New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-15
lane HEARN'S TRIAL.
STORY IN THREE CHAPTERS.
CHAPTER |.


.ore NAV mistake fancy for a passion Int
orer passion for fancy. when once 1t comes
5I"s saws one of our best and pureSt writers and
truy the story of many w0mans ille-the tragic
b;storv Of many a human heart, lies folded IN the
18th Le tells Ii Is the mistakes of HE. more than
VS. crimes. which have the most pitiful cOnse-
gnences .-ho,, oh. ,.os . ,,;rl ros -o;,,,+oo,
,.sde a mistake in life. She took fancy for pas
s,on followed it's leading and found IL but an ignis
satnus " hich led her into places where there
No sold ground beneath her feet. no rift IN the
couds overhead by which some ray of light might
chine 10 guide her on her way. She had dreamed
creams and seen visions of what her married life
SouIJ he ms the wife of Walter Disney Ilearn. She
hal thought to herself: After my marlage-day
shall never be alone-all the troubles II lie Will
be easier 10 bear because my husband Is Dy my suc
N hear them with all the Joys of lie sweeter,
because be - there To share them. THIS was the
rov LIGHT that fancy shed upon the future that
canning How cOld-hOw barren-was the reality
that followed these passi0n-iaden dreams
woman HAY love man through mnch wrong,
through disgrace and shame through poverty ana
suffering; but there ~ one thing when slals love
as surely as loss of air and sunlight kills plant.
and that is-indlierence. Jane found herself lace
IN face with absolute and chilling indifference
before she had been wife year. Walter Hearn
was a man who craved for the unattalnabie with
-. ISnginC. his fancy dressed itself in the garb
nj passion and the counterfeit was cXcellent-tor
while He was man whose moods varied IKE inc
wind: kind. II the humOr was on llIm, ana he had
an end to gain cruel If II pleased him TO revenge
a whim denied charming to those he Garet 10
charm and only showing his real selfish sell 10
those of his own household. "
No one had ever called Jane, his wlte' 0eautlIuI
hut she had certain power OF Observation-Disclosures her
and he had felt lt-fOr a while mat was one
reason why he married her; forgetting thAt one
can scarcely espOuSe "a WOman-Oniy Tor Wnlle.
Jane was a slight slip OF a girl graceful IN every
movement; she had soft dark eyes. wealth OF
duskv locks. and hlgh-bred look that promised
well for her powers OF endurance She ielt no
stone untuTned TO try and keep the love she had
once believed her own in very truth. Dut II Tree
does not bear any fruit. you cannot gather what
does not exist Wherewith TO Stake your THIRST.
Walter HcaTn ,cOAld not comprehend tie nature OF
love in It's hest land highest sense; sympathy OF
thought and feeling, the cOmpaniOnshlp OF mind
with mind. the featy OF heart to heart, were Things
he no more understood than he did the geological
formation of the .earths crust hen Jane craved
for bread. he gave her stone. hen she lOnged
10 be near Inn and with him IN his amusements,
when she tried TO cultivate taste Tor society nat
uraliv dstHsteful 10 her, lie SAID 10 as You please
He made her feel that her presence was a thing
indifferent 10 him at all uiaes-lrksome to him at
many She was of too noble n nature TO harbor
iesIousv but u hurt the dignity OF her wOmanhoOd
Ia SEE .m courteous, admTlng, iuI OF every charm
and Grace of manner 70 other wOmcn-whcn for
her his wife, he had no loving word no tender
tholrht all through the weary days.
Lane vas well lowered. and glOrlcd IN the fact
tor the sake of the man she loved. she would not
willingly have had any barrier set against MS en-
lire appropriation of her fortune but her guardian
Colonel Daubeney, man VINO nad ueth iG G
fathers companion in arms. INSISTED WIN gehtie
nersisence on part of IL being settled on herself
And any children she might have. More he coud
moi ger her 10 do in the way OF seli-prOtectlOn-
v ;oi , 81 matters in which in his secret heart
Walter Disney Hearn most fully agreed. In Tact
sreaking in confidence 10 friend, he caAed tne
colonel /, meddimg Old fool 1t Vas g0Od thing
In the long run for Jane that she had had a fool
OF any kind 10 look after ner interests az an events
to some extent: for when nve years altef tho uatc
Of her marriage. Walter Hearn IN consequence OF
some club transaction that would not exactly pear
the broad light Of day went 10 America MIN a
friend and that friend wrote TO break the TACT OF
his Sudden death from sun fever to those he had
left al home Jane his widow, was 1ouhd 10 nave nave
no earthly possessions remaining 70 her save OhaO
small portion OF her fortune that Colonel auDcney
had tied up safely, sorely against her VIII; ,,
To say that she did not mourn heI huSuanu Woulu
not be tue ANY good woman Will mourn man
who has stood 10 her in the closest ana most sacred
relation IN life no matter how that NE may nave
been saddened and oAghted ny M lnnpfnCei Nv
deed when Sue went to live with Coiohei Daupthey
and hs gentle wife in their home on the western
Scottish coast Jane would indeed hafdly nave W'1
mitted to herself the new sweet sense OF resi- anu
peace and security that stole over her ne IKE sun
shine ereenur over landscape ana making every
thing fair Colonel and Mrs. Daubeney were
thldess pair and Jane hiled The vacant corner III
their hear. No daughter could have been dearer.
