The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-03-19

sell. lJRu 1 hoN SGT u0 SaAAAN
the most beautiful woman in the
world. | am the incarnation OF ugh.
ness" He looked in the glass and
saw It was true. And so he had no
difficulty in constructing his golden
image. before which he, a vile creature
OF clay, meekly bowed his head and
did obeisanCe.
There was n strange pathos in the
love of this solitary student for an
unknown woman, whose influence, un-
consciously exerted, had gone far be-
vond the limits OF her personal ac-
duaintance. Had it done nothingelSe
it would have raised him above the
drearv level which he had so long oc-
cupied, but it presently took a more
practical turn. When he beheld his
cheerless room, theCat, the only home
ly thing in it, and thought of that
perfect home OF his fancy, there flashed
into his mind the question, Where IS
the money to comefrOm? This thought
fell upon him like a thurderclap; 1t
threw him into a stupor out OF when
he emerged tremb.iS.
Awakened to the reality of his
dream, the strong man girded up his
loins and put forth the strengthiwhich
had hitherto lain dormant. Though
he could not forego the pleasure ofsee-
ing Eulalie every day if possible, the
afternoon and evenings were hence
forth devoted to work. Many years
before he had begun to write a book
which he had not had the energy to
finish; he now took it up again, and
worked at it day and night, Fame
and fortune opened out before him;
useless before they had now become
priceless, for did they not lead to
how the blood cOursed in his veins at
the thought-Eulalie!
Dissatisfied with the condition OF his
rooms, he had them swept. So, much
to the landlady's surprise and delight,
the dust was cleared away, the furni-
ture put in order, and a tolerable air
of comfort restored. 1t was by no
means the perfect home he had de-
picted, but it was, at any rate, one
step nearer.
The cat-that subtle bond of union
between him and her-had grown QSlte
friendly. AS he wrote she often sat on
the table and blinked wonderingly at
the round-shouldered scholar bending
over his desk, his sallow face flushed
with his exertions, and his dull eyes
Frightening as his pen raced over the
paper. The pile by his side, small at
first, daily grew in magnitude, and the
book upon which so much depended
was nearly finished.
But about this time a dreadful I'M
easiness seized upon him. Hehad not
seen Eulalie for a fortnight. Whent the
fortnight grew into a month, and the
month into two, he became so alarm
ed he could work no longer. Vainiy
he attempted to allay his fears by as
Stunning that she had gone out of town
on a visit; he felt that ne must seeher
and so satisfy himself that she was
not merely a creature of his magma
ton. Roaming the streets day after
day he searched for his unknown love,
but found her not; she had vanished
from this life as mysteriously as she
had come into it.
At length, in dispair, he again en-
tered the shop where he had asked her
name. He had seen her there many
times since. The same dapper assist
ant was arranging gloves in a box,
and the whole scene was so exactly
the same that Bond paused in Devil
derment, half inclined to think the
past few months had been a dream.
Advancing to the counter he STAN
mered out:
"Haye you seen her lately? The
lady? What r you staring at?
You know who Imean."
''Seen her!" exclaimed the assistant,
with a flash of remembrance. THE
lady! OH all that's. q good joke
He ended with a most Objectionable
laugh.
"a good joke" said Bond absently.
81 don't understand you
"You read the papers, | suppose,
sir"
81 don't. Speak plainly, man."
"The ladyn-he grinned as he spoke
-"has just been tried for obtaining
goods on false pretenses."
"You like, you cur" shouted Bond
Quick as lightninghi lis clenched fist shot
across the counter and hattened the
astonished youth against the shelves
behind.
A crowd collected in a moment
Drunk" said one; Mad" said an
other; and those behind began to press
forward; apd those in front to Sheer
away. In truth, this gaunt creature
with the flaming eyes looked violent
enough for anything. Amid a genera
clamor for the police, the proprietor
of the shop fortunately appeared up
on the scene. He was not going t
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