The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-21
ELIZA STOPPED AND PICKED UP THE LocKEr
AND ATTEMPTED TO FAsTEN IT ON
THE GIRLS NECK.

! could be content with this second place
in his heart. Aunt Debby, wish had
died then, while was happy.
The girl covered her fase with her
hands, and dropped her head on the wo-
mans lap. A dark wrinkled hand was
laid alphabetically on the bowed head.
For a moment there was perfect silence,
when the girl looked up, and resumed as
if there had been no pause.
His tone and manner, said plainly
that this second place was offered me
through pity, not love. He had learned
my feelings, and thought it better to
make me happy with the remnant of his
life, than to waste it. A stronger woman,
or woman who loved him less than
did, would not have accepted. To me his
offer opened the gates of heaven. She
was dead, would live to make him hap
Ply, and forget her memory, and in doing
SO, would find the greatest happiness,
heaven could send.
My happiness was short lived. My
yin found me out Aunt Debby, do you
guess the truth9 She is not dead. The
woman he loves is living. There has
been some great mistake. Now, what must
do, marry him, and leave him and the
woman he loves as they are, in ignor-
ance, or must tell him, and let him de-
cide7 I want you to tell me what to do =
"Honey, whut do yo' conscience say
dof Oats de thing ter go by. Do whuts
raft. Oar ain It no happiness bought wild
wrong dom. De good book say de
wages NV sin is DEATH How you know
she libin q"
| "I've seen her. If I'd not sinned,
would not have to suffer now, because
I'd never have seen the picture, and
would never have known. Aunt Debby
dom you understands Your mistress
the woman who saved my life is the orig
inal of that picture, and the woman
Guardy has loved so long, The speak
er looked appealingly into the face above
her, hoping, against hope, that the wo
man would advise her to keep silent.
"Miss Elba97' Aunt Debby's tone
and manner ind Gated astonishment, Dor
dering on alarm. Again was there mo
ment of silence, then the woman sale
softly, Honey, dar amt but one raj
4 way. AK 70 conscience ter lead you
She looked the girl steadily in the eye.
ri know what you mean. I sec tn
way, have seen it since learned thu
truth, but oh, it is so hard. There was
sob in the childish voice, and the expires
sion in the dark eyes made the woman
heart ache, but she thought Of her owl
white child, and what Uncle Simon ha'
said about fate, and was firm. She sal
gently, Yes honey, ct fus it II be rough
an dawk, but you hole fas ter de han
nv duty, an bymeby, it III git smooth, a
bright, an when you turn er cawner raj
quick, happiness will be stanin dar smi
in at you.
But suppose she doesn t care for hir
any more Like the drowning man, tn
girl was catching at straws
Yes, but she do, honey. Dis 'splair
wilut me an Simon couldn t unstan'.
you got picter Nv de manu-
The girl took hold of the slender gol
thread that encirclcd her throat, an
drew forth y tiny locket.
"show it ter her honey. an watch hi
face. De oman amt libin, whut ca
look at de face Nv de man whit she IL
, an not change 'spression. She'll sho
her feelins, eff its only by drappin h
eyes. Show her de picter. s
Aunt Debby was visibly excited E
J. her beloved child, she he's saw VIA happiness Z