Show I T THE HE EVENING EV EVI I STORY L IN N THE CLOVE Copyright In 1312 1912 b by W W. Werner Ellen IVe stood In the doorway dooni doon i looking through the do clove doThe The weather was raw hut hul lIlen didn't shiver though her slen Ien tier brown rown a arms and anti neck Wen bare B Be 9 hind bet hei la lay tire the poor InterIor of oC the tire little house where she hc had been born anti and married mar mar- ned ried nun where she exp expected to dU din Th Th to Co notable events of or her life lire had bee ben been benh h her I mothers mother's death ileath and arid her hr own marriage se Sine She laud hurl given give up lip hope of anything ever eve happening a again and tho the cr very monotony was wa killing herNot her tier Not overt oven a a. wagon waon In sight alt all da day tong long she murmured Its Hs lonesome l 1 My God Its It's so lO lonesome She Sho paused d A strange sound wa was stirring the air all Then a horn shook a an echo out of the hills lulls and a bl big car pl plan plas It ered with wIlli mud rushed up lip before th the tho house lionise and slopped A woman shrouded rT j I I 1 47 Breathless trembling she sho plunged down downto I to where the tho wrecked car lay In a thick gray Ia coat roat nil n enfolding veil sat I t alone behind the lie wheel She h I leaned ane out nn l spoke to Will this road me rue out on In tire till river she asked Yes Ellen Eilen answered Thank you Tho The car sped on Ellen gazed after artl It II ItIn In lit wonder n. n It clattered over tho the little bridge and el wheeled d out upon tho the dugway duWa beneath which a A. brook gurgled between fringes A of or alders alder The Tho dU dugway was slippery slippery slip lIp pery from the fall fail rains Half way 3 across ucross the car slewed ewed leaped to regain Its balance balance bal l. ance then went tumbling sideways down down among the alders A scream rose roso Into the air Ellen n hearing It It clap clapped ed both hands over O her white mouth Th The next moment she was waa running toward the tho thed d dU dugway a Her fright retarded her speed Breathless Breath I less I trembling she plunged down the bank to where the wrecked reck d car eRr Is lay It was vibrating still till an as If It all th the life Ufa had bail hadnot not nol been heen crushed out of or It The woman rOman hail had been b Nl thrown clear She blie lay huddled and quite still Ellen ElIcit went to h her r and tore the tho veil away Ray from oni her face race Then she railed aloud Her husband and her father rather who ho had been at work in tn the fallow Kilo back of or the tho house hoult had e seen sen n tho the car and It Its fatal tat plunge and were er cornIng coming as aA fast last as they could They Thoy arrived 1 eyed and sweating Its a woman old man flay exclaimed Arid And she's dead Ellen n got 01 to her hep r f feet et No she said she sh aint dead anti and we aint going oln to let lether lether her die dip Got Get her to the tile house quick us as you OIl ran can Nn and then I Louis can go po for tor or the doctor As All the they lifted her she moaned mO They carried her as All gently as they could Ilten Il- Il ten Ic led Ild the Hip gloomy little procession They laid her on Ellen's Ellens hard white bed bd Then Louis led It'll out nut th the horse mounted bareback ck and with only oily the helter halter to guide him hl th animal 1 galloped down the road toward Iowan town The afternoon waned Ellen n was left alone with that thit strange breathing thing on In the b bed d. d She had done all she sho could Now she could only kneel and nd watch atch and chafe the womans woman's limp left hand It was wasn wasa n a hand most unlike her own On the third finger were two rings rings rings-a n wedding band and anti a n. circlet t of luminous blue stones slopes Shel married Ellen Enen thought The fact tact seemed to establish kinship between them TIt The doctor came nm ahead of or who had lied wearied his hili horse so much he ho wa was wall obliged to walk It home hom The fhe doctor put Ellen aside and went nt Rl his task com com- dIY nor nur paused until ho he lied had finished it IL t. t v Now ow he said laid ald the lie question Is who Is s she There will be some annie mark on her or some ome clue In her hel purse But nut there WRit was neither Th The purse purne held only money money-a a wisp of at bills hills n R f few silver They The found It In the pocket of or this the iray irray CO coat t. t since Inn weve we've Now No said the doctor failed here hr well we'll 1 11 search the machine It will have a number and the number willbe will willbe be r. r I Filen lit the lantern and her father rather went to carry rn It for th doctor Sh She Sh stood at the window and saw JAW the tho the o wisp whip lI ht move o around the scene of the wr wreck ck In the ravine ravine- fo hoW eh she f felt Jt the they would ouM find nothing Sh She Sho was hold hod- holding Ir ing the door open for th them m when they ca can back We didn't find rInd a ft thin thine And the strange I part n of It Is the number is ts ml missing from the machine ml It was wan the doctor who answered Old man n Hay was blow blow- In Inc ma out tho the light Ight I I dont don't understand It 11 IL muttered th the doctor shaking hit his hish h head hed e ci Weve We got t her on nur hands to take care arc of or I J understand that old man Hv IllY muttered as he huo hung the lie lantern on Its Ita pr pee Father mien cried But nuL the doctor added That the thi way It ook looks to me Mrs Mra frs lye s. Both BoUt I Louis oula and on old man OlAn HI Ha Hay HIr r regarded g fd l the coming of or tho the woman as asi a misfortune misfortune tune tun The place In the Clove was IU not f and anti they had It only to look to tn for H t The sick Kick woman oman must be bet t fed fel d anti