Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-23
CHAPTER xxf.-tcont,nued.,

sank back against the wall behind her.
and she sighed plaintive. almost heart
broken sigh. Her life was very hard
just now. begirt with terror and peril,
as she thought.
A whole after life of happiness could
not have atoncd to her for the pang of
seeing dreadful change come upon the
familiar face. Sometimes. in spite of
herself. though she put away the thought
from her with shuddering horror. the
idea that George Gilbert might not re.
cover would come into her mind.
lie might net recover; the horror which
so many others had passed through
might ovcrtakc her. oh. the hideous
tramp of the undertakcrs men upon the
stairs; the Knocking. unlike all other
knocking; the dreadful aspect of the
shrouded house. She thought of all the
deaths in her favorite books: of Paul
Dombey. fading slowly. day by day,
with the golden water ripping on the
wall: David Copcrield. sitting weeping
In the dusk: and Agnes. with her holy
face and quiet uplfted hand. lift any
such sorrow came upon her. Mrs. Gilbert
Thought that she would join some com.
munity of holy women. and 90 about do
Ins eoou untii she died. was II so very
suahge. th,s sudden conversion! surely
NOT! In these enthusiastic natures sen
''"en' h'"y take any unexpected ior"'
CHAPTER NAl1.
After that scene In the church at
Hurstonleigh. Roland Lansdell went
back to Mor,lrcd, to think, with even
greater bitterness, OK the woman ne
loved. That silent encountcr-the sigh'
OF the pale face. profoundly melancholy
almost statuesque In its air OF haIf
despairing resignation--had exercised nc
eoitening influence on the mind OF this
young man. who could not understand
why the one treasure foe which he Ian
guished should be denied to him.
lie was sitting In the library by the
lamplit table one sultry June evening
when George Gilbert had been III about
a fortnight. a soft. subdued light shin
ing dimly. lie had been brooding over
his books. but scarcely reading half q
dozen pages ever since y o'clock. and u
was now hall past IL. He was stretch
ing his hand toward the bell IN order u
summon his valet and release that per
sonage from the task OF sitting up an,
longer. when that gentleman entered tn,
library.
would you please to see any one
siry' he asked.
"Would ] please to see any oncT
cried Roland; who would want to SCI
me ut such a time Of niGhtf Is there
anything wrong! Is 1t any one from
from LOwlandsT
mo. sir; It's strange lady: least
ways. when say a strange lady. ! think
sir, though her veil being down, ana
very thick veil. l should not ike to spen'
positive-l think rs Mrs Eiosr'' 'h'
doctors iady. from rrayorluse,
MT .n"s".'s '".' e".s'u uo" ~
'uiy "en,hu MS "u".' "nu '""Hcu "' \.
creetiy az the carved oaksn ""sses
the ceiling: Noianu s'nr,eu 10 mIs Zee,
Mrs. Gi'bert' nc muttered' Ut suc'
an hour rs ms u can oe' she woul'
never. SHOW 'he iaIy mere whoeve
she II. nc ao!e' a'o"u 10 MS serv""'
Ihere must 10 something w,ons'
must he some very important pushes
that brings any one u TINS place 10
night
The valet departed. closing the 200
behind nm. ana ho'"i" stoou none uIo
the hearth, wniti'ls tor MS m'e 'is"".
All the warmer tih's ihdeu OUT OF VI
face. aud lett MN very p"'e. why M
she come 70 "'n W I n T., INV ",,,n. y"
ru'p"se .'"'" uo, s,o hoJ came I,
tnae housr sa.y ',. n". 10" ". "" "oman,
revoke her ur''s,on' @ ~, I"',i ,"r,
uoo" OF rnp,u.. r ~, " ',,"r, 10 snI
n"" reVNn.ms W. So. s",
aem su"o"'s' V" Wv" ,rn"', ,,,r,. nn,
Wy Poor 's"..' ' 49,, 80, o.,
hnru " se'ns .""' ~" ;, 'J T.
ever p'"ec "e' ~ y
'"""s" o,,,o, 10 N. v,,o, ,,,,
a. bold a sweep as " duchess IA
been entering IN all the glory OF nc
court robes. ana IsabeI came INTO III
COON. One glance showed Mr.. Lansde
that she was very nervous, that she wa
suffering cruelty from the terror OF 81
presence; aud II may he that even beIor
she had spoken he understood that I'll
had not come to announce any change
her decision. There was morning uespe
ate In her manner. she stood beiore III
pale and irresolute. win pleading eye
lifted meekly to MS race
II hope You are not angry with NJ
for coming here ut sach time 81
said, In low treih"'o"s voice.; co"'
not come ah! e"'"''' v.
1T can never DO anything but plea
ure f.Dr me to see you. itoiahu ahswere
gravely, "even though the pleasure
strangely mingled with pain. You haS