Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-03

/ kESE Gays IfesAlcSx INV ~NOASr 49,
need again 10 asa him 30 make II les
/ doll for her grIe-s-
/ Sometimes a strange. nsw plng shot
/ through he. heart, and into tie oEosI
ewes would creep q look OF Infinite SD
ness. as ter place beside AIlea and De
hiad the gray mare woald be h4.ed a5
I no.hsr. ana size could Eot help bus SEE
/ how content he was that It should De so
/. was not all idle Jealousy; but yen'
ME had lea. nsd the shallow, hsartlssa
nature OF the girl who hsd beTitcnsc
hin ~ssn her beauty and her grace
She had seen her lash tofo quick pas
sion when some dress; tined for the ors'
time, failed TO 6r had known hoS Gull
and ilstisss she Was until Aliens CON-
isg qatcgened her ito life; had been
heys7If the martyr OF her thoughifnlness
AID her supreme segasaness-
but none of this might she tell to Al
len-not even when one day he came to
tell her. with more Of the cold Allen
than SHE had seen of late in his man
Ter, and with q WARM glow OF happiness
Oh his face, which made her own heart
beat nadiy for moment, as ne ex-
claimed to her This nearest and best
Trend, he saidl It's cause.
He had asked Miss Carol to marry
aim, ana she WAS his promised wife.
somehow the poor Little CIri hid her
Dan hurts VITA 3 brave susI!e as she
wished him happiness; but that uight
no sleep came 10 the brown eyes, and
4eF pii.ow WAS wet with tears.
In September Mss Carol left them;
bu. another gem was added 10 her stock
Of jewels. and she wore j, on the thru
finger Of her lef. hand-the finger, they
SAY, rom which runs vein direct t.
tne heart.
The two we ks that followed were
very hard for Jennie 10 bear, for into
ner ear Alien poured all his lover p
rhapsolies. Every day he came 10 the
arm, bat lie could talk of nothing bat
tie beauty aud perfection Of his future
wife.
Poor little Jennie, She early learned
the ies5on few women are spared-teach-
iug her lips TO smile while her soul
srithed IN agony.
But Jennie's revenge, if her generous
nature could have harbored such d
.hougEt, Was near at hand.
Christmas was fast approaching
when, one day, Allen, AS usual, came un
The smile died ON her face as sht
SGT. and stern.
"Ai!eni' she cried. what is It!
Ahat has happeneds"
Head that he answered, and tossed
&. crested sheet Of paper upon her lap.
Woadsrlugiy she unfolded and read
it through. Tins 1t ran:
IL wrote you last summer, dearest, OF
my Irritation III the country with "A mar
kindly fate threw IL my patL-a fix
tation / foolish!y allowed to run into al
gageuent-ihough. Of course, no one
nefe suspects the truth and really the
10y be Ii hardly more than boy war
80 desperately III earnest that | coulc
not help myself. After all, it makes 10
difference. Engagements, happily. are
easily broken: and when | tell you what
Louis Latrobe has written papa-that
re In coming To pay Us a. fortnight
visit at tEris.nas-you will understand
there is q prospect of my last sharing
the fate with some others which have
prec-ded IL.
lyon know, Of course, how immense
" rich Mr.. Latrobe Is; how his father,
III early life, mas made some sort Of Oh
iigation 10 paps; and how, If We sh,ulC
happen to fall III love, IL would be Il
charming termination To the old friend
ship between them. OF course, | aM
prepared to be willing victim. | havr
seen his picture. lie IL very handsome,
aud such wealth, ma chere, could out
rival all my friends.
Unfortunately, Allen writes me that
he intends spending Christmas, too,
and fills his letters with all lovers
rhapsodies, and his impotence to once
again behold my charms. Surely, did
not wish To break my engagement with
aim trealiy, he rs not at ali il bad partl,
aud have rather sentimental liking
Tor HIM until know something of Mr.
Latrobe's Intentions; therefore, / have
written him Aiieaj letter shall senc
oy this mail, telling him that mamma l.
quite Ill (she has very bad cold anc
asking HIM to postpone coming unit.
January. when can See more of him.
More or less il will be, according t.
but, naturally, / shall
not dwell upon the latter possibility
Now, my dear. after nnburdsniug t.
you my heart and conscience, feel il
lighter of load. Do you wonder thai
the responsibility was too great to bear
aloneYs
Jennie could read no more. With a
face ~ white as Aliens own, she uplift-
I'd it from the sheet, which, unconsci-
Dusty, sue crushed In her right hano
with gesture of contempt.
"Ailesl!" she almost gasped, "What
does 1t all mean? IL can't under
stand it."
''It means that Miss Carols usual
saQacity failed her. and she put the let
ter intended for her friend In the en-
velope addressed to me. 1t means that
heaven has been kinder To me than
deserve. Then suddenly breaking down
ho dropped into n chair and bowed his
head OF his arms. God help mew he
sid. Il have been lettering on the
brink OF ruin," and, forgetful of her
self, she crossed to his side and laid her
little hand lightly on the chestnut HAIR.
de put up bis own and drew it down 10
his lips. Ii was the first caress he had
Aiyen her. From that day Miss Car
rai's name WAS never spoken between
them, save when once a letter came to
acr.
Allen had redirected the letter he had
received through mistake, and sent IL
back tn her. She had mailed no rep,
until MIR. Louis Latrobe had come and
gone, wien, believing her own power i'll
Unite, she had written To rsc,ll him.
lit was sorry Jest, Al'en," she said
Il sent You the letter on purpose to try
goa. and then determined to punish
yoar belief IN my periidy by my silence.
Why, Mr.. Latrobe Is engaged To be
married. and came to us for our con-
gra;ulations. knew it all the time.
Don't DO uabelieying, dear-and above
all things ln my love. when may ex-
pect your
The ,iew year had dawned when this
letter came, and, like the first. he
brought and put 1t into Jennie's hand.
viii you send the reply, Jenniey" he
asked.
What shall say:" she wonderinely
replied.
That | have been blind, and sudden
ly see. Blinded by her hesaty, / forgot
a truth had already learnel-that nv
heart WAS never hers to break, for il be.
ionged 10 you. Jennie. | don't deserve
you. dearest, bat II You will give your
self 10 me, will iry 10 make you hae-
py is my wife. will not ask you Ia
write Miss Carol. dear, but for answer
les use eneiase our wedding cards. Per
haps Mr.. Louis Latrobe's will come To
htr by the satne mall"
Which. by strange coincidence.
proved to be the case.
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