The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-17
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 You don't kuow now it helps me fo have you near,s Jim, old boy. I'm lonely. Nan guess is i'll and broken down I've lavished millions on her. I've given her ail possess in my will, but somehow we never found happi- ness If I could only have been sure of the deep. sweet, unselfish love of one human soul on this earth! If could only have won a girls heart when I was poor. But I was rich, and I've always wondered whether zhe really loved me for my own sake. At Ieast I've always thanked God for you You've been a real friend Our hearts were young together and you stood hy me when-I-was-poor"-
 An hour later when the covering was turned back from the dead body Stuart saw that the smooth little cold hand had gr1pped the key to his treas ures in last instinctive grasp.
 He looked again at the lump of cold clay and wondered what was passing i'm the sOuI of the woman who was now the heir of all his millions.
 Why had she shown such strange and ab1ect terror Ever his death-an event she had foreseen and desired? A horrible suspicion suddenly flashed through his mind He determined to know at once.
 As he had feared, Nan refused point blank to enter the death chamBera and asked hin ts come to her boIldeir-s
 He found her standing by win dow, apparently calm. Stuart looked at her a moment with a curious de tached interest. Suddenly aware of his presence she turned
 "At last, at lastr' she cried in low broken accents ''Oh, dear God, how long I've waited and despairedI At , last we may belong to each other for everybody and souli Nothing else mat <ers ne==, does 1t? We ShaH forget all the blank hideous years; you'll forget it. won't you, dearest2 You'll forgive me-now-sRy that you willT'
 .-Tve long ago forgiven, Nan, but tell me about this sudden attack. You were with him when he was strickenF '"Yes, I took the nurses place at midnight: couldn't sleep.''
 How long did you stay with him P Until I called you"
 And you gave him the medicine in the absence of the nurseF'
 'fOnly one," she answered, hesitat- insIy. ca particular kind the doctor had not prescribed, but which he asked for to relieve his pain"
 He asked you for medicine, NanT he went on remorselessly. "A poison ous powder-and you gave him one P ssYas."
 And you're sure you gave him but oner'
 "He was begging for two-I might have given them both-it's possible, of course-'
 He gazed at her with look of pity. %Rm& as certainly as if I stood by your side and saw you press 1t to his lips.'
 You know, Jim2' she cried feebly her head dropping low.
 And you feel no remorseW
 Why should I? His death seemed only question of days'-
 From the bottom of my heart pity you!' Stuart broke in softly. HThe state will never reach your act with the law. But the big thing is you have no con- scioasness of guilt and feel no remorse because you have no soul. You have only desires and impulses. That's why you couldn't wait for me to earn my fortune honestly and betrayed me for gold I can see it all now. Your beauty has blinded me-"
 For Gods sake, Jim," she cried fiercely, ''don't-don't talk like that! can't endure 1ti You don't mean, you can't mean that you are going to turn from me now. just when I've found your love. I did 1t for yeuI.'
 Smart looked ateher through mist of tears
 'The spell Is broken, Nan, dear; our romance is ended. don't say it in pride or anger; say it in sorrow-a great deep, pitying sorrow that cuts and hurtsP'
 The woman understood She had at last passed out of his world. Only the memory of a girl he had once loved and idealfzed remained, and that mem ory was now approarhab4esg The Hv- ing woman was no longer the figure in the mental picture. The struggle was over.
 He extended his hand. clasped hers, bowed and kissed it. turned and walked quickly toward the door. With half smothered cry she followed.
 "Jim?'
 He paused and turned again, facing her with look of infinite sadness.
 Remember" she said brokenly, sT never expect to see you again-we can not meet after this. I am looking into your dear face now with the anguish of broken heart strangling me. You cannot leave like this-we have been too much to each other.''
 He took her in his arms and held her close
 Forgive me, dear he whispered. rexerentlv Kissing her as he would have pressed the lips of the dead. .'I didn't mean to be cruel-goodby."
 The door of the great house softly closed and he was gone. few mo- ments later the servants found her limp form lying in swoon on the floor