The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-29

Yes, child, Will believe YOU Fen
me his name and perhaps L may be
your savior
"Oh madam, ii you could be!' eS-
claimed the girl with sparkling eyes
81 do not hate Richard Talbot, and
Richard Talbot?" echoed the wo-
man, rising to her feet and grasping:
her head as if dazed- Then standing
over the sick girl with uplifted hand,
as il about to strike, she almost
shrieked: Woman. you lie!"
"Ah, YOU know him?,' said the girl,
calmly Perhaps you, too have been
subjected to his deadly influence"
mo, no." gasped the woman, it's
impossible, 1 tell you! Richard Tai
bot is the very soul Of honor. Pardon
my words, but your charge against
him struck me like a heavy blow.
Richard Talbot could not have been
your betrayer."
/ Read these letters, madam, and
tell me, if you can, who the man is,
said the girl, bitterly, drawing a;
small, soiled packed from her BOSOM
81 told you l would not be believed"
| The lady seized them and devoured
their contents; then taking letter
from her pocket, carefully compared
the writing.
My God, it is true" she mutteret..
On a few hours more l would haS
been in his tolls. Trusting to his
honor, l, too, would have been be-
trayed." Suddenly striking her fore
head, she burst out: My farewell
letter to my husbandi 1 must get it
before he finds it," STOPPING, she
kissed the girl on the lips. MY sis
ter, you have saved more than my
daughters life this day. Be at peace,
you shall be my care to yonr dying
day. l leave you for a time, but 1
shall soon return and take yon to a
home where you will never know
aught but loving kindness" After
O moments private conversation with
the doctor, the woman called a cab
and drove furiously away with her
little girl, who had already forgotten
the accident.
Several hours afterward, g. cab
drove hurriedly up to the doctor s
door, and from it the same woman
rushed Historically into the Office
THE doctor! / want the doctort VIII
he never come? He is keeping me
away from my husband" The assist
ant vainly endeavored to paeffy her
She strobe back and forth franticall.
l WrlnSlnS nST uIuuS SObpAhS-
The doctor at last returned, but be
| fore entering his private room, h
paused upon the threshold, coldly SUI
! Ieying the occupant. Turning in he
ceaseless round, she saw him, an
+ rushing up to him fell on her knee
before him.
10 MY husband, doctor; my husband
is Take me to him his honor is at stalk
,r Take me to him, 1 say!"
After compelling the frenzied WI
,s nan to drink a soothing COMPOUND
II the doctor placed her in a chair an
ra took q seat before her. He said not
nj icg until he perceived that his med
H. cine was taking effect.
Nd MADAM, your husbands honor We
oF IN poor hands q few hours ago. Ric
mn ard Talbot is not a proper -.rdis
eor the honor of any man or woma
nv Listen, madam. Shortly after leavir
your home this morning with yo'
OF daughter, forever, as you thought,
oil man was found near 1t in a collapse
condition. He was incoherent In b
,id talk and held clutched in his hal
M this letter" The doctor held out
oo letter which the woman seized 81
av tore into fragments.
hv mo, no, it is not my letter.
for did not write it, it was some dem
nd within me. That poor girl in t
he room yonder opened my eyes to i
np folly and my sin, and 1 fastened
repair the wrong by destroying
the letter before my husband could {
av tain it, but was too late. You wor
the aot let me see him, doctor lit