Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-01
VINO DroKe the glasses" urged I


plate, one at Carmel's and one at thu
head Of the board where sat your sis
ter A~delaideP"
"Must l tell these things7 Have 1t
then! Heaven knows I think Of /
enough not to be afraid to speak
out in words. Adelaide never hat
much patience with me. She was
girl who only saw one way, while
wanted pleasure, a free time and
good drink whenever the fancy tool
me. You know what / am, DR.. Perry
and everybody in town knows, but thu
impulse which has always ruled m'
was not a downright evil one, or If
was / called 1t natural independence,
aud let 1t go at that. But Adelaide
suffered. I didn't understand 1t, ant
/ didn't care a fig for 1t, but she die
suffer. God forgive mel"
He stopped and mopped his fore
head. THAT afternoon" he presently
resumed, "she was keyed up more
than usual. She loved R~anelagh, ant
he had played or was playing bel
false. She saw him look at Carmel
and she saw Carmel look at him.
Then her eyes fell on me. L was an.
gry-angFy at them all-and I wanted
a drink. 1t was not her habit to have
wine on the table, but sometimes
when Ranelagh was there she did.
She was a slave to Ranelagb. Ring
the bell,' / ordered, and have in the
champagne. 1 want to drink to your
marriage and the happy days in pros
pect for Us ALL 1t was brutal, and
knew it, but I was reckless and wild
for the wine. SO, I guess, was Rane-
lagh, for he smiled at her. and she
rang for the champagne. When the
glasses had been set beside each plate
she turned toward Carmel. we will
all drink she said, to my coming
marriage This made Carmel turf
pale, for Adelaide had never beer
known to drink a drop Of liquor II
her life. 1 felt a little queer myself
and not one Of us spoke till the glasses
were filed and the maid had left the
dining room and shut the door.
Then Adelaide rose. we will drinl
standing said she, and never had
seer her look as she did then. Sht
drank. We wouldn't call 1t drinking
for she just touched the wine with
her lips, but to her it was debauch
Then she stood waiting, with thu
strangest CLEAN In her eyes. whilt
Ranelagh drained his glass and
drained mine. Ranelagh thought sh'
wanted some sentiment and started t.
say something appropriate, but biz
eye fell on Carmel, who had tried t.
drink and couldn't, and he bunglet
over his words and at last came to {
pause under the steady stare of AIDE
ladies eyes.
"'Never mind, Elwood,' she said
7 know what you would like to say
But that's not what l am thinking Of
now. l I'M thinking of my brother
the boy who will soon be left to fine
his way through life without even the
unwelcome restraint of my presence
! want him to remember this day.
want him TO remember me as I stand
here before him with this glass in my
hand. You see wine in 1t, Arthur; bu'
I see poison. Carmel, you have griey
ed as well as l over what has passed
for pleasure In this house. Do as
do, and may Arthur see and remem
ber.'
Her fingers opened; the glass fel
from her hand and lay in broken frag
ments beside her plate. Carmel fol
lowed suit, and, before l knew 1t, N.
own fingers had opened and my owl
glass lay in pieces on the tableclotl
beneath me-. Only Ranelagh's hand re
manned steady. She held her breath
watching that hand, and l can hea
the gasp yet with which she saw hin
set his glass down quietly on tn,
board. That's the story of those tire
broken glasses"
The district attorney sought out ant
lifted a paper from the others lying OF
the desk before him. 1t was the frs
movement be had made since Cumber
land began his tale.
I'm sorry" said he, with a rapit
examination of the paper In his hand
shut I shall have to detain you a few
minutes longer. What happened afte
the dinner7 Where did you go from
the table?"
II went TO my room to smoke.
vas upset and thirsty az a fish"
Have you liquor In your room"
Sometimes"
"Did you have any that night"
mot a drop. I didn't dare. I want
ed that champagne bottle, but Adelaid
had been too quick for me. 1t wa
thrown out-wasted-I do believe. was,