CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-04-10

I'll make IL right with you II you'll
keep quiet
'.'You lie said the doctor. nDf thu.
Am too late 10 save herr
MY husband answered Yes Brenda.
how is II possible for human being
to utter q falsebood like tlatf ws
no more 10 him than you are except
that had promised before God to be
his wife. And the doctor looked him
In the eyes a moment and then itruck
him across the face with the back Of
his open hand and went out of the
room.
My husband came TO the Curtains
and looked in. then he approached the
bed. and | groaned MS loud as could
At that be seemed to lose his wits He
ran around the room aImlessly and al
last snatched his hat from the door
and rushed out J suppose he was go
ing for another doctor.
When he was gone. Invented an
errand aud sent the woman away. Then
got mp and dressed don't know
how IL was possible for ne to do II.
but seemed to Ice as light as feafh-
err I GOT odt OF the hotel easily enough
and took a cab 10 the railroad station.
had not money enough FOR slceper.
so rode Ia day coach all the way TO
New York. but my mind was In
thousand places. and some OF them
were beautiful. and I was happy there.
and again was In terror and pain.
when left the train at Jersey City.
my hrad was bursting upon my sboul-
dcr- aud the mir was lire. Honestly.
Brenda. when the ferryboai ran into
the slip ON this side. | though, II was
the mouth OF the Internal regions. 4
looked like great cave full OF name~
and Il seemed that was being crushed
aud thrust Into IL. Yet | must have
had romc part OF my senses. for
found a rah aud gave the driver my
address And 80 csme hom- FROM
my wedding tourney. Br.uda- let
mysclf In with my kc.;. and the people
Ia tle house never knew that had
been away that night They found
isc III and got = doctor for the. and be-
fore the day was over ! was nearly
well The doctor ssi>- must have eat
en- some sort of n ,hiug-w',ai do they
call " I always thin OF ,..n..tocs
"Promaipes," said Brenda. ''ch. soy
poor child; 'nu poor. wretched. IIcky
little Elsie. am SO glad SO glad
Would you believe said Elsie.
'that that man tried TO get my heart
back again. - plead his cause with mey
Well H. did. su1. th igh had peace
for quit. long time. OF late have
been much annoyed 10y him. You can
understand now why Clarence Aldcn's
love was torture TO me. why we'll,
why I bought the picture OF Tantalus
TO look ut. Brenda oh. love him.
love him so much, The feast OF the
heart that ! can never have, lie is
everything l want. Brenda"
"Bui why In the name OF all martyr
dom should you hesitate to tell this sto-
~ To him = exclaimed Brenda What
bar eau II he TO your marrlagcy"
zone day" said Elsie slowly. when
was beginning to love Clarence SO
that my heart sang of him all the time.
was walking on broadway and had
stopped TO look in at jewelers. win
dow. And glanced up. and Clarence
was coming down the street with thr
DOCTOR
'rhr one who attended you in rhJl-
adelphla e.
"Yes.~ said Elsie. They were laugh
ing and talking together. and shrank
into "A doorway aud died OF shame as
they passed. Suppose they had seen
mer'
Il think no harm would have come OF
it, said Brenda.
Suppose ! married Clarence aud we
should meet him them
"But, my dear" exclaimed Brenda.
stake the widest possible supposition.
Say that this doctor believed the worst
aud told II to Clarence and lived to
finish the story. which unless he Is
Samson rcincarnatcd is not possible, II
would make no difference Unless Clar-
euce can believe you absolutely against
every other voice In the world you
don't want to marry him anyway"
you don't know men," said Elsie,
shaking her head. ''One little doubt.
and there Is misery for llfotime.
heard Clarence speak once OF woman
who had gone wrong 1t frightened my
bones until they turned to dust In my
body"
"But, Elsie. you haven't done any
wrong" pleaded Brenda, "Ycu were
cruelty decelved"-
81 no more than the others" reptile :
Elsie. Every woman who goes wrong
is deceived. or there would be no wrong,
The point Is. Brenda. th that Is not
the way to get married No really good
girl ever does such a thing, ! should
have had my mother aud my friends 10
see ,~c make ns~ vow That y the onls
right why: your way, :. NO.. the way
OF your world. And. besides. l havcni