The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-07-04

,~ge was much In that by Itself, bnt in pub
to- slO called him "Mr. Coasey." "ElwaF11
visNriy then was the ''0nly thing she lovOd.s
S'gdl Edward was secretly engaged to Ida, anA
l4ra Quest know it.
SOY1 when . man has the fortuna, -
rather The misfortune, 70 b the only
thing . married womau ever loved, and
Sben that married woman iat0ware OF The
Fact Of bis devotion for and engagement 10
somebody else, it 10 obvloua, be reelected,
that In nine cases out Of tan tho knowlOdgO
Niii excite strong feelings In her breast, zeal.
inSS, insieOd, which IN some natures would
Amount almost to mAdnesA ~
When he had first seen Mira Quest that
aftsriioOn she and CcsSey were alone togsther,
REd hs had Dotced something unusual about
her, something unnatural and intenSA In
,iae,l he had be relnem' Jered, told her that
site bsiised bike the TEagic Musas Gould u b
that the look was the look Of Q woman mad.
dsned by insult aud jealousy, who was medi'
LEtiHG soule fearful crinlef How did that
gun gooffl He did not see it, and be thanked
Col that I've did not, for somOhoW we are not
always ~ anxious 70 bring our fellow crear
lures TO Justice q We might be. especially
whsn they happen 10 b young and lovely
women IiOW did 1t 60 OH BhO understood
guns; he could ses that from the way she
handled IL. Was IL likely that 10 exploded ct
itsClf, or owing 70 an acc dental touch Of the
t-iggsri Il was possible, but not likely. Still,
Anch things had teen known 70 happen, and
IL WouLl b. impossible TO prove that u had
not haiI,enod IN this CASE. II 10 was an at
tempted murder il Vas very cloverly nIan-
eyed, Lernuso nOlrOdy could prove that 10 was
not accidental But could Il be that that
Snft, beautiful, baby faced woman had on the
spur Of the mopleiit taken advantage Vt his
loaded gun to Wreak her Jealousy and her
wrongs upon her faithlesS lOvsri Well, the
face Is M mirrOF Of the quality Of the sod
within. and IL was possible Further than
tllat, 1t did not seem 70 him to b his business
tOiDquir0
by this time he was at the castle. The
squire was out, but Ida was In, and hO was
SHOWN into the drawing room while the SER
want went to seek her Presently be beard
her dress rustic upon the stairs, and the
S'und Of IL sent the blood 70 his heart, for
sherr IS the MUSIC that Il more sweet than
s:s rustling Of the drSsS Of the woman whom
Sp Iov6I
Soc ,rr,e In aud shook hands with him.
"Why, what Is tie n.sttesF' she said, notic-
lag the disturbed expression on his taca.
''WSll," lie said, "theTe has been an acct.
d"nt-a very bad accident"
NO. no. MF. Cossey."
"Oa," size said, with sigh Of relied. "Why
lid you brighten me soF' r.. ~ f,
rhs colpusl smiled grizzly at this uncon'
s.iIiis exhibition Of the relative state Of her
E'fsNtIOIES
What has happened to himF asked Ida,
ms time with a suitable expression Of eoo-
ys,.u z. 4 49, ~
Lilo has been accidentally shot"
Who LyF
.'MrA Quest"
Thea size did ton purpOss-Imsan-iShS
sr.,lT'
40, but 1 believe be win de-" p
TlIyy looked ~ each other, and eAeh nd
In the eyes Of the Other the thOught ehicb
passed tliroakh their brain n Edward Cos
Ssy dicl, they woah be free TO marry. 30
clearly did they read it that Ida actually In
terPreted Il In worlA -
'Y6a Rlust not think that" de said III
V very wrong"
at Is wrong," answered the colonel, up
pHrently In no ray surprised ct her inter
probation Of his thoughts, but unfortunately
rninAn nature b human nature" -
Then be won't on 70 tell her an about t.
Ia. made no comment, that p after thoso
first Jrds "sllS did it % purpose" which
burst from Der ID her establishment. Sha
fen, and he felt too, that the question - q
how tiutf gun went OF was one which 'WaI
beat left uninquired into BY them. Nodoubt
u the man died there would bean inquest,
aud the whole matter would b investigated.
Meanwhile one thing was certain, Edward
Cosssy, whom she was engaged %. was shot
ard likely to die. '-
Presently, while they were still talking,
tie squire came In from his walk, and 70 him
also the story was told. and, 70 judge from
she sxpresSion Of his face. DO thought IL q
serious one enough. II Edward Cossy died
the mortgages over the Honhhm property
would, a be thought, Of cOurSO pass % BIZ
heir, who, unless be had made awili, which
was not probable, would b hisi father, old
Mr.. Cossey, the banker, from whom M. d.
a MolIS well know be had little mercy TO ez
,ecE This was serious enough, and what
NnS still mora serious IVES thatall the bright
Irusppcta On. Which h. had fG sons days beer
iasEins, q Dis Fs-s1tabllsamsns Of bis fami
" uljpn a ascuran baslD than u had occupied
iUr EsnuIatiOuS would vanish like vision
how, % uAs not more worldly minded THAI
other laen. bat be AID mos fondly oheriIl
the natural dssifO tOSSs the family fortune'
oncs more In tbs ASCENDANT Tbs projected
carriage between bis daughter and Edwart
COsey would hare, most fully brought thii
a6ons, and hhwevor much y might In b.
secret heart dlstrnse the man himself, ant
doubt wkethor tho match was acceptable q
i'd. be could not view it, COLLAPSE with 10
,iIfsrrenoa, RhilOs shay, were sun tAlkinl
tee lr,Glig belI ranE, and Harold roe - 50
$3.50 "A ains eea't yeS odarAehI
Harold hGaitatsd and looked ct Ida. shl
made no nioyemsut, but hsr eyes aid stay,
sEI be sighed and yielded Dinner wa
Tather . nleIaocholy feast, for IL sqniro Va
LreOccrp.Sd With bis own tboughtS, and ID
hal uOI much to say, while, % Tar - the col
ons! was concerned, the recollection OF III
tragedy Which-lhe bad Nttneseod that attsr
n.sIn. and Of al the dreadful details Wt'l
rhich u ~as accompanied, was not condu
U.Is 70 Grred!s.
.At,sI,i as dinner was over, the squire an
,.uWcl tbat bo woald walk into Bolsing
80 acquire how the wounded man va
-. !, on, and shortly afterward be started
- .:ns hrs dauS hter and The eolqnsl alone
Jarg went Into tie drawing room an
;!..sei E.Aat I:IliRerent thinga No word o
t..YHra % irtwssn tham; no word, Indeed
;Ss tr4tytlbesr 1even a afectiOuato nignih
s..:;,g. sr3 "a very stntsnce thay nlidc
T;eIs u 9S,se with It, and was a. hsav!
wI,h uu;.te7Ssl passion as . bee with honey
F.T they h,yed each other dearly, and love
= thing that eanuot 10 colicealed ~ lover
from, each otier. Like the air lmpalpabll
Il ISliks the air surrounding, and, 70 thos
Who byathe. |, i uscslsAEyEan real., - 4,
n ~ hapblhe1s 70 aim merely % SIt y
ssdo her aud hear her speak, and watch. u
-aanecS Of her face. and the lamp light play
ing upon har hair, and u was happins1 :
hsr to know tIat NJ wess sitting thsra -