Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-01-22

denly in an imperative tone.
! Lo.d Kildonan obeyed, peeping out
into the gallery as he did so, with an
apologize word to Crosmont, who
had hung back little, and did not
offer to come in.
7 Lady Kildonan turned and tried to
stagger TO the door, but Armathwaite
stopped her by the decisive ring in his
voice.
"One moment, your ladyship" he
called, in clear tones. "You suffer
from nervous attacks yourself; you
| will be able to help u.s.
She turned quickly, avoiding the
sight OF Alma with repugnance, which
| the doctor noticed.
How can l help a doctor?" she
asked in hard tone, into which she
IN vain tried to put the old bright
ring.
Look for a moment at Mrs. Cros-
mont
Lady Kildonan shivered, and, sum-
moning all her self-command, gave a
swift, side-long glance at the PROSTATE
figure, and asked, hoarsely:
rs she-dead?"
Not yet. But this looks like the be-
ginning of an illness which may kill
her."
Well, well, it is no affair of mine:
1t is no fault of mine! How dare Won
talk as If Mrs. Crosmonts fainting-fts
mad anything to do with me? Every
body knows she was not quite right in
her miAd when Ned Crosmont married
her; and really if I'm to be made re-
sponsible for the eccentricities of
every historical woman in the parish
- Archibald" she burst oat, turning
10 her husband, breathless with this
rush OF words, 'are you going to allow
me to b. irritated and maligned like
thls? Don't you see this man is max
ing out that | am not a good wife RI
your"
This appeal-her touch-reached
Lord Kildonan's heart in a moment.
My dear," he said, very simply.
very nobly, neither this gentleman
nor any other dare call you other than
good wife in my presence. Nothing
was further from DR.. Armathwaite's
thoughts, l am sure
Nothing, your lordship," echoed the
doctor, giving her a very straight up-
look into the eyes. 81 only wanted
you for your own seke-I know Won
are delicate also-to note the symp-
toms of this rather unusual case. and
to listen while try to elicit from this
lady an explanation of her sudden
seizure directly she got into this
house."
Had you not better call her hus-
band? He is the proper person to
listen TO ell this" said the lady huski-
ly.
Armathwaite, who had risen and
was now supporting the reviving
woman against his left arm, had got,
as If inadvertently, between Lady Kill
donan and the door.
In one moment" he said quietly.
Looking down again at his patient.
he saw that she had opened her eyes,
was breathing naturally, and trying to
collect her thoughts. Lady Kildonan
began chattering feverishly to her hus-
band, with her ears well open to what
went on. while Armathwaite helped
Alma to remember the events which
preceded her loss of consciousness.
we we're out in the snow"
Yes, yes"
And you showed me a path" He
glanced at Lady Kildonan, who
stopped dead for moment in the
midst of her talk.
pause before Alma answered:
Eyes,"
Then we came up to the house.
You remember the lights in the win.
dow-and you went in-and Lord Kill
DOMAIN received you-and brought you
into gallery with light at the end
Ali" She stopped him, putting lp
her hand to her head.
Lady Kildonan, beginning to inter
rupt in soothing tone, was silenced by
Armathwaite with peremptory
'fHush!"
Then you fairted. What made you
faint? Were you so cold?"
mo" A long pause. when got
into the gallery began to remember
that have been in this house be-
fore!"
She had hardly sighed out the last
word in a faint, scarcely audible
breath, when Lady Kildonan burst into
fit of hysterical laughter.
Now" she said to her husband. in
a whisper, the sense of which Arma-
thwaite caught. will he dare to say
| after this that she is perfectly sane?"
But Lord Kildonan was much dis
tressed and gently putting his wife
aside, he crossed the room, bent over
, the recovering lady. took one of her
limp hands in his, and trying to chafe
! back the warmth into it, asked if she
was better, The kindness of the touch
affected the sensitive woman at once.
With grateful glance up at the doc
tor she moved away from him and
stood without support, holding Lord