Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-04-21

then her eyes rested on these words
"I wanted to tell you of the fairest,
sweetest little woman in all tie wide
world-one I love with all my heart
and soul; but I fear no description
would do her justice, so I an going
to bring her to see you q BON. ]
want her to have the benefit of your
influence; for she is but young and
q little thoughtless. know you will
love my promised bride.a The
world seemed dark; the sunshine all
blotted out. Everything whirled as
in dizzy dream. The letter was
crushed in her hand, but those
words burned in her heart and
brain, as if written in letters of fire.
Fox one dizzy moment she felt a.
if she could crush tho woman te
atoms, who had come between her
and the only man man on earth sbe
had ever loved.
Then with mighty effort, she rs-
gained her self-posssssion, and when
Mrs. Chester told her-what she al
ready knew-of her sons engage
ment, Miss Comonsey's face never
changed color; her eyes had Their
calm expression, as she quietly coz
graduated Mrs. Chester.
A week later, when Phil brought
his fair fiancee to his home on q VS.
it, Miss Comonsey greeted her with
the same gentle demeanor and even
tones which had first won Phi g
friendship, Not look told of The
dull pain at her heart.
Six months had passed, and Hill
dreth Comonsey still taught the vii
lage school. Phil had married and
moved to the same town in which
his father lived. Hildreth had dis
covered that Mamie Chester was
shallow and artificial, and Phil, too
and found that his beautiful wife
was not quite the angel he had tax
en- her to be, but that thought never
vet had found words.
One evening when Hildreth knew
that Phil was to be gone from home
she went over to spend the evening
with Mamie. As she went up the
gravel walk with her usual quiet
tread, she was startled by hearing the
low tones of q mans voice, which
she instantly recognized as that of
Reginald Marion, man of wealth
and leisure, and q friend of Phil's.
She had never liked him for she dis
trusted his dark eyes and the scorn-
full look about his handsome mouth.
Now he was speaking in tender,
love-fraught tones.
Unjust tell you before I 60, even
though I break every principle of
friendship in so. doing; I love you,
and I don't believe in your convsn-
tionalities that bind you forever to q
man you have ceased to love. You
and I were made for one another.
Tell me, darling, you are not
angty?" "Yes!" Hildreth's heart
stood still, for twas Mamie Chester's
voice that answered; eyes, I am
angry" and yet there was no anger
in the sweet tones. "You have no
right to speak to me thus" "But
I have, Mamie dearest, the right, be-
cause I love you; you love me, too;
you don't love Phil Chester. "And
if I don't, it is because of you, Reg
inald Morton. But I won't listen to
such nonsense, I am going in"
"No, don't, I beg you stay"
"Come tomorrow evening. Phil
will be at home" She laughed, and
Hildreth heard the light patter of
her feet as she went toward the
house, and heard Reginald Morton's
"Confound Philr as he strolled off
in the opposite direction.
She went in and endeavored to
impress upon Mamie's mind the
wrong she was doing her husband
in even listening to such words.
-" Really, Miss Comonsey" sneered
Mrs. Chester, "Had played caves
dropper, Iwould not speak of it.
Your interest in my husband is quite
consoling to me I assure you" Hill
dreth's face was white as she calmly
answered: L shall not speak of
this to Mr.. Chester, and as to being