The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-12-08


nterrupr;ng ner; sit down, pleaoe. Two
something TO tell you"
She sat down and he told her about Joe'9
death and his reading Of her letter. He
could not reach the necessary papers for u
day or two, he said, AMI in the course OF a
week would be- obliged to visit jersey City;
if4agreeable, be would DO happy TO wait upon
her t'sere.
"'raught by tears and claimed by time"
there was little more said on either 81 q. Mrs
Osil WINS summoned and Chartered for about
fifteen minutes after which her bro:hor-in-
law attended Miss Southmayd to the little
rose-banked station, preset her hand, and
ba le or gtoI-bye.
MisI Southmayd's parlor was not Gorgeous;
1t was AMPLY a coy nook in which to do or
to dream great or lovely things. Sitting
there, with ioSoate lights and vio!o. shadows
fitting over faco AMI figure, Empress
Ermynti ude's" heart beat true, but sho was
on her guard against this much-married
lover
Not SO be. seeing Lor still so rarely beau
tiful, 50 like the queen OF life's u~n:orgotten
May, memory failel to produce a record OF
the hnrl and bitter things written and sealed
against her; later loves and tics were ignored,
aud, although self-controllsd and apparently
cool and at case, hs felt tho passion OF that
~e1rl!cr, better day blossom.ng redly In his
heart.
They parted rs they hal met, old ncquaint-
anccs; Tat, seemingly, uRS nll- 1t was,
nevertheless, odd what a vast amount of "red
tai o Mr.. Okill managed to wind about thi
bit of business. 1t became necessary he shon.d
call nsain During this interview, he dashed
into tho subject nearest his thoughts and
hoIIt in a manner which might strike one as
abrupt, awkward, but every human"
sfI fhfnt- I a. 9 i, ~ 100, I1oIr - nail IN
anything as you did that evening In tbs red
dress"
Shit knew to what no alluded. They had
qnarelsd over a dress, which, when shs dis
played 1t In triumph os the one shs was to
wear at a coming party. no said would
"eStinguish" her; 1t was too much the color
Of her hair and eyes. Ono word brought an
othor, 1nally sho flashed out;
"If tho way dress don't suit your loriship,
porhnps don't suit you either. and we may
as well break our engagement"
AS you please" be had reptile |, | ftly.
Two days nfterward they met at the party
aud did not speak, 81 tina affair became com
mon property. Following close this heart
tragedy came tho Southmayds' removal, and
that seemed 10 be the enl Of lovo's young
dream.
You mistake" she repliel; at was not
rcd. IL was cianamon-brown. They would
call 1t ierrn-costa noR."
There WIS a moments silonca Each had
opened the page OF lilies pnst and was ~roaling
hsir stories with strained, painoi hearts and
eyes.
They stoo l near tho breozo haunted bay
window, over which a woodbinl strung her
scented Earland+ Somewhere. a svee
voicod girl sang Hons, Sweet Home" When
the last motto died lingeringly on tho summer
air, Arthur spoke:
Nor is there in life anything so sweet rs
tho honey Of young lave Ono may roam
the world over, drinking at every spring
might even banquet with ths gods, and mover
find, nor hopo 10 and, such nsctar as no frs;
drank from loves golden chaliee."
Ermyntrule, gathering some fallen white
and creamy blossoms, murmarel something
about flowers That never freshen, and they
stood in silence again, looking into tbs unfor.
gotten land Of youth.