Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-29

May gives him the wine and turns
back; but before she has reached the
drawing-room she hears a sharp cry Of
alarm. With bound she is at the
library door, but Mr. Boxall stands
against it and puts her back. His pale
face is white now.
"No-no!" he says: "for Gods sake
don't go in"
May stops for a moment-thel
looks at him.
my father?" she gasps.
Your father isis very i'll! Flo
Heavens sake, be calm! This-thi
is dreadful Be calm, miss.
II am quite calm," says May, eac.
word dropping like stone from he
white lips; quite calm. Touch me
do not even tremble. Something ha
happened. I must go to him. will
you must not stop me, please"
WELL" he hesitates-''y
promise not to cry out? The ser
wants.
May makes a gesture of assent; he
stanls aside and goes in with her
closing the door behind them, ani
locking it.
For moment May sees nothing,
then she sees a still figure Tying on
the hearth-rug, face downward,
hands clinched, and throws herself
on her knees beside it, with a low,
stifled cry.
Hush" gasps Mr.. Boxall; Gift
his head. All, no! it's no use. For
Heavens: sake, be calm, miss; he's
May lifts her white face.
"I know" she says; "he's dying!
The DOCTOR
And she springs to her feet and
rings the bell.
In five minutes all the house is
astir-astir in a subdued, mysterious
way, for May-May perceived by them
to be calm-will not have the sleep
ing girl awakened; the doctor comes,
tn door is shut--shut even upon her,
and silence falls.
A silence broken by the slow step
Of the doctor as he comes into the
room, and takes the girls cold. white
hand.
my DEAR" he says-he is an old
man with daughters of his own-"can
you bear a great sorrow?"
81 am bearing it," she says, raising
her heavy eyes.
He mods and leads her TO seat
cit is all over, my dear; your father
is dead"
She utters no cry, but sits looking
at him.
Dead"
eyes," he says. Then he adds,
quietly: "You need not fear-that is
the worst mean"
"The worst, what should l not
fear"
"Nothing-nothing- mean it was
hart disease. I warned your father
months ago that any sudden excite
ment would be dangerous. There
mas been sudden excitement, and
and l was right"
what shall l do?" she means.
go to your room, my DEAR" he
says, gently. 81 have sent for Mrs.
Turner-she is friend of yours. Is
there any one else-any relation"
May shakes her head. In this, the
first moment Of her grief, she does not
even remember Heron.
"No, there is no one else," she says
mo one in the wide world. What
shall 1 do?"
The old doctor wisely leaves her
to herself for a few minutes When
he comes back she is calmer than
ever. and he sees that she has been
crying.
"That is better. my dear young
lady," he says. us there anything
can do?"
eff you will tell Mr.. Boxall that /
should be glad to see him." said May,
Ell cannot understand it all. Papa
was never like this-never so i'll AMI
upset until today. until this gentle
man cane down."
'Who is he?" says the doctor.
May shakes her head.
"Where--where-ha you taken"
go his own room, he says. 81
have sent for my rartner-just for
forms sake though of course moth
ing could be done-nothing on earth
and I have asked Mr.. Boxall
whether he had not better send for
Mr. Blake"
Mr.. Blake is the county solicitor.
May shakes hr head.
''I do not know what to do she
says, and it is the simple truth; she
does not know what to do.
The old doctor has never been
placed in such a position before. His
work being done-the man dead-he
would, in the usual course, have gone
home; but he feels that he cannot go
and leave the beautiful girl alone and
helpless, without one woman friend
near her, and oil the great house de-
pending upon and waiting for orders.
He has never been SO placed before.
There is an air of mystery, too,
about the sudden ending of this
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