American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-04-18

abruptly: What are you keeping from
herr"
For a moment he stared at me, and
then he said, somewhat haughtiIy,
why should l tell your"
Because ! am here to help cure
your wife. and l cannot cure her until
l know the truth"
He gripped the arms Of his chair
with tense fingers. Il haven't told q
SOUL" he said. but every one will
know. presently. am a ruined man."
You mean that you have lost your
money!"
YES"
go to her tomorrow morning. and
tell her." l said.
And kill her? She has v
known what it wal to live without
luxury. And when the truth comes
out, l shant have a cent"
You have youth and strength" !
said.
He drew a long breath. as II he
squared his shoulders to meet the
future.
And you have love-" l continued.
But you won't have love long unless
o tell your wife the truth"
You think"
Il know" l said firmly. -She loves
you too much not to suspect that you
are hiding something from her. She
fancies that o have lost your love
for her-and 1t is killing her"
He began to defend himself eagerly.
But 1t would kill her to know the
truth. Why. she's always had every.
thing she wanted. How can | ask her
to share poverty-she'd better die"
l saw then to what a pass things
had come with him.
She is going to i've" l said, be
cause o are going to believe her
something better than you think her
now. She knows that you have been
wcrried-that you have shut her out
Is 1t any wonder that she has broken
down under the strain OF doubt?"
The mex morning my patient was
awake early. DO you think it Will
really break the charm If l kiss him
three times?" was the first question
she asked as l bent over the bed.
Surely. And now while l am comb
ing your hair I will tell you a story"
She had wonderful hair, fair and
ripping, like ripe wheat in a Held
when the wind blows over 1t. l put
it up for her in soft purs and tied a
ribbon around it Of palest pink. and
while I worked l talked.
Once upon a time" | said, there
was a prince who married a lovely
princess. Now the princess had al.
ways lived in a beautiful castle and
the prince took her to another castle
just as beautiful. And the princess
had everything that heart could
wish"
"Oh, you e me-" she breathed,
and her eyes were shining; tell me
some more, nurse"
And n day the prince learned
that a wicked wizard had put a charm
on him, and that he would have to
leave the beautiful castle and go and
live in a little, little hut, way back in
he woods, and that he would have to
work until his hands were hard and
his back was bent. And SO he didn't
dare tell the princess, because he
knew If he told her she would want
to go, too, and she would have to
shabby clothes, and sweep the
little hut. and prepare the plain food
and perhaps her lovely hands would
get hard n her slender shoulders
would also bend with the burdens. Sc
The prince kept silent about the spell
that was to come upon him. and the
grew jealous. and said to her.
self, He doesn't love me any more"
She clapped her hands. "Just as
said it."
Yes. And she wondered II the
prince loved any one else, and she
and wondered until she fell
'ick, and-and he prince, looking at
Ter. thought his heart would break,
tut still he didn't dare to tell her
bout the hut in the forest"
l had finished tying the pink rib {
IONS and she reached up and caught
ny hands In hers. Nurse. nurse"
he gasped, was that all-oh. was Z
hat all-that ne had just lost his old i
noney?"
n when l told her the truth she
ried In my arms. Then she sat up :
made me put on her prettiest l
ink komono. and she walked weakly I
rom the bed to a big chair in the
'indow. And when he came in she
ED out her hand to him.
"Oh." she cried. I'm going to get I
right away-and her we'll go
nd live in the hut in the forest" v
He looked at her with puzzled eyes, I
ntil l said: Il told her a fairy tale p
bout h prince who had to take the
away from the beautiful -
astle." Il
His arms were about her and y
her say as ! went out OF the
You must kiss me three O.