The Press., 1892-09-08
ing under the injustice of the accusation.

"How could you look on and let it happen2 It was like letting madman jump into the fire," said Norman, look ing so wild and haggard that Miss Pam shuddered.
 "I knew nothing serious against Jacintha," she said. Il wouldn't have asked her to visit with Edwina if l hadn't thought her nice didn't know you were counting her until you were engaged. was afraid you were after Edwina. l don't suppose you'd have had any chance with her. but thought you wanted her, and she was too good for you"
 "God knows she was," Norman said. "Who wins her for wife must be a happy man, and but for Jacintha"-
 "Not a word more," said Aunt Pam, moving away with dignity. ''you are beginning to talk immoral"
 She was bitterly sorry for him, but there was nlodicum of triumph in her heart, for she felt that Edwina was avenged, since Norman regretted her. A few days after this Miss Pam sat on the front porch knitting and watching those who drove along the road. She knew most of them by sight. Amid a flash of jewels, a gleam of satin and q futter of feathers she saw Jacintha She was holding the reins of a spirited pair of horses. The man at her side was not her husband They passed out of sight quickly.
 In moment more people were running up the road, a number of carriages had stopped, something had happened. Aunt Pam ran to the gate. Away in the distance sped flying horses drag ging vehicle behind them; men had lifted a woman from the road and were bringing her that way.
 "Where shall we take herr one of them asked.
 | Aunt Pam threw open her gate and the long, French windows opening into her parlor. She recognized the glisten- ing silk, the floating feathers, the bright jewels.
 "It is Jacintha," she whispered to Ed wina, "and she looks like death."
 A little after man covered with dust and blood limped into the room and knelt down beside the sofa where the doctor was busy.
 "She would jump out," he said. Il could have mastered the horses but for that. She insisted on driving. and when they ran away she jumped. See ing her fall broke me up. Can she hve?
 "No," said the surgeon curtly. "Some one must go for her husband"
 Norman Driscoll was sent for, and he came. In few hours his wife knew him; she knew also that there was nc hope that she could live. In her death like pallor she was unutterably beauti full, and Norman's wrath departed. He called her all fond names and himself a brute for blaming her for having q merry heart. And she looked at him and at Miss Pam and Edwina, and q flash of feeling came into her face.
 "He will go back to Edwina when am gone" she said, and she twined he1 arms about his neck.
 ssOh, Norman," she said, "1ndeed was true to you. It was nothing but filtration with those other men. You need not have been jealous. loved you-you only. Kiss me-"
 AS his lips met hers, she said faintly:
 "Let me die in peace. Promise mt that you will never give our little Flossy 8 stepmother. Swear it! Swear it!'
 "I swear" he answered.
 "Say it after me-" Jacintha whispered "I will never give our daughter a step mother"
 He repeated the words with solemn oath. It seemed to Aunt Pam that ever in that moment Jacintha cast glance of triumph at Edwina, but tho girls face was hidden in her hands and she wal praying.
 Jacintha lived only few hours afte this, and while Norman mourned he and reproached himself, Miss Pam hat another secret to keep. In folding ava. Jacintha's brilliant costume she ha' found letter which was plain proc that with her dying breath the youn, wife had uttered lie-that she had bcel false to Norman Driscoll, and that sh had planned to leave him and her child
 Miss Pam put the letter away ill tn lockwood box, with her statement an the little roll of tissue paper. and sai' nothing even to Edwina.
 Jacintha was dead, but Norman Dris coll was not free. He was bound to tn dead woman by his solemn oath, as h had been by his marriage VOWS.
 However, her death and her last word had caused him to fancy himself d jeal ous fool. For awhile he suffered bit terly from remorse, his only consolation was his little Flossy. One day when sh could walk, he came up the road lead ing to Aunt Pam's cottage, leading tn child by the hand.
 The women made much of her, and Ed wina cried over her little, she was s touching in her black dress. Never be fore had baby been put into such deel mourning. The father wore his crap hatband, his face had the cold, clear lool of stone cameo. Edwina could hay cried over him also.
 They made him stay to tea. Aun Pam noticed that he looked at Edwin constantly, and that as he sat near her he trifed with the floating ends of i: ribbon she wore at her waist, touching ) the silk caressingly.
 "Them two might be so happy yet, she said. "Seems as eff providence mean they should-and Jacintha went an fixed it sos they shouldn't. Even eff showed him the letter that wouldn' alter things He's took an oath and he bound to keep it. Judgment might expected eff he didn't. Elf the poor bab was to die, that would end it-for all h swore was that he'd never give her stepmother." Then Miss Pam cried ou , suddenly, "Oh, goodness mel" an, GEYMOUR BROTHERS an, ID YOUNG,
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