Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09
HER TWO LOVERS

one evening in NAV. Gerald Dunbar
aud Regina tirniton We're walking in
her fathers garden. where the fruit
trees we're all ia blossom. the grass fresh
and green. birds everywhere. now hop
ping ON the grass. and then fitting to
the ,ols uf the tallcst trees. where they
poured forth ,rllr II sweet melody.
The girl had very finely moulded
form aud figure, u complexion of daz-
ding whiiencs- and transparency. rem
dered NOR, intensely pure hy contrast
with luxnriani. sfty hair Of the deepest
i,laek, and large eyes vi dark blue. AL
most viole, in hue. with delicately archcd
browH aud long black la-les; the fore
head was peculiarly broad and full, with
unusual width between the eyes.
The Young man Was oi middle height
and slender. well proportioned form,
with fine aqulinc features. dark tom-
plexion, auburn hair. and fiery sazel
eyes. lie WAS evidently man capable
III deep, fiery and destructive passion.
They were talking earnestly.
II don't love YOU. Gerald, and never
can; II hurts me more to say il than il
can you to hear II. ="
Newer" he repeated. Newer il a
long word. Tell me. II II were not Tor
Nane Arbuthnot---"
4 quick aush mantlcd into her cheek
the dark eyelashe- drooped.
"stop. Gerald Familiar as our as
sociation- iav. been until now. as dear
IN you have been ~ friend, you have
no right 10 ask such questions as these. {"
"lt IL ~ I guessed, them" he NUT
tered. as he turned away. 81 have
known and loved ne, long, hut it all
goes for nothing when once this dashing
young fellow comes along with his hand
some face and lack mustache. | will
not he baked III us. I will have her il
sell my soul for itl'
with his hands deep In his pockets he
turned away, while she went to her room
Ia pin rose In her hair and pink bow
NJ her throat; then she walked down to
the river to meet vsne Arbuthnot.
lle WAS nj the riverside, carelessly,
knocking pcbbl,s into the limpid tide
with his cane, when her light form flut-
tered inso the dell.
"Regina, darling one :" he cried. And
as she ran into his arms neither heard
the rustic oi the vines beyond, nor saw
the flashing II Gerald Dunbar's eyes.
They parted. those two lovers. prom
ising Ia meet at Mrs. Raymond's party
the next evening then he came back to
the riverside TO smoke cigar before he
returned to his hotel.
The night of the party arrived. and
Regina. In n costume of some silvery
gausc that hung like mist around her
slender form. and was dotted here and
there with white water-lilies that
matched the spray which twined across
her head and strayed down upon the
unbound hair now floating free far be.
low her waist, entered the parlor< )an-
ing on her fathers arm. She cast her
eyes around hut did not ace her lover ;
he was no, there. nor did he come at all.
The night that they met at the river
side Was the last time she saw him. He
had mysteriously disappeared. no one
knew whittier, aud she grew pale and
thin, while a wis,iul ligh, stole into her
violet eyes.
MY dear" said her father, where
is your pridef lie has deserted you.
I've always heard that these city fellows
we're the most nckle creatures on the
earth. Take my advice and marry
Gerald Dunbar. lie viii make you a
good husband. -
bat. father, | don't love him"
"i.ove will come soon enough. Take
my advice and marry him"
And 80 she married Gerald Dunbar.
Poor child What else was left for her
10 do, stuns to the quick with the keen
-s, modification woman can know?
Tell me. darling. ann ! going to die ?"
said Herald Dunbar 90 his young wife.
lie had been badly wounded in a rail-
Rad acridcnt
"oh. Gerald" she hltercd. no,
knowing how 10 answer this question.
"No. hat tell mc Tell me the truth :"
The dorio fears"
IL understand" he interrupted. al
asn going "a die. | have known il all
along. have known that this was
hanging over mo hut before ] die
have cuniession a. make -
~ confession. Gerald"
YES Wet my lips with wine. Now
listen Nanc Arhn,hno, ir dead,
murdered him go
She shrank back with sharp cry
''.erali. yon are raving''
II murdered him tina, last night yo,
me, him lie came back 90 the river,
side after Won had parted. lie sat thcr,
whls'ling IN his in-olcn, pride heard
him listened 20 all the sweet word,
oi love YOU had -ho~crcd On him. hao
seen HIM kiss you aud hold YOU 10 hi,
heart. II was not In human nature Il
hold my hand then. struck him twic.
on the head with stick | threw hin
int" the river and came away Wha
hecame "i the body | DO not know. I
NAV have sunk close hy. !, may hav,
drli'"d down stream did not care fo
him, living or Head ! wanted YOU
conno, 10. with this on my soul.
murdered him. struck him down =
n he uttered these words with
strange. exulian, glcc. the door benin,
th"m opcn"d. lie struggled into = 81,
ting position With shrek which rem
the air
And lie ghost has coma Ia haunt I'm