The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-17

cruel. Frau I.ohn." added IAane. drawing
back from bending over the dying woman
and speaking softly and earnestly. but
when all II over. II you will fetch me
will come at once, even if II Is In the
middle OF the night and then ] win take
tho silver thing from her hand. Yes.
YOU are rights &no one ought 10 do II but
me; but till she has ceased 10 live, she
shall keep II on her breast. There Is one
thing must say, Frau l.ohn; come here.
said Lame drawing the woman over 10
the window: 1T was wrong OF you not
10 have given that paper 20 my husband
as soon as his uncle died. Why didn't
your
Gracious lady" replied the woman.
half beside herself with anxiety and ex-
citment.
you say now that things are going
better and straighter; but years ago what
was I TO do2 was alone in the world
every one was against me for what ala
do-care for that poor lamb there. Gen
tlemen like the Hofmarschal ana the
priest were too much for melt would
have required longer head than mine TO
match theirs-and the young baronP what
was tho good of asking him 10 see INTO
matters? had II been something TO put un-
der a glass case. Ike the blue shoe
She hesitated. for Lame had flushed scar
LEI AT this allusion; but with quick tact
I'm sayng-all that Is passed and done
for. and now all is well. know But you
see ma'aIn. at the time l speak or, thir-
teen wears ago, things were different; ana
Won know for yourself how he hates the
sight OF that poor boy ] viii tell you In
few words what would have happened "
had spoken OF that paper. The young
haron would have taken Il from me and
shown Il TO the other two gentlemen, and
they would have laughed and repudiated
its worth. and convinced him that they
naturally knew best considering thSy
never left the late master during MS III
ness. and they would have accused me OF
trying 10 trump UP a deception, ana as
sure as two and two makes four. ] shodlu
have been turned out-of-doors. NO. no.
madame, II was better 10 walt ana iet
things alone than run such n risk Pef-
bane ~ had known what the paper COIL
tained | should have acted differently pus
you see I didn't, for / couldn read IL
when the master wrote IL, ana wren ne
handed Il 10 me l only spelled out the ad-
dress nothing more. It's not so very long
100 that cree. when my poor dear lamb
was I'm a deep sleep, after taxing her
mornhine draught that took the silver
hook from her hand I'm order To open IL
| and see what was written on the paper
but try what I would. / couldn't open it'
! il seems 10 have no lock or spring, ana u ;
! fastened together as tlght as II ~ "a
! been sodered My belief ls, II VIII nave 10
| be broken open"
I "All the better" Lame answered. az
/ she went TO the glass-door and beckoned
/ Gabriel to come init was very late-Iar
| too late for the young wife to lmpart 10
| her husband the sad story she had just
| heard II was nearly time for them 10
tart for the concert at the palace, ana,
| but that Raoul had told her he had spe-.
] cial reasons for wishing 10 obey the royai
| commands and appear at the court TINS
| evening. she would have entreated MN W
! remain at horne. As II was. there was
| hardly time for her TO dress. she hastlly
! left the Indian House. and hurried across
| the garden hoping 10 find her huspahu
| alone In his room, and TO give him nlh'
! of the Importance OF the history wmch
| had inst been revealed TO her; but she was
| too late. for his valet told her that III
| consequence OF something he had hearu
! about wolskerhausen, his master mao
| dressed and gone out, but where the man
! did not know-perhaps down to the gar.
| dener's. SO II was with heavy hear'
| that Lame turned into her own apart
ments TO commence her toilet and prepare
| for a festiSlty which her sad renectons
| and the solemn scene she had just let'
| made the putting on OF ornaments ana the
| beautifying OF her person appear 10 he'
! almost a mockery, and certainly anything
| but pleasure.
| CTo be continued)