Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-13
MY PLAIN LOVER.
By II Il NJ.

j was a co4uette. Mary n
iovers heart I had lacerated by
refusing th-ir offers of marrisg 60,
at,er l had lured them on to n
uec'aration." NV Inst victims
name was james Frazer. He was
si', awkward. honlely and un-
ealniy man, but his heart was ns
! rug Ps steel. l respect. d Lin
nguls, Aild | felt panied when /
w nessed his anguish at my re-
lection OF him. But the fact was,
I Ind myself fallen in 1--we with
= i!ott Ifacy, a city gallant. wle
naa oesii unrelnitling iu his de-
sotl0ni to me J .lnes Frazsr
Warned me against Elliott, bit |
4 charged him with Jealousy, aud
took nis warnings as an Insult
#ln q few days after Elliot AMI |
were engaged, aud my dream oil
rom lntic love SCENE to b., ina
fair way Of reaiizltion. / had u
week Of happiness. Many have
mot 9 /, much Ia Il iii. time. Many
dwake lrsm The bright, snorl
dream to hnI themselves in life
long darkness and bondage from
which there is no escape. Thank
Tod / was not to bs so miserable
&.yS,esl
rs was an equestrian party
~ ng through our grand old
~oods an,! q net country roads.
Elliott aud | icd the cavuicaoe. 1
rode my own beautiful Brown
l5ss,. Elliott was mounted on
{ths handsome black horse TINT
bad been sent bin from the city
Following US W IS II bevy Of merry
girls and their cavaliers, and
among tnem tall, awkward and
eilent, rois james Ffszsr. His
,resencs had inarred all tue
pleasure oil my ii.le. and 1 was
gIad to be In advance of them
all that ! might n1t see him.
Aud So We rode ON over the
boft. sandy rond that echoed not
ths iraiup oil our horses liooIs,
ansl | lstenel well PLEASED 10 the
low bat nhitn ited W rjs oil E lloit
Ffacy. who wlshs,l himself Il
Knight au,l ma II fair t.iye OF the
ol,laa tins, that he might go
forth TO do battle for me, aud
compel all men 10 recognizs The
clairAs Of his peer es, Love. Very
eloq 'ently he spoke uftLe inspire-
tioIi of owe. OF the brave deeds
and per Its exploits it had
+ ofnpte,i, wishing again and
~ .il that he might thus procI lin
aud maintain his love before ths
woild: Ilpe.sel me to listen to
this. and to b bsliev, it sincere.
though I surely had no wish to
put lny lover to tucli a te.t.
4 A shot rang through the still
wools, anil i wounded bir.l, dart
] ing past. futterel aud fell at the,
/ fest ef Brown Bsss. With !.
bound ani spring. th,t nearly
<cyn aeated me, abe was of.
Y ruggiing to regain my feet. /
NJ power to restrain her. aud
ns she hsw the fear and mad.
OF the IN ,msnt g.e@ upon
/ could ouly cling b.eatli-
to name and bridIe nn,i
Ader hopslessIy where ,hi.
szdad gallop was To end. she
swerved from pas ling wagon
and turned into a car track thai
led to the river. II the sudden
movement the reins had beel
torn from my hands. an,l | cutii,
not regain them. clang IT, til.
IN me. an | closed nv eyes that
might not bel,nid ihs fate th /,
nw siteI ms II H,s seet WAS lif
j those precious inoments hit
thoaght MY last! How all il
iys, its Ell .ctions, its asst clowa
lug fovs rose up before mel
thought of the pang that wouI,
rend Eiliutt's heart as he saw IN
lying. mangled AMI dead, nn,
then The thought woulI come j
he were pursuiugali'itiyiug to sav
me, even. as he hal said. ut tn
rikk OF life aud iimb.
Iiemembered no more. fel
a sudden shock, u fearful rusLiu,
through the air. and k"ew ii
more In'il. days aftersar,l,
woke to faint, weak semblanc
OF life, in my room at houe.
! never saw Elliott Tracy agiil
Tee last words 1 ever heard fro
his lips were those Of knight
daring Tue list aci Of his Iif,
In connection with mine, WIS
follow in the train Of fnghrene
youths who iole after me to col
teinrlat the disaster fsom afa
ani rs soJu as he saw me llfte
from the shallow bed Of the riv,
Into which / had been throw
whs n my fr g'lteuei horse sto