Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07

Having answered he continued:
II began to see that what wasn't tragedy
now would have been tragedy then. thought
OF us driving through the country, If we'd been
in the days of machines, like the Sun Prairie
couple. Agna and me- you Understandable
her young again. Her in the same blue dress,
In the seat beside me. Me in new suit, and
shoes with the new not off the soles. Us
talking and laughing. our valises slowed in the
back. Going along the road. Along the road
that swung around by our place, and turned
the corner by the alder trees Dark it might
be, or maybe fog would have come down
Wed be talking and laughing and the road
strange, and I'd miss the turn, and the card
come skimming between the alders and across
the base Of the slope and making for the clay
hole. Spite of all could do, setting the brakes
on it'd come, heading for the clay hole In the
dark or maybe in the fog. And we wouldn't
know we'd left the road till I'd see a light
from somewhere tapping on the pond, and then
it'd be too late. Straight in and down-in and
down. Nothing could do. Agna in her blue
dress. On the day of our wedding
But now it was 30 years and past and 20
more to come. woke her up says, I can't
sleep. It's warm. Let's go down and walk
out somewheres.' She laughed and grumbled
some. but she went with me- She was always
one to go with me. We put on little and went
down the slope to the pond 1t was deep dark
the light Of star was deep in the water
We heard the frogs and smelled the first wild
grapes. took her to the place where the
Alexander boy had slipped in and where it was
hard for anybody to climb out I waited a
minute. Another car was coming along the
road. When it turns the corner I thought.
when 1t turnS!' Its lights shone straight and
STong, they blinded US, they came on and on
toward US. Agna says, It's coming, it's COM
ing! > For the lights made no turn at
the corner. The lights shot out from the
alderS. could hear the talking and laughing
In the car. In less than a flash Of time, the
car shook the ground around us and went
crashing down and down into the deep of the
water. But first the lights of the water. or
OF the dashboard or the sky, or of heaven
struck full on their faces that were still laugh
ing. Wen, there on that seat tell you saw
me In my wedding suit that was new and be-.
side me Agna. that was young again.
HERE was cry from Agna that was
young and from me where stood-and
I saw what I'd done-reached back into thu,
past and killed her that It was tragedy to kill.
It was so that 1t had found me out. God bad
done 1t to me-iust that way. I see it 50.
All night I've walked In the woods waiting
for the time to tell. Now you know-now you
know"
Jens Jevins stood head down. abruptly dis.
tracted, listless. The hundred voices in the
room burst their silence And after the first
words. crude and broken, the women were
saying: walked all night in the woods? But
somebody has just pressed his clothes for
him!"
cries of men reached the room, and as these
increased none knew whether to run down
into the street or stay In the courtroom where
Jens Jevins might say something more But
now great gasping voice cried from the stair:
Car gone into Jevins' clay hole!" and
Immediately the room was emptied Of all but
those who must stay, and Jevins, who seemed
not to have heard
AS one man, and he breathing his horror.
the town of Tarnham ran down the highway.
and did not take the turn but kept straight
on and flowed over the green and spangled
slope and surrounded the Jevins pond. Some
nlgnWay men, placing signs, had seen the
corner Of top protruding from the water.
And now policemen and fremen were lifting
from the water, slowly and with sickening
lurchings and saggings, black coupe. new by
the signs, and within 1t the seated figures of
man and woman. And all about them. on
sides and back Of the car, were gay ribbon
steamers, white and pink and the lettering
said, Eyes, we're just married" And such
signs were also pasted in paper, and from them
was dangling a water-soaked old shoe
young chap he was, with his hands still on
the wheel and the emergency brake set and q
rose on his coat lapel and his young bride, in
her neat gown OF blue, had her hands folded
IN her lap, over little silver bag
Now the sheriff came leading Jens Jevins
and pushed through the crowd, and the people
moved respectfully. for the tale of the court
room bad not yet gone about. The sheriff