Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-19
THE EVENING STORY
The Two EIsies.

whoa! whoa! St0ps Oh, dear!''
nth might and main Elsie Christy
,usged with the reins OF the horse.
hut in vain. He plunged straight on.
nrsetly ahead Of her in the woods a
low Dough shot out and the horse was
going straight into it.
On a level with her chest ahe real
,,ed If she tried to stoop under she
would be either killed or scalped. so
Oulck as a fash she clasped both arms
around the bough and let the horse
20 from under her. In dropping to
The ground her ankle turned and she
ELL, faint with sudden pain, to the
ground. Unable to move she rocked
10 and fro, rubbing the injured ankle
and calling loudly for help.
After some time she heard foot
steps approaching and called out. In
answer a mans voice said, Where
are your" lover here by the trail. h
she replied, and then, "Oh, Mr.. Tracy.
lin SO glad it is you. I've hurt my
ankle. You know, thought it would
be great fun to ride that old work
horse and so put the saddle on him
and started out alone. He went beau
tliully until decided to try the trail
through the woods and, it is perfectly
silly, but we ran into this tree and
bis mouth was so hard could NOT
pull him away" 4
Why what did you do?" Il
do! Why, | simply hung there
bike Abosolom and then dropped
wasn't it stupid guess l sprained
my ankle, for l can't get up"
Let me carry you. Miss Christy.
It's wonderful your brains weren't
knocked out"
The next day Elsie. Chfristy held
court on a couch in the library and
al the members of the house party
came to cheer and entertain her but
pne, and that was the man who car
Fied her home.
Left alone at last she lay there
thinking about it, when the door
opened quietly. The man in the door
hesitated and then turned to leave
iter seeing the occupant. Please
don't go, Mr.. Tracy. she said. II as
urs you am perfectly harmless. for
my enfeebled condition / couldn't|
move if wanted to-"
i thought perhaps you preferred
being alone" he answered. You
nov please sit here and let s.
q perfectly frank. I've been here
sting two whole weeks and you've
falded and hardly spoken a word to
Pc In that time. If / enter a room
ou go out and simply seem to hate
e, then came my accident and you
aFen't even allowed me to thank
ou.
Why, no thanks are necessary and
assure you ! don't hate you'll sup
Csc am a bear, but you, l know,
ave been told a little about me-
very one understands l prefer being
ene-but, well. l believe / will tell
y why ] am so miserable and why
= so hard for me that you should
mere. Eight years ago, while l.
= still going to college, became
Agaged to a beautiful girl. was
oang and had my way to make In
~ world. our engagement was long
asens-hve years. never tired of
ef lor a moment and thought she
Aiont with me, but once after being
way q couple of days / returned unr
Apectedly and. finding the doors of
ne house open, walked in unan-
Ounced. 1t is SO hard for me to tell
W. but she was there with another
aan and his arms were around her
new out of the house, packed my
e'Ongings and rushed away from the
ity.
Sne wrote and asked me to for
I'VE her, but never could. / gave
p my business without a thought
y began to squander the money /
% saved. tasted every vice and sim
v went to the dogs. When was
s1n and out father came for me and
ought me home, a miserable wreck
N not drinking now-just COM
uns slow suicide with cigarettes. .
ner hand reached out instinctively
nov horrible! oh, I'm SO sorry.
y Were do come in, Mr.. Tracy?'
'ast here; you look enough like
s TO be her sister and her name is
. same, Can't you see that every
s'eaent, every act, each time your
a1e Is spoken. reminds me of her,
! vas trying so hard to forget"
ma younger brothers house party
soon to break up and the Ions
e Elsie Christy was compelled tc