Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-06-05

could feel how her heart was beating,
how she trembled. while great bitter
sobs rose to her lips, and | wondered
more than ever what had gone wrong
in the life of this beautiful, sorrowful
woman.
| smoothed the fair, shining hair,
and the touch of my hand Gained her.
ut is a strange thing" ! said to her,
that you should always have the
same dream, that you should be
haunted, as it were. by the cries of a
little child"
Her face could grow no paler; but
her head fell more heavily upon my
shoulder.
so strange!" she murmered. "Ah,
so strange!"
You never had a little child, Lady
GILMORE, had your"
Never" she answered.
Had you little brothers or sisters?"
asked.
None" she replied.
! ut is an extraordinary thing, never
having had anything to do with little
child, that you should be haunted by
the cries of one,"
She was looking at me with wild,
distended eyes.
Miss Forster, you will not ten this
fancy of mine to any one?" she said,
slowly. Il am so afraid that people
would think me mad"
Then she promised to try to be calm,
to lie down and sleep, If would re-
main with her. | did so, and sat down
by her SIDE holding her hand, until at
last she dropped into a fevered, rest
less sleep.
All me, how restlessl The beauti-
full head and troubled face turned in
cessantly from side to side; the lips
We're never still; and the burden of
her cry was, 81 did 1t all for you. love
all for you!" Then came prayers.
entreaties, signs. and tears; but above
all rang that one pitiful cry, IAN for
YOU love-all for YOU"
In the full morning light | left her
fast asleep.
Gould it be that the gloom of the
house were extending to me? All that
day | was miserable. felt sure that
Lady Culmore was very i'll, threatened
with severe illness or with insanity,
was sorely perplexed, feeling that il
was my duty to get help for her from
somewhere, yet not knowing in the
least to whom should apply. / would
not betray her. would keep the secret
of her strange fancies and her terrible
nights; but | must have the advice of
some one as to how she, could best be
dealt with. The only person I could
think OF was Mrs. Harper. the house
Keeper; and | went one afternoon in
search OF her. | asked her to come
out with me into the grounds. where
| could talk to her at my ease. | told
her that | thought Lady GILMORE was
very ILL., and that she required more
attention than | could give her. The
housekeeper looked sorry and very
| puzzled
i am just as much bewildered as
yourself, miss she said. "This is not
ike any other household. What lies
between those two-husband and wife
= cannot tell, but | fear ii is some
thing terrible, They seem to me more
IKE 1ailer and prisoner than anything
else"
Which is the iailer?' asked.
Sir Rudolph" she answered. II
would not stay but that. after ali. I
IKE both my master and my lady so
We'll They seem to me perfection
apart but together they would puzzle
! the saints"
Has it always been this way
. Mrs. Harper?"
Yes, The servants in the house are
strangers, except the butler and nv.
sell We lived with Sir Rudolph at
Brooke Hall. We were with him at
2 his marriage"
Was there anything curious con-
nected with it," | asked.
Nothing; every one noticed the in.
I tense love of the bridegroom for the
oriue' never saw any one so de.
e voted in my life. 1t was marvlous TO
:, see them together Sir Rudolph
:. brought his bride home to Brooke Han
Y and lived there one year with them.
ihen. quite suddenly. they came here
u ""'V iiNtu III TINS strange
t fashion ever since"
e And YOU know nothing of what
|, brought them here--nothing of the
Il cause of their being on such terms
IS with each other?"
" Nothing. Everything was bright
Y al, happy at Brooke Hail.. The house
% was MED with guests remember
It even mat arrangements lad been made
LOT dance when Sir Rudolph sent for
e me suddenly, We are going to INA.
mere Mrs Harper he said. WIN Won
o come with us? We shall NOT RETURN
It TO Brooke Hall 1t is very sua5or
, SIR Rudolph said: and then noticed
how white his face was. I have navs-
seen him like himself since FTa,
u never and that was Christmas Eys
We stopped at Brooke Hall until nc
i day after Christmas Day We have
Q been here just one year"
+ But there must have been a roo.
SON" said, "A husband and WIFI
4 both young. passionately attached r.
each other, could not have fallen into