The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-07-15

ND M.AlRAIS, MIMI, j
tcrept into his heart until the whole
man in him seemed to change and no
fate seemed too horri BILE for the wo-3
man who deceived him. Ass1.5
t'.And she was my wife, he Kissed.
s'Holy mother!'' ... Ii 5z.'5s5s@ s.5s
Then his hands dropped to his
sides and he stood rigid as stone and
gazed straight before him; then with
a smothered cry, like an animal
wounded to death, he turned and fed
to the house. ..... ,.I. Z ss2 s :.
The 2-year-old baby was awake
and crying on the shadowy porch.
: ''She even deserts the child,'' he
thought, and snatched the rosy little
one TO his breast and moaned and
wept over. her like a frantic thing.
Then suddenly with a deadly cool
ness, he put her from him and rushed
to find his rifle. On the threshold
OF the inner room he stopped, held
spellbound, for: moving over the bare.
boards in %shimmering waves was a
monster rattlesnake. It's rubylike
eyes looked straight into his. Soulet
gazed at it.. His chest and sides
heaved like those of some untamed
animal :. He raised his gun, he
cared nothing for his life, but She.
with that thou ght came another, q
diabolical one. Like flash he low
cred his rife, turned quickly from
the. room and closed the door, while
the. ominous rattle of the enraged
reptile sounded through the stiffness
of the cabin. -: .
An unforgiving and deadly hate
was in his heart. He grasped the
child in his arms and slipped from
the little gallery and hid in the long
grass. -
The afternoon sped away. The
deep red of the parting day settled
down over the lonely place, painting
the roses over the cabin richer tone
and making all the sky and earth
glow with mellow light.
Soulet lay so low in the grass that;
he could see nothing, but he heard
his wife and her companion return.
"l1l come no more" :" said the mans.
voice gliding into Acadian French,
''if it troubles you; but | didn't kill
Dancer a purpose, and I couldn't go
without seeing you"
He could hear his wife's sobs and
her kisses, as she bade the man fare
well; then the door slammed and the
man passed him. -
Soulet uttered a fierce oath and
sprang from his hiding-place, and be-
fore the other realized he was there
he was seized and flung in the air. ii
-. 'tAntoine!s sAntoine!'' cried, the
other. on I. tt turn ag ain me
was gong away where you would
not see me-" -.
At the sound of that voice Soulet's
scorching eyes grew radiant and he
stood dumb-founded. for in an instant
he recognized his wife's favorite
brother, reckless daredevil, who
was flying from justice. This dis
covery seemed to stun him. He
stood like one in a dream, while
Theodore poured forth rapid words
of explanation. The relentless hate
died out of Soulet's face and he
stretched his arms yearningly toward
the little house in an abandon of de-
light. All the savage sullenness and
ferocity had cones
"Mama," cried the child clinging
to her fathers knee, stMama."
At that sound another change
passed over Soulet's face. A moan
broke from him and he spoke in rapid
lmperious breaths, while he stood for
a second like lion at bay, his great
name of ebony hair fairly bristling
as he heard piercing scream from
the cabin.
''She' is there-there!' he cried
and with few bounds he reached the
little house where all seemed quiet as
death.
He flung the door violently open. His
wife was not in the front room, but
just within the second apartment he
saw a sight that almost paralyzed
him with horror. Marguerite Law
held to the floor by the heavy, shin
ing coils of the snake One undulat-
ing fold was drawn tightly about her
slender brown throat, while the mon
ster, with uplifted head, repeatedly
buried its fangs in her bosom, while
all around and about her were
scattered the scarlet passion flowers
her brother had plucked. u. / = :.
When the sun kissed the roses on
the wall again there was only re-
morseful man and little motherless
child to meet in the SWEEP home
place Y. Mercury.
After They Were Married.
Indignant Father-How is this, sir?
find that you are absolutely penni-
less. .,zzsoz
Mr.. Impecunious- Yes, sir
4 ''Diun't you tell me that your pros
poets We're the brightest in the
world?"
$50 they were. The. prospect Of
becoming the son-in-law OF a wealthy
man like yourself, and getting a
L e.