Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-04

love him yet. And now I've killed
him.
MY people did not like him. They
forbade me to see him and / met him
secretly Finally he asked me to go
away with him. We stole off one eve
ming and took a train for Chicago.
"He married me there. Yes | made
him marry me, and then for a time
thought we were happy; but soon he
seemed to lose interest in me. One
day he came home and showed me a
letter. 1t was from some one asking
him to leave the city Immediately for
short time.
81 already had grown suspicious OF
him. | demanded that he take me
with him. Then he turned on me in
a passion and blurted out the truth
I'm through with you he said. I'm
tired of you. I'm going away and
you can't stop me. 1 never want to
see you again.
HE left me. At first was stunned
Then my pride came to the rescue. I
tried to force myself never to think
of him; but still / loved him. /
couldn't help it, In spite of all the
wrong he had done me l still loved
him.
Dan Downing had left me without
a penny. ] had no training and no
way of earning a living T went from
one employment agency to another
seeking for work. l lacked food. My
landlady put me into the street. The
bitterness OF that time is engraved
on my memory forever.
But at last / got work. Necessity
had made me an apt pupil. /
readily learned the business In which
| was engaged. ] became self-sup-
porting. / even saved money, and all
the while / was trying to forget Dan.
! couldn't forget him His face was
with me always. 1t followed me
through my days work. / saw 1t in
my dreams
81 decided a change of scene might
help me. | came West What really
prompted me in this was the yearning
for Dan. Everywhere l went / looked
for him The longing was such that
after | had made sure he was not in
one town ! Immediately was seized
with an Irresistible desire to move on
to another. This Arabs life lasted a
whole year.
"And then, on Saturday, / found
him. ! had come to Carlinville for
vacation in the mountains. / saw him
first in the street, but he did not
recognize me. I followed him to his
office and there confronted him.
asked him to take me back. He
turned to me and drove me out.
after that the world turned black.
remember going into a store and
buying a pistol I had no definite idea
then whether to kill Dan or shoot
myself. At noon from the hedge !
saw him passing. The devil seized
me and ] aimed and fired. ] killed
the man I loved"
The girl stopped and wrung her
hands.
And now" she said, take me
away. l don't care what becomes Of
me-"
CHAPTER V.
Marks opened the door and let the
girl out. They stopped before the
sheriff's office. The girl saw the sign.
This is the place" she said.
They entered and Marks, leaving
the woman in the care of another
deputy, walked into an adjoining
room. He was gone five minutes
When he re turned he had the look
of a man who had accomplished
something.
you've told me everything" said
Marks, except one thing. and that
you did not know. He is not dead"
Not dead?" repeated the girl.
He Is going to get well. He has
discovered he made a mistake and he
wants to see you"
Half an hour later, when Marks
again entered the room he found
Downing sitting up in his bed witt
his wife clasped in his arms.