The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-06-08


when she asked for "ppisOn for rats, 2
he said n'so |" and beamed mildly
upon her,
~ want'lt very strong" said Eve.
"SoP said the druggist.
''But not to give more pain than
Is necessary said Eve. n H
tTo thera ?" asked the druggist.
"Yes,p said Eve, "of course and
II must be quick, aud not make one
black In the hAce." %. fIi71nf aIssl
'iSop said the druggist, slowly.
'IWell, what l shall give yOu shall
not make de mt black In de hlce." l
And with grave countenRncs he
compounded n powder and handed II
across tho counter, asIH
Eve took II, passed him the fsw
cents he asked, and walked away,
Once home she went ut once to her
room, undreSed herself, aud retired
q bed, taking the powder with her.
s0nce or twlr0 she tasted II with the
tipUf her tongue, hoping II was not
very dlsagreeable. Then, finding II
sweet she bravely swallowed II,
at IL over" she said. "oh, heaven
forgive me ana forgive Tom"
= And then she laid herself down
upon her pillow. Just as she did 80,
the familiar sound OF 4 latch.key 10
the door below startled her. Tom
never came home 1t nOnn-but there
he was now, no one else but TOm
would walk IN Ia that cool way and
now he was calling her
ssEve-Eve--where are you 20
Never before had she fefased to
answer that voice. Why had he
come to torture her dying moments
Hark---
Nowhe WIS boundlngap stairs. He
was In the room.
"What Is the matter {? Arc you IN ,
Eve" he cried.
''No,n said she faintly-''only
tlred.n
'tAhl You look tired, little One,p -
said he, 81 came home to get the
ovdEcoat. suppose you've found out
that that In the hall Is not mine. !
wore Johnson's overeoat home from
the Office last night, by mistake, and
he Is anxious about II. He asked me
IL there was any one I'm the house
who would be apt ID meddle with
papers In thepOckets. Isald thought
not. ! hadn't a jealous wiie-eh 2
What's the matter, Eve ?"
"oh, Tom I" cried Eve, hystsr-
ioally. "Oh, Tom, say 1t rgain 1t
was not your coat ? oh, Tom, kiss
me.n
li'Why, what Is the matter, Eve ?"
cried Tom. "You must be III -
Then Eve remembered all.
30, am a wicked woman, Toni"
she cried. FThere were letters In
the pOcket.--love letters I read them.
l thought you false 10 mo. I'll took
poison, Tom. I'm going 10 dle--Rnd
] long to liveso oh, Tom saveme"
''Yes, yes," cried Tom, "Oh, good
heaven what poison ~
'IMr. Hoffman will know. ] Ibought
II OF him. Perhaps he can save metz
cried Eve.
And away went Tom, white as
death, to the druggist around the
corner.
He burst into the shop like whirl-
wind.
t'The lady p he gasped. "The
lady who bought poison here an hour
ago She took II by mistake I Can
you save her? Have you no antidoteP
She Is dying"
''No, no ~ said the old German.
"Be calml be at rest No, nOi she
cannot die OF dat. When q lady asks
me for poison dat will not turn q rat
black In de face, ] say to myself, 30 /;
Il smells something ! and gives her
IN d. paper shust u little sugar and
sometings. She could take u pound.
Go home and tell her no. never
sell poison 10 womens dat cry and do
not Wish do rat to become black In de
face. So-be calm y
80 Tom flew home again, and Eve
Telolced and hearing that johnson
was a single man, who admitted him
self to be engaged, she did not rip
the patch OF his coat as she had at
first intended.