The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-06


"The telegram sent this morn
ing"
Where did you send it,"
ITO the hotel address on the let
ter
Il am sorry. That letter was writ
ten in the afternoon Then your bro
Their came and insisted upon my spend
ing the night under his roof, as it is
my last in London. 1 have not been
to the hotel since
The woman groaned She looked
pleadingly at Greatrex
IF you have any kindness left. for
me-" she said, "leave my husbands
house this moment. Do not let us de-
lay. Go at once"
The woman's agitation was so EVIL
dent he took pity on her.
We'll, I take my leave"
Eyes, yes.''
'Good-by, Helen"
He held out his hand. She hesitat.
ed, every fiber strained in terror.
The street door was thrown open.
She dreaded to think that this might
be her husband. If so, then her pun
lshment was complete.
A sound Of pain came up from the
hall.
Helen, Helen!" called the voice of
her husband, in unmistakable agita-
tion
Helen covered her face with her
hands
''They will kill one another!" she
cried.
Mr.. Greatrex stood motionless The
terror Of the woman took away, for
moment, his presence Of mind.
Helen, Helen!" called her husband
again.
She wondered why he delayed COM
ing up.
"A grOan came from the hall.
Helen recovered herself a little.
She looked up.
"stay here" she whispered, trem-
blingly.
The truth would now seem fictitious.
What could she do? In her own mind
she believed that the death of one of
the two men must be the outcome of
this meeting.
"Helen; is that you?" asked Regf-
nald
yes" she replied, trying to sup
press her agitation
Now she perceived that something
had happened to him. He held his
hand tightly over his left eye.
HAS anything happened?"
Take me upstairs. I should think
something has happened" he re-
turned with groan. His pain was in.
tense, apparently
what is it," asked his wife, delay.
ing him at the foot of the staircase.
while she slowly took off his coat.
"The beastly horse went down on a
hill just as l was driving to jerks &
Co.'s place this afternoon in Hallwell.
| The hanson went all to smash. The
front window sash broke, and I was
! thrown on to it. I think it's ruined
my left eye. The doctor dressed it
and put cap on it,"
| Helen's sorrow was as great as her
husbands pain. But in a moment the
| feminine quickness Of thought caught
at a means of salvation for her own
and her husbands happiness (what-
ever might be the effect upon his left
eye).
1.-THE gaslight is terrible" she cried.
IF the sight of one eye is injured it
will endanger the sight of the other If
left exposed to gas light. Let me bind
it,"
Without waiting for permission, she
swiftly drew out her handkerchief In
another instant she had bandaged his
right eye, and he was completely
blind
"Now, DEAR" she said, taking his
arm, "let me lead you up to our
ROOM"
He stumbled upstairs beside her
Without hesitating she led him into
the room where Greatrex stood in
wonderment.
AS she passed over the threshold
Helen made sign indicating that he
mu st leave the room at once.
Greatrex moved past the husband
and wife to the door.
"Who's that?" ENORMOUSLY demand
ed the husband.
"Only Jane" replied the wife, with
her hand upon her heart, as if she
feared the terror within would burs,
it.
"Oh," said the husband, satisfied.
Greatrex went slowly down thu
staircase and out of the house, which
he should never again enter,
The wife, who had led her husband
to sofa, now stood with. her hant
still upon her heart, at the door Of tn,
room, watching the other man till til,
! hall door closed behind him: Then: sh,
burst into tears and, returning to th,
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