The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-28

and-I gasped! l felt goose-fesh creep
ing up my arms On the opposite side
sat a large and handsome mulatto Wo-
mana small basket of white linen was
on her knee s-her face was turned to-
ward the driver; and, oh! Good God, not
so long ago, her throat had been cut, al
most from ear to ear!
The scar was misunderstanding, 1t
made one feel faint and frightened, but l
held my quivering nerves with an iron
hand-here was my scar for Cora! / must
study it while l could. 1t had not been
well cared for, l imagine, for the edges
of the awful cash were puckered, as
though a gathering thread held them
There was queer, cord-like welt, that
looked white while. the flesh either side
was red and threatening-and then as
if she felt my eyes, the woman turned
and faced me. A duh color rose slowly
over her mutilated throat and handsome
face and she felt hastily for a handker-
chief, which was pinned at the back of
her dress collar. and drew the ends for
ward and tied them.
] kept my eyes averted after that, but
when L left the car WEAKNESS was for
gotten. stopped at a druggists shop,
bought sticking plaster, gold beater's skin
and absorbent cotton, and with springy
steps reached home-materialS in hand,
model in memory, / was content-I mad
found my scar at last.
If YOU are about to accuse me Of hard
ness of heart in using to my own advan-
tage this poor woman's misfortune-don't t!
or at least wait a moment first.
When / had gone through the asylum
wards and the doctor had called my at
tention to this or that exceptional case
and had tried to make clear cause and ef-
fect-when / had noted ophidians stealth
in one and tigerish ferocity in another
I suddenly realized that to single one OF
these unfortunates out then to go before
an Indifferent crowd of people and pres
ent TO them a close copy of the helpless,
afflicted one, would be an act of afro
cious cruelty. / could not do IT. would
instead seize upon some of the general
symptoms-common to all mad people,
and build up mad scene with tnelr alu,
thus avoiding a cruel imitation OF one OF
Gods afflicted.
So In this scar I was not going exactly
10 copv that riven throat-but with slen-
der rolls OF cotton covered and held py
cold heaters skin, / was going 10 create
dull white welts, with angry RED spaces
nainted between--with strong sticking
master attached to my eyelid. was go
ing TO draw 1t from its natural position.
Oh. should have a rare scar! YET tnat
poor woman might herself see II, without
guEDectinE Gle ndn ElNftl N'N i@
an what a time OF misery II was. the
preparation OF that play! Poor MI DAILY
and poor, poor Miss Morris.
You see everything hung upon the ma"
scene Yet, when we came 10 that SIM
Div stood stiil. and spoke the broken DIS
jointed words.
"But what are you going 70 do at
niabt9' Mr.. DAILY cried. "Act your scene'
Miss Morris"
Act n--ln cold blood-there IN the gray
ilgeless day lghtg with circle Of grin
ming. sardOnic faces, ready 10 p" fahhg
amused over my offorts2 re might better
have asked me 10 deliver a polished az
dress III beautiful pcilucld 3roekwio com
pose o. command % charming hifle rom
dcau ~ sparkling French ~ q prayer in
sonof0us Latin-thpy Wouia hstt pftn
easier for me 10 co. thsn - siooef 20
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dsr IA street clotheswana aiWnfa Nith
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