The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21
C. "SuMam, N0Yssl efth, C,nuY in His Splendid SuIMda"
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kitchen. TO tell her story at greater
length, while Aunt Esther hurried up
stairs FOR her bonnet and mantle. Five
minutes later she came down again.
ana left the house with the girl AS
| soon as she had disappeared 4 went 10
| IND the housemald
Mary" j said hastily. what did the
girl tell you? What is wrong with Mrs.
| Portingdale?"
And Mary told me. pleased TO find
an interese ed listener. The first part of
lhe story was eNacty as / expected 10
| iind IT. Mrs. Por'tingdale had gone TO
/ the summer house because OF the thun-
aer storm, and had taken a couple OF
DOCKS with her. The heaviness Of the
air had given her a headache. and sna
had closed her eyes for while TO resr
them. Presently slight souni had dis
tufBed her. and, looking up, che had
seen most terrifying sight.
WAS a lunatic, SIR said Mary,
siulng on the wall. and looking round
the garden so eager and fierceqike jt
made the poor lady's blood run cold
10 see him. She knew at once that he. |
must nave escaped from the Besspr |
Asylum, because he vas a strange face |
ana such things is happening corun- |
ually SO she shut her eyes fast know /
ing as her only chance was TO preter; 4
10 De asleep. Then he got down off th-
wall, ana came and stared at her for
SNer SO long. she almost dying of fear.
II must nave been awful Then she |
peeped again between her eyelashes
ana there was the madman grinninr |
sihyAke, over her books After that he
was still so long that she expected ey-
cry second that he would spring at her
6ut ne didn't. What do you think he
VINO knows" ] gasped. falsely and
Wei sir. he-kssed herr" Mary
pushed at THAI point, even i'm her OK
Nelhent. Fancy being kissed by a u-
iatlc' IL sent cold ishivers all through |
ne poor woman and indeed IL mus,
lSNe been horrible feeling. but She
hdh L stir finger. Then there vas |
uiet so long that she made bold 10 neon
gain, and lo'and behold! he was clean |
one. Then she tainted right away. ana | r
ldnt come 10 until her husband found |
er, and after she had told them an .
pout II she had another faint. So. | s
lr. fortmgale sent ronud for our mis- v
,ess 20 go there at once And thot's !
y l know about N. SIR
1t was quite sufficient / disn,issad | q
AIRY, and sat down in a state of mind | q,
men II is impossible to describe. .,
arf1ed woman. ] pondered il hastily -
hau been lunatic. indeed, Perhaps
mat very moment the poor woman -
as giving a fun and accurate descrip- -,
On or my person to an Inspector of | II
,iice and to my appalled, Aunt Esther ~
! sprang from the chair and rushed | -.
my room. | have packed quickly on IN
flous occasions. but never so quickly ! AZ
L dill this time. An omnibus passed ! 80
door once in every half hour. and m
Watched from nay window for it's an q
arance at the head OF the road When | In,
slght ran downstairs With my bag ! no
my hand. d,,
Mary was the only one 10 see me 60 so,
eft her with "A confused Impression I IN
~ an urgent telegram had come for ga
. ana that strike had taken place so
my department ait the general post | sin
os. Betore she could utter a question , ar,
'du passed the outer gates and hail | COZ
the omnibus Twenty minutes later cts
as al the railway station. 6sJ
= J have already said. there are nao- -
az Bessng-on- ISL no have ruri | IN
IDEAS as 20 What is the best thing COO
40 IN thunderstorm. Ii Is 10 thor | mi
ilntness IN this respect that I owe otb
vivid and painful experience re- cou
"a above o1o
had not the courage to write tn my
u, but in lew days received \
e from her. The afflir had NOT de-
'ped To any great extent after ali
no patient had escaped from the To-
asylum, and as Mrs. Portingdale | Nh
only very vague ideas as TO the
nkeT : appearance. people soon be-
ep IN the summer house. and dhat
constant dread OF lunatics had pro- ru,
I'd kind OF nightmare. In a few 'F'
she was persuaded to adopt tho |
g impression herself. Curiously ~
lgh Aunt Esther was able 10 set
last doubt at rest by second hand | -,
ence. Her dear nephew Harold SW'
London who had only arrived ,bn
ious evening. and who .av been
q TO town almost Immediately had NJ
walking In the garden that morn
and had chanccd To look oyer tbe
dary wau. There he had seen Mrs
ingdale fast asleep. and probably n
at very moment In the throes OF ~
awful dream. Wv
-unt closed her letter with tbp
th9t the stffke-which She uotld
up In the daily paper as soon as
could Ind the place-would soon / IA
er so that I might run down again [M
mplete my holiday.
ave no intention OF going Though
y object 20 being called a NIGH =r
l cannon help seeing That Mrs DG
nsoales laet impression OF her
fture is n very satisfactory one | This q
nay revise IL when she comes 10
me her album: but In the mean
y nave no wish 10 disturb m nv
'ucing her 90 the Lunatic in usr
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