The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-03

her strange tone and the unusual COM
mand.
Miss Morse''-to a nurse who had
entered-"send DR.. Hudson to me at
once. He is making the rounds. You
need not come back"
The men followed the nurse from
the room and closed the door When
Or. Hudson opened it a few moments
later Miss Cartwright turned toward
MIN race whose wild appeal startled
him into an exclamation.
'Heleni'
Her fingers were ON the mans pulse.
He is alivei He isl But it can't he
long. l know it can't We must
rouse him. He must be conscious.
Quick! Every moment means so much.
You don't know"
DR.. Hudson was working and she was
helping him, steadily and capably, even
while she was speaking in that high,
tense voice.
AT last the mans heavy eyelids .flut-
tered feebly. settled again, then uufv-
cred once more and lifted reluctantly
while the bloodshot eyes restedaoh Miss
Cartwright's face bent close to his.
Marvin!" she called. for the eyes
were closing again. Marvin. look at
me. It's Heleni You remember. Think
Helenl Helen!" She repeated the
| name with ringing cadence. as if it
were ta1isman to call him back from
the dead. And the dull eyes lost their
sightless look; intelligence struggled
into them: the dry lips moved; the
words were almost inaudible.
Yes-yes. it is. Where did you
| come from? 1 thought I'd finished it
| this time. 1 meant to. 1 wanted to
see you, though. That's why 1 came
back. / couldn't find you. | didn't
| mean you should see me-
MISS CartwriSht's eyes were burn
Ing. Marvin. listen. You must tell me
| the truth. all the truth, quickly. about
the bank-the money. Rather killed
| himself-shot himself Did you know
it? Suspicion fell on him, and you
| were. gone. We never knew-he never
said a word. They found him dead.
| What should l believe? What could
| think? My father and my lover! All
these years-ten years, Marvin-never
| to know-and l loved you then"
The color had been creeping into the
mans face. He tried to rise on his ell
bow, but fell back.
Before God, Helen, l never knew
I've been where no news ever came. 1
took the money. 1 never meant to- And
then had to go. l never thought any
one else-your father-would bear the
blame. 1 loved you all the time.
wasn't so bad. God knows I've been
bad enough since. But 1 had to come
back. l wanted to see you once-just
| once-and then end it, The words
were coming in gasps, the eyes closed,
| then opened again with an expression
| of piteouS entreaty.
| "Helen, you look like an aVenging
angel. / can't ask you to forgive me.
| but I did love you. I've loved you-alI
| the-while"
Over Helen Cartwright's face flashed
a marvellous, tender pity, and the swift
tears dropped upon the forehead,
across which the grayness of death
was stealing. The mans eyes opened
and looked into hers, then closed
again; a short painting breath; a shud-
der-and quiet.
Miss Cartwright sank face down
| upon the edge of the bed She was so
| still that DR.. Hudson, standing by the
| window, thought she had tainted, but
| he did not move. The warm May sun
shine flooded the room, falling upon
, the pure glory of her hair and upon
| the mans CHASTITY, world-worn face.
| Sparrows on the edge of the roof twit-
| tered contentedly. The shrill peal of a
child's laughter floated up from the
street
Suddenly she rose, and. going swift
| ly to DR.. Hudson, put both her hands
! in his, looking at him with luminous
| eyes.
He bent his head questioningly, un-
| believingly
Moonlight, my Lady Moonlight, is it
now?"
YES" she scarcely breathed it, but
! he heard it, "it is now"
| He looked at the tremulous, red lips,
| all their coldness gone; at the brown
eyes, that faltered and fell, and then
he kissed her lingeringly. reverently,
! on the soft wilderness of her hair.