St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-09

happy. Believe me, never intended 10
foreake you all for him. | thought
was doing right when INVENT with INN,
and l believed your good natures would
bring you to overlook MY QbStinacy
in marrying against your will. Now
see. papa, that You were right and |
was wrong. He was unworthy of me,
as you said. 1t was my choice, however,
and my error. God knows what l have
suffered for it.. | have done nothing
dishOnorable and / will go to my final
judgment with my honor unblemished.
l have made one great error that has
wrecked my life. All l ask is your for
giveness-not for dishonoring your
name, for haven't done that, but for
my disobedience. Let me know that
am to live in your hearts after l am
gone from this earth. l love you all,
dear papa, dear mama, dearest sister.
MARIE.
One night, about week after had
written the letter for Marie, the saloon
keeper telephOned for me to come over
at Once-the sick woman was dying. |
was there in less than five minutes.
Marie was unconscious; the faithful
col0re1 nurse was wping tears from
her eyes with one hand while she
famed the dying woman with the other,
doctor and priest c0nverSed in low
tones as they stood beside the bed
Marie stared blankly at us. Finally
her lips moved and we heard these
words:
Good night, my Dick"
The womau'S eyes closed and she
| seemed to fall suddenly into deep
Slumber. The doctor told me he be-
lleved she would live through the night
possibly two or three days-and then
he retired with the priest. A few min
the sick room, and we decided that we
would not leave Marie alone with the
nurse that night, when death might
come at any moment.
a new day was just dawning when
Marle's eyes opened again. 1t was with
the same vacant stare that she looked at
us. Suddenly big tears came into her
wide open eyes and trickled down her
pale cheeks. Then we heard these
words:
''Papa-won't- you = forgive me?
't-scOld-me-papa I-love-you
and mamma-and Jeanette better
than"
After moments silence the woman
resumed her dellrious talk:
Dick, You-didn't
-tell-me-you-were "a gambler, -
did-you,-Dick? No.-papa. -I-di1n't
- now-it. Observation-Disclosures me -
till-he-went- away. You on't-go
-away-from-m again. will you,
Dick? My-Dick, -Jeannette, -papa,--
mamma"
At O'clock in the morning, when the
saloonkeeper and left the room. Marie
was sleeping soundly.
dropped into the saloon at noon that
day, and found the proprietor greatly
agltated. He had telegram addressed
To Marie, and was afraid to give it to
her lest 1t might contain Dad news and
cause dangerous shock. | took the
liberty of opening the telegram. 1t was
dated at Chicago the night before, and
read:
VIII arrive in st. Paul at o'clock tomor-
row. JEaSNETTr
put the message in my pocket, and
then went up stairs to see the sick
woman. She was awake, and as soon
as | entered she asked:
Don't you think it time for an an
swer to my letter? | begin to fear that
they are not going to write"
assured her that it was scarcely time
TO expect reply, and then asked her if
she felt any better. She answered that
she aid, although she had suffered in
tensely during the night. | wanted to
show her the telegram at once. but was
AFRAID the surprise would be too great
Tor her, so l concluded to wait until the
doctor put in an appearance. When
the physician came. about o'clock, he
pronounced his patient greatly i'm
proved. l called HIM out into the hall.
and gave him the telegram He read il
AT Il glance, and then curtly exclaimed:
That's good medicine"
lie went into the room at once and
broke the glad news to Marie, while |
followed his inStructionS-to 90 to the
depot. meet the sister and bring her up
at once.
When the Northwestern train from
chicago pulled into the Union depot
Few minutes before 2 O'clock, l stared
at every feminine passenger so intense
~ That many of them were actually
scared. There was one tall, graceful
woman. with large blue eyes and a
wealth of golden hair, just like Mare's.
she was alone. She must be Jeanette.
approached her tlmldly. and ventured:
Miss --, from Toronto, | be
lieve."
Yes, yes" she answered quickly.
Where is Marie? How is Marie?'''
Without any unnecessary words
told her that Marie was very ill, yet IN
no Immediate danger. The young
woman was so nervous and excited that
l had much difficulty in ushering her
through the depot and into a carriage
AS we drove to the place on East Sew
enth street l must have answered a
hundred questions for the impatient
Jeanette. and among them ali there
was no query as to my identity or any,
tnlng elSe-eXcept Marie
Will not undertake to describe the
meeting of the two sisters. for my pen
is absolutely inadequate to the task.
Two days after Jeannette's arrival |
had long talk with her. She made a
contidant of me, telling me things she
didn't dare tell Marie. She said her
father actually flew into great rage
when he read Marie'S letter. and swore
| that he would never have anything
more to do with her. Jeanette had
| pleaded with her father in van-he was
| meXoraDle; his heart was like stone.
When Jeanette had finally announced
her determination to go and see Marie,
her father flew into a passion and told
| her to 90 and not return.
II will never go back home" said
| the brave young woman. as her ewes
! filled with tears. "My future life is all
| for Marie. | Will work for her-I will
live for her-I will live with her. Poor
sister,"
Jeanette conveyed to Marie the for
giveness and blessings of her mother.
When questioned as to the father, she
explained to Marie that he was not well
and his physician had forbidden the
letter being shown to him-a piece of
deception that was altogether pardon
able. Jeannette's presence and the glad
news from home made Marie very
happy. and she improved rapidly. She
would frequently say to her sister:
when | am well, Jeanette, you will
take me home, won't you? We will all
be so happy together papa, mamma,
sister and L.