Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1910-08-05

in his manhood he married Fanny A@I
burton. a young woman Of good fam
Ny and some fortune, but hardly tA'
! style OF girl one would have picked ~;
for a young man on the threshold ~
life. as she was Of rather plain appear
, ance and several years Philips senlr"
! However. it was nobody's affair ru'
the couples own, especially as tn" "N
pertinent proved distinctly successiu
At the end Of two years Fanny i"H Il
victim to ptomaine poisoning. and Phi.
Up found himself alone
Phil" the dying woman had wills
pered family. II am going to ,ravr
, you. Remember. if ever you marry
again Jill huuut you. ] won't let her
have you. Kiss me, darling"
Thus Fanny had died with threat
and message of love on her lips. For
time Philip had been inconsolable.
Nothing was in its place; nothing that
came OIL the table was fit to eat. But
time brought solace. and the yoxnc
widower began to take notice. When
finally Amelie Kinkaid swept into his
horizon he threw restraint to the
winds and advanced to speedy and
decisive conquest. But. try as be
might, Fanny's words continued to
echo IN his ears: IN haunt her.
won't let her have you"
Amelie was all that Fanny had not
been-young. pretty and winning. A
year of quiet contentment followed for
Philip and his second VIE at the end
of year the young couple removed to
California. whittier Philip had been
called to accept position. Never had
Fanny and her threat been Efurthei.
from his mind. One day six months
later Philip was Frustrated by an at,
tack Of acute Indigestion. but as lie
had long been subject to such attacks
there seemed nothing remarkable In
the circumstance. - +
Amelie's anxiety and devotion were
touching, and for several days she re-
fused to leave her husbands side or to
allow any one, even her mother, who
was visiting them. to relieve her as
nurse. But at the end of the third day
Philip was well on the road toward re.
covcry. Amelie consented to retire 10
an adjoining room for much needed
rest A half hour perhaps passed. aud
Philip was doing, when suddenly
Amelie burst in upon him and rushed
to throw herself sobbing into his arms,
"Oh. Philip, Phillip! she cried hys-
terically. Fanny is after me. She has
come to take you. have had youlons
enough, she declares. and now She is
| going to have you herself But | won't
give you up! won'tw
There. there!' urged Philip, trying
to soothe her and trusting that she
had not noticed his sudden t,aieness
1 Calm yourself. This is all nonsense. "
mo, 1t Is not" persisted Amslie,
still weeping Il saw her as distinct,
ly as see you now, and | knew her
from her picture. She had on brown
/ dress. And she was furious. He Is
my husband she declared. pointing,
her finger toward this room, no,
yours. You have had him long enough
and now mean to take him. as j said
would. Tell me. Philip, did shs
ever ray such thing7'' ~
4 No, no." replied Philip, trying moi
to look guilty, ..of course not, Such
things are folly Lie down here o.
the bed row. and I'll fetch you i xias.
q wine. No. no. I'm all right. I.
With these words he opened the doe
4 and made a step forward into the Ger
4 ridor. There was 4 sudden pause,
Il RurRle In fhe fhrnats ard ne h1 <hra,,