New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-10-25

CHOOSE Alright. DEAR HEART LEAVE
THE POISONED ONE FOR ME"
everything cleared before me when she
turned around again. Features set like
hers force themselves to be seen.
"She 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. 1 stared at one glass.
then at the other. Had either Of her
hands trembled 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 Twelve!
But she only reiterated that awful
word, Choose! and dare not hesitate
longer lest lose my chance to save
her. Cropping. I touched glass;
never knew which One--aDd. drawing
it from her fingers. lifted it to my
mouth Instantly her other hand rose.
Il don't know which is which myself
she said and drank That made me
drink also.
1.-THE two glasses sent out clicking
sound az W.. net them back on the
stand. Then We waited. looking at
each other. Wilhelm her lips seemed
to say. 'WhichT In another moment
we knew Your choice was the right
one,' said she and she sank back into
q chair. Don't leave mel she called
out, Tor was about to run shrieking
out into the night. IL am happy
now that It ,s ill settled. but I do not
wsnt to die alone. Oh. how hot am!
And. ,eapinR up. she flung OF her coat
and went gasping about the room for
air. When she sank down again It
was on the lounge. and again tried
to dy for help. and 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 habit
ual thonghtfulness. She was terrified
at my position. She recalled our moth
ar and the oath she had taken at that
mothers deathbed to protect mo and
care for rne aud my brother. And I
have failed to do either she cried.
Arthur have slienated. and you I
am leaving to unknown trouble and
danger
"She was not to be conferred.
saw her life ebbing and could do
nothing. She chung to me while she
called MP all her powers and made
plans for me and showed me u way OF
escape. was to burn the note. fling
two of the glasses from the window
and leave the other and the deadly
vial near her hand-this before I
left the room. Then was to call up
the police and say there was some
thing wrong at the clubhouse. but
was not to give my name or ever &C.
knowledge ! 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
II swore All that she asked prom
Used. was almost dying. too. and
had the light gone out and the rafters
Of the house fallen in and buried US
both it would have been better. But
the light burned on. and the life in
her eyes faded out, and the hands
grasping mine relaxed heard one
little gasp. Their low prayer. Tell
Arthur never-never-again to- Then
silence"
Sobs. cries. yelled faces. then 81
lence in the courtroom too. 1t was
hrnknn bnt bv one sound-a heart