Daily Republican., 1886-07-30


away and Roy was alone once more;
but where had the radiant beauty of the
September night vanished?
The moon was still shining, the air
WAS scented with blossoms, the scene
remained unchanged, and within his
sight was tho beautiful girl he loved +,
yet he turned away with . groaD, and
CROPPED his way TO the door as If envel.
oped In darkness
A moment later Gertie Mayo appear
ed on the Gerands with trio Of friends.
What beautiful night !" she said.
~ Am sorry did net come out before.
Then she sighed perhaps abe thought
that 1t was not alone the beauty OK toe
night she had missed.
Roy CSrlyon had been at G)epcrag
ten weeks-long enough to meet Gtrtie
Mayo and discover that in her no sd
found the embodiment OF his ideal, but
not long enough for the gossips Of tho
place to ferret out his history.
That he was q married man all knew,
for he Was too honorable 10 sail. nude
false oolors, but none knew why he was
there alone; and for one who suspected
there were twenty who liked and trust
ed him.
He had never breathed word of love
to Gertie Mayo, never offered ker aught
but friendly attention, and she IN her
innocence did not realize that the inter
es. they. had for each other was aught
bat mutuAl friendship.
All knew the truth, yet it came 10
them like shock when, on the morrow,
Roy Carlyon brought q dainty blonde
haired woman into their midst and II e.
troduoed her rs his wife.
She was smiiipg and brilliant, end he
tried to appear natural.
~ am going away k1ay," he said.
Mrs. Carly on desires to visit the sea
shore ere the cold weather sets ill.,"
Only one pair Of eyes saw the pslior
on Gertie Mayo's face IS she crept
away, stunned aud startled.
These belonged to Agatha Carlyon,
anil she looked back at her husbsu d
| and smiled faint cold smile.
They were no: to depart till afternoon
! aud sail on the lake had heen planI cd
for the morning,
Roy had joined the party previously,
and he did not draw back now, but ap'
| pearad ON the little pier with his wife,
| who looked like bewitching stage her
oine in her bizarre dress of red aud buff,
with the rouge on her cheeks and an
unnatural brillisncy in her blue eyes
He could see in the daylight what
the rays Of the moon had concealed, the
worn look and lines on the face that
had once been beautiful; In those timer
| A2gatha Carlyon did net need to reeor,
to artitice for tint and radiance.
He had not spoken to her since they
lett the hotel, but now the wom an turn
| ed and whispered in his ear.
'She is not here. My coming has re
vealed to her the secret of her heart
and she cannot trust herself. Bah,
| was never go weak"
He made no answer, but held out hi
hand TO assist her into the beat tina
rocked at the mooripRs. An iustan
later they were skimming over til
waters.
Agatha Carlyon WAS the life Of tn
party; she Jested, she sang, she mad
them all smile and wonder-only 30,
was grave.
"Come back, Mrs. Carlyon," calle
ous one of the party, rs ehe trippe
gayly to the bow of the boat, and 500
poised like scsrle'- winged bird upo
the very edge, with one arm throw
carelessly round the mast,
Sue answered with peal of laugh
ter, and looked back at her husband
who sat silent, with that dark look O
his features.
Tue wind blew her yellow hair abol
her face, her scarlet scarf tluttered b,
hind her like pennCn. She locke
down ard saw in the water retiectio
of the yellow and scarlet. but the ripple
made the vision indisliDct. Did sh
see more than th .s-who can tell?
Those in the boat only knew thai nc
started up with loud cry, that IL
figure before the INSET was gone, and @
the Tater's surface a red scarf was flea
ing.
When they found her ard drew ht
quickly into the boat life had fled.
There she lay with her cold, " lite fae
aud dripping hair, and Gully cne anon
them knew her secret
Roy had met that last strange s'ant
OF his wife's blue eyes, seep The smil
tnat puzzled him, the half expltag
light on the pretty face, the step 70
~aId-he reached the spot ZOO late
save her.
; Al the hsrshnesH aud bitterness :hf
he felt toward her for the wrong ST
had done in the past fled low, ana onl
pity remained. After a. she ha
made an awful stunemelt whey 81
J saCr. feed herself for his sake
a year later he married Gsrtie May
and then he told her The story of h
past life, softeniDg the details
Agatha's wrong doing, I'll. svmpath
for him extended to her who hal on
been his wife.
One truth sione he reserved, agatha
last act. She never knew the st9r
save as the guests ut Glene-aE told he
ard IL was better so.