The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-21
MADE HER BY DYING

ding, sending the carpenter about his bus
mess by telling him Truly was too good
for him.
MADE HER BY DYING
After the perhaps not i'll inn
mediate succession-there came a pleas
ure-loving youth of Il, with whom the
complaisant and unenergetic Truly came
near putting an end to her career and
settling down in commonplace domestic
ity. He one Harry Poole, young
man with distant prospect of Inherit
ing a nice little fortune, and with it
quite catch even in the eye of ambitious
Mamma Shattuck
But Harry was a pleasure-ioving
youth who did not mean to marry-if
he could help it-and after awhile Nam
ma Shattuek had Il stern little talk with
him and sent him about his business
with flea in his ear
The fiea did not seem to discommode
him Very much, for he still held aloof
from marriage and stin kept close OH
TIE track OF Truly and her figure
One Saturday night Truly Shattuck
and Harry Poole did not go home to
their respective mammas The next
morning when Truly came strolling in
Mamma Shattuck made her write to
Harry Poole:
'Harry-For Gods sake, come down at
once Mamma is Very nearly dying and
wants To sec you. My darling, if You
love me come quickly, or you NAV not
see her alive. Your own Tr,IIy. -
"Harry-You can afford to forgive her
and for the love of heaven come quickly,
Truly"
Mamma Shattuck tucked herself into
oed trying to look as near dissolution
as possible, and Harry came. He sat on
Inc bed beside her while she demanded
OIL him to marry Truly at once.
would If l could get a license" the
boy assured her. sincerely. or perhans
only to pacify her-the morrow never
came to him to show-"hut it is Sun
oay ana | can't Wait until tomorroy
Now or never" said Mamma Shat
lock' and reaching under her pillow she
drew out a revolver and then and there
shot Harry Poole
SHE WAS SENSIBLE"
some young girls would have looked on
such d tradedy-a lover murdered a
mother murderess-as the kneH of hone.
Some could not have escaped its gloomy
shadow. But Truly was not hammered
by any foolish sensibility. She possessed.
| even at the time, peculiar fortitude and
elasticity of spirits. She was ready to
-~N- > iAs-A sci anu 30 rlSNI on Leading
the Amazons as if nothing had happened
Don't go out, discreet worldly wise
theatrical friend advised her STAY at
home and say you're Sick even if you're
not
And Truly obediently looked pensiye
and wore black. But she held fast to her
opportunity. At the inquest and at her
! mothers trial Truly was the center of
attraction, costumed and posted for the
I-11lN ,Nl11i q
in stage and street and house costume
all of which were duly printed The
droop of Truly's eyelid, the little curl on
Trulys forehead, the rose on Truly's
cheek, the turn of Truly's ankle, were
studied by tie crowd in the court room
and described in the papers Truly an
| preciated the advertising to the last line
and letter. She knew the value it gave
| her.
/ Where the unknown chorus girl had
, been courted by the impecunous Young
i blades who would be gay on d clerk s
! salary, the handsome heroine of a real
murder, an inquest and q trial, now drew
the attention of the curious general pub
| lie and the more opulent connolsseurs of
feminine beauty.
so that's the girl mixed mp In the
shooting affair, they said as they studied
her critically through their glasses. Cad
ure-and young!'
And Truly was made.
MADE THE MOST OF IT.
She prospered after that and went
East. where her sordid little tragedy be-
came a romance. Maybe some OF YOU
have seen Truly. She was in Cincinnati
| at the Peoples last season, and exhibited
| herself and her beautiful curves to ar
admiing Peoples audience. In the Eas,
she prospered still more She learned tc
patronize ard be advised by the artists
who gown the rich-the best tailors ant
dressmakers and milliners and importers
She cultivated air to go with her fint
raiment, and the most knowing would
never have suspected that it was unac-
customed until she grew friendly an6
natural.
4 She made a collection of jewels-partl1
because she loves gewgaws, partly be
cause she is practical and provident
Among the earliest in her collection wa.
ring set with four little rubies 1t wa.
the ring Harry Pole wore when her ar
dent letter called him to his death: tn,
same ring she wore at the inquest tina
followed-and how 1T passed from TIL,
dead hand to her warm one Is known
only to Truly Shattuck and to Him VIII.
sees all things.
1t was a ring she gave him, and be
has a plain, practical mind, and ha
never, remember, been hampered by tn
foolish delicate sensibility that keep: