Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

along with Pat-tl all at once wabbled and slid down
his legs, holding to them till collapsed on the ground
At the hospital they said | had fractured skull
couple of ribs stove in spraned wrist and two knuck
les of my right hand broken BY this time was all in
and didn't care much what happened next. When they
took me out of the public ward into private Mr..
Escott engaged for well two for night
and day, was out of my head and ravng.
For several days it touch and go whether |
should pull not, and then took big turn
for the better As soon as was fit to people Mr.
and Mrs. Escott came. and Miss Stella and they were
Overlooking though had done something very
fine and noble instead of being merely batted the
nut for sticking to good job. Mr.. Escott came once
Mrs. Escott twice so but Miss Stella nearly
every afternoon and stayed till the sent her
What her visits meant to is beyond all telling. She
did more to make well than twenty doctors. / al
ways look back on those days the happiest
spent. Of course never let her know the TRUTH was
too sensible to cry for the have any crazy
ideas of that she must have she the
breath OF lite to me, and too human and womanly
not to be touched
One afternoon she brought a gentleman with her.
He named Livingstone Mr. Bruce Livingstone and
looked to be about thirtytwo three, with square
head, square jaws, and snappish way of talking like
man biting Off the end of cigar He was very imposing
and well dressed, with pearl pin and silver-handed
and she called him Bruce and he called her Stella
and took it they related. Somehow the afternoon
that had been looking forward to eagerly and count
ing every minute the clock, seemed to wither and be-
come miserable There people who do that Just
by being you and this Mr.. Bruce Livingstone
one of them. was almost glad when they both went
away.
The next afternoon when asked her who he was she
said he New York lawyer and wonderfully able
and successful Indeed she could not speak too highly
of him. and seemed to enjoy laying it on Mr. Living
stone this, that and other beat the band and
from the way she on hardly seeing me nor noticing
anything, you would have thought he the seventh
wonder of the world. When said something ioknglv
to this effect, she answered:
3Why shouldn't think so? Mr.. Livingstone and
are engaged to be married.
strange how words hurt than real things
That strikers boot coming down on nv head never
hurt me the hundredth of what | suffered then En-
gagged to marry Mr. Livingstone! 1t went through me
like knife,-went through my heart and stuck there
as though it never could be pulled again suppose
If | had not seen Mr.. Livingstone it would not have
been quite SO bad but had sized him up for cold
harsh who would put his interest first before
everything, and whose liking or concern for anybody
was strictly limited to Mr.. Bruce Livingstone. 1t
all could do to pull myself ogether,-to try and hide
the killing blow it was to My voice trembled as |
congratulated her,said the things has to say,
be put down boor. So said them with that knife
still sticking in my heart.
GOT out of the hospital the week before she was
red The strike was over, and | reported every day
at the factory though for time had to sit in chair
and take it easy But did take so easy as not
to rustic up present. which a beautifully carved
silver box that paid sixty five dollars for, and
meant to stand ladys dressing table and hold pins
and what not Inside the lid had the eweler eugrave
verse | found in old book, and had him rub it
down though it had belonged there originally as
well as making the letters tiny small. knew 1t was
SELF wanting to have her think of me perhaps in the
years to
There is lady sweet and kind,
Never face pleased my mind;
did but see her passing by
And yet love her till die.
Though received an invitation to the wedding and
the reception afterward, | naturally kept away: |
hadn't the clothes nor the manners the knowledge to