The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-10
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opened full upon her In flash she
reached the table turned down the light.
and the room became blank OF shadow.
At the same moment the doctors foot
fall sounded at the lawyers feet
stop" gasped tho latter, Don't go
in Walt. Listenr'
y voice was speaking now In the dark,
oned room-the same voice that mad
uttered that ecstatic cry In the alVoce
chamber. 1t was eager and broken. the
voice OF the woman who holds In the
world to her.
Dear. dearest. 1t said, ut is IL
away-further than I myself can even
guess. into q great emptiness. 1t was
hard-I don't know just how | did u
but have come back as l SAID would
With the passionate endearments
mingled now the current OF a man soDs.
laborcd and pent as though from great
But, dearest. l am not just the same
not at all the same you sec! My
eyes, my hair-all the little things you
the lis myself Jessica, who
loves you sol That is why l turned
down the light, 1t was so as not TO fright
en- you. must make YOU understand
You touch me, YOU hear me, do you not,
dearI Tell me you know
Kiss met . and you Will grow to
love me as l am now, too, as you loved
me before, because II Is the l you loved
tho undying | which has come back 10
Tho voice had fallen away into indls-
tinguishable murmurs. Now II rose again
In superb confidence. Remember, III Is l
-Jessica-no one else. dear, no one else
The light In the room grew again, her
fingers were turning up the WICK SLOWLY,
From one side came mans. gasplng
breathing, like that of q tortured animal
AS the two mon on the pavement saw the
rosy light flower on her face they scarce
ly drew breath. All that had been dull,
earthly stolid in the face of Reno Maggie
had faded The odd. sensational beauty
was transngured into spiritual lowell
ness that was almost fragile Her cheeks,
which that expreSsionlcs9 face had
stamped high colored. we're rose tinged;
the once dull. 6es9tted eyes were deep
Something like groan came from the
mans throat and spasm of fear darted
across her face
out her arms Then all at once he crossed
the room and she was gathered 10 his
breast, and he cried choklngly, in n ter
riblc, voice of relief. Joy. triumph. all
blended
"Jessica! Jessica JessIca"
Come away" said the lawyer hoarse--
ly. grasping the doctors arm. we won't
go In There again now. I won't. and you
shGn't l don't caro- what your Internal
explanation is"
Tho doctor allowed himself to be led
away without reply They tramped three
miles out across the alkall prairie and
bnck again. Once the doctor broke into
a hearty ut of cursing. but at the look
on his companions face ho stopped
abruptly and strode on.
Tho day was full blown before they
had.Sono 4 mile and the two men came
hack. up the waking street under blaze
of early sunlight and q sky trailing broad
stripes like cloth OF scarlet silk The
Office was deserted save for the sretcher
and Its stlll burden. Tho window shutters
and tho door had been carefully closed.
With an impulse that the other under
stood, the doctor drew aside the portieTe
that hid the alcoye room, The chamber
was empty. Both turned together to the
stretcher-a five hundred dollar bill was
pinned to tho afghan. The doctor knelt
and lifted tho covering; the Clayey face
beneath 1t was crowned with IL wreath Of
jet black hair.
AS tho two men looked silently at each
other a rumble and palptant screeoh
came from the direction OF the station
1t was the fast express going West
The interment OF the towns most no
torious character occurred next day. The
doctor had himself prepared the body for
burial, and 1t was understood, betrayed
all tho expenses. 1t was remarked that
the casket was of extra richness
The excitement of the wreck had
crowded the streets. and lnrge con-
course assembled at the paro little ceme-