Telegram-herald., 1889-10-12
THE BITTER BITTEN.


There Wa ieatl ~ Us house there vas
h8rrsr Or every face there Was tao tramp
lag of ns1 fees stFlzLag = c1lI % TIE
hearts % those Nao u.e-rne1- And ths
uoarnilg 49, ngL tas saft resignation II
grief sel. by Heaven al3-e 1lr tle despair-
nx agony cf sh8ur. l1rror aLd rlln-
For Chl-les Wlr-z. sl1 lay upon nis bed.
VA ~ tas coEcuer.8 c41.-g, Dad dled oy
h.s 1su banI, Afled "a a passion ~ uD oear-
able rev orse OLlF one short cay before,
fLsG tes tzelrY. fo4r hours or u4e, there
blc been i8goss aelrts aader the roo where
no3 sorrow yne1. AID ~ bad seemed As
ff poverty ald tr0uhls bad 0een set apart
from those uoW crls1ed la1cr 3 1clr weight.
Ia one 81 tte loNer rooals. a sort or LOuls
work shop with a beach, too.s, books and
drawings scattered about Charles Wurrz,
The soG @ the suicide, sat with ks head
upon his crossed arms, mOtionless, rigid Ia
tae agony 20 q despair that would have
wrlng Kroaas ana tears from weaker
ulaa. The room was coid and already twi-
Nght shadows were gathering, but he had
not slirred for hours, and seemed IN
conscious Of the lapse of time tie was
reused Dy = light touch upon his shoulder,
tud = voice. fcl OF syuip ipathy, saying:
'.Chari.e. yo1 have eaten nothing today
Come with mo % Berta-p0or little Berts-"
TIE Young ulan hf,ed a face that in
solte Of the wTetoaedn ness stamped upon II,
va stll handsome enc. and spoke,
heavily:
"Yoa here, Ks,isi Thea you did not re
eelve ~ lettsrl'
Il did. We viii not talk OF that now.
Come
Mechanically be obeyec the tender voice,
the bxat touch Of the little, soft hand. Sac
Frtr ,fafNs frfr
room. where a bright TIRE burned IN the
crate, tea-tslbie was spread AID a slight,
fair-haired girl OF sixteen, with pale, awe
stricken face, WAS trylng with all her girl
ish strength, 10 smile q welcome.
"Eade says you must eat, Karl" she
sad. sendesly, IN German, the homo Ian
glse-s IN tie family. "and so I have had
G,ertruGe get supper for "a. There VIII Do
noons else here. Or. Hsider says
But. SatieF" Charles persisted And
then ne dark-eyed girl who had coaxed
hsm fnto the room spoke
~KArlr' she SAID, orayely, though deep
blush crept 20 her cheeks, III this had hap
poued Ooe week later, l should have been
J9ur wife"
HIS only answer was q gesture Of despair.
Think, then," she said, steadily, ''that i
tsa week later
hearssly. Yesterday l could think Of you
a. tie dear, cherished wife Of man on the
high road % fortune. Today"
Il SCARCELY understand yek Charles"
-YOu know, my own, that my father.
after Tea-s OF study, had perfected patent
thss promised 70 make his fortune. 10 was
sau a weary time before he could command
ssufncieut SUM 20 procure the machinery
necessary 20 manufacture his article But
taat, TOO, ho conquered, and we had two
silent partners, capitalists, who knew moth
ing Of the process. but scc money IN tho
invention After al the years OF struggle,
our machinery wss built, our patent upon
tho marxet, and Dow-thfs day have
orders for nearly fifty thousand dollars
worth on WORK Daring, IL was not until
the whole was 81 assured success that
asked you 70 be my wife
Il know. dear
"But what you did not know. coward thrt
vas nos % tell you. was that my father
IA. 4 rambler T. was passion with him
He could not resist the sight Of card One
ofh.s f-isrds-He Heavens above friend J.
knowing Ia g weakness, c0aNed him yester-
sav 70 uiav. gave him drink. won money
from him, ard 40 last obtained his signature
70 a Diu % sale of the machinery, the On
ire process Of our invention There was a
nocksry OF purchase, The price being
thousand dollars, which we Found IN ny
fsthar's poe textbook. When the fumes oi
srirk were gone away from ny poor father
BRAN. VIXEN be realized sne ruin he had
brought uDon us al. ne took us own hfe.'
Here Bsrts, creeping into her brother
arms. broke into = passion Of soboing, anc
Kafls drew both into close embrace
II ser shc SAID. ''thst you must begir
ghs world asrain. Kari, out you are young
brave. strong 10 cot fear. Tel ne, wao
this faise frisudf'
@Heruaa Schornn. our c1napatriot."
Tess ~frrs fsre became very pale and {
look Of Arroe Tor moment creps into hel
dark -ves. Then it was replaced by Oue o
s+eru r--olution. ~ n she mentally regis
tered VOW she would keep I'll death
rAe nv. ~peEa oasssd "a rvhirl Of busi
rsss perpl,xities. The Gentlemen who N
ssavauced money ~ bay tas machinery De
ruansed t back tae new proprietor Hour
fsb>i his sfiL u sale. ard forbade the worl
- - forward untii be vas rr'sdy - dtrec
Il srH t;,ssl Charles 81 urtz bad bis revoug
and sgf sa empty enc.
Net ona mar IN re factory understood
tbe preparation % The uater.a al ~ecoed 70
.tbe fnvpn stou. TBS bal 6eeu prepared b.
the father and asn- Witbout Be- tnc entr
fa-t-~v va worthless. Taroa gts sharp Is =
~er Cha-4es Wurts offered terms tn
nancy a9vAncef b. ere silert partners wa
- 30 ua,s 10 fnl aud be was to as ta<s'
into fan r-arererat . The ed1r was Der
errr-crily reused. and The false frien.
found hinseff the owner ~ expeusiT
r,a.tinery ne could Dut use. and pateut b
cc,zid aot sell
l. u,irht bsvs ended IN some comprcuii ~
aus Charles vas offeicd a clerSshlp in az
rther -ib-. Ard Bsrss heme in German
30 her mcfacrfs sister. 81 The cid hon
- broEeu up. and Katse. brave snd trn'
fisfs - esait auta scrszne smiled sEa.n uPo
her over.
Bus women a~s' hard 20 understand
and there were nos wanting sigrtf oan
smiles ard saeers Ehcn Herman cchcrni
vas sees vis-lnE 81 Kate e. m1kini
friends r~ifh her w.fowea mother, send IN,
~-Fs Of E-rv-rs. fruits. books or rgsic. I
ras wen Raaun in fse httle circle g. 20
elsfy - W .cb they 5elengea tnai Hsrr' a
e.hcrnn bad hesu Eaties s1itor s.1ce F2'
wzs - mere schcri girL
Gossip saw fae whcle adsir W,tn ~
usual caear-sirh rh-e6less satis esa -
errfaf Charles Wnrtr whez terfoH
sesu.ei " hin his grasp, sn7i saa taro"
An ever Nhea as vas T@ssea- asENs'