Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12


the fire of fever and delirium. 1 felt great
pity stir my heart for this mad grl-mad
in throwing away her own life when she
Yet feeling of admiration for her heroism
thrilled me and made me bow before her.
cruel sacree said hsp goa
must not give yourself up. You shall not
suffer for sin which in the eyes of justice
is almost pardonable; at least, there was
some amelioration for the ofense.''
Il cannot. / must free my poor old father
from ro from Zee IS
you understand and believe me? Stephen
Wardour is innocent as babe; and toube
mitted is horrible! 1 tell you, it must not@l
shall not be! Take me to prison. | insist
upon it; / beseech you y -, "
She fell upon her knees before me, claspsE
ing her hands imploringy, her eyes, full of
tears, uplifted to my face
place, and besides, Miss Wardour, do not
believe that you are guilty Go back to your
own room; give up this mad scheme. Your
father, if innocent, must be saved in some
other way.
The words died upon my lips into silence.
opened softly, and Esme Lyell stood in the
dim light Of the lamp which burned all night
in the corridor She looked like an angel, in
a flowing robe of white cashmere, her golden
hair falling loosely over her shoulders.
thought of the shining coil which had taken
ran over my frame. Thank heaven the coil
was safe, locked away in my desk among my
private papers No one should ever know,
no must suspect.
Ruby she cried in voice full of
dignifed, alarm, my dear, what is the
She glided swiftly to Ruby's side, and
wound her white arms in their flowing
trimmed sleeves about the girls neck:
she went wen 0t on pit eo T missed You
from, your room and so came to look for
Miss Lyell," (my voice shook as it
spoke her name) you know this girl?
about her?''
4 viii, Doctor Dorrance, certainly
fire edad in he he dephs Of her eye
How l loved her How 1 worshiped,
idolized her And surely surely she had
And, looking upon her as she stood there
so brave and fearless, | realized that she
by one she loved through everything
AS gazed upon her there strange
p p mat T Es R RoNoh, o pitSing heaysn
cliffe's dead hand, as though it had been
cutched frantically, from the graceful head?
peated oh in brief the story Of Ruby War
dours self-accusation and ended with
request for Esme to tell me all she knew
NINE VIII tihnhl Ruby wsrdour came ,a to = at
Paul Ernscliffe had deceived her and had
broken her heart; and she wished to leave
home and go away to earn her own living;
her. 1 needed a maid. I asked my mother her
to let me retain Ruby. She consented. She
sent a message to her father telling him
of her whereabouts, but it seems ne never
received the message. Tonight l mao mad
her father had been arrested for Mr.. Erns-
cliffe's murder, and as soon as she thought
me asleep she came to you believing you
friends death, to give herself up, volun-
tary sacrifice. She is innocent, Doctor Dor
rance; surely, you believe it?'
was in Esmes dark eyes! I had never
observed it before. They held me spell
bound 1 aroused myself with an effort
and shook off the spell.
Il trust she is innocent l made answer:
' Z Know se'1 She is!' she cried, eagerly:
'Now, Ruby, come back to your room ana
ing can be done tonight. Come, dear.
GOOD night, Doctor Dorrance 1 hope you
will sleep we'll. 80
shivering girl back to her own, room and
I heard it's door close and the key turn in
the lock. Dazed and beWildered, l went
back to my own chamber and locked my
She had hoped I would sleep well. Ah!-
me! Ah-me! Would ever sleep again?
My nerves were all unstrung with the
exciting and terrible events and L was
mixed myself dose of choral, and, hav-
ing taken it., threw myself, all dressed,
upon the bed, and soon in oblivion.
When I awoke it was ten in the morning.
Bathing and dressing myself, L rang Tor
coffee.
The waiter ever garrulous, was burst
ing with Importance. a gossip-lovlng negro,
me blow RllDV