The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-16


They were all sadly deficient In the
not one Of them entertained that re-
spect and affection for me OF which
had imagined they were all possessed.
Now l fully realized the truth OF my
| friend the demons words. II was
dreadful penalty to pay, a sad mort'-
fication TO hear what they said OF me.
and 10 see myself as others saw me.
well. OF course" my cousin Yer
non said. responding to some remark
In virtuously deprecatory tone "Of
course, de mortuls nil nisl bonum. and
all that sort OF thing. you know; but
can't help saying that Crawley was
always mean-horribly mean.'
Confound the fellowl And this was
n man to whom had left $500. for
giving him all the money he owed me
which was as good as doubling the leg
acy!
NO. no: not mean" Tom answered.
and blessed him for those words.
but he spoiled II all by adding. "A bit
careful. you know"
"Ah. should think So" says Prls-
ella. "You would hardly believe IL,
but It's fact he never allowed me
money enough TO keep house decent
IT,"
or course. this was not true. as you
may imagine she was always want
Ing more money, and yet It never sue
ceeded In purchasing anything re-
markable. And this was my sister
Prs.. whom | had always thought so
nffectionate. so entirely devoted to
me. Oh. 1t was too horrible.
These three were my principal lega-
tees. II l had only known soonerl
But how was that possiblef
knew what would do. had
made up my midland having no
body. was all mind now-l would
go at once to my solicitors. and have
codicll drawn up while there was
yet time. But say. there was no time;
II was too late. | had quite forgotten
that was only poor ghost. dema-
terlallzed spirit. and that old Idiot,
Sharpitlaw. was so welded to routine
and old-fashloncd custom that he
would certainly regard a posthumous
testament as informal. and as | was
invisible he would treat my signature
as null and decidedly void.
When next | turned toward my
amlable and disinterested family cir
Gle. perceived that the breakfast
things had been removed. and Tom
Slowquicker sat in the armchair with
my will spread out before him.
"There's some one missing" he said.
looking around him magisterially;
"who Is IT,
"Only my sister Minnie" Vernon re-
marked casually 81 went to her this
morning. but she's so upset about his
death that she feels quite Ill. and
could not come down to breakfast"
Don't be absurd" said Priscilla /:
"why, she never gave him so much as
civil word" Then. soto voce to her
brother. And that's what has upset
her. | expect She Is afraid she has
spoiled her chances OF a legacy"
Oh. that spiteful Priscilla! II I
could only alter my Will But 1t was
too late. for here was my executor
standing. or rather sitting. in my place.
: AT least. there was one thing | could
do; would find my friend the demon
/ and see II arrangements could not be
made for haunting theml
/ But these precious words about Min.
ME had sent balm Into my tortured
, spirit. so that my incorporate heart
throbbed. shaking the venetians. and
Tom asked where the draft came from
/ xxAn1I 10 IN 10 n I fra
! yersed the closed door again. passing
them all as the sigh OF summer
breeze, which is we know not what
7 or whence It comes, or whittier 1t goes
? "A breath from-well. no matter
= where; | don't exactly know myself
, Thus ! went upstairs. and Into Min
| MES room. where | found the poor
t girl still In bed, her cheeks pale. hel
= eyes red with weeping. all the sign.
!, upon her OF sleepless night OF sor
! row, and pressed close to her soft
$ bosom she held a likeness OF my un
= worthy self. which | had given hei
: once long ago. And this was the cir
: who never spoke save to ridicule anC
l. poke fun at me. whose dislike for m,
$ was almost proverbial In the family
aud yet the girl whose love-with usua
y human perverslty-I would have glver
! all the world to win.
!. All, this knowledge OF her heart,
a secret was sweet to me, II gave IN,
courage. would comfort her.
:. would pour forth my love. | woul,
/ tell her-stayl What could tell her
h Was not forgetting again that wa
e only poor ghost-merely the shadow
/ OF a shadeg Was | not unseen by her
:, And even were It possible for me I,
J. make myself visible for a few mo
). ments should only succeed IN terri
y flying my poor love out OF her senses
Alas, was this the realization OF
' hereafterf The punishment OF earl
?. vanities and sins; To see things jus
z as they are and yet to be so miSer
y ably impotent to alter them: to Sc
k too what might have been and to bea
e out my weary spirit on into cternit
a In vain longing for a fruitlon that ca
;. never come,
y My funeral was appointed to tax
v place the next day II was a yer