Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-16

and tore off. A groom was in wait
ing, and took the horse, and the but
Ter received him at the hall door.
I'm afraid you're too late, sir" be
said, in hushed awed voice. THE
ear was taken worse soon after you
went; a kind of fit, from all en-
make out, and
Guilford Berton moved toward the
stairs as Hartman came down. Her
eyes were red, and she supported
herself by the balustrade, and he had
no need to ask the momentous ques-
ton.
Yes, sir" she said, with a sob
his iordship is dead. A quarter Of
an hour ago
He stared up at her. He was moi
thinking of the earl, but Of Norah.
"And-and Lady Norah?" he said
almost inaudibly.
MY poor mistress," was all she
could say.
He looked down, to hide the sud
den flash which shot into his eyes.
Did he-was he sensible?' he
, asked, in hushed voice
Hartman shook her head.
] II can't tell sir: and yet think ss
was at the last. It was a fit of some
kind, and-and-yes, sir. think ne
was sensible. He-he tried t.
speak"
Yes" he broke in, with barely con
lcealed eagern,ess; "well?'
/ HE did say some words He knew
Lady Norah and spoke her name, and
he-he spoke yours. It seemed as II
he were trying to say something thaa
was on his mind, but he could not
And-and think that killed him, he
not being able to make my dear
lady understand. He-he seemed
! frightened of something, as II he
wanted to warn her. oh. can't tell
what he meant!''
Guilford Berton drew a breath OF
relief. 1t passed very well for sigh
Of sympathy and sorrow.
! "If had only stayed" he murmur-
ed, and he turned away and wiped hfs
eyes.
! Then, moment afterward he was
cool. self4possessed again.
will you tell Lady Norah that |
am here. Harman?" he said "And
tell her, please. that will see to
everything that is necessary. II she
would like to see me-"
Hartman stole upstairs and into the
silent room. Norah was kneeling be-
side the bed as sne had been so often
for the last few weeks her face hid.
den in her hands, her body shaken by
her sobs. Hartman knelt beside her,
and laid her hand tenderly upon her
arm.
"Don't--don cry, dear mistress!"
And yet--it's best"
IF he had only told me what he
wanted to tell met" dropped from
Norah's quivering lips "Oh, what
was it? What was it?' and she
raised her head and looked with an ag-
onized entreaty at the now placid
face.
| II sent for Mr.. Cuilford, my
lady" whispered Hartman, "and he is
downstairs He will do everything
and he says Il you'd IKE to see him
A shudder ran Though Norak, and
she turned her white face to Hartman
with sudden vehemenc
MOI" she painted. mo, mol" and
she dropped back into her former at
titude and hid her face as II she
could not endure even Harman's low
ing eyes.
Hartman went downstairs. AMI
found Guilford Berton pacing up and
down the library
! "she will not see me?" he said, be-
fore she could speak. Yes, yes. |
can understand, Will you bring
me some sealing wax and candle,
please. And tell Marston to go i,
the station with this telegram for Mr..
Petherick. They will send it before
the postoffice people"
Still like a man in a dream he
sealed up the drawers in the bureau
and the lock on the deed box. which
mad been brought from London aud
placed in its usual position In the IL
brary. He paused as he did so with
IA certain hesitation Should he make
IA slight alteration In the will? But
his hesitation only lasted a moment.
and he affixed the seal without even
opening the box with the duplicate
key he had made.
flushed footsteps sounded in
ghostly fashion over the vast place.
and suddenly sound smote his ear
that made him start and recoil II
was the big bell. which one Of the
old servants. In accordance with a Gus
tom OF the house. had set tolling, to
announce that the Superfine Earl had
passed away. In all probability. of
|all the people who had known him.
OF all the great world In which he hal
been so notable a figure. only two
persons shed tear: the daughter.
whose love he had persistently re-