Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-01


III; but even as I looked a sense of
|1lething wanting in it-of horror at
ne awful, subtle change in its every
~ in its rigid calm, in it's sternly avert
gaze, came over me and stilled the
Ids on my lips-the cry of my aching
"a.
q You sent for me?' he said, in a voice
unlike his own as was that altered
Tes," I said family. won't you
Ii you come a little nearer?"
He drew a few steps nearer to the bed;
IE he did not touch my hand, nor say
+ Vas sorry for my illness or my pain.
"a sent for you," / said, because they
Re all been deceiving me. Something
Hsadful has happened. II want to
*ow what it is"
You want to know?" he said, and
IRE was so strange a meaning in his
re that it seemed to freeze me with a
4W and terrible fear. II think it is you
ID ought to supply the information"
is he dead?" gasped.
Yes" he said, stonily.
81 How" I whispered, shivering little
81 turned my eyes away from the iron
6rnness Of his face.
They say he shot himself"
lie did not! l almost screamed. 81
II sure he did not!'
lie was perfectly silent.
HCan't you speak to me?" I cried at
&. Cant you say how it was? Where
IS he found?"
*By the old summer house in the plan
lion"
*Andsby whom?' 1 gasped family.
*By me-" he answered.
Then l looked up and met his eyes.
|eaven knows what he saw in mine Of
brror and alright; but the fiery, blood
lot glance that answered them seemed
say, he, at least, felt no regret for this
agic end to that young life.
My eyes fell on his hand as it lay on
lie white coverlet. 1t seemed to me that
lie stain of blood must surely be there.
and grew sick with fear.
.'Why don't you go on" / said. "Why
mt you tell me the whole thing? Why
you make me drag it from you piece
eal?"
t'What more do you wish to hear? he
|ked Jelly. ''Do you wish me to lie to
IL as you have lied to yourself? To
b pretty fable about accidents? The
<hnd of your voice sickens me. 1t Is
4 se as-as it's utterances. DO you
Ink" with rising passion leaping into
|ee and voice, ''that l don't know he was
Mr lover?-that I am ignorant Of how
II left the house that night to meet
La? Do you think to trick me still with
$hallow pretense of fde}ity-the fidelity
a wife whose heart is another's? 1t
hoo late for these things. I was blind
bng, long time; but trust once broken
hard to mend, and mine has gone for
&r."
You are unjust" said weakly. IF
d knew all, you would not condemn
3 would pity me-"
Perhaps I do pity you," he said with
ayy sigh. "But your folly has wrecked
= lives, and cost one. II can't even
81 pity now, From first to last I have
IA tricked and deceived. No woman
y was innocent would have received
IA a letter as-as this" taking that
~ missiye from his breast, land an
bred it in person. Facts are facts-you
a deny them. I forbade Yorke Fer
n TO cross the threshold Of my house.
s efance of your knowledge Of that tact
On meet him slyly-treacherousfy-as
81 shameless woman would meet an
ally shameless man. If justice has
|<rtaken him, he has but suffered what
%aeserves. l have told myself a thou
"a times that I would rather have his
N than the misery and shame that are
portion henceforward.'
is voice ceased.
turned away and buried my face in
pillows. / think I only longed to
ID out sight, hearing, consciousness of
am a failurev' / kept repeating to
elf over and over again; "a dismal,
p Hess failure"
echanically 1 drew one hand away,
held it up and looked at it.
be sleeve fell back. The slender wrist
ed almost transparent. The small,
bones showed themselves only too
bly, now. I let the hand drop again.
is startled when, in hoarse and shak-
pnes, heard Sir Ralph say:
Why do you do that?"
half turned my head then.
was only wondering" said, show
more. can bear, and live. Not
much, I think
it so hard for you?" he cried pas
Rtely. Then think what it must be
be. You have made my life loath-
as a sinl You have tricked me to
me which l can't regret, however
the sting of itS remorSpp
rime!' gasped family.
eyes met his; the look in them ap-
me. So may man look who has
and lost his all!
pu are too weak to talk" he said |
pity; "and-and it can do no good
Then his voice softened. you |
try and get some rest" he said.
inquest IS to be tomorrow. II am |
they'll want your deposition"
nee | cried, almost springing up |
81 why mine? I can tell them
pg: IL know nothing. I was at |
when heard that shot!'
face blanched. He walked to the |
then suddenly recrossed the room,
anne back to nv side.