The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-03

"Dear Daise'-then the room began to
whirl and everything got black and con
fused.
When the room became clear to her again
she threw the note-Dsisy's note-in her
lap. There was wild light in her eyes as
she took it up and read it to the end jim
had evidently expected to see Daisy sooner
than he had done, for the note bore date
several days old
DEAR DAISE,
have question to ask you
and you can CESS what it is. l never loved no
Girl and l never asked no other Girl to Marry
me before. You know l GonJ get no time 10
you for hat to stay here till the lites is all
out. Seems like 1 couldn 1t wait till Sunday for
an Anser, so If you Will ware a blue ribbon at
your throte tomorrow mite I can know whether
there is eny Use OF me living.
Yours forever, JIM. -
1t was all rather hasty, to be sure, but
that was the way they did counting in
Names set.
Names face was CHASTITY white and there
We're deep lines ABOUT her tightly-closed
mouth. There was an expression of perfect
despair in her eyes, but they were dry and
| fearless. From her drawer she took box
of paper and envelopes; then she sat down
on the floor and wrote, balancing her writ
ing on her lap.
1t was slow work. Name was not used
to writing, and the pen sputtered and the
| ink was pale. When she had finished, she
folded the other note-Dalsys note-inside
her own, and sealed it and stamped it and
addressed the envelope; then she stole
softly out of the house, bare headed, and
dropped it into the post box on the corner.
| When she came back she undressed
Slowly and deliberately she put the little
room in order, and even crossed the floor to
pick a raveling Of thread from the carpet.
Then she went to the little shelf over her
washstand and took down small bottle of
some brown stuff. 1t was lauuanum and
NJ, me sometimes took it for neuralgia. She
Gid not measure out the drops this time.
She poured all the liquid into medicine
glass and swallowed 1t quickly, then she
went TO bed.
They found her in the morning quite
dead There was a strong odor of lauda-
nun 10 the room and there was the empty
bot tie. They knew that she sometimes
used the drug and they supposed that she
must have taken an overdose. No-there
had been no trouble-there was no reason
why she should die-she had been very
happy the night before.
IL was mistaze, that was all Girls in
other sets make such mistakes sometimes,
you know.
Daisy and Jim sat together in a great
hired hack. The ribbon at Daisy's throat
was OIacR not Dlue. nevertheless jim
arm stole about her waist with comfort
ing pressure, regardless of the fact that
the carriage contained two other mourn.
ers, " and Daisy, weeping silently, did moi
push il away.
Daisy locked herself in her room thai
night, and once more she read Names
! letter to her.
Dear Daise 1 couldn't help reading your note
| [ guess was sort of Graz l never went bacl
on you before, and you will forgive me thi
time, won't you Daise. l seen Jim was stucl
! on you from the first and 1 know YOU love hin
ana hope you will be happy. Always remen
Der that love you true Dase and pleas don
bare me I'll will for reading your note. Name
Daisy kissed the little paper, and light
ing a match, she carefully burned it /
ashes. "Mame, dear" she whispered, "no
body ever shall know"
MARIE MORE MARSH.