News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-08-23

also. and then she turned her back.
could hear the drop drop of the liquor
and dark as the room was 1t seemed t,
turn darker till put out my hands lik,
one CROPPING In sudden night. Blu
everything cleared before me when she
turned around again. Features set like
hers force themselves TO be seen.
''Sbe advanced, glass in either
hand. As she came the floor swayed
and the walls seemed to bow together,
but they did not sway her. Step by
step she drew near. and when she
reached my side she smiled In my face
once. Then she said: Choose Alright,
dear heart Leave the poisoned one
for me-
"FaScinated. | stared at one glass.
then at the other. Had either OF her
hands trembled 1 should have grasped
at the glass It held. but not tremor
shook those icy fingers. nor did her
eyes wander to the right hand or to the
left. Adelaide. | shrieked out, toss
them behind you. Let us live-live!
But she only reiterated that awful
word. Choose" and | dare not hesitate
longer lest lose my chance to save
her. Cropping. ! touched a glass;
never knew which one and. dra wing
II from her Fingers, lifted IL to my
mouth. Instantly her other band rose.
i don't know when is which myself
she said and drauk. That made me
drink also.
THE two glasses sent ont a clicking
sound as We set them back on the
stand. Then We waited. looking at
each other. Which? her lips seemed
to say. 'Whicny In anothe moment
we knew. Your choice was the right
one. said she and she sank back into
chair. Don't leave me" she called
out, for ! 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 am!
And. leaping up. she flung off her coat
and went gaspng about the room for
air. When she sank down again it
was on the lounge. and again | tried
to fly for help. and again she would not
let me.
81 tried to soothe her-to keep down
my awful fear and soothe her But
the Dearness Of death had Gained her
poor heart into its old love and habit
ual thoughtfulness. She was terrified
at my position. She recalled our moth
er and the oath she had taken at that
mothers dsathbed to protect me and
care for me and 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.
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 a way of
escape. ! was to burn rhe note. fling
two OF the glasses from the window
and leave the other and the deadly
vial near her hand-this before 1
eft the room. Then I was to cali up
he police and say there was some
hing wrong at the clubhouse. but I
was not to give my name or ever &C
| was there. Nothing can
ave trouble she said. but that trou-
Die must not come near you. Swear
hat you will heed my words-swear
hat you will do what / say
II swore. All that she asked prom
sed l was almost dying. too. and
lad the lightsgone out and the rafters
# the house fallen in and buried Us
10Th 1t would have been better. But
he light burned on. and the life In
Ter eyes faded out. and the hands
rasping mine relaxed I heard one
title gasp. then a low prayer. Tell
Irthur never-never-again to- Then
Sobs. cries, yelled faces. then ST.
ence in the courtroom too. 1t was
roksn but by one sound-a heart
ending sigh from the prisoner. But