The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27

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but they did not sway her. step Dy
step she drew near. and when she
reached my side she smiled In my face
once. Then she said: choose Alright.
dear neart Leave the poisoned one
for me-
Fascinated. stared at one glass.
then ut the other Had either of her
hands trembled ! should have grasped
at the glass II held. but not a trenor
shook those icy fingers. uor did her
eyes wander to the right hand or to the
left. Adelaide. ! sbrieked out. toss
them behind you. Let us live--liver
But she only reiterated that awful
word. 'Choosev and dare not hesitate
longer lest lose my chance to save
Der. Cropping. touched glass--I
never knew which one-and. drawing
II from her fingers. ! lifted II to my
mouth. Instantly her other hand rose.
Z don't know which Is winch myself
she said and drank. That made me
drink Also
The two glasses sent out a clicking
sound as we set them back on the
stand. Then we waited. looking at
each other. 'whlchY her lips seemed
to say. 'Whichr In another moment
we knew. Your choice was the right
one.' said she and she sank back into
chair. Don't leave me- she called
out, tor | was about to run shrieking
out into the night IL am happy
now that 1t Is all settled. but do not
want to die alone. Oh. how hot ! amr
And. leaping up. she flung or her coat
and went gasping about the room for
air. When she sank down again II
was on the lounge. and again | tried
to ny for help. ana again she would not
let me-
II tried to soothe her-to keep down
my awful fear and soothe her. But
the nearness of death had Gained her
poor heart into its old love and bit
ual thoughtfulness. She was terrified
at my position. She recalled our moth
err and the oath she had taken at that
mothers deatbbed to protect me and
care for me aud my brother. And
have failed to do either. she cried.
Arthur | have alienated. and you
am leaving to unknown trouble and
danger
"She was not to be comforted. 1
saw her life ebbing and could do
nothing. she chung to me while she
called up all her powers and made
plans for me and showed me n way OF
escape. ] was 10 burn the note, ding
two of the glasses from the window
and leave The other and the deadly
vial near her hand-this before |
left the room. Then was TO call up
the police and say there was some
thing wrong at the clubhouse. but 1
was not TO give my name or ever &C.
knowledge l was there. Nothing can
save trouble she said. but that trou-
Bile must not come near you. Swear
that you will heed my words swear
that you will do what say.
81 swore All that she asked ! prom |
ised ! was almost dying. TOO. aud |
of the house fallen in and buried us |
both il would have been better. hut |
the light burned on. and the life in |
her eyes faded out. aud the bands |
grasping mine relaxed. | heard one
little gasp. then a low prayer. Tell |
Arthur INTERCHANGEABLE to Then |
-silence"'
Sobs. cries. yelled faces. then ST.
lence in the courtroom too. Ii was
broken but by one sound-a heart
rending sigh from the prisoner. But
nobody looked at him. and nobody
looked at me Every eye was on the
face of this young girl whose story
bore such an impress of truth and yet
was SO contradictory OF all former evi-
1ence. What revelations were yet TO
follow: 1t would seem that she was
speaking OF her sisters death
But her sister mad not died that way;
her sister had been strangled Could
this dainty creature. with beauty
Scared aud vet powerfully triumphant.
be the victim OF Authorization. or did
she seek to mislead justice and to con.
zeal truth:
At question from Mr.. Moffat she
spoke again. and we heard her say:
"YeS, she died that way. with her
hands in mine. There was no one else
BY. We were quite alone"
That settled II. and for a moment
he revulsion OF feeling threatened to
throw the court into tumult.
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