The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-25

her nirlhood friend.
Haidee drew a quick breath.
II will never go ont with him
again. she inWardly resolved.
But here another voice broke upon
her ear. and some ones thin hand lay
on ht.l. bare shoulder. and looking up,
she saw standing before her a tall, /
slender woman, Of about twenty-five,
| while round hectic spot burned on
the wasted cheek.
She WAS attired i'll some filmy dress
of black. with black trimmings and
! ieweiiy, and she looked like Il dead
| woman Standing before beautiful Hal
| dee, her deep. sunilen, hollow eyes
cleaning like fire.
Her tiiip, transparent hand lay like
red hot Goals on Iiaidee's white arm.
1t huflG 80 terribly that Miss Cony
sh;'ank back with a low cry.
= You are Miss Cony:'' said the
strange lady, III a soft, sleepy voice.
as loW and sweet as the signing OF
! dying wintis. Z" You are Haidee Co
ny -
Yes" answered Miss Cony. not
dee Cony. And you, what is your
name, madame -
..Caroline Levine, she said slowly.
u am Oliver Leyine's wife. and
have come, Miss Cony. to beg back my
| husband She raised her thin hands
to her shrunken face and walled.
oil are young and handsome, Miss
Cony. while Tam plain looking and
delicate. | am almost dying, and yet
have not had my husbands love Or
care for months. and they say it is you
who have Won him from me. DO
not think you bad and evil hearted,
i Miss Cony--your innocent face
speaks different, but oh /. il you could
onR- know my hearta<.lIe rs [ have laid
III my bed for weeks. seeing and feel
ing That my husbands love was grad
ually leaving me. | cried. grieved,
and gave up entirely to despair, when
| first learned that | was loVeless; but
it only aggravated my sickness, and /
resolved that if Oliver did not love me,
il was useless to battle against fate.
But to-day a friend called and tod me
that Oliver was making love to you,
and would be here tonight. SO
reused myself out Of my apathy, and
dressed and came here.
= | thought. no harm Of coming with
my Old sc.lopl-friend, said Hai,lee,
with Il tremulous quivering of her ripe
lips; ..but my sister, Mrs. Halton,
spoke with me this evening, and an
lionr since SAW the folly OF accepting
the escort OF my married friend. Par
don me, Mrs. Levine, L never meant
to wrong You or win your husband s
affections, for Oliver is to me only as
Il BROTHER
God bless you, Miss Cony," sob
bed the unhappy wife = know you
did not wrong ME Intentionally, and
hope now to win back divers love.
, | viii try aud pray God to bless you,
my de;,s. friend
.sOh, Mrs. Levine, believe me-
. when tell You never, never meant
TO wrong you.
81 Do. Miss Cony, :" she began for
, of all
I Eut mans form entered the lace
drapery, and arrested the words on her
, lips, and Oliver Levine stood beside
them.
:. have been delayed, Haidee,'' he
;. said. and only just got away from
Wells Hilton. You reecllect him,
don't you Hay2 lie used to be the
greatest Ounce in the whole Glass;
Wells Hilton here? When did ne
> arrive2 He was so kind to me when
| was in trouble
!, .'All right. Come Haidee you
:. promised me this waltz. Oh. here
! comes Wells now. You see he is inn
;. patient, and can't wait to be intro
!, duced.''
) Haidee, - sighed the soft voice o.
: the neglected Wife, who stood like q
= black column beside her liege lord.
: . Caroline! you here - gasped Oil
!, yer Levine, you do not know Mis-:
: Cony.'
:. You are mistaken, Oliver laugh
|, ed Miss Cony, noticing the wife,
1ff tH1
: : she must take her part. Caroline
: = and are aequainted-in fact we arr
. friends
And, Oliver, I want to be excused
from this waltz for Ed rather speal
r with Wells and hear all about ths
l girls.''
:. Mrs. Levine clasped Haidee's hane
4 gratefully, as she walked away, lean
ing on Wells Hilton's arm.
> Don't neglect to put your boauet II
:, water, tonight. Haidee, said Oliver.
! with quiet excitement.
u u '.Those camelias need water to keel
u any of their beauty"
;, When Il few hours after, Haidee
blnshing and excited from the reeep
I. tion, tossed her handsome boquet up
on the Uttered dressing table, covered
= with btjoaerie, divers words return
:, ed to her, and she cut the string tina
y held them together, and away dow
: in the centre, wedged between tWt
blood-red and white camelia, was :
!, tiny, perfumed slip of paper, with he
= name on the outside.
= With scarlet cheeks, Haidee hastil,
: red these words -
ssMY DARLING Ever since tn
n days that we studied together, hay'
J, loved you. Separated, as we We're. TO
It years / lost sight of you, and, in MAJ
+ moment married the woman who i
now my wife. My darling, with :
It word of hope from you, [ will seve
ls my loyeless bonds, and fly to you, ant
d In another CLINE we will live for ant
g love each other till death. Say yes
Haidee. my love, and make me hap