Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-05-05

81 kissed Louise and Marcel anC
started on my journey. On tb'
tram, | passed a most uneasy
night, and had no sooner reached
Paris than / jumped out of the
carriage and FASTENED to a tele
phone Cffice. Communication be.
Ing established, l heard, nssal and
mufied, but still very sweet to me
the voice of my wife.
'HellOp l called. How did YOU
pass the night, LouiseG Were y on
very frightenedf
ayes, a llttle-Nanette especial.
ly. We did not get to sleep un il
almost daybreak because Nanette
thought she heard steps in the
garden. The dogs, which we had
forgotten to unite, had been bark
ing a long time. at last We open
ell the window and called Blalse.
He took the gun. loosed the dogs
aud made a tour OF the house, hut
they saw nothing suspicious.
Baby, who did not suspect any.
thing, the fine little fellow, has
walked up and is calling me.
0oodby. If you have a moment be-
fore dinner, call lie up again.
"Only half reassur, d, | muuged
INTO the business In nand anu was
not able to go the telephone again
until after s O'Clock. l had to
call long time.
"IIello! Helo! | called. 'Wby
don't you answer, Loulsel What is
The matterY"
"'Somethlng we did not expect
;his afternoon. TIE shutters had
been fastened. the GOgs united,
and Nanette had put up bed for
Blaise in the hall, i'll order to seve
us the terrors of last night, when
boy from the village brought a
note for Blaise. His mother had
suddenly been taken very i'll, and
she wanted him to come to her im-
mediately. The boy, whom We had
never seen before, went ava
again as soon as he had delivered
the note, without giving us an
further information, Blaise, who
adOres bis mother, was quite up
Set. He did not want to leave pS
alone before daylight, hut bis ST
row ful face told bow dearly The de
lay would cost him. thought that
if this woman dies tonight | sh. II
have prevented pOOI Blaise from
recelYing her last blessing. So !
Overcame my scruples and made
hlme go. He promised to return
this evening, and 10 save time be
will drive back. / have Just bolted
the doors after hin. That is why !
keep you waiting. Now. how i
that business affair getting alouei
every well; but let us talk
about yourself. You sh,nld not
have let BlalSe go. Even il he
drives back be cannot fetuln be.
fore 10 or IL O'Clock. My sole cou-
ndeEce was 10 knowing that ne
was near you, aud nov he Is gOn 4.
Aud then that boy who ran before
you had time 10 think of making
sure his news was true At any
rate Blalse has lett YOU the two
dogs aud the guD. has he nOtV
"'The two dogs are asleep, on
the porch, AS for the gun, b aiSe,
must baYe left 1t in the ball. |
shall go aud make sure. Can you
hear MarceI' H. Is sitting in my
lap and is saying goodnight to
you. Listen
Goodnight, papa, goodnight
"Goodnight, nv darling /
must get bite OF dinner now, al d
then Will call on again
"Once outside I felt oppressed
with what my wife had Just tulO
me. / had disseminated my own
anxiety in order not to add to her
fears, but that uneasiness, which
had hardly been quieted by The
| drst conversation, now waxed
stronger at the thought of this
strange, lncIe1ible letter which has
taken away my wife's one d..
fender, this only man IN the house,
My thoughts took so dark a turn
that by the time | reached the
hotel | could not swallow mouth
ful. left the table TO return TO the
telephone Office, bat nv agent
fonnd me and lald before me lo
Of details which were essential tC
the success of my venture. | coulC
Dot dismiss him Immediately, an,
it was late when / re-entered th,
telephone office. Ny heart throb