Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 229, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1913 — Beyond the Reach of Help. [ARTICLE]

Beyond the Reach of Help.

"Try to cheer up Mrs. Widderly,” said the lady who had gone in to sympathize with the stricken woman. “Oh, I can’t I can’t” sobbed the bereaved one. “It is kind of you to come to me —but —but you can’t help me. You don’t know what I have to bear.” “I khow, dear, that I can’t realize the depth of your sorrow. Still, won’t you let me do what I can to make it easier for you?” “It’s no use—it’s—no use. Oh, it* I could only quit thinking of it. But I can’t. There is the receipt. I told him to wait a few days. The premium wasn’t due for nearly two weeks, and if he’d only have listened to me and held off three days longer I’d be nearly SBOO ahead. I suppose I oughtn’t to blame him now that he’s gone, but he always was so headstrong.”