The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-08

I sti and dark. and the high bed with
ita canopied Top seemed like a cata"
aa oSer and an sitting there the
gele opened the door OF the sick room
and ushered In a closely veiled woman
When she threw back her veil IL was
seen that she was almost white. and that
her features bore u striking resemblance
TO those outlined upon the pillow. n re-
Semnh,TS SSemnhLance that made Madame stare
teIest in Angeles breast The woman
did not walt to be interrogated. but ad-
vanced swiftly and softly
Is he asleep" she said
No" Madame answered: ''he is In
The woman sank down upon her knee.
az the beds.-e and lifted one OF the thin
hands, kissing II passionateIy. Andreas
opened his eyes and gazed upon her
WIN nv no sap apparent n recognition;
not t,oS son, she said, softly: dc you
This time. her voice seemed to- penetrofe
Ihe du,led brain; one OF the recurrent
the oTSos, ms or consciousness had come. but
nim; there was almost a iook az aeonv ~
In his eyes. VI agony
you NY no, son, In,. she whispered again, do
,ries. lie said family.
,r maaame Jsrreau listened eagerly
Saseie nnS ei no longer fluttered in the door
nory May- she leaned against it for SUP
=, NANNY! Ny nanny" said the sick
reSa Madame n1oaes Js,r,reag breathed freely. An
away. strange 'ightness at her heart
o,., ne oGioroon rose TO her feet. She was
rraSeful graz ia" land and her black gown fell in
hands trembled a little as she rennoved
her bonnet and ven 90
lou VIII let me watch beside him."
sns said pleadingly.
Maoame consented. It had been many
nights since she had slept unbrokeniy.
and In those troublous times IL was no
Srnno unSoinmoh thing TO accept service even
her Nanny" There was so IittIe m
be done in the sck-chamber. only TO
'i Watch INC patient and cool the parched
lips, Madame established the woman I'm
her own chair, repeated the doctors In
strmctions and left the room on tip-toe
,, Mnen she came back. some hours later,
Ahhdreas. a.h He vas raving delirfously, and
whenever his nurse would approach him
he become more violent
awag ne Bleed b oaf Il out, tell R,yog yog - Take her %
Then be would change Where is
nam. mammy?cI ~ want her-mammy; NAM
A tortured soul looked out from the
octoroou eyes.
II must go, away. she said. .desper-
atelS. u do him harm. not good-and I
would sire my life for him
She caught UP her bonnet and left the
house.
For week the chances OF life and
death hung evenly balanced and every
day at certain hour vcilcd woman
came and 10 ask news OF the sick man
One day she found crepe upon the door
She did not ring the bell, but passed
into the house unchallenged. and into the
chamber of death.
Angelo was there alone, kneeling at
the figure lay calm and straight. the
hands were folded on the breast. and
upon the beautiful features OF the Cuban
was stamped the seal OF divine love and
The woman stood silently beside the
sobbing girl, She neither spoke nor
wept
Angelo looked up, why are you
hcre2 she cried. fiercely 1t is you
who have killed him He was doing very
well until you came. What right haye
q am his mother" answered the
"oh. no. no. Angelo said. shudder-
lngly.
IN a mouotonous voice; he called me
his nurse and | had borne him.
Nanny he called me, because my skin
Is yellow and he knew that ,l, your pride ride
YOU OF that one fostering drop Of black
blood in ibis veins. let it pass when !
thought that he would live; Gu, nov /
il matter? Black and white are the
same to Cod
Angelo shrank from her in specchless
horror, the warm blood rushed hotly
through her veins The shame Of IL
was more than she could bear. The
love within her seemed turned to hate.
She gazed upon the dead mans face
with loathing. He had deceived her. ht
had dared TO dream of linking to her
pure blood the blood OF a degraded peo-
pie. II was a crime. Her tears had
ceased TO flow; her heart seemed turned
TO fire; she walked haughtily away,
The woman caught her hand. "Ah,
no. do not leave me- she cried. Lis
ten and | Will tell you how II happened.
II "A free woman, one OF those un-