The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-29
LIFE IN
DEATH
By SARAH BAXTER

| went TO bed with Il lfIIltlH' H'"'
ache Ii really seemed That ! ru'i"l
not endure the pain | dld not endure
it The agony broke down my nerve
strength. leaving me in Il condition i'r
tween sleep and death. At least ihA'
is what il seemed to me. ! lay IL
Il semiconSciOnS condition till morn
Inc. when my maid came into the
room. and the moment she looked i'll
me she gave Il cry and ran ont again
In few moments every one I'D the
house rushed into the room ana on
seeing me took on Il solemn. some OF
them II panied. expression
The first person not member OF the
family who came in was my doctor
lie looked ut me scrntiniZingly. felt
my pulse. then bent his head down on
TO my chest to listen for heartbeat.
Il think she is dead he said.
Just before he spoke the words my
fance. Ebcn Green. came in. saw
him looking mt me with an expression
which indicated disappointment rather
than grief.
You say. DOCTOR" he broke in. that
you think she is dead: Is there no
hope:"
The doctor laid his head again on
my breast before replying,
YES. she is dead"
Ebep turned away. not with a moan.
It seemed to me rather with q sup
pressed oath. and Icft the room
confess that was too much fright
ened at the prospect of being buried
alive TO take an interest In the nO
sence Of feeling on the part OF my
lover at losing me Had ! been free
from this fear doubtless it would have
affected me intensely. OWNED the
cause of his bearing toward what he
supposed to be my dead body. ! was
rich; he was poor. He had been act
ing the lover for the purpose OF secur
ing my fortune.
Later in the day my doctor came into
the room. where was lying alone
with another man Both were physi
clans. and it was plain to me that they
were endeavoring to discover whether
or not was dead After applying sev
eral tests. the nature of which ! die
not comprehend. they came to the con
clusion that my burial had better b'
delayed. but that they would not give
out the fact that they suspected ! still
lived
During the afternoon seemed Il
pass from my deathlike condition int
restful sumler When | awoke
was myself again There was "A din
/ light In the room. and my maid wa
putting to rights a few things that hat
been scattered about.
christine" called
Christine started. turned. looked a
me and was about to flee In terro
when | said again quietly:
"Christine. please bring me glass
of water"
My tone and the ordinary nature o
my request reassured her. told he
| had been conscious of all that hat
passed She came to me shrinkingly
/ looked at me for few moments. thel
ran out of the room us she had done II
the morning. this time to inform TIT
household not that was dead, bu
that lived.
My doctor was sent for, and whel
he came he did not manifest any spe
cial surprise at finding me alive, II,
said he had not believed that | wa
dead but would not make known hi
opinion, being unwilling to excite eX
pectations that might not be realized
was very weak. and he gave M
some drug to tide me over my prescn
condition. did not feel strong enough
to take any interest in anything and
] after having partakon of Il little nour
ishment. fell into II slumhpr
soon began to gather strength. ant
! with its return my mind took hold o
my discovery of the object Ebtn Greer
had in desiring to marry me. On
wedding had been set for a week frou
the day was stricken The narrow
ness of my matrimonial escape up
pallcd me. lgld felt the fear some
wealthy girls experience of being mar
ricd for my money. but Ehen had beer
'"'"rtc motor that he ha'