Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-01
CHAPTER vI.-tContinued.l

in vain for the letters that never came,
sobbing to herself as she knitted at the
door when she saw the post-boy pass
down the road, and knew that her
mother would be saying, Sure, l tould
yer SOL"
Over and over again she went through
all the old familiar scenes, until her
nurses hearts ached to hear her, and
they one and all vowed dreadful ven
geance against this swain, if ever he
should dare to cross their paths.
And still Kathleen walled on for
"Denisl Denis!"
Meanwhile she suffered another loss,
although she was not well enough to be
told of it until some weeks after.
For the first fortnight of her illness
the signor had been her most devoted
nurse.
None of the others were worth quite
so much in the opinion of the doctor, for
the signor had watched beside other
sick beds, and seemed to know what to
do by means of a sort of intuition.
But, as it turned out, he was too in
defatigable, or when he in his turn
took the fell disease, his strength was
spent in nursing the girl, and he began
to sink slowly from the very first.
Il am afraid that his case is hopeless"
said the doctor mournfully.
He had grown fond of the whole party
of good natuTed, generous musicians,
and the signor had been his special
favorite.
He was right. All the careful nursing
that the Others bestowed upon the
signor was in vain; the old singing mas
ter-and yet he was not so very old
either-had no further need of any hui
man aid.
He died at the end of week as peace
fully as a babe, and was buried in the
quiet little German churchyard amidst
the tears and lamentations of all his
friends
"He has left her all his money" Carl
Bunsen said. at is not very much, but
still it is enough to live on"
"And she will want it now" said
Marie sadly, "for the doctor says she
win never. never sing again. Her voice
viii have completely gone when she re-
covers"
And at this dreadful news the emo
tional Carl burst into tears once more
How will she bear the double shock 2"
how we tell her.
And so it came about that the grass
was green upon the signor's grave before
Kathleen heard of his death.
81 have no one left now" she said
hopelessly.
They all burst out into protestations
of eternal friendship, and she thanked
them with quiet smile.
~. Il a
will you not give me the right to
take care of You always?' he asked her
She could almost have laughed. even
in the midst of her grief, at the idea of
CARTS taking care Of anyone; he so
badly wanted to be taken care of him
self.
81 am sorry" she said sincerely, "but
do not intend to marry anyone"
But l love you SOY" he protested. 81
cannot live without you. Kathleen.
There is no one else who understands
me as you do"
Marie will make you a far better
wife than ever l should" she told him.
And although he was indignant at the
time, not very long afterwards Marie
actually did become Mrs. Carl Bunsen.
They were all back in London once
more before Christmas, Kathleen and
Marie sharing a flat together since
Maude was now wife and mother.
Her little l2-months-old boy was
kathleen's greatest comfort through
those long, weary days: she called him
Denis" and her motherly heart went
out to him as if he were her own
Il might have had one like him." she
told Marie once, and that simple little
sentence touched the other woman's
heart more deeply than even the things
Kathleen had said in her delirium. when
She called for Denis! Denis!" day and
night.
The old people wrote to ask her to 90
back to Ballinahow, and she dutifully
tired it for time, but she grew so de-
pressed and so thin amid the old
familiar scenes of her girlhood that the
doctor at last ordered her sternly back
to London, and back she went
I'm not strong enough for the farm
work now" she said pitifully. I'm
good for nothing"
At least l want you" Marie told her;
but after while she married Carl. and,
although they begged Kathleen to make
her home with them, she refused
And so once more she was left alone.
She had not many interests in life,
now that her voice was gone even mu-
SIC was scarcely a consolation to her, as
u reminded her so forciblv of what she
mad lost; consequently it was hardly to
lie wondered at that she grew thin and
moplsh, seldom arousing herself to take
an interest in what went on around her.
and her friends, especially Maude and
Marie, began to be seriously alarmed
about her condition.
If only she would fall in love."
Maude told her husband Il believe that
would cure her-that is, if her love were
returned, and believe no one could help
loving Kathleen. But I'm very much
AFRAID she still cares about that wretch
VINO Jllted her long ago. Some women
are strange creatures.
In the spring of that year, old Mrs.
Neville fell very i'll, and it was obvious
Matthew's duty to 60 home and nurse
Her' 80 once more her face was turned
"estward towards her native land.
baihnahow was not place that al.
VIed much from years end TO years