Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-12-06
Her Fair False Face.

1t all comes back to nae now, the ut
ter misery and despair that came to me
when knew my darling was false to me
false to every VOW.
When L think even now of that one
great sorrow Of my life, and of the woe
most bitter the woman l loved brought
to me-the woman whose false love made
me what 1 am tO-day-master of the
statellest home, owner OF almost count
less wealth, but, alas! wifeless and child
less, lonely, gloomy man.
will tell you my story, and the story
OF others as well, but 1 must tell it in my
own way, so 1 will begin at the begin.
ming:
L was only twenty-five when first met
Arelie Cameron, and she was then
beautiful girl of eighteen simple. gen
tie girl, l believed, who knew nothing of
vanity or ambition, or anything that
women Of the world held dear.
was naturally romantic, and, like the
Lord OF Rosna," my greatest ambition
was to be loved for myself alone, not that
had very much to tempt a woman with.
but 1 was the youngest son of a wealthy
family, and my mothers fortune-a con
siderable sum-had become mine at her
death.
1 never told Arelie Cameron this; I let
her think me struggling lawyer, and as
such wOOed and won her.
made her my wife, and took her to a
pretty rOse-em lowered cottage, and our
honeymoon was to me a dream of pas
siOnate delight; and ifany dissatisfaction
was felt by Archie she never gave the
slightest sign of it to me-, but know now
that a tempest of passion and bitterness
was rising within her toward me, and
Why-why2
Because another had fallen in love
with her beautiful face-another, to
whom she never mentioned my name
nor her marriage.
This l learned afterwards, and more
than this, for ] learned of stolen meet
lngS by moonlight, of kisses and Caresses
between my wife and her secret lover.
! believed had tested her love enough,
and went away for a few DAYS, my in
tention being to tell my people of my
marriage.
did so, and received their assurance
of a welcome for my beautiful wife. and
then, with high-beating heart and pulses
thrObbtng as / pictured how the glad
light would leap to Arelie's eyes when
we met-pictured her delight at she
costly dresses and jewels L had ordered,
her childlike establishment at the beauty
and elegance Of the new home to which
I would bring her.
It was June; the red roses bloomed
fragrant as they tWined around the col
umns Of the rustic verandah and mixed
their rich perfume with the faint, sweet
OdOT Of hyacinth and migniOnette.
1 almost ran up the garden-path in my
eagerness to clasp my darling TO my
breast
No thought came to me then, as I
stood at the door with sunshine around
me, of the horror that awaited me when
it would open.
Almost impatientiy / rang the bell for
the second time, and glanced up at the
windows to see if my darling's face was
smiling down upon me In all its bright
ness.
Perhaps she had seen me, and was
coming TO the door herself, but nO-the
fOOtstep was slow and hPavy-sloW and
heavy, even for Jane, thought.
Jane was an old servant of my fathers
family whom had brought TO the cot
tage, bidding her keep my secret for a
while.
As she opened the door something in
her face-which was very pale, 1 noticed
struck a chill liks q forebOding to nv
heart.
What is it, Jane2" 7 said anxiously
Where is your mistress2 Is she III?
What Is the matter, Jane2 For Gods
sake speak,
/ went 10 pass her. but she caught my
arm and broke into tears.
"Ohs Master Guyp Master Guyl' she