Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-19
"a WOMAN'S RE VEN GLE.

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slender that she was glad to find ac-
notation during the warm months
for one or two city boarders. The sum-
n1er in which our story opens their only
boarder was Guy Trayers, a wealthy
young man, who had taken board with
Mrs. Heathcote in the quiet little vii
! lage OF Glenmore for three months,
which time he had spent in teaching
Madge Heathcote to love him.. Had
any one asked him, he could not have
told why he had done so. unless it was
/ for amusement; her artless innocence
was so rcfreshing-and-a well,
Madge Heathcote, "that tall, awkward
girl who would have been positively
ugly but for her magnificent black eyes
and luxuriant dark, wavy hair, possess
ed a greater charm for Guy Travers
than older, fairer women had ever done.
r. Then after three months OF perfect
happiness to poor Madge, he told her
he was going away, going, perhaps,
never to return; he said she had made
the time pass very pleasantly during his
stop in the village, and when he re-
turned to his city home, he should Of
ten recall ''thc pleasant days and the
nice little girl at Glenmore."
That was all; he had held her in his
arms and kissed her sweet red lips
hundred times; he had told her over
and over again that she was the only
woman he ever loved; and now he was
going back to his city home, where he
would condcscend ''to think sometimes
of the nice little girl he had left behind
him at Glenmore.
Guy Trayers, with his handsome
looks and soft, honeyed words, had
broken the heart of many q sweet girl
before he had met Madge Heathcote,
but none of them had ever repealed him
With the scorne and contempt that
blazed from her dark eyes as she said:
$50 this is The end I was foolish to
have expected anything better from you,
SUPPOSED"
"What did you expect of me Madge?'
he questioned "You surely did not
think was going to marry you; if you
did, l must Say am surprised at your
lack of Judgment.
''Guy Travcrs, [ expected you to act
as all honorable man; that was all.
What right had you to win my love
if you did not intend to marry me?'
"Madge' He went over to where
she was standing and attempted to put
his arm around her in the old fond way,
but she repulsed him angrly. 'Madge,'
he repeated, If you love me, darling,
why do you speak in this cruel wayp
I'm very fond of you little one--indeed
Il am-and would not hurt you by word
or deed for anything in the world; you
know that. But, my little darling you
forget how different are our stations in
life
leave me!' she exclaimed. "Nev-
er let me see your cowardly face
again!'
He laughed lightly but uneasily.
"Madge, be reasonable; you do not
know what you are saying, my child; l
have done you no harm"
'No,' she answered passionatelv,
''you have done me no harm; you have
only broken my heart; but that is moth
ing. What difference can the breaking
of one heart, more or less, make to
Guy Travers? Guy Travers,' she con-
tinued, turning tiercely toward him,
''you came here this summer for your
pleasure; and for your amusement you
have wantonly broken my heart and
spoiled my whole life. But declare to
you this day that as you have made me
suffer, SO you shall suffer, The God Of
the widow and orphan will never let
you 60 UNPUBLISHED.
She turned quickly from him with
the words.
"Madge! Madge!' he. called. You
will not so without saying good-by !?
Let us at least part as good friends
She turned her pale face toward him
for Il moment, as she scornfully echoed:
Friends! friends! Guy Travers, am
your bitterest enemy, henceforth and
forever!'
Guy Travers pulled his dark mus
tache tiercely, for i'll his way he loved
this proud girl, who now cast his friend
ship aside with such contempt.
"Well," he said slowly, II suppose
this is the end. Am sorry or the re-
verse;"
All! could he have penetrated the fu-
ture he would have had little doubt on
that subject.
The next day Guy Travers left Glen
more for his city home. He endeavor-
ed to see Madge, but she always sue
ceeded in avoiding him; he was piqued
and angry, and mentally he called her
"a little fool'' more than once. ~
After he had departed, Rhoda, the lit
tie waiting maid, gave Madge letter
"what Marse Guy dun lef' for her, and
in the seclusion of her own room she
opened it and read as follows:
My DARL1NG--Why have you kept
yourself out of my sight all this day.
never giving me good-by kiss or wish
ing me bon voyagep Is it that you are
still angry with me? Silly child, you
must forget that little scene Of yester-
day-forget that you ever loved me 9TH
er than q chance friend--your mothers
boarder and be again yoRr own dear
little self. Some day you will thank