Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-07-24

Little Willie was decidedly better; he
had asked Tor the kitten and fol
Kate" Ulric's face cleared as he
read the letter.
1--WE shall have some happy days
yet" he said. Il shall be glad to see
the child safe and we'll"
Years afterward ! saw the letter
that Lady Culmore wrote to her hug.
band when the child was believed to
be out OK danger, little dreaming that
after all her care, he would be amongst
the angels first.
Beloved Rudolph you remem-
Der the words, A life for a life?
took away one; / have saved another.
Tie child is out of danger, and will
recover; but / am very i'll. Shall |
come home to die, or will my atone
ment be more complete IL | remain
away from you? Remeber, you prom
Used that should die looking on your
face. feel that heaven has forgiven
me-"
There were weeping and wailing at
Ullamere when 1t was known that
Lady GILMORE lay at deaths door
She had not been smitten down by
smallpox, although she had hung
over the child night and day, soothing
him; but fever had stricken her. She
had no warning Of her coming illness
She fell one night as she was singing
the child to sleep. She rallied suf-
ficiently to write that letter, and she
rallied no more.
Every precaution was taken, and
Lady Culmore was brought to her old
rooms D., the eastern wing.
She was alarmingly ILL., The doc
tors called 1t low fever. | think that
1t was exhaustion, and that she had
really given her life to the child. She
had all her senses, all her faculties,
but no strength. She could not raise
her hands. To my intense delight,
was allowed to help in nursing her,
and tried my best to cheer her. The
sun came shining into her room; the
summer air was sweet now with he'll
iotrope and mignonette. We could hear
the birds singing and the wind stir
ring the branches of the trees, But
there were no terrible fancies now,
there was no dream of child's voice
crying, or of child's tiny hand rap
ping against the window-pane Some
times in her sleep she spoke OF little
Williea
One morning she called me to her.
| knelt down by her side, and she drew
my face down to hers.
Kate" she said, 81 loved you the
first moment saw you. | am so glad,
my dear, that you will be Lady Gull
more"
Il shall never be Lady GILMORE" /
said. Il am to be Ulric's wife,"
Rudolph will never marry again,
and am going TO die" she replied.
you will be Lady GILMORE. Kate, and
am glad of 1t. wonder when shall
die? | am impatient for the time for
! have a fancy that Rudolph will let
me die in his arms. Let me know when
the doctors tell you that my hour is
come When | am gone, you will ali
know the truth about me. could not
bear that you should know II while |
live. but you cannot hurt me by words
or looks when l am dead"
Nor would ever willingly hurt YOU
at all,a said; but she whispered
family
You d" not know, dear; you do not
know what | did"
II do not carel" cried impetu.
ously. II am quite sure you could not
do anything very wrong"
You think so?" she murmered with
faint wringing of the hands. Kate,
you win know my story some day; al
ways remember that 1t was for his
sake, and because loved him so. You
must not forget"
Thinking over the whole story as |
do now. am sure that the best thing
she could have done was to keep her
sad story secret. Even loving her as
did | could not. after | had heard 1t,
have gone TO her and kissed her. II
was much better that we should not
know the truth while she still lived
What could we have said to nerT
One evening Lady Culmore was "
ing, as | thought, fast asleep. Every
thing in the house was calm and still;
not a sound broke the silence. It wa,
my turn to sit up with her, and one o.
the nurses sat in the adjoining room
/ was thinking that Lady Culmor,
slept soundly, and was perhaps {
trifle better, when suddenly she opened
her eyes. with bright, pleased. sur
prised smile, She half raised hersel
on her elbow, and looked at the door
Even to this hour can recall the thrill
of horror that passed through me wher
saw and heard her. With n brigh
smile sac looked at the door, and helC
out her hands, as though in lovins
greeting.
Little Willie" she exclaimed. II
her low weak voice. "little Willie. how
did you come here?" Her eyes seemed
to follow some shadowy form. a.
though IL moved from the door to hel
bedside. Little Willie" she criec
again. what has brought you here? .
She seemed TO wait for his answer
and then she added, ~ take me will