The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-09-11

made"
Edith? neverl"
The words were chokingly said; he
was swaying. almost falling, but he
steadied himself.
who says that" he asked.
1T was the coroner's verdict"
"And she died that way-died?"
Immediately"
after writing to your
Eyes"
What was in the letter."
Nothing OF threat, they say. Only
just cheer aad expressions OF hope.
Just like the others, Mr.. Brotherson.'
And they accuse her of taking her
own life? Their verdict is lie. They
did not know her" Then, after some
moments OF wild and confused feeling.
he declared, with desperate effort at
self-control: you said that some be-
lieve this. Then there must be 9TH
ers who do not. What do they say?"
Nothing. They simply feel as you
do. They see no reason for the act
: and no evidence OF her having medi-
tated It. Her father and her friends
insist besides. that she was incapable
of such a horror. The mystery OF 1t
is killing us all; me above others, for
I've had to show you a cheerful face.
with my brain Keeling and my heart
like lead in my bosom"
She held out her hands. She tried
to draw his attention to herself; not
from any sentiment of egotism, but
to break, II she could, the strain OF
these insupportable horrors where so
short a time before Hope sang and
Life reveled in reawakened joys.
Perhaps some faint realization OF
this reached him, for presently he
caught her by the hands and bowed
his head upon her shoulder and finally
let her seat him again, before he said:
do they know of-ot my interest
in this?"
eyes: they know about the two
o. BIS"
"The two" He was on his feet
again but only for a moment; his
weakness was greater than his will
power.
"Orlando and Oswald Brotherson,
she explained, in answer to his brok'
en- appeal. Your brother wrote let.
tiers to her as we'll as you, and signed
them Just as you did. with his mi
tials only. These letters were found
in her desk, and he was supposed. for
time, to have been the author oil
all that were so signed. But they
found out the difference after awhile
: Yours were easily recognized after
they learned there was another o. B
who loved her"
!. The words were plain enough, bu
the stricken listener did not take
them in. They carried no meaning
, to him. How could they? The very
idea she sought to impress upon hin
= by this seemingly careless allusioI
= was an incredible one. She found 1
!. her dreadful task to tell him the hard
bare truth.
your brother" she said. was de
voted to Miss Challoner, too. He evel
: wanted to marry her. l cannot keeI
. back this fact 1t is known every
" where, and by everybody but you.
"Orlando?" His lips took an iron
!. ical curve, as he uttered the WORD
= This was a young girls imaginativ
fancy to him. why Orlando neve
I" knew her. never saw her, never"
,. HE met her at Lenox."
The name produced its effect. Fl
: stared, made an effort to think, II
- peated Lenox over to himself; the
:, suddenly lost his hold upon the ide
= which that word suggested, struggle
= again for It, seized it in an instant c
madness and shouted out:
YES. yes, ! remember. l sent hil
- there" and paused, his mind blan
y. again.
h Poor Doris, frightened to her yer
Y. soul looked blindly about for help
but she did not quit his side; she di
IA not dare to, for his lips had r
n opened; the continuity of his thought
TO had returned; he was going to speal
w 81 sent him there" The WORD
AZ came in a sort of shout. Il was 8
ut hungry to hear OF her and l though
ot he might mention her in his lette
q. Insanel Insanel He saw her and
II What's that you said about his lovir
~ herr He couldn't have loved hel
al he's not of the loving sort They'N
at deceived you with strange tale
n. They've deceived the whole wor
at with fancies and mad dreams. +
To may have admired her, but loved h
II no! or IL he had, he would have T
wv spected my claims"
nv HE did not know them"
or A laugh; a laugh which paled Dori
cheek; then his tones grew eve
again, memory came back and he mt
or tered family:
he "That Is true. said nothing
en- him. He had the right to court her
CHI and he did. you say; wrote to he
as imposed himself upon her, drove h
- mad with opportunities she W
We. forced to rebuke; and--and what els
Id There is something else. Tell me;
nd will know ALL"
as He was standing now, his feeb
he ness all gone. passion in every line
ELF ment and his eye alive and feveris