The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1912-08-17


eyes were full of an uncomfortable
sadness. | motioued to Nurse Martha
to leave us alone Leonora came up
close to me.
81 had hoped that you might be bet.
ter" she said bending over me. Il
could not go away without seeing you
and bidding you goodbye. Yes, am
going to the church now to be mar.
rlcd All, nurse. dear nurse. poor Dick
never came back | shall be Mrs.
Herslet within an hour"
motioncd with my hand and said
with my eyes: "Stay with me little
while. Mine is n dreadful fate-com.
fort me with your presence just for
few minutes"
She appeared to read my thoughts.
for without word she sat down near
me. Presently she took my hand and
covered il with her kisses. Some of her
tears dropped upon II. As she sat go,
and the quick moments passed, and I
knew that in very short time her
fate would be irrevocably sealed, a
frantic determination awoke within
me. II no WORKS could arise to my
lips, at least could direct my
thoughts to the Providence above.
began to pray fierceiy, despairingly.
: | began to plead with Heaven to give
) me back the gift of speech " II
could be only for short time, Il few
flceting moments, what might | not
accomplish? If / could but save her
. by few whispered sounds, even If
tho effort cost my life, would gladly
pay the price. As my spirit writhod
. within me Leonorn watched me cur.
iOusly, and then leaned forward and
. touched me.
+ What is Il, dear?' she asked
| Your eyes seem TO speak, surely
| there Is something that Is troubling
2 you. oh, nurse, nurse, make an Of
fort Surely you can move that silent
i tongue if you try hard. | feel sure
there IL something | must know. some
y thing you want to tell me"
4 My heart was beating wildly. and
n moved my partially paralyzed arm e
1 and fro. II seemed MS though my
n spirit must burst its bonds and over
come the weakness of the flesh. Ny
0 lips trembled with one FINAL Eiganti,
- effort; they wrthod as IN n spasm
;, and cultural noise issued from m,
throat. Suddenly the blood came surg
I ing to my temples; | found that tn,
\ long-lost speech had returned!
\ "Leonora!" | whispered family.
Good Heavens she speaks, sh,
speaks" cried the girl. She fell upoi
| I.. 81
\ hands. Dear, dearest, tell me wha
4 Is in your heart"
\ knew that my words must be few
! had TO select them before they wer
uttered.
"Leonora. listen" | said. DO no
marry DR.. Hcrslct Captain Clifford /
/ n patient In this house; he Ia no
Z dead-he came back discovered hi
A identity; DR. lIorslot tried to silenc
] me, TO keep you In Ignorance. DO no
marry that bad man, dear"
could say no more; my lips quiz
cred and were sull MY brain reclsj
the room became darl, and / slippc
away into blank unconsclousno5s.
z was very III afterward and kne,
z nothing more for long time Who
7 came to myself LConora told me th
story of the next few days. Actin
ON advice. she went 10 seek CAPITAL
Clifford, and found him. She sal
little or nothing about chat interview
nor did / question her Or. Hcrslo
returned TO the house about half a
hour after / had recovered my powC
Of speech. LConora hnr n met hr
and told him what had happened. y
looked quietly at her and his fac
grow white; he went out OF N
house, never to rotuCn, Never agnl
did he come back TO Harley street
his career in England was ended, an
the reason Of his strange dlsappon
guce was not made public MS We kcl
the secret TO ourselves. AnothC
great surgeon performed the oporj
ton on Captain Clifford, who rccoyc
cd completely, and Leonora becan
his wife.
IA As for me, grew to have Il horrC
y of my surroundings; everything
IT, London seemed TO remind me OF ii
terrible period through which | IN
passed When / had rcGained n
~ strength resolved TO try what chanl
y. Of climate and country would do +,
ID me, and came to New York. Pc
Vi haps ! started TO work little tC
soon, but now, thanks to your car
Il Dr. Halifax, feel that / am on T.
Us road TO complete recovery. The t
d, lcnce Is over forever, thank Heave
/ and the memory of that frightful @
: Torence is fast assuming the on
40 lluss Of some fantastic dream.
nc
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