"That Thurston girl left it, and told me not to give it to you till
three o'clock; but if I don't give it to you now, I know I'd forget it."
I opened the note without thinking anything about the time. It was
written in Kathie's uneven hand, and blotched as if it had been cried
over. This is what it said:--
Dear Miss Ruth,--This letter is to bid you good-by. You are the
only one in the world I love, and nobody loves me. I cant stand you
to love that baby better than me, and God is so angry it dont make
any difference what I do now. When you read this I shall be in
torment forever, because I am going down to Davis Cove to drownd
myself because I am so wicked and nobody loves me. Dont tell on me,
because it would make you feel bad and father wouldnt like it to
get round a child of his had drownd herself and mother would cry.
Yours truly and with a sad and loving good-by forever,
Kathie Thurston.
P. S. If they get me to bury will you please put some flowers on
my coffin. No more from yours truly