El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-31
HE REM E D Y
By Crete Stall.

TLSIE, the blacksmith's daughter.
r.. was only %, but in spite of her
youth she was anything bubt
happy Until she was is, she had been
a picture of health, but she caught cold
after a ball. pneumonia set in and since
then she seemed to waste away.
The blacksmith was quite wealthy
and no expense was spared 10 bring
his pretty daughter back to health.
Socialists were consulted, all kinds OF
cures were tried, but without any
success Then a number of male and
female miracle doctors" were called
in and at last there was only ola
''Maren Stonebreaker" left
Maren lived in the neighborhood and
was known to have cured NUMBER OF
people who had been given up by the
doctors, but people avoided her because
local superstitution said she was IN
league with the Evil One. and as the
blacksmith was a very pious man. he
refused to apply to her even to save MS
daughters physical health. He was
afraid it would cost her the salvation
of her soul.
But one day Elsie herself. without
the knowledge of her father, went to
Maren Stonebreaker's house
why did you not come before.
Maren asked, staring at Elsie with
her little piercing brown eyes II
YOU had come a year ago, ! could have
cured you easily, but now 1 am afraid
my herbs will do you no good
Are you quite sure you can't help
me?" said Elsie with tears in her eyes.
well, there is a bare chance, SAID
Maren. and she went into the next room
closing the door behind her. A few
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bunch of herbs, the like OF which Elsie
had never seen before.
Look here" she said. this is
strong remedy which seldom fails, but
is dangerous to another
Let me have it" begged Elsie.
Yes. I will let you have it and tell
Won how it is to be used. You must
carry this bunch with you always and,
when you see coming towards you on
the water a young woman, who has
the good health that you are lacking,
you throw the bunch in front OF her.
From that day you will begin TO grow
better but she will grow sick at the
same rate that you recover Now you
know all about the only remedy that
will ever make you well. 1t is Tor
YOU to say if you want the remedy
now"
was evidently struggling with herself,
hut at last she cried: Give me the
herbs"
From that day on she spent her time
at the boat landing where people were
ferried across the river watching the
people who landed.
One evening she was found in
fainting condition on the bank. She
was carried home and put to bed and
~ l1r 10
bered, but to the surprise of all she
began to recover, slowly at first but
afterwards more rapidly and in four
months she was quite WELL and had
become wonderfully beautiful.
Small wonder then that she had
plenty of suitors, and before the end
of the year she married.
A year later she gave birth to "a
daughter, but as she laid the newborn
baby to her bosom she suddenly
trembied. She remembered what hap
pened the day she began to grow bet
ter. She saw the young couple in the
boat, heard them discuss if they should
go on or go ashore for while and
the surprise of the girl as she threw
the bunch of herbs at her feet and
tainted.
More than this she did not remember,
but she knew that this happy young
girl was hoW StruSeIinS with ner IdtdA
disease and felt like a murderess.
Nineteen years passed.
One evening Elsie stood with her
young daughter at the boat landing
looking for her husband, who had gone
out fishing. A little boat came across
the river. 1t approached the landing
and a young couple went ashore, but
when Elsie caught sight of the young
girls face, she cried out and took hold
of her arm.
who are you" she almost screamed.
My name is Magda Severin,'' the
young girl replied SURPRISED at her