Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-03-12
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lstoodS by.1ne when s. poor
I'D An hour "a ter VIII the covering,
was turned back from the dead body
Stuart sa ~ that the smoo 9th little cold
hand had grippe the key to7 his treas
ures5 ii. last inst tine tive grasp
Sc he loo ked gain at the lump 81 cold
clay and Won dered What wass: passing
In q. the soul .of the conan who was
now the heir OF NIL his mi lions.
81. Why had she shown such strange
and and abject terror over his sdeat an
event she had foreseen and desired
8. q horrible suspic Ion sud denly flashed.
through his mind: He determined to
know at once.
As he. had feared, Nan refused point
blank to enter the death cham ber and
asked him h[1 to come to her boudo ir.
~ He found her standing by win
dow, apparently calm Stuart looked
at her moment with curious de-
tached interest. Suddenly aware st
his presence she turned. Il.
last, at last e, she cried ia low
broken accents. oh, dear God how:
long I've waited and despaired! at:
last we may belong to each other for
everybody and soul! Nothing else mat
tiers now, does. It? We shall forget ali
the blank hideous years; you'll forget:
it, wont you, dearest? You'll forgive
me- noN-say that you will r sss..
We long ago forgiven, Nan, but tell
me about this sudden attack. You were
with him when he was stricken p
10y es, 4 took the nurses place at
midnight i could sleep.
''How long did you stay with him r..
Until ! called you. =
And you gave him the med icine in
1.-The absence Of the nurse r.
only one, she answered, hesitat-
lingly, "a particular kind the doctor
had not prescribed, but which he
asked for to relieve his pain. !"
$ He asked you for medicine, Nany'
he went on remorselessly "A poison:
ous powder--and you gave him one p
Eyes" sss... sz*s5$ $=..
And you're sure you gave him but:
one ?" I.= =: z=. s.S.. #s.
HE was begging for two--I might
have given them both-it's possible, Of
course ..: :.5.sz. ss.z
He gazed at:her with look of pity.
1T know that you did. Nan, know it,
as certainly as If stood by your: side.
and saw you press it to his lips" 4. 4
s You know, Jim?' she cried feebly.
her head dropping low. ...: s
s"And you feel no remorse p q 5.s5... .5
"Why should II? His death seemed
only question Of days s.E#:
From the bottom Of my heart 1 pity
your Stuart broke in softly The state
will never reach your act with the law
But the big thing is you have no con-
seriousness 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 so betrayed me
| for gold. can see it all now. Your,
beauty has blinded me. = ..=z t: 81 ' 81
For Gods sake. Jim," she cried
f1ercely don't don't talk like that!
can't endure it! You don't mean, you
can't mean that you are going to turn:
from me now, just when I've found
your love! / did it for your I. 4
Stuart looked at her through mist
of tears. ::s 5s.s*. a. .s
The spell is broken. Nan, dear; our
romance is ended. don't say 1t in
fpride or anger; | say it in sorrowa
great deep, plying sorrow that cuts
and hurts!' :s Z: .-zs. s..5..z i. .4.5 .s
The woman understood She had at
last passed out of his world Only the
memory Of q girl he had once loved
and idealized remained, and that mem
DRY was now unapproachable BILE. The liv-
ing woman was no longer the figure in
the mental picture. The struggle was
over. 2 .@ := \. 5 ..Es .s:z
He extended his hand. clasped hers.
bowed and kissed it. turned and
walked quickly toward the door. With
a half smothered cry she followed.
"Jim!" ST 80 .::.. Z B:
He paused. and turned again. facing
her with a look of infinite sadness s
! Remember she said brokenly, II
never expect to see you again-we can.
not meet after this. l am looking into
j your dear face now with the anguish OF
q broken heart strangling me- You
cannot leave like this-We have been
too much to each other. .
He took her in bis arms and held her
close. d. +: ==s :..==.:
Forgive me, DEAR he whispered,
reverently kissing her as he would
have pressed the lips Of the dead. q
didn't mean to be cruel good by. I" .z
The door Of the great house softly
closed and he was gone. "a few mo.
ments later the servants found her
limp. form lying in swoon on the
floor. ..s ==5
4. Strangers no longer live in the cot
tage Stuart built on the hills. A jaunty
! sailboat mods at the buoy near the