Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-04-23

'H"AAtNN hSi u SNoit llHie ago, ldkluS
my hope and leaving my passion which
rtmained to me dishonomble
And coming in on the train he talk
ed OF her, OF how he loved her, until
my hate towards him became as black
As my love for her had once been pure
$50 black, indeed, became this hate.
50 All possessing, that after all the jar
and prolonged turmoil of the crash
when mans greatest strength was ~
utter helpleSsness saw him lying
stunned and wounded and hated him
still.
His head lay between two beams,
one above and one below, SO close
was he that | could feel his breath up
on my face, His right hand was
caught above my head In something
and blood flowed down his arm. felt
myself unhurt, but because Of the press
of timber | could not move. He seemed
unconscious. hut da1ed with pain.
Soon We could hear from without
the work " rescue, Near by and
above other noises heard the blows
OF sledgc | saw a tremor in the
beam above my head, II was hecom-
ing dtslodgcd and would fall and crush
him, One arm was free. could have
rNlched out and saved him from the
peril, but did not, The hate for him.
the longings for her were in my heart
aud withheld my aid.
The blows Of the sledge continued.
more slowly now. but with greater
force, The beam shook, II slipped. II
foil. His head cracked before my
eyes and became unconscious
! When rcgancd my senses the
wreckage had been pulled apart and
was bong lifted out, struggled to
my feet and told them was not hurt,
though one foot felt numb and strange.
A drop OF blood triekled down ono
cheek | asked doctor who was
working near for a handage for my
head. telling him could put Il on.
He glanced at me and gave me what
| wished
II noticed piece OF mirror upon
panel and leaned towards Il, that J
might see my hurt and bandage Il
properly, My face was grlmed with
dirt, and strcakcd with blood Clotted
in my hair, above my forehead was''---
Tho man paused, his head went back
into tho pillow, and he seemed TO
! struggle with something that shook
him In the overcoming.
He soon recovered himself and con.
, tInued. Il looked closer, II was"
another pause Ibis finger, wedgcd and
olotted with my hair, upon my fore
| head Gazing at Il. 1t seemed to burn
| into my brain and trace thofe In livd
FIRE, the full horror OF my decd.
II did not swoon. All human feel
ing, all human interest. all hope. even
weakness seemed to go
Il put the bandage about my head.
binding in the finger his nnger~-torn
from tho hand held above me, when
let him perish
II sat down upon some of tho wreck
age. Two doctors came to see me-.
They said my foot was crushed and I
must 10 to the hospital | would not
let them remove the handage from my
head, and "a Ii was we'll put on and
they were busy, they let II stay"
AS the full horror OF the situation
was made known to me- my hands
clasped convulsIvely, and started
back
You cannot SEQ It," he continued.
observing my Increased observation.
1T is for me- and mo alone II Is his
Tn In linz, tat
1t IL pressing all else out Something
must yield before It, Death7 The
death OF intellect. the death OF thought.
Ills iingorl More! II is the finger -
fate!"
lie raised his head from the pillow,
as he did 80 observing Mnudc, who he'd
turned 10 look for mo Perhaps In his
excitement she reminded him Of the
innocent cause OF all his misery and
crime. for his eyes appeared to leap
In their sockets and In frenzy he cast
his head back into the pillow. saying
with an intensity that warmed the
blood which his tale had frozen in my
veins. 60" and | turned and left
him.
What dreadful dellrlum" said
Maude, who had seen his last agony.
And how pale you look. We would
best be going"
Az we were passing through tho door
| heard peal OF dcmonIacal laughter
and fled from the building, dragging
Maude with me.
why. II has made you almost ILL.,"
she said, and here am | as light
hearted az when | entered think I
Will go south for a few weeks, where
! and my cause for sorrow are not
known"
did not tell her my experience, and
never since that day have | visited a
hospital Chicago News,
AN ODD BOW.