The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-12-21

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z .sOf course not, my dear, y said Mrs.
Smith, sat least L should think not
"Shall / tell him? Shall L confess all
the next time he comesp"
Again Mrs. Smith is frightened. She
does not like to think what the result
of that confession will be. They've
managed at last to find a spot where
they can live quietly and unknown.
Why must all the miserable story be
brought up again?i linn gc, =
Miss Smith, failing to get any practi-
cal advice from her mother, thinks the
matter over quietly by herself, and blythe
time b sees her admirer again she has
settled on her course Of action.
She meets him in the fields that lead
to the church.
1t is a bright summer morning, and
they pause by a stile to look at the yell
low and red of the far-stretching fields.
The Rev. Charles Grosvenor COM
mences by talking about nature, and
gradually comes down to talking about
himself-his aims and prospects in life.
Little by little the conversation slides
into the groove he wishes. and.in five
minutes his hand and fortune have
been laid at the feet of the lady listen
Ier.i toa aniinoyW i'll s1igns
He hadn't meant to be SO abrupt; he
| had meant ~ kaan bis secret 4 Ittie
innger hnt Il, had s,;nned ont acc;dent-
alIy among the poetrv and domestic de-
tails and he was very glad it was over.
Miss Smith was of course very much
surprised. The curate had caught her
hand as his accents grew more impas-
stoned. She allowed him to retain it
till he had finished, then drew it gently
"Mr Grosvenor " she said ou;etlv
st will anewer Won fairly and nit
Rafora snn maja no smnp an So n.y.
| shonid have ascertained 70 whom you
ware snnnk ing :,
.,Yon "A nor tnnv who or ,yh.t 7
anai,
stI know flat Won ,ra an ,naal-, u.
Misc Smitb,s lin cu,lpd sI;g6tlv h,t
Lber yo,ca tramLled ,s she apswerad.
rt.As Won ia We gone so far II ia only
right vo,, should know somethjng ,hont
me NV name is 7not smith That ia q
false name ~
IA false name. y the narson gasned
uDear mel whv do Won want y false
namep,,
listen and I will tell Won did Won
ever hear of n terrible crime for which
two WOMB were ndemoed II was
caped n .mvstory, At 6rst' But when
the facts came to light il was called n
smurder., One man starved his wife
To death and the other neonle heined
him. He wanted To marry a yoiInoer
woman and this Younger woman was
| one ofthe accused 81 ~
81 remember the case. ,, stammered
the curate. at was very awful. Int I
don't see what you've got TO do with
with it.u
The perspiration stood on his brow
and he began to MOI it with his rocket
handkerchief. half expecting to hear
that Miss Smith was n relative of one
of the criminals.
lyon remember ~ continued the girl.
speaking rapidly now. and,without emo
ton. s.that all four were condemned to
death. but the Young girl was ut the
last moment granted a free pardon and
allowed to return to the world and to
her friends.n
tsYes.n qasped the clergyman. 81 re-
member: but what has all this business
to do with yon?,,
ssThis.n answered the lady TO whom
he had lust made an offer of marriage:
81 was the girl that allowed the muir.
dered woman's husband to love me: |
was the girl for whose sake the murder
was committed: / was the girl who was
condemned to be hanged by the neck
and then granted a free pardonl |
am.
2, Clio sto,naJ nha D., rrhn,la,
iGrosyenor had reeled back against the
stile and closed his ewes.
ssExcuse me y he muttered. "a little
faintness. that's ALL
He pulled himself together. STAN
mered a little. couphed. and for n min
ute seemed at a loss what to saw.
L She broke the silence first.
81 have told Won NOW the secret of
m life. / am here with INV mother
and here wish to Observation-Disclosures
FORGOTTEN by the world. W. are hound
to live under an aspmed name. We
should be booted and stoned if IT were
known who we really are. Will Won
keep nv secret?u
.sCertaily,' stammered the curate;
sand I trust-n
e"Tbat l shall keep YOURS. Rest as.
sured of that, Mr.. G~rosvenor. / will
forget that, ANYTHING has happened this
morning beyond the ordinary inter
changes of courtesy between clergyman
and parishioner.'r
She smiled and bowed and then bass
ed on
He walked back slowly to the church
cape-who'd have thought it!'
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