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Continued.

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laugh which pierced my wounded
breast like the point of poniard.
Il will endeavor to believe It., Count
ess," she said aloud. ! will approach
Him and impIore Him. With clasped
hands / will cry: Dear Lord, do you
hear | have sick child, child who
is all that you have left me, and this
child must have change Of air in order
that her life may be sayod-give me
the money for it, for have none. |
have not even two halfpence, and not n
soul who can help me! DO you hear,
give me the money, or work a
miracle '-Porhaps that will be Of
some avail. Countess"
During this hooking, despairing out
burst, ! felt an icy chill enter my heart,
to be followed by n glowing hcat-red
lights and sparks danced before my
eyes. wanted to rise and cry out,
but ! was not master of my heavy
limbs, Of my voice. | could no longer
hear the Countess Gliding words, nor
do know now what | thought in that
terrible hour which ! spent alone and
half.unconscious, only that 1t was
horrible, ! still remember. What at
length my mother approached me with
an assumed air of composure, she
found me Reverish and confused, In.
capable of giving her an answer to any
thing, and very III.
remember nothing Of the days i'm.
medlately ensuing. When conscious.
ness returned mamma was sitting be
side my bed tired, sweet smile upon
her cmacinated face. She bent over
me and kissed me.
"Be still, Annclose, be stiIl--you
must not talk much"
| looked around me fecbly; | had to
collect my thoughts. Mamma, how
long was | ill?" With horror the
thought of her atratencd Circum.
stance stole over me. Had she found
help
Three weeks, AnnolIese; but do not
ask any questions-on get well
againl"
Mamma, who helped you?'
How"
"Oh, mamma, who gave you
money"
81 do not understand child do not
worry Suppose that Uncle Herbert
sent me some again; We are out of
trouble"
| could not think clearly enough to
perceive the untruthlulness of these
words,
eco to sleep again, go to slocpl
When you are well enough, we will
10 away, Annoloso."
"Whithor2"
Somewhere whore you will be,
come well, Go to sleep, child"
And | fell asleep, | slept days at II
time, slept and ate until my
strength returned Recovery came
quickly under my mothers faithful
care. She was 80 transparency pale,
she walked so woarily, and the
peculiar, melancholy smile would not
leave her face She looked like a
marty.
Mamma, have you any SORROW
mo, my darling, You are getting
better ask nothing more"
You have taxed yourself greatly
by your care for me" lamented,
NO, darling Cousin uimmcI
nursed you almost altogether; you
must be very grateful to hor--and to
Herr WolImoycr too; they both did a
great deal for you Yes, yes.
Anneliesc, You have DRUM, his dear
est wines, and looked at those mag
nitiCent nowors!"
Il will thank him, mamma, but he
must not send me any moro flowers. |
do not care TO smell them. But |
would like the cousin to come and soc
me- SO | comfortcd my fears and
did not divine what mamma had
done, but proceeded unprcparcd
towards n terrible discovery
CHAPTER VI.
II was on warm July evening,
shortly before the day for our de-
narturo for St NORTH, whose air the
doctor had prescribed for me, The
drcssmaker had tortured me all day
trying on dresses; mamma had taken
care to have simple but very neat
travelling wardrobe made for herself
and me- all other preparations had
likewise been made. and what tri.
fling, practical things were still lack.
Ing, things that were TO make the
journey lighter, we would obtain
at Franlporto -the.Main, We might
perhaps have found in Wcstorborg all
the necessary Instruments for
botani2ing, but no satrhcl, and
mamma thought Il essential to have
one, And she was able to buy one.
Evidently Uncle Herbert had sent
her an abundance of money. He
had, mamma told me, married a wo.
man with means
Notwithstanding the doctors
orders ! could not resist the tcmpta.
ton to visiting the garden nj about
nine o'clock on this last evening; the
air in the room was so heavy, SO Oh.
pressiye, Mamma was not at home.
shortly before she had donncd hat
and cloak and gone through the
room, saying she was going to bid