The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-08-29

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fusion seized upon his mind. Instinct |
lively he leaned above her hand and
touched IL with his ips-lightly. rev
erentTy. She sighed and spoke his
name, and. overwhelmed with sudden
dismay. he would have withdrawn. hut
she seized his arms and cried out:
Light light" And then. broken
ly: "Oh. sir, for the first time--l am
I am-frightened!" He sank his
face beside her, overwhelmed with
shame.
"It IL hslf-past three" he said. brok.
enly; ~ must soon say farewell to
YOU"
'Oh. sir. will you not light the gas?"
Seeing that she still trembled, he
arose and went to his chair.
"No." he said, calmly. "f,ut sleep
on. shall not disturb you again"
And then presently she came. and,
kneeling In sudden abandon before
him, placed her hands upon his shoul-
ders, her face close into his.
~ shall not let you leave me think.
ing that do not trust you" she said.
"0h, sir. kiss me now, my hands. my
hair, my lips II you will. trust inn
plicitly! I trust you-yes, aud
more. /"
"Child, child. you do not know what
you are sayinp!" lie covered his face
with his hand.
"Child, No, woman, You do not
understands; Il is Won who are the
child. Listen. I was not asleep when
YOU struck a match and. turning yo,,t
face from me. looked nj your watch.
I was awake, and I saw your face in
the glass across the room"
"You should not"
"rt was an accident. and I thanked
God. for IL has given me n living mem.
ory OF the kindest friend since mo,b,,
died. II Is not the first time. for Won,
picture Is In the doctors Office. lie
did not know that I have hung over n
fixing Il In my ymind-mnny--m,n,
timcs-oh. will Won. will Won say that
YOU wish to see me? Have Won no
"Remember Won? shall carry with
me forever the sound of your voice
the touch of your hand. the perfumc
of every curl upon your head"
But INV face! win Won look upon
that? I release Won from all Won,
promises,
81 cannot! I cannot!"
"Ob. sir. think what A. will mean
to me in nil the lonely days IN come
the memorv Of Won and the consc;ous'
ness that Won carry In your heart
sometime the face Of the GIRL who,
"It must not he. Remember your
husbands honor, You promised IN
honor him. Is this the wnvp"
| "My husband! nv husbandi" she
cried, half rising. "you have said it,
"Frances! Frances!"
"Ah, Frances! Saw Il all, Frances
NV wife"
"Frances. NV wife!" A passiopnte
cry burst from the girls Inns.
ayes, Frances. YOUR wife, The WON.
nm who loves YOU. who has loved Won
from the day she saw your picture
and heard your story! oh, he never
knew-he never dreamed II. Notbipu
can silence those words: Frances
NV wife, I will look upon YOUR face
and YOU shall, YOU shall see mine!
The matches-ah, they are here!"
Hold" he cried, huskily. "I should
he unworthy of your love aud trust n
could break my sacred promise
Look upon me II you will, but the eve,
that would weep tears of ioy to see
you will be closed while the match 1.
burning. Look, IL to carry In memor,
the living record OF one face will hell
YOU, take mine, and with 1t, right oi
wrong, the love of Richard Somers.
She struck the match and held l,
above his lifted face. advancing hel
own and gazing eagerly upon him.
"Ah, again! again! Nv husband. m,
husband" she remurmured. 1T is tn.
face of an ANGEL" The match grew
short and the fatal red spark wa,
showing in the flame when there cam,
fash of light in the window acros.
the room, the quick. sharp report OF ,
pistol rang out. and Richard Somers
ree,ing. plunged through her arm,
face down upon the floor.
Th. awful silence that followed III,
tragedy was broken ut length by tn,
faint whisper OF the dazed and half
unconscious girl.
"Speak," she said, kneeling oyeI
the PROSTATE form: "why--what Il
; the mattero- what has hnppensd? q
Her hands found his head and passe,
rapidly over IL. "You do not answ-
met" She drew slowly back from
him. chilled with a great and un
) speaknble horror. Her hands were we
: and slippery. Instinctively she knrv
Il was blood. She could not rise no
cry out; her heart seemed paralyzcd
; her throat in the clutch of an in,isibl,
hand. The door opened silently. AN,
! the doctors low voice was heard: