Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-03-17
CHATTER MI.
STEWARDSHIP.

heming to grope after something.
there was a look of madness in her
Ives.
ii "Father! He's hurt! Don't you know,
8trart? The horses ran away. We
|#ere thrown out! Why doesn't some
0ne send for the doctor?
Ne Rhena slipped out of the room and
Y lephoned for Dr. Saxon. Stuart fell
his knees by the bed, and the next
Rlf hour was one of the most agOniZ-
#g he ever knew. Louise raved and
'3ept. She kept going over the old
mes, repeating word for word exactly
#nny conversations between herself
hd Stuart at the time he had begun to
eCide on Il new life. Everything dat
. from Ross Duncans death. There
f. ere also mingled with all that was so
hnful in Stuarts memory a great
any expressions and ordinations
hich made him shudder and put his
lnds over HIS ears, words which re-
Paled experiences of the life Louise
d known since leaving Champion.
#uart did not dare yet to imagine all
. bit these words meant.
when DR.. Saxon finally reached the
&ilse and entered the room, Louise
Rs lying down, moaning. The doctor
ent right up to her and spoke her
PIE. She opened her eyes and looked
n full in the face. She shrieked out
sterically: Doctor, doctor, save me!
D going mad! | am madw
You poor child" And that was all
said.
hen Louise began to cry terribly.
e spoke her Aunt Royals name in a
Ice that made even the doctor culver
little. And after that, as suddenly
If she had been struck dumb, she
! back like one dead and lay so still
bt Stuart thought at first the end
q come already.
lie and Rhena stood pale and strick-
1t had all come upon them so sud
ply. The doctor did all in his power.
ere was not much he could do. At
end of half an hour Louise came
of the condition of exhaustion into
iCh she had fallen and cried again,
time calling out the name of Vas
inc with such terror that Stuart
lid not endure the sound and went
0 the other room across the hall.
ena followed him.
This is awful said Stuart, with q
ban. "What do you suppose this all
ans? What has that villain done?"
1t means that he has left her and
t. Rhena had guessed so much
had come like n sudden blow to
m. She stepped up to Stuart and
lfronted him.
Please God, Wen save her lifey' he
ed.
And her reason" added Rhena
vely. Pray God we mayw
hey went back together into that
mber and, with the doctor, watched
ough the night, fearing, at the doc
S suggestion, lest she should sud
ly rise and go out into the storm
ich before morning beat on the
nsOn in great fury, while the big
es sobbed like a requiem over dead
Des and buried loves.
it'll the gray light of morning 9
nge came. The doctor noticed il
I. He had not closed his eyes once
" he rose and went into the library
hing to Stuart to follow him.
She is out of immediate danger,
said as Stuart stood there by him
vOus with the strain. "She has hat
e terrible mental shock. 1t is doubt
If she can recover. But she ha
Duncan constitution. All thing
possible. l think she will be quie
Pugh the day. If she isn't, send 70
at once"
e wrung Stuart's hand and wen
n into the town through the storm
an hour later Stuart saw hin
hing up the hill and past the hous
the Beury road to attend som
berate case out on the hills. How
doctor lived without sleep was al
M $ a wonder to all Champion.
for Louise, she lay in a condition
tupor through the day and the fol
ng night. When occasionally sh
led at Stuarts calling her name
seemed to know him, but did no
ess surprise at being back in he
home. Gradually the truth grey
Stuart and Rhena that nearl
entire period Of Louise's life sine
marriage was a blank to her. Sh
d lie for hours silent and withou
ession in her great eyes, whic
still beautiful, although her ono
y face had grown old and has
When she spoke, it was wit
81 fretful, complaining voice she ha
when Stuart had angered he
Is great surprise and relief, she di
appear to dislike Rhena. She az
Pd her gentle, loving nursing as
err OF course, neither showing gra
nor expressing resentment. Sh
feebler and more exacting in he
lnds, so that Rhena had her pow
axed to the utmost in providin
Der many wants. She asked col
ly for the most expensive an
ult articles Of food to be prepared
nded costly flowers for the dec
p Of the room and was continue