Show I TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE I OR OR ORI I LIFE IN KENTUCKY n By Mrs Mary ary J. J Holmes I Chapter V Continued V The excitement was Wll too much for him and for Cor a n few tew moments ho he was unconscious When at nt last animation was n restored Fann Fanny was hanging over his pillow and Fanny's tears were upon his cheek but he ho thou thought ht It was Julia Julin and drawing her to him he Imprinted a burning kiss hiss upon her fair brow saying God bless you for for Cor coming precious Julia I knew you ou would come and now tell me do O you ou not love me as well welt as you al always always always al- al ways have havo Fann Fanny was bewildered and looked Imploringly at Mr Miller who said ald Richard do you OU think It Is 13 Julia who Is standing by you now Tho The sick man gao a n. startled look Jook shrieked out Julia yes es It Jt Is not Julia speak quick anti and tell me Isn't Julia h here Mr Millers Miller's eyes oes tilled filled with tears ar a art h he answered sadly rodl No so Richard Julia JUlin Is mot hero it Is Fanny Fann who hai UL como A. A deathly paR passed ed over o Mr dr Wilmot's face anti and anda antia a n m 0 of delirium ensued endued more violent than nn any which had preceded It At In last t It pa passed oft off and he became comparatively calm but still p persisted In thinking it was Mas Julia whose hand he held in hs us and whose breath was upon h hs cheek k lI Heaven bless you OU for or coming beloved one ono ho he would sa say I 9 knew you would come and still tho the dreadful thought though has haunted me that you ou might be false for th that t was t cruel letter leller bu hut you ou did not write It It H. did you ou Fanny answered through her tears No Mr Ir 11 mot I did not write it It Is Fanny who Ls is speaking to you rou But nut Mr fr understood only tho first part of oC what she ho said and con con- I knew kne did lid not I am satisfied now to die and yet et hard hanto hard han to die when I am so o young and so I Ito far Car from home but It Is sweet to I know that I have ha your our love to the last When I am dead you OU will tell them at home how I loved them and prayer prayed for thorn thom l f My mother will weep bitterly bitterly bitterly bit bit- terly for h her hr r son who died so faraway far tar faraway awn away but she does not lovo me ne aswell as aswell well as ns you OU do do does she dearest st Just then thon Dr Lacey Laxey entered the room He lie seemed surprised to see gee Fanny there and to hear the words of oC endearment addressed to her b bj by Mr but Mr lr r softly told him of the tho mistake This seemed to satisfy him but ho note noted over every change channe of Fanny's countenance At last Mr 11 Wilmot said If you ou did hot not write that letter letterS who did was It H could It have been your sister Ister Oh no no said Fanny Fann I did not write THo it IL I 1 know you ou did lid not dearest said he you would not do such a n. thin thing but bilt who did I 1 cannot think It was Funn Fanny who was always s 's so gentle so guileless Poor Ioor Fanny she felt that her beloved beloved beloved be be- loved teacher was dying with a n suspicion suspicion suspicion sus sus- of her Innocence an and the she wept most bitterly At last a change pase passed over Mr oil Wilmot's face a change which showed that the last st trying moment had come It fre fre- fre- fre occurs with dying persons that nt t the last faculties are for a n moment full fully restored So It was with Mr Ir Wilmot A bright smile broke over his face and looking up at nt Mr lr Miller Miller- he lie said ildr I thank m my heavenly Father I can cao see se again Now ow where is 18 Julia Julin I would look book on her face tace once more k I 1 told you ou said Mr 1 Miller Iller that you ou were ml mistaken taken It I Inot not Julia JuHn Not SNot Julia Julla said Mr l again becoming delirious Not ot ot Julia It cannot be he true Then drawIng Fanny toward him he looked earnestly In Inh h her 1 face ace Slowly the bitter truth broke broI e over his mind and he said Yes I was vas but I bless you OU for coming but Julia my too dearly loved Julia she Julia she she- Is not hero here Oh If It I c can n never see her hor In this world shall shaH I 1 see nee her In heaven They were the last words h he ever uttered Falling Fulling buck back on his pillow h he drew Fanny's face to lo his and with his last breath kissed her quivering I IpSo and all n vas waH over Sadly Mr l Miller closed the eyes of or hl his departed friend and anti smoothing the cover about him l left t him to the care of ot the servants A tow few ow hours later Fann Fanny entered the Ule room with Dr Lacey again to look on the ace of or Mr Wil mot mou Tho The sun was Just rising and Its fin first t red rays rn's fell upon the tho marble features of the time dead There was on his face an nn expression lon so calm and heavenly that Fanny l held her breath while looking at him let she should hould disturb his hla place peaceful uJ repose At length she kissed his cold