The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-04-19

pair, formed a curious compound OF
/ pain and anger. She was conscious that
| her conduit WIS without excuse. but
she had all woman in,li>pOSiiinn tn
admit being in the wrung. More than
once the tears started to her ewes. only
to BIZ kept back 10y rrSOlute rNerci>e
Of the will-powrr that was one of her
distinguishing traits. BY aud BY al
most every other feeling gave way
to that Of resentment. sue
for his forgiveness Not she.
She would MAKE his heart ache. even
as her own was aching; and in live
minutes the muscular dry goods clerk.
whom every one called Tom aud
nothing else. was being bewildrred hy
the wealth Of Establishments she east
over him. Long agn he had sued for
smile from the beauty in vain. and the
sudden possession IF all her grariollS-
ness almost unurrvrl him; vet he still
had sense enough 10 appreciate his good
fortune and - he Thought. profit hy
It
These two. al>". presently Strullrd
Into the garden.
Philip had hreu a>tnni~hed to dis
cover how bcwitrhing Tillie looked ia
the moonlight. Her big blue ewes shone
like diamonds. and the sparkle Of mis-
chief la them made Them look all the
brighter. The. Youth h-gin Ia f. 81 that
there was something ia life worth liv-
ing for befor. they had made the cir
cult Of the lawn iWire-
Finally they had rome tn a >tandStill
and were gazing straight al each other
ia the ridiculous manner customary
with young people on such occasions.
Philip was losing his head little. and
he did not heed Footsteps approach and
come Ia q >ilad>iill neal bv But Til
lie did. and what Is more. she recog-
nized 81 least one If the tw" faces that
peered curiously through the bushes
Then il was HAT Master Philip was as
founded half out uf hi >rn~rS: II be-
lieve ! love vnu. Phil. hi> companion
said. low hut distinctly. anil dropped
her head un hi shoulder
A>toundrd? lr>: hut what youth
in his position would have done other
wise than he? None. surely. provided
he WIS sane aud not blind. lie Just
passed his arm around her slender
shoulders aud kissed her. full aud fair.
upon her plump. red lips And ,ha
didn't seem 10 mind. either But la
another minute size sped away like a
rOebuck. leaving him there.
For full five minutes Philip stood
gazing blanklv up 30 the moon. Then
he slowly and mrthndically DC cigar
blew a cloud II smoke fsnm his lips.
and said. aloud: well. I'm dashed"
When he raised his eyes again he
found himself confronted hy Miss
Creighton. She was alone. having rid
herself Of Tom somehnw. Her ewes
literally shot fire ~ she looked At him.
Wretch she said.
A vail NAV be- drawn over the har-
rowing details If what followed. The
young lady secluded at first, but rs the
young man went on smoking calmly |
and made no replies To the scoring she
gave him. she adopted other Tactics.
She told him. in manner - humble |
~ proud woman can employ without |
utterly humiliating herself. that she
loved him aud him alone: that she /
regretted her misder,lS aud would re-
peat her OfienSeS no more But Philip /
was n Young man. and was tasting the /
first fruits Of vengeance: and they /
seemed very sweet lie wis brute
enough. in short. tu refuse TO make il
up; and when Marion crept into her
little white bed that night il WIS with
a feeling that the world might end ~
soon a. il chose and end her existence
with il.
And Philip? Well. ~ he ,trolled
homeward in the moonlight some fiend
within him whispered that il WAS the
eve Of ST Valentine: and the same
fend added. - he threw Of his coat
and stirred up the diving embers in the
privacy Of his own apartment. that il
would afford a spice Of romance 10 his
vengeance IL he should send each 81
these two girls a neatly-rhymed souve-
mir Of the evenings comedy. Yalen-
tines were extremely popular in that
and the occasion seemed
10 call for something Of the kind.
Il took him almost an hour 20 com
pile his first effort. Il ran in this WAY:
know. dear maid thou ART fair % see.
And a. sweet a. the flow n Of June;
And never uert thou 20 fair 20 me-
A. tonight meath the hckie moon.
Yet. maid o. the beaming. lustrous eve. .
who sayest thou lowest me true.
Ny own love for thee % might must die;
For I can not believe thee Adieu.
Il think. reflected the Young man
that that will convince
Hiss Marion Of the cruelty she has been ,
.uilty Of He affixed his initials 70 )
{ and in thirty minutes more had pro-
Iuced the poetieal rarity destined for g
lille. u was - follows:
sEeethear: OF prime, ny soai il thlne-
Ny heart my life. ny eli:
when thy bright eyes upon ne shine
The skies above might fall. Q
For naught zee or hear. or know
save that my l0t is bliss; n
AEd sweetheart have loved thee %
Since nrsi kuss thy kiss
" AAN = AeAtA AAAaAA AANANANANtA = AAANAE NM 4
pite Of him he folded the two sheets. :
the envelopes and stamped u
hem. Then. before hi resolution had 8
me 10 cool. he ran down stairs. let
imself out AZ the front door and fairly :
ew TO the p0st-office The morning :
las just breaking A. he dropped the d
NO envelopes into the little slit in The q
-indow that served a. q letter-drOp q
hen he walked slowly back 70 the Z
Ouse.
As be disrobed. the splendid por-
ait Of Marion that stood on his mirror
semed to gaze reproaehfullY az him. n
nd in two minutes the reaction came. v
n his honest love for the disdainful 4
sauty came over him like q food, and
2 would have given ten years Of his y
ie 10 have had those two letters back =
his hand that moment Marion a
ould never forgive hlm- He vas sure .,