and tended I And each dA day the tho doctor doe doc tor or must come J Klen In heard beard them talking after the tho doctor halt had gone It was poul be buc she might have havo this unconscious stranger In h her r house houle to wait on for or days and weeks aka yet she aha was not 15 sorry 0 rr At last the monotony waa SUI broken She had hd something to nil Ill her thoughts thought a n. purpose In life J presented itself to her She was no longer useless s and appalled with use use- God Cod had placed a 3 charro cht In fn her hands aEllen a. a Ellen slept little that night There was waa medicine to be Riven alven regularly and she was always ready as U soon lIoon u as the clock I was w At Bhe he arose and rot t fast The men went to the tho was left heft alone with the tile wom ornan woman looked b as aa h 1 with iy h her r eyelids down She wa Enen own age she he opened her looked eyt at Ellen With the bended tar stare Itar of or a bab baby tar She clous 81 at lust last and nd at about the doctor said chic ho would be at Urn seemed to take In the th room and that Ellen sat her her- herSh Sh She It was time Ume for tor the th m medicine Ellen put It to he her tips lips The Tho at In gazed At her WIdely above th the ip How flaw nice an And brown bran said you OU ue ar What lit Is Your OUr name place plU I Is this AM Im farm Ellen Enen Ivra and thIs l I. I th Ar Are you married Ellen on Ives Ivear here nere Ka Yes r. r She oCI Louis touched anti t I the live ve with f r t woman womans You are arc married too The Sli not answer answer What Is Our asked Ellen Somebody ought to that you are here The woman sighed d Who I 1 I am docs does not l T matter matte i i 14 I as I AT ant here and yoU are kind to As As Ir if J I could nt me ho bo anything but kI yo you Ellen said Mid Ellen asked her no more hen hen the doctor came me he was Wu no at finding out than Ellen had been heer woman oman simply shut her lips and not answer a I make It hard for or you ou sh Ih h. h 4 once I am ashamed Wh Why I hove lo you OU Ellen breathed breathe color showing Owing mantling her cheeks You Vou have others to love love our your u and your OUr husband You married fo tor I iari 1 I Ellen look looked d down dnn pinching th the th i spread Into uneven uni folds Oh Ellen You too said sald the w wan an She waited alted These one onie sided aldel are hapless things Im Tm makIng the best of t f mine replied d. d Why make the tho best beat of or It tt Ellen Y Yowe y J owe something to yourself I owe something to them Go tw M in this I me place A womans woman's first duty Is to h herlett len hen 7 l No No Ellen said aM loyally Leut Aut I wasn't taught that way WIly I happy happ if It i didn't try to do whet what right And we always s 's know when w w. w art doing right Dont Don't we weT wert Not always said the woman So I Ir lc Ellen Elicit cried not aae word times limes we ve find out after after It If we at all And Arid then its it's too hate Jato She shut hut her eyes and lay no so stilt still EU Ellen n thou thought hl tIc she was waa asleep and awa away ACt After r all aU she m mended well young and healthy health with plenty of In iii reserve The Tho weather h had hod d f squarely round and was wall golden The Tho doctor said she Bhe he might get out oat and sit sll in the- the sunshine at th the the- She was sitting Bitting there one a afternoon tersa ho he came Ellen was as out of ot t th feeding lieu her chickens when h he h. Sho She ran In as M soon oon an as she Bhe could coul way of or the next room she ahe paused i. i to hear hea r what wha t t the tho h doctor was saying I 1 dont don't mind giving giving- ln 1 you my ii sir he lie said but these people are poor being hers here has made made- them expel trouble more trouble more than you can ever pa jwj If IC you OU do And you ou must pay If can Of OC course I know you YOli can un toe lor woman without means can enn drive A Ahard a ahard hard car and wear sapphires Il It Its It's you null this mystery business q at arA arAUs us UH know who your Jour trl friends od are f Doctor Ellen OlIen VM WI there Koti IoE Not other wor word I. I What Whal I do for her I A do doof of love 10 Sho She's my friend the friend the nut first an friend I ever er had Her voice went out In a a. sob ob IM mouth twit twi neTS nere of ot the tho doctors doctor's grim Ho lie picked up hi his medicine cai cue caie walked out of or the house without goodday go to either cither of or them thero He lie Is II right the woman eald Im I'm going to speak not nol not because y yc me Ellen but because I love you ToU ou J had known knon you long IonS 8 ago ap 0 this thing not have ha happ happened Y You ou I see sc I ther thra i nobody to tell mo me that It was wr er erto I Ito to stand In my place cowardly t taW to the nr away awe aW shameful to forsake had promised d to love lo obey cherlin E Ellen n. n you OU have O tau taught ht me to S Sa sw eel swa eela a bed bad wife Ife I was waa The da day It t peed I peed I Was waa going to meet and Join In my life lire with 1111 lila his fore forever forer r 1 wa was wh why I 1 took ho number off oft m orAnd or raT And I had left Ift too hastily to take ci g gIng eh ehIng Ing or money I wo WM was going to him bun bunas God Cod stopped topped roe me as S I was and was and me mr And gave nj m. m w wAnd t God GM stopped And Ani saved me iu SIre Sho drew El Ellen asi I Ito to her mouth an and kl It it Arid And Ana i iI I am going to write to m my confess and a ask t him to come coma to m TilL me Is a good man And hn he loves love I. I Ellen r d' d dEllen think he lie will come you Ellen looked at h her earnestly wll with th look of one gifted with she ho smiled d. d and her smile mile T ered from front the he sunshine r come she said And went wept to tong r ga mr Ing ng materials |