forehead and silently sil- sil ll- ll left leet the room which contained the tho palo pale sl sleeper In the course of a few hour houri iho ho ho 4 returned home hom bearing the sad sod tl tid tidings tid- tid ings Ing which were received by her mother with a burst of ot tears but Julia preserved the same sarno cool indifference indifference ference which she sho had hat manifested throughout all aJl Mr air Wilmot's illness hearted Hard as she was there came a time in after years NJ when that proud head was bowed with grief and those dark lark eyes ees were bedimmed h by tears of ot penitence which could not rot atone for forthe the past Pati for Cor the they were of oC no avail to bring hack back tho the dead lead from rom MIl silent resting VI VJ S Has Two 10 Cra Graves c Upon Which h lo to Plant Ilo Flo ers Mr Wilmot's death leath occurred on Tuesday morning mornin and the following Thursday was appointed for his burIa bur bur- Ia ial It was wa as l the 1st of oC September and anda a bright h beautiful da day but Its Is sunlight sunlight sun sun- fell hearts for Cor light on man many aching aching- though he who sho lay In hl his l low Jow cornn so w cold anti and still was WM a stranger in a strange Inn land there were many whose tears fell Cell like summer rain for one who ho had thus car early awa away lIe He had during his lifetime been a member mem mern- her ber of oC the Episcopal church and his funeral services were to take place in Asee Ascension lon Church The house was filed to overflowing Mrs Middleton Mr lr Miller Dr DI Lacey and Fann Fanny occupied the front set sett as principal mourners for fol tho the deceased Many searching eyes were ere bent on the fair young girl Irl whose white forehead gleamed from under the folds of her veil yell and whose eyelids wet with tears drooped heavily upon her pale cheek Madam adam Rumor had been bus busy with her hel thou thousand nd tongues anI anu the scene cene at the deathbed had been told anti and retold in twenty different forms until at last Jast It had become settled that on Fanny's part there was some secret attachment or she sho never would have evinced so o much Interest In Me Mc Ic Wil- Wil mot She however was ignorant of all this and sat at there wholly unconscious unconscious unconscious of or the interest she was ex ex- citing Julia was not there She had again defied I I mothers mother's commands und and I resisted all Fann Fanny's s entreaties that she would go to the funeral You ought to see Mr Wilmot said Funn Funny Fanny He lie looks so calm so peaceful and she added In a a. low voice olce so forgiving So quickly repeated Julia I wonder what shat he has to for for- give If It I had continued to love 10 him not have saved his life lIe Fanny Fann sighed and turned away from rom tho the hearted hard-hearted girl who was left alone with her thoughts during all nil the long hours of that day But to todo todo todo do her justice we wo must mURt mURta say a that after after atter af at- ter her mother and sister were hone gone a n. feeling of sadness stole over her her stan stony heart somewhat softened an and In the solitude of or her chamber she wept for a n. long time but hut whether er for Mr Ir Wilmot's death her own conduct conduct conduct con con- duct toward him or the circumstances which surrounded her none can tell Let us now return to Frankfort I and go back for a few tew moments in our stOr stOry Just a. a as the tho funeral procession Slon had left let the house and was proceeding proceed proceed- ing toward the church the steamboat Diana which plies piles between CIncinnati and Frankfort appeared around a abend abend abend bend in tho the river river- She was loaded with passengers who were all on the lookout as they neared the tho landing place Just at that moment lOment the toilIng tolling toll toil ing bell hell rang out on the tho air Its tones tone fell sadly on the ear of a n tail tall beautiful ful rul girl who was impatiently pacIng pacing pac pac- In ing the deck leek and looking anxiously In inthe tho the direction of the tho city The knell was waH repeated and she murmured Oh what If JC that should hould bo be for Richard The thought overpowered o her and sit sit- log down on a n seat lent near her she burst Into tears tear Can I do anything for you ou said Mid tho the captain who at that moment passed her except to land mo In Frankfort as soon as possible said the young oung lady whom the tho reader will readily suppose was wa Kate Wilmot Are ro y you ou In a n great hurr hurry asked the captain Yes es sir Ir returned I Kate ate My 1 brother Is In dangerously sick and I am anxious to get to him Where hero docs does your our brother live asked the captain lie nile boards with Mrs Williams on Elm street treet answered Kate nt Then saIl said the captain if It you oU will vill show me mo your our baggage bas I will Sl see that hat it I 1 Is sent lent there for you ou probably will not wish to wan waste to time In looking after It Jt when we wc land Continued Tomorrow Morning I II |