Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-07
and all things the other was so boun-
tifully blessed with.


tifully blessed with.
One after day met Miss G bbon and
her aunt in town aud took them 10
breakfast with me. How the whole
day glowed, how bright the sun. how
clear the sky. and how foolishly happy
wasI.
dreamed of her sleeping and wax
ing. but married the other woman.
The two had met and liked each 9TH
err Immensely She came TO the house
some days with her out at Bethesda.
Did you ever hear" asked M IS
Glbbon. "of one twin dying simulta-
neously with the other without any
organic diseasep" We were at the
breakfast table and something brought
forth the question.
'Oh yes" quickly answered Kate.
Il quito expect to die the moment
Fred does. Oh. didn't you know was
q twinp"
There followed much talk Of it.
never knew before how deeply this
superstition had impressed itself on my
wife imagination. 81 have always
known l should not live after Fred
died" she said. l was amazed. never
having heard the idea before. though |
have since learned it is quite COM
mon superstition, or shall we say COM
monty known factP
Fred was in Chicago and Miss Glib
bon asked my wife for letter OF in
PRODUCTION to him as she and her aunt
were going there for part of the win
ter. AS Kate said when he did once
fall in love, it would be almost case
of life or death to him.
And he did instantly adore Miss Glib
bon.
Who d d not, that ever saw her for
| five IN nutes' conversep There was
great deal in his letters just then about
| her.
Did you ever notice that is always
the way with manP
He doesn't know he's in love. And
he is very voluble at first regarding
| her. Sometimes he thinks himself in
love with some one else all the while,
or he wonders how it is he can see
| this girl so much and not love her. or
he congratulates himself on having at
last found friend of the gentler sex
whom he can form sort of chumship
with. and not get sentimental over.
| And he talks of her constantly to
every one he meets. He Sees hears
dreams. thinks, reads studies, yea
ia rly breathes her for space, and
then. behold an ominous lence!
For he looked h love in the face.
and it is so mighty. so grand so entire
and exqu site that he is filled with awe.
Frivolity freezes in his heart, care
less speech on his p.
| Whan ha frat knnya n his vary blood
lies still a moment in his veins for
love has bound his pulses.
| was in Chicago about that time
and saw them together. How he loved
her! Was she a sirenP For she drew
his very heart from h breast into the
small hollow Of her white hand. and
would keep it there forever or throw
it hot aud bleeding into perdtion.
was apsurdly angry at her for let
ting the BOY love her. Was | jealous?
had even seen his arm about her
for moment and l knew she had
| kissed him.
He told me. with much feeling. how
entirely she owned him, soul and
body.
One evening a month or so later.
Kate had callers. was in the draw.
ing room when suddenly my wife rose.
pressed her hand to her heart
"Oh," said she in sharp, quick. tones.
''my heart! IT'S going from me.
Ere die-Freddie-Fm coming" and
she fell dead at our feet
There was an autopsy. 'Enlarge-
ment of the heart they called it
Physicians are so learned now. How
could they mistake? Afterward L
learned that Fred had died precisely at
the same moment by the accidental
discharge OF his pistol.
That evening had been spent with
his betrothed. | was told but l asked
no questions then or after. | only
know that in all the glad world to day
no happier man lives than l am.
Leah is NV wife. What man was
ever blessed with such wife! She is
sweet she is suave. she is popular with
every one. She queens it IN our circle,
but in her sweet, girlish innocence she
is as prudent as an old matron.
never dreamed half the fond depths
of love and passion of which she is
capable. She worshps me. and | live
for her alone, nor if she died would /
care TO breathe again.
But in every Eden creeps some sinu-
Gus serpent
A miserably absurd demon hides be.
hind my armchair in the twilight
when | hold Leah in my arms. her
soft cheek against mine, the little
black curls on her forehead brushing
my eyes. and this demon laughs and
haunts me with some ridiculous idea
of her winning that boys love on pur.
pose to throw him over; reading the
hopeless look in his eyes and knowing
he will kill himself
Planning it all for love of me on the
chance of Kate DYING. too. Then
put her quickly from me. and. lighting
the gas. ! draw her within my arms
again and look down into those sweet