They We'd with each other VINO shouid Snow hei
the most thoughtful care, the tehdeIc>t y nV"'If'
That was happy hOme-the home Where MS ITO
lived beside the eVer-changng sea. IN time the
Widows cap rested no more on Jane 5 sOlt' npFnng
haT the very memory OF the Dittef past secn'tu ~
have faded frOs her mind as an lindSe P5oaS -U'i
the mirror that has once reflected It She idd fsd
peace and having known the PAIN 81 rs lack,
treasured u as icwci OF great pllSe Siic riCM
10 .ok So Ike the l.ht hearted girl OF oldrn days
that 10 was hard for those who looked usou heI 20
realize the tact OF her siX-and-tWcht{ Aeus. n,i.
before another year was added 10 Their sum- the
peace. 80 lately found, so dearly piIe,', "'s
troubled but. ike Bethesdas pool trol'eleu ny "'
mgel-the angel of love. iull, compete luio'lHo.
Jane had once mistaken a fancy lOr passion
10 iear she should now mistake passion lVi
fancy IL the uLuyeness and meNpeIichce OF h'I
youth she had succumbcd 10 the charm eI man
voice and manner: now. IN the iulI b!Coih oI AeI
w0manhood she yielded 10 the influence OF % mans
heart and mind she Tcvelled IN the SWEEP euolcC-
Ton claimed rs one higher IN thought, "'ep'I ~
character than herself IN past gay sne ndI I
pleasure III Walter Hearns adulatlOn ana lon'l-
ness; now she Oulr sOsght how best she HlEut s''o
hei own devotion 10 one she Knew 10 DC NoiI"9 u
az she could give.
James new iove-story came about thus certain
expedition was about 20 Set form ON n guest Oh
scientific inquiry there was sOuse tank even III
nnat quiet corner OF scotland beyond me ny lcS oi
bute' oi Young naval officer whose talents Oid
aiT 80 make him shining light IN the annals 81
slence. lie was 10 90 with thc expedition, ana
us name was Guy Chal0ner. Some delay occur
nhg I'D the lifting OF lhc shin selected 10 san 10
s'inosj unknown seas, Guy Challoner came 10 sPehd
week OF TWO with some old friends 81 nlH tWAO
nfe0 near Colonel Daubeuev. Guy came NoIth III
utef INCONSISTENCIES that at each steD OF te louI
heY be was nearing hIs fate and that thaI ialo
was 10 come In the form OF Jane Hearn; WIeh
nrst he saw her she stood beneath tle SHADOW 81 "a
an'ae-lf'e whose FAINT pGrple blossoms SWaSeu "
.ne WIND. She wore Staple dress OF pare GItS
snu az her throat was crimson Knot. TON tld'
I11Vgioht lie was Few thing To Guy NhdYVn'I.
~ ne had been ambitious before. he was douDiy 80
nVW' hr DAY by day he grew 20 read .pcuicI anu
more clearly the noble nature OF tins woman VINO
tp'sht inspire man to strive for greater hanle,
yht would never hold him back from fame because
cared 10 grasp rs much of his lie rs she could
.ic cultured mind, clastened by past so[ro"s up
geclatyG 81 all that was grand IN science ana
ytautiiu in nature. eagerly followed the lead q
~, The man lived a charmed life, teeDng hihhSIl
sS 9Ved even before he put his own love INTO WOIts
M sl When he did speak when one evening As inc
ssfqshes sang good-by 10 the day that was dying'
= tAe shadows lay sleeping on the sea. Ony ShaI-
tnG I tQld Jane how she had crept into DIS he'u'
ace nestled there
DO YOU love me enough he said looking into
III eyes, at once dark and bright -,
DON'T you knowp size answered hiding theH
-s.pI light upon his breast ,
Inc thrushes were silent, the shadows on inc
aheer He'd az q soft touch Of the moonrise-aIu