Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-30

marx. Not to see JOanne still Tor
whole L,on,h! He lay back on his pillow
with the light gone out of his face.
CHAPTER IN.
II moved Godfrey to think Of what it
would he IL he should bring this thing
on jeanne: and already he had brough, 1t
on some one else, and the poor lad as yet
did not know 1t.
Margaret went back to the house after
her few sentences with Godfrey. happy
because she had seen him again, but with
u troubled suspicion shadOwing her con-
tentinent that his illness was coming to
her too. She had been quite well all
through this week until to-day. but to-
day her head was aching, and her limbs
felt heavy.
Before going to bed she told one of the
servants that she feared she was going
to be III. and the woman was kind, and
did what she could.
~ don't want my aunt to know any
thing till morning. Margaret told her;
and then she went to bed. and the woman
attended her through the night, md in
the morning took the bad news TO Mrs.
uelstone.
"Oh. my darling. I am sorry for this!"
she cried, at the sight OF her.
~ am so sorry. too. I had 10 hoped
should not have caught IT," Margaret
said, almost deprecatingly. II seemed
even already us IL she spoke with dim.
Guilty. She put her hand up to her throat,
as IL to help herself. "You need not tell
Godfrey, need youy' she asked, with an
effort.
II have not told him yet" Mrs. Hell.
stone answered; but us she turned away
presently she knew that she should be
forced to tell him In a very little while.
DIR. Carson came In the course OF the
morning, and looked mt his new patient
with a graver face than he had turned
on Godfrey.
Eyes, she Is very ill.," he said to Mrs.
HelstOnc plaiuly And she IL n dell.
cate girl: she will need all the care TINT
you can give her." he added, after a mo.
mcnt. II think I had better send nurse
10 you. You have your son still TO look
after"
Godfrey hardly needs mo now" Mrs.
Hels,one answered.
Godfrev WAS very VOL this p,or,,,,
and ro,. nm hour mr. ,wo o,,.r hrooL,aS,
md Inv reading On bis sor, ia hroL.
into NM exclamation M sorrow aud soir.
renronch os his mo,hsr ,oli h.r Ind ,id.
inss and then ,urned his face AWAY
"No,h.r Toll nor I nm sorrv ~ ~. no,.
tom NJ INV heart" hc hroso an, nro.on,.
ly. "Shc is such nm onse that sho vii,
never reproach mo. but tclI hcr that I
49,, tnn,,, hn,,, >. ,n'',,. ~. n,
her so. with my love. And. mother, you
must not stay with me now. I need no
more nursing. You must 20 and do what
you can for our poor girl"
Mrs. Ilelst0ne went back TO her niece's
room with heavy heart. She had not
told Godfrey how much worse Margaret
was already than he had ever been MT
all: she hardly vcnturcd to tell this even
to herself. but yet she knew that II was
so
And, indeed, she was m enough. The
fever was so high already that her mind
was wandering. She did not know where
she was; she las muttering incoherent
sentences to herself. Mrs. Helstonc tried
| to give her Godfrey's message, bur she
only Opened her pale eyes blnnkly and
stared without COMPREHENSION IN her
aunt's face. There was no Improvement
In her all day, nor any through the night.
II went ON for four days and nights. and
then on the fifth morning Dr. Carson told
| them that they must prepare themselves
for the end.
"She IL sinking" he said to Mrs. HeI.
stone. I'VE won't give NJ all hope even
yet, but ! am afraid we shall not save
her.
They Ind ham ,o,r ,orr,,,o ,o, Io,s
Of such anxiety mn Eo,rrov h"a n"..r
| before known. II II Md bean In h.,
mower his mo,hcr wou,d ho,. Lnn, H., n,
| ipnorance ~ tho .x,.n, 10 hor 80, "i",.'
| hut n Ind NOT he.n lo,g In ha, ,,o''. ~
do so. He had questioned bor IN, sho
had 10 confess tho truth Ana ,,o,,
day after day and hour nf,or hour ms
moor Narpnret's hold IN li,e yrew ros,,lar
he had sat alone IN his room belieyinu
| that she would die and telling bims.It
that, IL she did. he should have killel
her.
On tho evening az tho 6f,b d.v his
mother came 10 his room and said some.
thing IN him with n break In h.r yoi,o
III think. n Won are TO 500 her again !,
She told him. lyon must come to.nipht u
| "No,herw he answered her. uIn,,s,
with a cry.
And then suddenly she fell upon nj.
neck.
"Oh. Godfrey" she said, "she In DIV.
inp,-our Margaret. who has loved ms
both."
lie rose nm hurriedly and took her 4,
his arms. They kissed one another in h
pain too great for words.