Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-02

CHAPTER Xxx.

CAt4 . o20C- Il Oh Nty oAo 0o'~o nv diW a. .
destroy life; it is sometimes satisfied
with killing the brain, depriving its
victim of the use of his limbs, and reI-
dering him helpless and expressionless
as child.
The earl had lived a life OF extreme
quietude and care for some years past,
and it came to his assistance and kept
death at bay; but he was speechiess
and almost helpless
Gradually slight Improvement aat
in; they were able to prop him up
with pillows, and it seemed TO Norah
that, though he could not speak, he
understood what she said to him.
She noticed, with the improvement
In his strength, certain change in his
manner-if indeed. anything SO mex
pressive could be called manner-to-
ward her. She found that his dim eyes
frightened slightly when she spoke to
him, and often in the night watce -
when she thought him asleep, size
would find his eyes set on her fixedly,
as If he were trying to remember or
say something.
She would have loved her father
with all daughters love from the
first moment of her homecoming; in
deed, she had loved him though he had
done his best to freeze all tenderness
within her; but now that he was
thrown upon her care the treasures of
love and tenderness In her heart
welled out toward him, and she loved
MIN as only woman can love the be
ing who Is dependent upon her.
The nurse and doctor, who had
looked upon her as just a fashionable
and perhaps spoiled beauty. were In
wardly astonished at her devotion
and the doctor declared that 1t wa
not he, but Lady Norah, who kept
life going In the feeble, stricken
frame
Guilford Berton remained in the
house, and, as of old transacted al
business for the earl
Every now and then he paid visit
to the sickroom, and stood beside the
bed murmuring words of comfort tc
the old man; and at such times tho
earl fixed his eyes upon him with .
strange look which Norah could not
interpret; but he never attempted t
speak, and showed neither pleasure
nor impatience at his young friends
visits
Mr.. Petherick had been sent for di
rectly the improvement set In, ant
tried to awaken a CLEAN of inteni
gence In the old man, but failed TIL,
earl looked at him with the same IA
cant fixed stare. but displayed no rec
ignition
This Is very sad for you, my dear
said the old lawyer to Norah. his eve.
blinking behind his glasses, as he look
ed at the lovely face so pale and ga
tent, and recalled the young girl who
came SO brightly into the sittlng.roo,s
OF the Devonshire cottage Il an
afraid you will knock yourself up
They tell me- that you scarcely take
any rest
ooh, but I do, and this is not hard
work sitting here
The hardest can imagine for q
0tS ST. W t'iN VI open dif us NOl
are he said, shaking his head 1T Ii
n great responsibility wish tnC
young viscount were here he added
grayely.
Can he not be found?" asked Norah
She had heard great deal OF thi.
nephew OF the earl, this young mar
who would be the next ea,'--perhaps
so soonl--and master OF Santlei ~
Court 1T seems so strange his keep
ing in hiding all this time. Surely ia
must see the account of papas hlness
in the papers,
Yes, he would II he were in Eng
land, said MIR Petherlck, thought
fully But I'm afraid he is not Yo,
See, he is q most extraordinarily er
ratio young man. and unless he
chooses 10 como forward and declare
himself I'm afraid we shall not iind
him"
At this moment Gui.ford Berton en-
tered the room.
You are speaking OF the viscount? 2
he said, in low voice. Every en-
fort is being made to find him. Mr.
Potherick.''
Have You advertised in tie news
papers?"
We'll. no. Not yet. scarcely
you see the earl may recover mean
sufficiently to be conscious OF what is
going on. and l fancy--indeed, am
sure-that he would be extremely
angry If we took that step"
MIR. Pethsrick shook his head.
Besides" said Beron, II am GER
tain Lord Santleigh is not in Englan 4.
and unless we know To what part OF
the world he has betaken himself. We
can scarcely advertise"
Mr.. Petheriek was still afraid of the
earl, and he shrank from taking the re-
sponsibilty OF advising such 4 public
hue and cry.
Perhaps we had better wait n little
longer. That is an extremely sensible
young man" he remarked to Norah as
Berton left the room CT don,r thiul.