New-York tribune., 1912-02-11

any, more than | needed to think My head began to
whirl felt myself falling, falling through dcIciouS
kind Of Paradise with Victor and al the miserable
bothcr5 Of life forgotten forever, and Henry, cheek
warm and wet against mine. Then all oi sudden
came big wave that washed completely over the TWO
Of Us. and felt myself drowning. cIutchcd Henry
with al my forCc-but my poor force, what was IT,
after al the lev water and all the tcrrors, had not
even the strength to say goodby. The next minute
gone.
WTHERE, Where was Lii in that interval when the
w light went ou, and all was SILENT II She ever
knew most certainly she had forgotten before She came
back And-oh She came back unwIlIlngIy,
\ knife through my lungs, dreadful weight on my
though for pure pitc-'hat was the 'rs, thing knew.
| tried To- tell them 10 leave me alone but my voice
wouldn't come After al what was me use OF T,'.''1E
So lust resigned myself, while the hands went on tor
rncn,ing ruc-oh. for infinite hours cniIe7rIy, Ihcn
gradually, uncertainty, | began 20 feel happy. Inc
pain, left me- my breath began % come $50 softly II was
pleasure. 10 draw H. tried 10 open my eyes; but the
hd- were very heavy, and u really aidn seem Z" be
worth 81, much trouble, So | lay IN q kind Of torpor,
Just thinking how lovely and warm the blankets were.
Then heard voices, aI h.urrc! and distant j. aan
seem worth while taking the trouble % listen; but JUS,
the same seemed quite natural 20 hear again the last
voice. ! had heard before going away
Henry Was saving, "What dli the doctor say,
y adys voice answered him such sweet VOICE
w.u, % open my eyes and look ~ her. "lwir out o
danger \ little sleep Is alI that needed. And Nh
Cobb"
Urqrys voice interrupted SO violent was glad to
Lrr,, nv ewes shut "Couiouul the brute. He's ail
rght-dont think was worrying about him Then
h voice changed He whispered $50 softly that could
barely hear him, How aounily she sleeps Look,
Mother, did you ever in your life anything So per-
f.otly beautiful
There was silence for a moment; then heard the
ladv's voice, in the barc5t breath, My poor boy.
CHAPTER XI.
r. was some hours later when was sitting up in bed
and drinking some nice hot chocolate, that heard
the ltdv, voice again. But tins time ! 81" her toe"
rather hort and stout, but with pr"ic HEr statue
and the most beautifully Wndula'od white hair she
spoke To- me So kindly about the wild rss her son had
taken and how terrified She had been; but SAID that
now she was glad and proud of him. especially after She
had seen me Then she smiled at me, and suddenly uu
der her calm grly. Of manner | noticed the ripple Of
concealed excitement
$50 i, was not only very charming young lady, but
% very ianou, onc that my boy had the honor OF re-
.ling She said "For the last month | believe the
papers have talked Of little else but AIadcmoscc do
Tauuuicr,a de- Cmgny.
She smiled again at me. And for the first time !
realized that Mrs '"bb5 campaign {" newspaper
publicity, which seemed so vulgar and bizarre to my
European ideas might seem equally 50 10 the other
Americans Americans, that is, like Mrs. Stuart |
felt myself turning crimson; but could not deny my
hostess and future mother in law by apoogzng for her.
SO | remained silent
81 have not the pleasure Of knowing your aunt the
Duchess Of Porhaycn, went on Mrs stuart 1T Is, IN
fact, many years since crossed the Atlantic. But on
the French side of your family
She stretched out plump white hand, and on the
countcrpanc before me fell little gttcrng heap.
"Whcn the maids undrcsscd you took charge Of your
icyclry" She said. "Iook my dear i, it al there"
Sure enough, there were the pearl hoops, the ruby
clusters that Mrs. Cobb had bestowed upon me. to-
gcthcr with the great diamond solitaire, enormous
that cannot glove over It, that Victor last week
had pushed upon my finger Mechanically, with my
eyes still on the wide open blue ones before me- began
slipping on my rings again. But the rngs-bahl what
did they matter beside the dear old fashioned lockc of
pale gold with my miniature inside, that Mrs. Stuart
laid down beside them,