Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-12-15

baptized him Silent William made
an arrangement for him to go with
workman, a mason. and to work Tor
his living. and he went contentedly to
carry brick and cement, happy IL the
| daughter of Salome would bring him
the meals which she had herself pre-
pared.
"She it was who took him under her
protection. and fually refusing all
other land many of them advantageous
offers of marriage), went one day to
the church with silent William and
they were married.
William has need of me-, she said
more than the others
"fhe village was indignant.
"Some years passed. Silent Will.
lam carried, day by day. his loads OF
masonry and Salome did her full part
with her vigorous arms in earning the
bread for the family growing up
around them. And so it might have
gone on.
But one wintry day, when the wind
and rain We're impetuous. Williams
work was to carry his load up high
sea folding. The other men had taken
refuge from the storm. but he Kept
on At this moment Salome. who had
come with his dinner, terrified at an
unusual gust of wind, cried:
William! william. In the name OF
heaven. descend quickly
He turned TO her as he heard her
cry. and. miStaking his footing. slipped
aud fell. He was quickly carried to
the hospital, and lowered many days
between life and death. The whole
village. hearing the news, openly con
graduated Salome on the approaching
decease of her husband.
"'Far better for him and for you.'
said they.
"One day when she arrived at the
hospital she found the bed empty. An
other room had been taken for him
They took him there that morning,
Was he dead? Her heart leaned to
her throat. Coming to the door indi'
Gated. she knocked and was met by
an old man of noble appearance. who
said briefly that his son was sleeping,
and received no one. Salome answered
humbly. she did not seek the son OF
monsieur. but her husband, William
Hosi
He tried to make her story short.
but voice came from the room. Let
her enter, father: she is the good wife
of the late William Hosi.' r"
with cry Of savage joy the wo.
man rushed to his side. threw herself
on her knees beside the bed and cried
out between laughter and tears. My
God. thank Thee" Then. raising her
eyes. she was confoundcd with the
change in his cOuntGnance. The no.
hility of his face had returned to him.
his energetic will. his brilliant eyes. i'm.
perious voice. the JOY of living had
come back again. Even her boy. Sep.
herl. trying to hide in the skirts OF her
dress. sobbed out; Father is not faith
or now. He has changed When ST.
lent William reflected on what had
passed. he could now remember the
attack on the hill. ut lily, but the
other life. as a mason. lay hidden I'M
der shade. only the love of Salome
and that last call for pity which
brought about the fall from the lad
der remained and the doctors declared
that this had in some sort re-estab.
liShed the life which was lost at Se'
dan.
zone never knew what passed that
morning between the twO. but the first
words of Salome. when she came to
understand all that had happened,
was:
"'And now YOU have no more need
of me. William. adicu.' And she got
up from her knees to so.
"Ah. Well" said Major Nylander
with careless air 'it is certain If the
Count of Alleneck had ropudiated his
wife Salome. whom I must call now
Anne Marie Hosi. his savior i'll those
years of distress, now that he had
come to his own. the humiliation or
this evening would have been saved
him"
The signal for supper was now Civ
Ell. The lackeys opened the doors, ana
all prepared for the somewhat cere-
mouious entry into the grand saloon.
When Maximilian d'Alleneck ana his
wife reappeared. calm but very pale,
all eyes turned to them gain.
Then His Highncss, the Prince. step
ping forward to Anne Marie, offered
her his arm. and said with gracious
smile, so all could hear:
Madame the Countess, will you do
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