Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-02-27

breast which that cutter might have
made"
Edith? neveri"
The words we're chokingly said; he
was swaying, almost falling, but he
steadied himself.
who says THAR" he asked.
ut was the coroner's verdict"
And she died that way-died7"
Immediately"
After writing to your"
Eyes"
What was In the letter."
Nothing of threat. they say. Only
Just cheer and 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 II. Her father and her friends
insist besides. that she was incapable
of such horror. The mystery OF II
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 time before Hope sang and
Life reveled in reawakened joys.
Perhaps some faint realization OF
this reached him, Ter 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-of my interes,
in this?"
Yes; they know sabout the two
o. BIS"
1.-THE two" He was on his fee
again, but only for a moment; hi
weakness was greater than his will
power.
.sA<rAldo and Oswald Brotherson.
7 she explained, IN answer 70 ms oros
en- appeal. your brother wrote lie
ters to her as we'll as you. and signe
them Just as you did, with his In
tails only. These letters were foun
in her desk, and he was supposed. 70
| hn n
all that we're so signed. But the
found out the difference after awhil,
Yours were easily recognized afte
they learned there was another o. l
who loved her."
The words we're plain enough. bu
the stricken listener did not TAX
them in. They carried no meanin
to him. How could they? The yer
idea she sought to impress upon hii
by this seemingly careless allusio
, was an incredible one. She found
her dreadful task to tell him the har,
bare truth.
your brother" she said, was d
: voted to Miss Challoner, too. He eve
= wanted to marry her. cannot kee
back this fact. 1t Is known ever
where, and by everybody but you
"Orlando?" His lips took an iro
!, ical curve, as he uttered the wor
y This was young girls imaginati'
= fancy to him. "Why Orlando new
;, knew her. never saw her, never"
;. HE met her at Lenox."
~ The name produced its effect.
> stared made an effort to think,
peated Lenox over to himself; tn
;, suddenly lost his hold upon the Id
y which that word suggested. struggl
again for 1t, seized 1t In an instant
= madness and shouted out:
a Eyes, yes. / remember. sent h
% there" and paused, his mind bla
y. again.
h Poor Doris, frightened to her We
v. soul, looked blindly about for hel
but she did not quit his side; she {
Ga not dare to, for his lips had
-. opened; the continuity of his though
IN had returned; he was going to spe'
NO 81 sent him there" The VOL
at came in a sort of shout Il was
NJ hungry tp hear OF her and | thoul
NJ he might mentto0 her in his lett
q. Insanel Insane! He saw her ant
Il What's that you said about his low
~ her? He couldn't have loved h
AZ he's not of the loving sort. They
Mt deceived you with strange ia
N. They've deceived the whole VIC
at with fancies and mad dreams.
TO may have admired her, but loved
II no! or II he had. he would have
wv spected my claims"
nv "He did not know them"
or A laugh; laugh which paled Do
cheek; then his tones grew e
again. memory came back and he n
,or tered family:
he THAT Is true. / said nothing
en- him. He had the right to court he
oh and he did. you say; wrote to b
,as imposed himself upon her, drove
- mad with opportunities she
We. forced to rebuke; and-and what @
id There is something else. Tell m'
nd will know ALL"
'as He was standing now, his fee
the nens all gone, passion in every IL