New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-03

before she dies in Armand's arms: 4
shall live! All. how well feelv How
cried when she said that! And then
CASTOR says. She sleeps Isn't that a
lovely scene?'
''As it came to your mind at this mo-
ment." said Brenda. 81 joyfully infer
that you are feeling very much BETTER
You must think l am silly to talk
so much about dying" said Elsie Il
am soggy with sentimentality.''
''You have mentioned it on just four
| occasions,' said Brenda. including
this, but it seems often to US because
we don't wish to lose you and to your
self because really and truly you don't
wish to die. On the whole, you have
been as cheerful as any girl could pos
sibly be under the circumstances, and
as for your sentimentality, my dear,
I'd give the world to have some of it
myself" -. 4~s. .--
II was going to say" continued FL
sic, that my motive for continually
harping on it is that you may know
am not afraid and afterward you may
tell Mr.. Alden"
This exchange of pleasantries upon a
cheerful subject occurred during the
time when Kendall was experimenting
with the white mice.
81 must have been pretty near it the
last time" said Elsie. 'It was double
| scarcely knew what was the matter
when it began, even though I'd tainted
such little while before. 1t was like
drifting, drifting away. You are sur
prised. You think you must stop. and
before you really have time to be
frightened you are gone. But I walked
just for second-just long enough to
remember and realize; then down,
down, down, sideways to the left there,
slipping away from the room and the
light. The last was sensation that
they were lowering NE into the ground.
But I'm going to be cremated. You've
promised me that, Brenda"
Then. catching the expression of
amused horror - if that can be x
Brenda's face, she laughed with the
| most delicious and clear sound. like
the singing of birds.
"Oh, but it hurts to laugh.' she said.
"You mustn't make me do it."
'1?' cried Brenda you're the first
that ever accused me Of being anus
ing
'Do you know" said Elsie. THAT of
the two of us you're the blue one? It's
much more cheerful to talk about
dying than to roast oneself, as you
do"
"Roasting is popularity supposed to
be one step beyond dying" replied
Brenda. "But I suppose the roasting
you mean is the saying of uncompli-
mentary things. My child, I can't help
| it; suffer by contrast
with me?" cried Elsie. ''Now. you
really are amusing. If had your hair
and eyes! Well, that's absurd. of
! course. But do you know l lie here
| initiating your ways, your calm. gen
tie, sweet way Of doing things? I'm
| studying you. Brenda, and if were to
play a society part again you'd see!
This is the way you say: Good morn
ing. DIR. Kendall All. thank you
so much y. Shall we see you again
soon? 81 GOodby.' You make all
the little things mean something. That's
dignity. personality. l haven't any more
than blade of grass. but I'm gaining
on it. If l live another week. shall
f, die and go to Daniel Frohman's No. l
company instead of to heaven. re
rather"
"Do speak like that when address
DR.. Kendall?" said Brenda. with a
| slight access of color. well. it may
be so. You are very clever. my dear
."This is the way you hold your
arms when you walk" said Elsie
isn't that pretty? OF course can't