The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-01-27

tense of her usual employments, but
At the end of a week her embroidery
frame stood uncovered. her books
were unopened, her music silent, and
she declared herself unable to take
her customary walk. Her mother
watched her with unspeakable sym.
pathy, but Cornelia's grief was dumb;
it made no audible moan, and pre-
served an attitude which repealed all
discussion. AS yet she would not ac-
knowledge a doubt of her lovers faith;
his conduct was certainly a mystery.
but she told her heart with a pas
sionate iteration that II would posi-
lively be cleared up.
So the world went on, but Cornelia's
heart stood still. and at the end of the
third week things came to this-her
rather looked at her keenly one morn.
ing and sent her instantly to bed.
She has typhoid, or | am much
mistaken" he said to the anxious
mother. why have you said nothing
to me?"
John! John! What could do?
She would not hear of my speaking
to you. | thought it was only sorrow
and heart-ache."
only sorrow and heart-ache! Is
mot that enough to call typhoid or
any other death? What is the trou-
BILE? Oh, need not ask, | know 1t is
that young Hyde. What is left us
now. is to try and save her dear life"
said the miserable father. Suffering
we cannot spare her. She must pass
alone through the Valley of the
Shadow; but It may be she will lose
this sorrow in its dreadful paths"
This was the battle waged in DR..
Moran's house for many awful weeks.
One day, while she was in extremity.
the doctor went himself to the apothe-
cary's for medicine. AS he came out
OF the store with it in his hand. HYDE
looked at him with steady implora-
ton. He had evidently been waiting
his exit.
Sir" he said, Il have heard n re.
port that cannot, / dare not be.
lieve.'
Believe the worst-and stand aside
sir. have neither patience nor words
for you"
Your daughter2 Oh, sir, have some
pity"
My daughter is dying"
Then. sir, let me tell you. that your
pehavior has been so brutal to her,
and to me, that the Almighty shows
both Kindness and intelligence in TAX
ing her away'-and with these words
uttered In blazing passion of indig-
nation and pity, the young lord crossed
to the other side of the street, leaving
the doctor COMPOUNDED by his words
and manner.
There Is something strange here"
he said to himself; the fellow may be
as bad as bad can be, but he neither
looked nor spoke as II he had wronged
Cornelia. II she lives | must get to
the bottom of this AFFAIR"
With this admission and wonder,
the thought of Hyde passed from his
mind, for at that hour the issue he
had to consider was one of life or
death. And although 1t was beyond all
hope or expectation, Cornelia came
back to life. But she was perilously
delicate, and the doctor began to
consider the dangers of her GONZALES
vence.
Ava" he said one evening when
Cornella had been downstairs awhile.
1T will not do for the child to run the
risk OF meeting that man. He spoke
to me once about her, and was out
rageously impudent, There is some
thing strange In the affair, but how
can | move in it,"
1T is impossible Can you quarrel
with man because he has deceived
Cornelia? You must bear and | must
| bear"
THE best plan is to remove Cor
nelia out of danger. Why not take
her to visit your brother Joseph al
Philadelphia? He has long desired
you to do so. Make your arrange
ments as soon as possible to leave
New York"
"You are sure that yom right in
choosing Philadelphia?
"Yes-while Hyde is in new York
Write to your brother to-day, and as
soon as Cornelia is little stronger,
will go with you to Philadelphia.
CHAPTER X.