The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-31

What had happened: 1 hesltated ask, How did
you escape WAS my first question. Had you left
AMER before the erultionE
she caught her breath and seemed struggling with
a deep emotion l WIS there, ne aid abruptly !
escaped had gone Into tie nils,
"'ne Long isn't In Batavia. Is heE l inquired
They told me at AMER that he WAS never heard
from
~'Ah. De Long! SIZE cried il lew voice. No.
no. They all were lost. All" sc locked straight
ahead with terse expression, II into the mouth
Of hell. 4 alone escaped she said bitterly. /
should have died also, hut the fear of death was
and left me for Long. l was mad and ran.
and God has cursed ME With life yet 10 live"
"'They-they both died? asked, elRmsily
Yes she answered. without moving, De Long.
and the other-both are gone" She struck the table
with her clenched hands Gone. Conc. Gone. ste
cried, What do care? love him 40 longer.
Il was shocked at her rehemenee: couldn't seem
to comprehend: Why didn't they get away with yon
The fortune delayed them, she said In hard,
passionate voice De Long could not run. His for
tune was too heavy. One wave had come already.
big wave, but small before these which came after
l ran TO the other. and urged him to fly with me
thought that he loved me- All, was blind" She
closed her eyes and held her head erect, Hike one
waiting for blow 10 fall Gudlcaiy she cried out
in a language didn't know. lie wished to save
De Long, she said. lie wished the fortune
the gold which De 1.oag kept here the Diamond
God l went to him, thinking still that h. loved me-
! touched him. He onrrr a.tl struck the
breast, He babe myself. Ite and DE Long
fought together aud rolled Ga tha froaad Then
she rose and sripped the ,@,le esvayins a little
size stood. A great SQUAD was il the air. she
said. The heaven Was fin of tf1Hler and fire
strcamed from the clouds feared death, and ran.
She stopped and seemed to be liseaina, as II tho
echo of that night had GENE 10 her Ate. while
ha 'e she said Ia not -" s raa i tbi.hinn
that lie did not love me. Nj it2luw vanished aud
the wave came to lay feet. II had s#nsht him: All.
She covered her face wisa L>r hands, ana bowed
her head. why snnr7d:' Heard her cry.
Il can fancy them starting t. escape m odd trio:
the woman. light AID full cf the eo4ragc Of love,
calling on the man to fy wl.l Eer the man, stripped
Of his insincerity and t~ue "A. last striking her OF
In anger and turning help I,c Long: and old DE
Long fat breathless. crlced With fear. staggering
under load of gold and diamonds. elinsing TO his
fortune in the face of death / can see the fight
later. when the man realized that DE Long couldn't
get away: struggling, tearing. snarli1g, The ono hug
gins his hoard closer the other pulling him about
We sat i'll silence for long time At last took
her hand across the table 1t was the least that
could do. I'm sorry. said. Did you make any
search for the bodies.
she nodded for answer her eyes shin
ing. womau's will when she's fighting tears
searched for days. she managed to get out. How
long, l do not know. My life gone-with the
wave But they have searched night and day for De
Long. all the shore, because Of the fortune He.
too cannot be found,
but she didn't want IT. remember. You should
have heard her voice when she sail The fortaaes
If it had appeared the table between she
would have thrown 1t dow. She wanted better
things-truer things. Don't FORGET that when you
Her hand lay in mine and she easpei my fingers
wildly. Il alone' she cried. All. let talk to
you. I have friends. II very pitiful.
I've got to go sooa, answered. gently as
could
SHE didn't understand No stay she said In
the Old days you would not talk to mr.. All. how
loved you: when DC Long was watching. ] remem-
her Suddenly she leaned toward But he is
Cend. she said
~ mt 60" answered. shortly. was aghtins
verT hard | lont give myself credit for it. Some
thing hal changed. can't explain 1t In any other
way. You ought to see. ! i,tied her from the bot
ten # ny heart: and God knows she needed
4 rus my hand in my pos&rt I'D RULED out all
the money lad. 1t wasn't mach. Here | said
THIS is yours. lou must taAc IL
"She pushed it back tlc table No. sic I'M
s:rcred 4 Why lovcd you once. / have
forgotten.
"'Yon mast. commanded piease-for tho sake
cf what remember
Two large tears came in her aud she brushed
them sharply You kind she said I
would not,bnt 1 . need it 50 much: You a do not
again Can't you do anything
My dear woman. / asked taking her hand again.
Can't you do anything
Nothing" she said. dehantly. 4 shall love
again
Cant you marry: I kept
without love it is hard to gain love she replied.
Who will marry me: l Eurasan- viii you
marry me-: She laughed wildly II Is not ques-
ton. she said. i would not curse your life.
But you cursing your cwn,' told her.
Ne she assured ne. 'Yon do not know me- I
XIII myself end then all will be we'll should have
died at AMER was coward
IT was getting late. ard / rose- There was no
in staying any longer. / afraid that she'd
make scene as left, / shonld have known better
Women like thnt brave. She stood up beside me-
and touched LAY hand
-'tiro-'-;'-.' sic said, ~ shall remember ron in
ny prayers
"'->c-'t:- c-ied PERHAPS ron ought 70 curse
mo, dressed her hard fiood-hr. / said. and
1cFf her e@~1f- h- tho +e,,,a whit. ri .r,a niyht