The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-05-02
THE PRINCETON UNION:. THURSDAY NAY . 1901

time of the shooting, now saw her OBJ
portunity. She raised herself eagerly.
You are my rival, then. You came
only in Pity
Eyes. And to ask your forgiveness.
You have nothing to fear from me-"
glad light filled the eyes of Louise.
She could with difficulty restrain her.
self and control her voice.
Il believe you," she said. "You will
not take him from me-from his
child"
His child!" Frances was shocked
and dismayed. His child! Is there
a child-of his?"
YES" said Louise, "but if you reveal
that shall never be allowed to see her
again. You will not tell, will you?,
No. said the wretched girl. Your
secret is safe with me. And, oh, I be-
lieved in him-1 trusted him so!' She
wrung her hands and: turned awav her
face.
ut is fortunate you found him out in
time" said Louise; with me, it was
too late-too late! But please do not
stay here. How did you find me out?''
The doctor. He told me about you.
He has told me everything, and / want
ed to see you"
Don't cry, my dear child. What
seems great sorrow to you now is
really a blessing. You have made
miserable woman happy by your
coming. Go now! He may enter at
any moment, and it would be painful
Go, and don't tell anyone of this
visit. Will you promise?"
II shall keep your secret" said
| Frances. 1T is safe with me. For
give me-if I have made you un-
happy"
II am sorry for you,' said Louise,
simply. Frances lifted her head
proudly.
"You need not be. I am shocked
| and mortified; that is all. To-mor-
row l shall cease to remember him"
She was going when Louise called
her back.
LET me see your face again, nv
child. An, how beautiful you are!
Good-by, l trust you. Don't grieve
about him. He cannot ever be trust
ed. You were to be the victim of
plot, and your friends are deceiving
you. Why, the man is poor; ruined,
unless he gets your fortune. He
came from Europe to marry you-ah,
God, he deserted me, he betrayed his
child-for your money. Trust none
OF them, for they are desperate. They
take advantage of your youth-they
would persuade you into a hurried
marriage"
"But I could not, I could not be
bound legally by such travesty-
such fraud'
your fortune would, and that is
what he Wants-that, and not YOU.
Secure in that, he would be willing
TO let you go forever. Oh, but I know
him. Give him the shadow of title
to your fortune and you are lost!''
But to think that DR.. Brodnar
could have deceived me SONY moth
er's friend! I cannot, I cannot be-
lieve it!''
my child, trust no one. Possibly
the doctor himself was deceived; it
has been long since he knew him;
and the man is finished actor.
Trust no man. The man who will
not deceive a woman for his own ad-
vantage does not live. I know the
world. If I do not, who does?"
Frances took the hama of the sick
woman in both of her own and held
it in sympathy and grief.
81 must leave you," she said, brok-
emily. Twill you not tell me your
name? I shall always remember you
in my prayers" Louise half raised
herself in the beds
my name! Then he did not tell
you all. No, my child, do not seek
to find out my name. Pray for me,
if you willard remember me as a
woman more sinned against than
SHINING. Good night and good-by."
AS Frances hurried homeward,
choking and sick with her sorrow,
she found herself caught in the whirls
and eddies of great crowd and borne
along helplessly past her street. Men
carried torches and were cheering
themselves hoarse, while horns added