Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28

under your admirably careful treat
ment. She will be completely pros
trated. l don't like the look of her
eyes; you will have to rouse her doc
tor-take her away somewhere. Inere
must have been some severe shock to
cause this brain trouble. Watch her
we'll when the fever leaves her."
"There was some trouble Sir John,
said DR.. Grant.
..Just so, just so. The trouble
whatever it was, is dulled now, but
if will return when the system gets
stronger and more capable to realize
it; and then your difficulties VIII COM
mence. All, my dear doctor, II you
and | could invent some panacea Tor
minds diseased, what fortunes we
should have, eh?''
And. nodding and smiling, the great
Sir John departed.
The days passed, and in due course
the fever subsidized, and then DR.. Grant
found that Sir John had prophesled
truly. Pale an wan, Lucille rose from
her bed, and sat like a ghost in the
sunshine by the window, and taking
as little interest in life as ghost II
self might do. All through her illness
Marie and Mrs. Dalton had nursed
her with a devotion not to be sur
passed. Marie Werner had scarcely
left her, but sat beside the ped
watching and listening to any word
that might come from the parched
lips. day and night; but no word
came. 1t seemed as if Lucille had
set lock and key upon her heart,
had crushed down everything connect
ed with Harry Herne and the rod
bery. His name never passed her
lips even when the fever was at its
height: but Marie Werner, sitting
watching her, knew the overturned
mind was but numbed for tlme'
and that the past would all come
back to her.
Day by day Lucille sat by the win
dow. her thin, hands folded in the lap
of her dressing gown, her eyes fixed
upon the park, listless, almost mo-
tionless. They brought her flowers
and books, they tried to talk to her
and rouse her, as Sir John had said,
but nothing seemed to interest her.
To sit silent and thoughtful, watch
ing the sun steal over the hills and
sink into the sea, appeared to be all
she desired. The doctor limited at
change of air, and Marie made the
suggestion ~ q liShh SRy teahaeo,
but Luc1ne snooK nor ncau rrsti--sfy.
81 do not care to go away she
said uielya. "Why should [? | am
quite well-only tired, tired!'
One day, among the books which
Law upon a table beside her, Lucille
saw copy Of the Times, which Mrs.
Dalton had been reading. She took 1t
up mechanically and let her eyes rest
upon it. Suddenly her face blanched
and she let the paper fall. Her glance
rested upon the trial of man for
burglary, and upon the sentence
Seven years penal servitude!'
With a low cry she thrust the pa
per from her with her foot and drop
ped back among the cushions cover
ingly
It was a man like this-a vile, low
criminal, whom she had permitted
herself to love. Shame enveloped her
from head to foot. Fool-fool that she
had been to believe, to trust him? She
had hung upon every word he had ut
tered. She had thought him the
noblest of mankind, and all the time
he had been laughing at her love, had
been plotting a crime with her own
maidservant for an accompiice.
She sat covering for half an hour.
shrinking from her shame and self
abasemen, then suddenly she put her
hand to her chair and rose, pale and
trembling still, but resolute and de-
termined
With uncertain steps she went to
the bell and rang it. Marie Werner
and Mrs. Dalton hurried in at once,
but both stood transfixed by the
change in her face. They had left
her am hour ago listless, inert, life
less statue, they came back to find
statue endowed with life.
Il think / will go out" she said.
quietly. 'Will you send my maid?'
The two women exchanged chances.
"Yes, but we will dress you,'' re-
sponded Mrs Dalton as carelessly as
she could. "You feel better, though,
dear? Do you think you are strong
enough" for the change was so sud-
den that the good lady trembled.
81 am quite WE'LL" said Lucille,
smiling cold, mirthless smile. Il
have been moping too long. You were
quite right. was not going the way
! to get WE'LL
Eyes. dear, yes" assented Mrs. Dali
ton, nervously.
Il will order the carriage" said
Marie, watching her. you had better
have closed one"
mo- said Lucille, firmly. The
Victoria, please. shall get more air.
Marie left the room, her thin lips