cha: rii.pasc heca.ne clear an,! fixed in
her mind. She wcuit! leave the how
and when uist!l She had grow. strong
cnnusi, 10 tl;nls.
nace having decided on tits, she re.oy-
c:cd rapidly. SHE WAS allie to sit ,p tn
cal The food and drink the wine brought
10 her.
she sent for Inc house surgeon enc
morning. and when lie cam TO her she
! said:
Doctor. ! want 10 -, away in a fe.y
days time: l have business tina: presses
riines .ig: s,iail ! ie able 10 20. do yuu
,hi;ik!'
IL yen take plenty Of nourisliniant and
Al, the strengthening. medicine w!.iol. is
ordered Cor yaii.'
i'rcla siiat moriet. her wi,ois one.e-.
vas cvntcre,! "a ti.e enc nutinn. how Il,
c2t anay fgaii The i~irtfii.l ana! l,,Y In
gee INFO me H.:l. ltr any "..lac rflsa,,
.iie Li"ai;a,!. with nj! her Oh g.scc and
; 'atits.ie, III these who had been N;ll
20 e.. and. leavinr the ho.isr where ST..