Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-07-07

A groan escaped her lips, as she
rose to her feet by the aid OF the
bars, and looked haggardly up the
road. But no riders, and no sound
of hoofs !
"Have I lived for thisl' she
cried, from the depths of her grief
struck heart. "Was it to hear that
he never loved me that l came to
the-bars tonight! Oh, Father in
Heaven, forgive him as / do; but
teach him that it is a terrible sin
to shatter woman's life"
Years afterward, Lucie could
not tell how she went back TO the
house that eventful night.
The words at the bars rang in
her ears like the solemn tones of a
death knell, and she resolved to
give him up, and make no sign OF
mental anguish.
And giving Shirley Dighton up
was relinquishing all the roses of
life.
That night, alone in her room,
she resolved to forget the man,
who, after numerous protestations
of love for her, could ride with
Belle Wingate, and in a heartless
tone declare that be lied-deliber-
atelv lied-at the bars. The an
guish that Lucie Drayton suffer-
ed in the solemn hours Of that
autumn night, will be kept forever
from the world; she never told it
afterward to but one person, and
his name was Shirley Dighton.
Three days later letter came
from Richmond. The superscription
was in the well known chirography
of the relinquished lover, and
Lucie hesitated awhile before open
ing it. But when she broke the
seal and read renewed pledges of
love, she crushed the letter, and
threw it into the fire. After what
she had heard at the bars, did he
dare say that he still loved herr
The letter informed her that the
writer had been compelled to
make hasty trip to the capital,
where a session of court might
detain him for several weeks. He
expressed himself as being sorry
to remain absent so long, but trust,
ed that Lucie would be happy dur,
ing his stay.
"Happyl yes" said the CIR
with an angry flush. "Happy i
he never, never come again !"
She answered the letter in sin
gle line that paled handsome face
in the Richmond court, and drove
its possessor gasping and faint into
the jury room.
"This from Lucie Drayton b
cried, holding the letter before hi
eyes. "These awful words from
herr No! no! it cannot beT
And then for the twentieth tim
he read the letter aloud:
1--WE must not meet again
was at the bars when you rode pas
with that woman ~
To this brief reply Lucie Dray
] ton signed her pretty name. II
knew the signature, and while
/. almost struck him down, he belieV
ed she had written in earnes
While she was vivacious, she wa
not given to jest in such sacre
matters.
: "When l rode by the bars wit
whom ?" Shirley Dighton criec
s at is a mistake 4! Some person
e shooting poisoned shafts into he
d heart. Inever rode by the bal
b with any woman. swear it, an
e she shall believe mel"
While the young lawyer stood
: the little room far from the farm
e house in the valley, protesting b
innocence, scene as exciting WI
d occurring nearer the locale prop
Re of our story.
n In an elegant parlor stood a ms
lie and woman face to face. Bo
l. were handsome and richly dressed
lie the woman was the mans semi
g by several years.
"And so you threaten to expo
liz me" he said looking angrily
In the woman.
n. "You are breaking your promi'
I'D Herod Blaine, | did not look
be this"
M The last speaker was Belle Wi
be gate, and her eyes were full of
t. sentiment.
IL "Listen to me !" she confirm