Grandmother Elsie

f

sickness at m

the death spark

hing seem

om like a f

il

dismounted, throwing the bridle to a servant, and went u

re with the morning paper in his hand. "I haven't heard you wh

d uncle has just had a telegram from Ned announcing the safe arriv

t isn't directed to grandpa, or to me as the eldest son of the h

n, glanced at the contents

" cried Calh

poplexy. Cal, I must take the first train for New York. Look at the paper, see when it leaves. Thank God that those chi

h all speed, and hurrying into the house, summoned his old mammy and bade her pack a valise w

said, following him in to give the des

not a minute

"I think I should go, too, Art, if-if you thin

pt from grandpa as long as possible, and if he saw us both rushing off in the directi

e's with Virginia, the message is sent by her," glancing again at the paper which he still

to her, you were about to say? Well, we can only hope that so terrible an emerge

up the avenue. Calhoun

ied, and both brothers da

He and Adelaide would be with Mrs. Conly in two hours, telegraph at once in what c

go on with his preparations, but delay setting out up

it they learned that their mot

, but it was deemed best to keep them from the younger children and th

ossible the old gentleman's

ly soon follow her sister. But oh if I only knew that she had been washed from her sins in the precious blood of Christ, that she had accepted His invitation, 'Come unto me,' so that death would be but f

condition, but let us hope that God will in His great mercy give her yet more time-months or years-in which to prepare for eternity. We will cry earnestly

on earth, as touching anything that they shall ask, it

entleman asked, "What arrangements have the boys made?

n ambulance, and I shall be there with the car

a is com

nly, but expect to see

sh a suspicion that she has brought this attack upon her poor mother. I strongly suspect that Virginia's match has tu

so it must surely be the cause of life-long self-repr

child be where we will not be the gazing stock of an idl

on, glancing from a window of the parlor-car, sa

ort of smile. All felt that the invalid must be unabl

and-still, and the next the three gentlemen

ntelligence, made an effort to speak, but in

ith hearts and eyes

you have come to us alive," Calh

soon have you much b

saw her in New York, but has not yet recovered her speech and ca

s the crowd is out of the way it shall be brought close

exchanged whi

ginia?" asked

son in a low-toned aside, "and as she would have be

ell," was Mr. Di

brothers. The former accompanied her in it, while the latter, with Mrs. Allison, entered the Rosel

od match?" Mr. Dinsmore asked,

ed. "Would you have believed it? we found the

ealthy then? Or has he lost h

ison, "he has always lived by his wit

w does he tre

ike cat and dog, actually coming to blows at times. They are both bitterly dis

remarked, "but I do not like to think of her as suffering from either poverty or th

. I don't believe the man would ever proceed to personal violence if she did not exaspera

le. "I have no pity for her if she

mother had inveigled him into the marriage by pretences to wealth they did not possess. Poor Louise! I have no doubt her attack was bro

e Virginia was too proud to show herself here among relatives whose approval of the

ce, supposing, I presume, as I did, that not being able to speak or move, she was also unable to hear or understand, but i

ungrateful, undutiful daughter is concerned; but Is

I wish Isa was not so far away. But you have not told me

to one so old and feeble; but I left h

und the whole household, and also Mrs. Howard, her husband and so

e too was very near, both full of loving

st embrace, were for him. They we

she alive?"

and for yourself; because 'He doeth all things well,' and 'We kno

this may be His appointed means

around and a few comforting words to the younger Co

g helpless and speechless in the shadow of death, Louise Conly seemed nea

, loving arms that had placed her in it now lifted her anew and bore

the bed, and one by one they stood for an

ak only with those sad, wistful eyes that gazed with new

from the room except Lora, Elsie, and a faithful and attached old neg