The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-15

humiliates friends and relatives who do not
wish the general public to pry into their
sorrow. In Difference to the humane rule
of the institution in which this poor wom-
ans life is slowly ebbing into eternity.
her name will not be given nor will this
story contain a hint of her birthplace ex-
cept that it is a small Indiana town.
THE FIRST BLOW.
When but a toddling babe Emma Hulse,
as she may be called for the purposes of
this story, received her first blow from the
hand of fate. Her infant mind was shocked
and Mortified at sight of her mother falling
dead at her feet one day. The effect of this
shock was to obscure the childs sunny dis
position with a veil of melancholy. The
child grew into beautiful young woman
hood. To say that she was beautiful is to
speak conservatively for Emma was noted
far and wide on account of her transcend
ent loneliness of face and her unruffied
sweetness of temperament The corroding
tooth of time was Intellectual to remove
from her mind the blight produced by her
mothers tragic death and even in woman
hood Emma's serenity was always tenn
pered with a subtle sadness.
a short time before her death Emma's
seeming heartlessness in marrying so
after the death of the childs father being
excused by the fact that she required the
support and aid of man to enable her to
rear the child properly. When, however.
the poor woman died, the child found her
stepfather much like all other stepfathers.
He cared little for the charge thus thrust
upon him and was not reluctant to show his
ind Ac
age at which she could work her stepfather
made things uncomfortable for her at
home that she took service with neigh
boring family.
While the young woman was working
out" as they term such duty in the country
districts she met and fell in love with
young man of admirable worth, although
! his occupation as a carpenter might be
looked down upon by some. The young
people were married and lived life of
idyllic happiness for three years. The sun
shine that illumined their pathway burst
into greater erulgence when a little ono
came to take UP permanent residence at
their home.
HOW FATE WAITS.
Fate sometimes sits upon It's launches
long years watching its victims before IT
bles a cat that crouches for hours patient
ly, but none the less watchfully, near the
entrance OF a rats domicile One day when
Emma seated in her little home, drink
ing in greedily the sweet nothings pratt
tied by the babe in tones unntelngible to
all but a mothers ears, fellow-workmen
brought in her husbands broken, bruised
and lifeless body. He had been working
upon a building, lost his foothold and fell
to the ground below. Fate always struck
surely when aiming at this young woman's
heart.
The sudden death Of her idolized hus-
band Frustrated the young wife and for
weeks she lay unconscious. When at last
she became semi-conscious fate thought
her ready for a fresh blow. Her stepfather
was the instrument chosen to administer
this stroke. He began to fear that he
would have to provide for the woman and
her child and cast about for a way TO rid
himself Of this responsibility and expense.
He soon found that Emmas father-in-law
was enamored of his daughter-in-law
great beauty, and the two conceived and
carried out plot the like OF which is
rarely told in romance and almost never
occurs in real life. While the young wom-
an was in a semi-unconscious state,
minister was procured and she and her ia
ther-in-law were united in unholy bonds
Of wedock. Perhaps the fate that how
cred close by smiled in glee when this das-
tard's deed was consummated
TAKEN TO KANSAS.
Before the unassenting wife recovered
her mental vigor, she was taken by her
husband TO Kansas, but not even the new
surroundings were able TO counterfeit the
feeling of horror and loathing she felt
when she recovered her faculties and APP
preciated the significance OF the crime that
had been perpetrated against her. The
weight OF this fresh horror was more
than her fragile mind could bear and it