The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-01-06
TNE Il. EvEyNe

'-C1n light cigarette. Gelevieyes
I'm prosaic. know. but you see ] was
50 happy 1 Iust forgot what / was doing
and ate terribly big dinner. and I'm
afraid - Harry looked questiouingly
through the DIM light AZ his companion
Isn't TINS jolly he continued. after
a ninu-e. -'-AIl alone by ourselves. ana
the propeller going kerthump. kerthuInp-
down below rs. Just look II the path
the ship makes. II almost seems a. If
you could walk right ont there and come
to the end Of the world
Bat forgot. you're going 70 tell me
a story. amt vous Do you know could
SIT and listen 70 thai voice Of yours for
ever Welig
.Once on a time. in the old days Of
vitc,.craft. there lived IN cabin down
by the sea an old woman and he- son
Eshe-1nan. and her lietle daughter.
Up or the top u a high CHI. not
far away. stood the thriving village Of
B.. IN that village dwelt al old
nan. honest and cruel feared by al
loved By none he was called Judge
Winthrop.
Now the Young 6shernIanwas bTOuSh-
into court 5or committing some petty
CRIME. and the judge condemned hiIn 10
death Long did the mother plead but
al II vain. Tor the judge abided by his
decision and would not yield
Then IN her anger and grief she
cursed him. The judge laughed AZ her.
for he was never suI,ersuti0us- Bat one
day. long afterward his son received a
slight scratch Oh the arm and the blood
came forrd from II n little red streams
that nothing coIld stop. In q few hours
he was dead be had-h2d hled TO
death
Years passed away and generations
sncceeded each other. every E-ale de-
scendart Of the fared house met with a
ike death
.-Harry. l-yes. i-Genevieve. the
! woman .i-zt yo1 say you love. am de-
/ scended f70-l the woman Who Cursed =
'Gy family barry had rissn 70 his
| feet and 7vls ieaning against the bsilos-
trade. Ny father disi VIXEN was
verv Young cant remember hin, and
/ yet hive heard Of the old TRADITION
Bosh. There cant be any truth II a
I thing IKE that. Why III prove II
Look
He thrust lis hand in his pocket an
drew o-.t a knife IN Just J4b myself
! IN rlie arm J little and sce-
Dent c1ea Genevieye. oh. Har-
y. yoa viii The blood spurted
/ fr--1 W7vtllruu-s wrist
There. he sad calmly throwing his
cigarette over the stern Of the ship
.-weIi find cut n q few minutes any
way. Do you know
! i know tnaf v0u are breaking my
heart. sobbe1 Genevieve as she endeaF-
o-ed 70 cover tie injured wrist with her
two hands.
..Oh. sly. that iSa't fair. renon-
strated Harry. pushing her away from
HIM gently. Let II bleed awhile
GeneFieve kaelt down beside him
Harry. dear Harry, lei me bind II up.
She struggled with his arm: she might
As well bave tried 10 move a rock. A
seuse Of helnlessness came over he-. she
buried her face N NJ hands-and want
cd. The ship gave 4 sudden plunge. she
lost her balance and fell forward her
head strnck heavily against the railing
/ Genevie-e oPeneI Der eyes slowly and
looked Up. Harry's anxious face wa
bending oEer her
~Wnere am L she inurnured drOT'
sly. How my head pains. Why. how
DO YOU She started up with sudden
cry. is Il blee,ling- Harry
"Bless az J had fs-soften al abo1i
II. he answered Why. no: ITS stoT,
ped Boston GlO6e-