The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-03-09
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11ae these were all dead. My aunt stood
7 E2sSgGnia, to whom was engaged to be
ylEygsed. sat weeping near a window,
=, f-w Sace buried III her handkerchief.
l. whom my mother had left to
IT, caro~<y~hen q little girl of but ten
> 'l...-sy. I'D and for whom l had provided
.~EsFgr st,usea. stood in the background
'ax.rowtie ,way from the bed by the
,axslhers. al [ could not see her face
&Ias0xsi wa" now twenty and by my
death would be left without home or
support. | had provided for her, but
aaod not been fully satisfied with tie
Eaew will III which had made gle pro
~Ei&isn and bad kept it locked where it
-wzEIlld not he found The old will left
yeszerything to Eugenia
The doctor came and put his hand on
xny heart and after leaving it there d
few minutes said in softly modula ted
wtice:
at Isl all over
sly cousin Tom turned and with bow
ed head walked out of the room, slow
zy at first. but more rapidly as he
sseared the door, and | could hear him
syaing downstairs with a springy step.
Esugei:ia rose and cast Il frightened
glance my way. | expected to see IN
her face Indications of blighted life.
Z was astouished to discover look of
relief Aunt Vinifred went to her, put
her arm around her, Eugenia's head
full on her mothers shoulder, and they
passed out OF the chamber.
One by one those who had been with
G,le in my last moments left me- Lau-
"a stood by a window with her back
TO me. She waited till the last person
had departed, thea turned. On her
face was genuine grief. She had con-
kealed it i'll presence OF the others, but
-ssow that they We're gone she gave full
vent TO it. Coming to me, she knelt
z by my bed, put her face down into her
hands and sobbed as if her heart
would break. But hearing a step with
aout she rose, brushed away her tears
and began to busy herself about the
room, gliding noiselessly here and
there while the doctor, who had forgot
ten his satchel, came in, put away lis
..nedicaI paraphernalia and went away.
Was dead?
4 didn't believe [ was. | had often
heard of the comatoSe condition in
&shich person may linger for a long
sE hide and concluded that mine was
sal1:B q case. | was certainly paralyZed.
Lad / not been propped up with pill
&9saEg should not have seen what
,sgzd
Curing the night 1 heard a faint
,azhuz;h il a distant chamber. l recog-
Eflzad il at once, for 1 had long loved
n 1t was Engenia's laugh. 1 heard a
ssob IN the hall. and in a few moments
I-aHra came in. Softly approaching the
ped, she stood looking down at me.
Presently she seemed to notice some
1ahing in my face-probably life-like.
7ainge AT any rate, she touched my
cheek She appeared to be disappoint-
ed and took her hand away but not be
fore it had stirred my dormant pulse.
Then she bent down and imprinted a
kiss upon my lips.
That kiss was like new fuel to q
fIcl1ering fire I could feel my heart
begin to beat-slowly at first, but
duickening every moment. Laura
must have noticed the change, for she
FASTENED out Of the room, and present
e my aunt and my cousin Tom came
1aurrying in and looked at me.
hI1t
Took full of fear that 1 might live.
TITS that stupid Laura's fancy" said
my aunt.
hoped to hear more, but after Il
Easty glance they left the room. Laura
came back and stood peering down in
to my face. ( gave faint sigh. Quick
AS flash she put her hand to my heart
ssxnd felt it beating. Selling my hand,
she chafed it spasmodically. then ran to
the door and called over the banister.
Get the doctor, quick"
When the doctor came the sun was
shining in at my window, and there
is nothing more reviving than it's rays
Laura had started life anew; the sun
gave it strength. The doctor declared
that still lived, but after deiberation
decided not TO give me any remedy,
though he ordered tank of oxygen for
me to breathe The household again
gathered in the room, my fiancee APP
preaching me with a partly concealed
dread or disappointment in her face.
They crowded about my bed and Lau-
zra, as before, was crowded out. Then,
when sure | lived. they went away
again.
The time came when 1 was perfect
.ay recovered. | broke my engagement
with Eugenia and turned the rest Of
Them out of the house. When they
were all gone I sent for Laura. She
came into my study wonderingly.
rad two wills in my hand. | gave her
s0nE to read 1t left all my possessions
40 my lete fiancee When Laura had
mead it, I handed her the other, eXecut-
ed that morning. 1t left everything to