Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1884-02-08
In DUMB AGONY.


(Chicago Tribune 1Lakesads Mudng.1
Il do mot doubt you."
Esmeralda w. Pike spoke thess words In
clear, ringing tones, but beneath the rsson.
ance Of her voics there was faint quivering
the mere suggestion Of Q sob-that would
have told 10 an observant listener the old,
old story VI love that was shattsre forever,
VI beautiful cir castle in whose halls stalkai
only the grim spectres Of desolation and woe,
AMI from whose turrets . great sorrow kept
silent vigil over . world that could never
again seem bright or joyous he . girl ever 10
proud In spirit, be her nature even Of the sto.ca.
unyielding kind that can bear disappointment
AMI diversity without tremor Of the muscles
or culver Of the nerves. there Ii yet one
time in her life, one moment Of supreme h0r.
ror and grief, when the sunlight Of happiness
seems to have faded forever from the horizon
Of her existence and tbs black pail of an
Q :onizing doubt which has at last become q
Of q dead love-a love cruelty murdered by
the one who above all others should have
cherished and protected 1.-THE man at whose
bidding il has grown and expanded like a
teautitul flower that needs only care and st-
tention " he forever thing Of joy.
1t is a solemn thing for any man TO win
the love Of a pure and trusting giri-a love
that knows no boundaries, that exists uuly
for the one man in all lie wide, wide world.
at Whose heari Il is offa.,sl M ~ an rte'na'
incense, and that when turned aside from iic
"bject Of it, alteration burns with even
iierrer a,n,e thai before, ami leaves behind
..t.I. l.l..,L,.......l a.. ,
corps If a d 1si AM gone affection.
Gcor-e ". Ninps IA knew tins. He knew
that E,neial las love tor HIM was not an
tpIemerii fancy, but a strong, unaayering,
yUufa;i-,'lIsw-ny guE-wa.le Lam reci,n.
passion that would gather iute.,sity an F!
force Is the years went by, AID that whr.,
the autumn e life had come would, like ia
rils.i.'i gram. I've even more beautiful AMI
enduring than in the days of it, lu.'N youth
II VA, this kaoa ledge inat male Ia rex ut
parting FROM E,lneralll -Gcn a rEr,l IN"
bal .n site ol has ti.Lt pant, Gru,-,.~ "
SIM soa Was man ia ubtse n,lu' i.rH"
was strong elmHt II datr, apl d" .r.t
that, no malter what .,i,',.nt sp.rJ" .i. gtS
arise from su'h act.Ja, II "a. 1ss Eups
tue tie winch bound to IA t"-,tlpr-;l
solemn hoy u. 81 ;psis'. tria--,hpIh,
sun irr,i, ratlTt an ia.t "a grrai"r - !,
amoIe bi GUn. Hl,f u.,", ,upul. fail W "A
VI! IA l.lt'I az lite. Ana. :, " hpI i" Lad io,i
l.sI~rllld-y.iisp rad the w"nis 10 hI
so.tiy as ihrh sup. tu.ry b,H.it,g ~ liwisii
t.e-s tlds silt, apiIiii,s ~ tn.., :. Is4 ~ an
wIn i,.at waite. ss1. q a.u4a,i Df rur.r.
.Iei f.pil the lax Lul,, Eis, H,. IA" fan
II Al A
-o.!sG aA'r tat sat upon hef Hr a !. 20 b,
'aowu-th ~ Ia, been IA his Soir "a ,er,t !
spm'thlns that 10. the grl man pia.dr
tnil cnG,n any Gu.1 LAT bsh.al l,Io - .,,,.
calm -. hi &c neauor, Ear hack in ,ii' Apri-
sued OF Gs snli, tner. Was a s.crei-d ia.
i.tal II, III n,-,ream-p,tsner secret al nI.'i
she ,,peS Iu,nlgg.
"N aaL Is tins terrible mystery thai 80
rogGs your ac ion, darling" aske the 20,
! ot,as Up TO him ia tn" dumb agony -, - f,
aS.uI grief "Eyen though We are a.
separated forever. II seems a. NE that l,y
yet IA d Int 10 SNOW Ahat 1t j, that na, ues
a.d oar i!v's. Can you NOT grant ths I'M
Last request"
"So. ne says. in = voice that IL noarse VITA
Agony. Il dare not tell you"
"Bdt demand an .n, aer 20 my Q,..tl1l.
she SAY, imperiollsly.
lie regards her II IN, .nent in silence. "a
thea, jdst as h. turns to CO. she rlasl- "a,
arms an looks up 10 Bim VITA riiifl
~, ..ns Ia her brown eyes.
".pF the sake Of our dea love- size VIII
pes, til me-
DrBiing over the frail form. George AT,
4 - IL her ear one little word:
'Chilnlains.'-lFrom "At the BRINK, b,
SluIai iialstead.