Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-10-25
you do not love me-noi
Bid me good-by, and go;
a woman's heart cannot forget;
Bid me good-by. and gOl"

DID me good-by, and gOl
ga mans heart SHALL" he vowed,
going in at the door of his home, and
crossing the pretty hall to the par
Tor. 81 will forget Inez Lake-or re-
member her only as l saw her to-
night-false, cold, mercenary."
1t was yet early. His mother and
her protege-the girl she had taken
to her heart and home long years be-
fore-had not gone to their rooms.
His mother lifted a warning hand
as he entered and smiled.
elaine has fallen asleep" she said
softly. eve will not wake her vet.
poor child! How lonely she is, CLYDE,
and how changed by herlate illness!"
Elaine Gonzales lay back in alarge
chair, sleeping. Her olive face rested
against the dark velvet; the lashes
lay, black as night, against her
cheeks.
Her face looked like freshly OPEN
ed magnolia blossom as he stood
looking down upon it.and he thought
how well it contrasted, in its yet del
icate beauty, with that blonde face
of Inez Lake.
Suddenly the girls black eyes I'M
closed. She smiled up at him-a smile
that flashed sunlight over her whole
face.
81 was dreaming" she said merrilv
"a pleasant dream, Clyde; for you
We're in danger, and saved you. But
you are quite pale. What is it?'
She sprung from the chair and laid
her hand on his arm. He took it in
his own as he answered her.
81 have been dreaming, too" he
said, trying to smile, land my dream
was much like yours, only the dan
ger that threatened me had to meet
alone"
Clyde" his mother interrupted.
while the girl drew nearer him, and
looked wistfully into his face-"Clyde.
there is letter on the table at your
elbow, which came while you we're
out. l don't know why, but it has
made me uneasy. Read it my son."
He droppedElaine's hand ,andtook
up the envelope. AS he opened it,
and read the irclosure vaguely, dim
ly he felt that, had it come but
six hours before, The current of his
life would have been changed by it.
the girl he had wooed would not have
said nay so sweetly in the moonlight.
Mother" he said, lifting his eyes
from the sheet-burning, bitter eyes
they were-"this letter tells me that
l am sole heir of your Uncle Daniel.
My head swims as l read of
my possessions-all beyond the
Atlantic-left rue by al
man who never saw nv
face, who knew nothing of me, but
boarded all his days, to leave lands.
houses, gold, for a stranger to squan-
der it. For we will squander it,
mother. We will do no boarding."
clyde, my son, are you not ro-
mancing?"
"No. | tell you what the LAWYERS
write me. Henceforth / may pur-
chase what | will, of comfort, court
ssy, kindness, love, even. And you,
Elaine"-he turned to her, the bitter
light strong in his eyes-''you shall
have luxury, jewels, raiment, to set |
offyour beauty. l will doweryou so |
wen eiuu you VIII HOU neeu TO ask, |
when a man brings his love to YOU,
whether or not he can gild it with his |
gold. l.
"Hush!" cried the girl, facing him
in burning indignation, her ewes
afiame, her cheeks crimson. "Mv |
friend, my brother, hushl Il do not |
merit such words from you, for you
know my past, and you know how
very happy / have been without
riches. If you think can be so glad
at thought of jewels or fine raiment
-
The words broke, sobs choked
her; and, turning from him, she hur-
ried to the door.
"Clyde, Clyde, how could your" his
mother cried, impuIsively. care
YOU blind that you do not know?
Elaine has loved you since she was a
child"
Blind? Yes, he had been so; but
With what n shock had sight come
to him. Well, all shocks are benefic.
lal to the man whose love dream