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

'She glanced down at the paper ana
Ut It drop almost Immediately from
her hand. i cannot read bis wordsv
she cried. Il do not need to. We both
\know which of Us he loves best You
cannot say that It is |. bis engaged
Wife l was silent, and her face took
on an awful pallor. Carmel" said she.
do you know what this mans love has
been to me? You are child. warm
hearted and passionate child, but you
do not know woman's heart Ger.
tainly you do not know mine. doubt
IL any one does-even he. Cares have
warped my life. have no charms to
rival yours; have only love. such
love as you cannot dream Of at your
age. And this Is no longer desirable
to him!
"You see that l remember every
word she spoke. They burned more
nercely than the iron. That did not
burn at all just then. was cold in
stead bitterly, awfully cold My very
heart seemed frozen. and the silence
was dreadful. But could not speak;
could not answer her.
"'You have everything she now
went on. why did you rob me Of my
one happiness? And you have robbed
me. Carmel. do you know why am
here? shook my head. 7 am here
to end it ALL said she.
II tottered at this threat. and she.
another to me from my cradle. started
instinctively to catch me. but the feel
ing left her before she had taken two
steps. and she stopped still. Drop
your hand" she cried. I want to see
your whole face while l ask you one
last question. could not read the
note. Why did you come here?
dropped my hand. and she stood star
ing: then she uttered cry and ran
quickly toward me. What is it,? she
cried. What has happened to you2 Is
1t the shadow or
II caught her by the hand. I could
speak now. Adelaide said l, you
are not the only one to love to the
point of burt. l love you. Let this
little scar be witness Then. as her
eyes opened and she staggered, l
caught her to my breast and hid my
face on her shoulder. You say that
tomorrow shall be free to receive
notes. He will not wish to write them
tomorrow. The beauty he liked is gone.
If it weighed overmuch with him, then
you and are on plane again-or l
am oh an inferior one. Your joy will
h<. l..
''She started, raised my head from
her shoulder. looked at me and shud-
dered. but no longer with hate Car
mel.' she whispered. the story-the
story read you Of Francis 1. and
EYES, l agreed. that made me
think. Her knees bent under her; she
sank at my feet. but her eyes never
left my face. 'And-and Elwood?'
He knows nothing. did not make up
my mind till tonight. Adelaide. it had
to be. hadn't the strength toto
leave you all or-or to say no ii he ever
asked me to my face what he asked
me III that note
was kissing my feet, kissing my dress.
Dobbing out her life on my hands. oh.
I was happy! My future looked very
simple to me- But my cheek began to
burn. and instincdvely put up my
hand. This brought her to her feet
You are suffering she cried. You
must go home at once. at once, while
telephone to DR.. Carpenter We will
70 together I said. We can telephone
from there But at this the awful
look came back into her face. and. aes
ing her forget my hurt. forgot It; too.
In dread of what she would say when
she found strength to speak.
, ut was worse than anything had
Imagined: she refused absolutely to 60
back home. Carmel said she. I
have done injustice to your youth. You
love him. too-not like child. but q
woman The tangle is worse than
thought: your heart is caught In it AZ
well as mine. and you shall have yonr
chance. My death will give it to you
II tried to dissuade her. I urged
every plea. even that of my own sac-
rifice. But she was no more her nat
ural self. She had taken up the note
and read it during my entreaties, and
my words fell on deaf ears. Why.
these words have killed mer she cried.
crumpling the note in her hand.
What will a little poison do? 1t can
only finish what he has begun
''Poison! remembered how had
heard her pushing about bottles In the
medicine cabinet and felt my legs
grow weak and my head swim. You
will notT cried. watching her hand.
In terror of seeing it rise to her breast.
"'Wheu I came here she said. 4
brought bottle of cordial with me
and three glasses, I brought a little
vial of poison. too. once ordered tor
sickness l expected to End Elwood
here If bad meant to drop the
poison into one glass and then fill
them all up with the cordial. We
should have drunk. each one Of US his
glass. and one Of us would have
fallen. l did not care which, you or