The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-17

letters, drew back from the desk. The
next instant Harold. accompanied bv
policemen and detectives, wss in the
room. He went directly To Norine
My love" he said. what a sho.-l1
this has given you, You are Waite as
a ghost"
She thrust his gentle hand away.
Il am very we'll" she said
And all the time She was going over
and over IN her mind the details of her
husbands acquaintance with Annie
Hubbard He had known her from
childhood long before he met Norine.
She recollected his telling her they
had gone TO dancing school together:
but she had never dreamed that he
was in love with Annie OF she with
him Now she knew that IT was 30.
since he treasured her letters. her
picture She understood why he had
locked his desk He had married her
for her money loving Annie hubbard
all the time. That fact was patent
and plain.
All day long she went around like L
woman in a dream. She was very
pale, and her lips were rigidlv set.
Her changed appearance and demeanur
her husband attributed to the fright
she had had And the whole time one.
terrible thought was beating itself in
upon her brain ''fou love them l,a;!l.
You stand in their sunshine. Move out
of it,
Toward evening she left the house.
walked 10 a drug store, entered. a>k.i
for certain powder, al once cs4.-essiIE
and deadly
The clerk looked at her curiousiv
she fancied. a. he gave he the package.
and her change.
She went home Harold was out.
She sat down and wrote him few
lines.
You accused me OF being Jealous she
wrote Il con think ! s,a~-I know am. ]
have read Aunie-~ letters TO Nau- II had
dreamed before married Nou llal Evu cared
FOR each other. would have done taeu what
am about IL do nov
1t seemed a long time before. the,
drug took effect. but at last she. felt
the desired sense OF Inconsistencies
creeping upon her
1t was almost eleven o'clock when
Harold. who had been on d wild goose.
chase after the burglars. reached his
own door \ voice out OF the shadows
spoke to him
Mr. Groves. I've been waiting for
you I'm Jim Dinand"
''Oh. yes-of course. Wait, and III
get this door open"
''No-I only wish to speak To vou a
moment Nou did me a good turn last
year. when ] was miles deep in that
lawsuit, and couldn't pay You ] think
I've done YOU one now NoJz- Va.
came into my drug store Tonight She
didn't know me, but knew her. She
asked for morphine-an amnunt that
would lee fatal dose. She looked
Wild and strange. gave her a har-.-
less SedatIve powder. I may l.ave been
mistaken in regard To- her evident al
teution. but / don't think -. '
My God - murmurr1 Grurs-s-
Thank You. Jim. he said :hem
lie let himself in. went quietly u!,-
stais,. noiseleSsly entered the room
Norine lay asleep; the note She had
written WAS on a small table beside
the bed. lie took up the slicrt-read
the few calm. desperate words. Then
lac dropped the note on the floor be
tween the table and the bed 1t was
late next morning when Norine lifted
her heavy eyelids-
Well, You lazy girl cried a de-. =,
IAlllllaE VOICE i II ilrtU waiting
breakfast for you- I never knew YOU
To slerp 80 late. ] hear they've caught
our intruders. l hope so-although
they didn't get very much 1 suppose
they thought they had a great find
when they broke open th,. locked box
which Dave Harding gave Iny to keep
for him, when his folks broke mp the
engagement between him and Annie.
Hubbard. and sent him ont west How
ever, iH letter got from hin. only
this morning he writes me that the
course of true love IL running smooth
" again. and that he II coming back
to marry Annie next month. Make
haste. dear The chops VIC be like
leather"
lie left the room. She looked wildly
around for her note. picked 1t rp
The draught from the wind-w must
have blown IL OFF the table Was ever
anything 80 fortunate? But how did
that Young druggist happen to make
such a mistake? Oh, l have been
wicked-wiclled, Forgive me. dear
God, my jealousy, my rash attempt,
both dark sins, l ~ill never again
doubt your love. nor his,
And, in the sweet humility of her
happiness. she never did--h= .e Cleary,
in y \. Weekly