The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-08
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Greta saw at o glance that Peter had
something Of great import on his
mind, and when he failed to notice
the substitution she felt sure of what
the something" was. But she did
mot intend to have any declaration il
she could avoid 1t, and she cleverly
STAYED 1t on until they were far down
the valley. Only she could have re-
membered that when Peter Updegraff
had once made up his mind nothing
else than a physically insurmount-
able obstacle could prevent him going
straight to the end. Out II came
with an overwhelming rush and she
was obliged to let 1t 60 until he had
finished. Then she turned and faced
him.
"Are you sure It is really me that
you wantP Don't you care more for
Greta then for Berthap"
"No, Of course not. Haven't been
trying for the. last year to prove to
you that ! loved youp care nothing
for Greta, except as your sister"
"Then you love me, but care moth
ing for Greta-is that itp"
Eyes, except as your sister,"
She leaned back and laughed.
"You say you don't love Greta and
do love me-meaning Bertha, Of
course-and yet all this while you
haven't found out that I am Greta
I'm afraid you are not quite yourself
to-day, Peter"
She had not intended to betray the
deception, and she spoke on the i'm
pulse Of the moment, the spirit OF
mischief carrying her away. Upde-
graft started, and gazed long and
earnestly in her face. while the horses
were checked by his sudden move-
ment. And as he gazed the scales
fell from his eyes and he knew that
the girl spoke the truth; as she was
Bertha's sister. He drew quick,
gasping breath and his head dropped
forward upon his knees for q moment.
His evident agony and modification
moved the girl to pity for him and
shame for her own unthinking act.
But she did not know how to repair
it, and she sat silent, until he raised
his head again. Then she was more
than sorry-she was frightened. He
turned upon her-just once-a face
Of furious anger and deadly hate;
she saw that she had reused to the
utmost the sleeping devil within him,
and she shrank into the farthest cor
ner of the seat in awful terror.
Not another word or look passed
between them as he turned the horses
and drove swiftly homeward. She
knew the deadly violence Of Upde-
CRAFTS temper, and she knew that it
had never been so reused before. She
sat, there, white and trembling, won
dering why he did not kill her, almost
expecting him to do so; even the
sting of the frosty air failed to bring
color to her cheeks. And he sat by
her side, fighting such battle with
the demon of anger within him as left
him as weak and trembling as her.
self. She never knew that. but for
being Bertha's sister, she had been
dead woman within ten minutes after
her last speech to him; nor did Ber-
tina ever guess that for her sake he
had fought the greatest battle Of his
life, and conquered. But 1t was q
dearly bought victory.
They never saw tho old Peter Up
degraff again. Neither of tho twins
ever spoke of what had taken place
that afternoon; but, somehow,a fairly
accurate outline of the story was soon
bruited about all over the valley. 1t
may have been that Updegraff, in the
first violence of his passion, unwit-
tingly betrayed himself. But, few
days later, a young $riend rashly
made . joking allusion to it, and it
became necessary for the doctor to
set several broken bones and bandage
sundry cuts and bruises.
Updegraff walked home unmolested
and stayed there for three weeks
brooding over his modification. Then
he stayed there three months longer
with shaven head and often with
straps on his powerful limbs to re-
strain his violence. When the brain
fever left him and he emerged once
more he could hold up his head, for
the fever had taken part Of his mind
and he never recovered it. He never
again failed to distinguish the sisters,
though the memory Of that afternoon
was gone. Its only effect was an un-
natural fear of Greta Heilman. At
her appearance he would fly in mortal
terror and she was thus debarred
from making any attempt at what
slight reparation was possible. To
keep out of sight was the greatest
mercy and favor she could show him
the perpetual reminder of her
thoughtlessness and an ever-recurring
source of shame.
But the Heilman twins never ex-
changed places again.-Philadelphia
Times