Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-09
up, and snail try TO take some break.

up, and snail try Co take some break
fast"
The maid went and fetched her things;
and when she had dressed she stole
noiselessly down the stairs and got out
side. How cold and damp the air felt;
but yet it was fresh and new and
strange; the familiar sound of the sea
seemed pleasant and companionable. AS
yet, in the dull gray dawn, the little
town appeared to be asleep; all the peo-
pie she could find as she passed were a
policeman, leaning against railing and
reading a newspaper, two men working
at the roadway, and a maid servant
cleaning the windows of a frst-hoor par
lor. She walked on, and pushed back
the hair from her forehead to let the cold
sea breeze dispel this racking pain. But
although the headache was a bad one,
and although it was most rare thing
for her to know what headache was,
still it did not depress her. She walked
on with an increasing gladness.
She was getting near to Broadwater
when she saw along the road pony
carriage coming quickly in her direction;
the next moment she perceived that her
mother was in it, and that Jane (who
had been brought up in the country was
driving. A few seconds suficed to bring
them to her; and then the mother, who
seemed much excited, got out from the
trap, and caught her daughter by both
shoulders, and stroked her hair and her
face in a sort of delirium of joy.
1--WE have been driving everywhere in
search of you-I was so afraid-ah, you
are alive, and we'll, and beautiful as ever
my child, my child, l have not MUIR
dered your
Hush, mother" said the girl, quite
calmly. ''It is a pity you got up so
early. l came out for walk, because
my head was bad; it is getting better
now; l will drive you back if you like"
She drew the girl aside for few yards
-caressing her arm, and stroking her
fingers.
my child, ought to be ashamed, and
miserable; but to see you alive and we'll
IL was in despair-I was afraid.
But you need not fear any more, Yo-
lande, you need not fear any more"
81 hope not, MOTHER" said Yolande,
gravely, and she regarded her mother.
''For | think | would rather die than go
through again such a night as last
night
''But you need not fear-you need
not fear!' said the other, pressing her
hand. "Oh, no; when l saw you lying
on the bed last night-then-then l
seemed to know what l was. But you
need not fear. No, never again will you
have to poison yourself in order to shame
me-"
ut was not to shame you, mother-it
was to ask you not to take any more Of
that-that medicine"
you need not fear, Yolande, you nee,
not fear!" she repeated, eagerly ooh,
no; have everything prepared now.
will never again touch it-you shall
never have to sacrifice yourself like
that
"Well, 1 am glad of it, dear mother,
for both our sakes," Yolande said. 81
hope it will not cost you much suffering"
ooh, no, it will not cost me much suf-
fering," said the mother, with strange
sort of a smile.
When they got back to Worthing, Yo-
lande set about the usual occupations of
the day with her accustomed compos-
ure; and even with a measure of cheer
fulness. She seemed to attach little i'm
portance to the incident that had just
happened; and probably wished her
mother to understand that she meant to
see this thing through as she had begun
it, But it was pitiable to see the remorse
on the mothers face when a slight con-
traction of Yolande's brow told that from
time to time her head still swan with
pain. At night, when Yolande went into
the bedroom, she noticed that there was
no bottle on the mantel-pece
"Where is it, mother?" she asked.
81 have thrown it away. You need
not fear now, Yolande," her mother said.
And then she regarded her daughter
nervously Don't mind what said this
morning, child. 1t was foolish. If l
cannot bear the suffering well, it cannot
be so hard a thing to die; that must
come if one waits"
"You are not going to die, mother"
said Yolande, gently patting her on the
shoulder. "You are going to live; for
some day, as soon as you are strong
enough, you and l are going to Nice, to
drive all the way along to Genoa and
know all the prettiest places to stop at
But you must have courage and hope and
determination. And you must get we'll
quickly. mother; for | should like to go
away with you; it is such a long, long
time since | smelt the lemon blossoms in
the air."
Go be continued)