The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-26

lie out.
HAnd she flirting and carrying on, "
said another voice, 6 ust as if he wasn't
married"
But they are old friends, :" murmur
ed sweet, pleasant voice they have
grown up together, and L suppose Hal
dee sees no harm in flirting with her
girlhood friend. +"
Haidee Cony drew quick breath.
81 will never go out with him again,
she inwardly resolved.
But here another voice broke upon
her ear and some ones thin hand lay
on her bear shoulder, and, looking up,
she saw standing before her tall, slen-
der woman, of about twenty-five, with
light hair and great fathomless brown
eyes, while a round, hectic spot burned
on the wasted cheek.
She was attired in some filmy dress
of black, with black trimmings, and
jewelry, and she looked like a dead
woman standing before beautiful Hal
dee, her deep, sunken, hollow eyes
cleaning like fire.
Her thin, transparent hands lay like
red Goals on Haidees white arm. 1t
burnt so terribly that Miss Cony shrank
back with low cry.
"You are Miss Cony ~ said the
strange lady, in a soft, sleepy voice, as
| low and sweet as the signing of dying
winds. "You are Haidee Cony
Eyes" answered Miss. Cony, not
without a heart tremble, 81 am Haidee
Cony. And you, what is your name,
madam ~
Caroline Levine" she said, slowly.
81 am Oliver Levine's wife, and [ have
come, Miss Cony, to beg back my hus-
band" She raised her thin hands to
her shrunken face, and walled. "You
are young and handsome, Miss Conv
while am plain looking and delicate.
am almost dying, and yet | have not
had my husbands love or care for
months, and they say, people tell me
that it Is yOu who have won him from
me. l do not think you bad and evil
hearted. Miss Cony-your innocent
face speaks different, but Oh if you
could only know my heartache, as !
have laid III my bed for weeks seeing
and feeling that my husbands love was
gradually leaving me. | cried, [ griev-
ed, and gave up entirely to despair,
when | first learned that was loveless
but it only aggravated my sickness, and
[ resolved If Oliver did not love me, it
was useless to battle against fate But
to-day a friend called, and told me that
Oliver was making love to you, and
would be here tonight. SO | reused
myself from out of my apathy, and
dressed and came here.
thought no harm of coming with
my old school friend said Haidee,
with tremulous qrlivering of her ripe
lips; but my sister, Mrs. Halton,
spoke with me this evening, and an
hour since | saw the folly of accepting
the escort of my married friend. Par
don me, Mrs Levine, / never meant &c
wrong you, or win your husbands af
fections, for Oliver is TO me as broth
er.
EGod bless You, Miss Cony," sobbed
the unhappy wife; q know YOU did
not wrong me Intentionally, and hope
now to win back divers love. vii
try and pray God to bless you, dean
friend
"Oh Mrs Levine, believe me when
| tell you [ never, nccer meant to wrong
You"
q do, Miss Cony, she began; "fol
of all"
But a mans form entered the lace
! drapery, and arrested the words on hel
lips, and Oliver Levine stood beside
them.
g l have been delayed, Haidee, - he
said, land only Just got away from
Wells Hilton. You recollect him, don't
you, Hay? He used to be the greatest
Ounce in the whole class"
"Wells Hilton herel When did he
arrive? Oh. Oliver, [ must see Wells.
He was SO kind to me when / was i'll
trouble"
"All right. Come Haidee; YOU
promised me this waltz. Oh, here
comes Wells now. You see he is impa
tlent, and can't wait to be introduced .
Haidee! sighed the soft voice of
the neglected wife, who stood like a
black column beside her hege lord
'Celvine You here :" gasped Oliver
Levine. ''you do not know Miss COnv. y
You are mistaken, Oliver, " laughed
Miss Cony, noticing the wife's white.
trembling face, and feeling fiat she
must take her part, "Celvine and I are
acqualnted-in fact, we are friends.
" did not know" he smiled, offer
ing his arm to his wife.
'And, Oliver, | want to be excused
from this waltz; for I'd rather speak
with Wells, and hear all about the
girls
Mrs Levine clasped Haidee's hand
| gratefully, as she walked away, leaning
on Wells Hilton's arm.
"DCn't neglect to put your boouet
IN water tonight, Haldee," said Oliver.
| With quiet excitement CHOSE came
has need water to keep any of their
| beauty"
| When, few hours after. Haidee.
blushing and excited from the recep.
| ton, tossed her handsome bouquet
upon the Uttered dressing table, covered
with bijOutOrie, divers words returned
to her, and she cut the string that held
them together and away down in the
centre, wedged between a bIood-red
and white camelia, was tiny perfumed
slip of paper, with her name on the out
side.
With scarlet cheeks, Haidee read
these words.
My DARLING: Ever since the DAYS
that we studied together, have loved
you. Separated, as we were, for years,
[ lost sight of you. and, in mad mo-
ment, married the woman who Is How
my wife. Ny darling, with a word of
hope from you, [ will sever nv loveless
bonds, and fly to you and in another
CLINE, we will live for and love each
other till death. Say yes, Haidee, my
love, and make me happy for life. .