He suddenly collapsed before her, caught feebly at her white satin skirt with his bloody hands as he lay upon the floor and strove to carry it to his lips.
"He loved you," he murmured, "and I, too—we were fools—for a woman."
That was all.
SAVED BY HER SLIPPER
A ROMANCE OF THE BORDER
"When greater perils men environ,
Then women show a front of iron;
And, gentle in their manner, they
Do bold things in a quiet way."