The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-10-26

him! and one fine morning told him
so. he was mean and revenyefnl, and
made out to his wife many wicked lies
about me. She believed him. and would
not listen to anything l had to say, so l
was dismissed with ignominv. What
was l to do then? Fortunately Dick,
my brother, in tho mean time, had
returned from America. I went to
him. and he gave me shelter until
had found another engagement. This
time was with lady had known in
tho days Of my comparative prosperity;
she was kind, but l had many hardships
to put up with. remained with her
until l was four-and-twcnty, when be-
came engaged to be married to a man
who was Il frequent visitor at the house.
lie was well off, young, and not bad
looking, and thought at the time that
loved him very much. A month before
our wedding day, threw up my "situa-
ton and went home Ito my brother's)
to make preparations and get ready my
small trousseau. Everything was ar
ranged, even to the minutcst detail of
our wedding tour: when, just a week
before the auspicious event was to take
place, my adorcr disappeared, leaving
me a polite little note saying that he
feared he should never make me happy
and that he was ON his way to Australia,
and, heard afterwards, in the company
of another lady. After this cheerful cx-
perience, l abjured matrimony, and felt a
genuine hatred towards the male Species
Well, struggled on, sometimes with
good luck, more often with bad, and
here am, having reached tho mature
age OF nine-and-twenty, with nothing
very brilliant to look back upon and
nothing very joyous to look forward to.
There, have finished my tale of woe.
Have you been etlitiedy'
AS she finished speaking, Anna rose
from the bench, and they began to walk
quickly towards the cathedral.
"Ihank you very much for telling
me" said her companion, and added
eagerly, his fair face flushing and his
voice trembling, "You say may he your
friend, but seem to be SO powerlcss to
help You in any way"
"Have you not learnt by this time,'
N'''A .'iiS StbNAAs, pllttl IL MOludIl Is al
lowed to have any friends belonging to
rightful owner to your own self! Pray,
don't havo any scruples; give you full
leave to try"
Annals eyes flashed. and her faco grew
crimson, but she replied calmly and cut
tingly, "Havc you any more insults to
offer me? am quite aware of tho diff
ference in our positions, and ain sure
that ~ man, on whom tho rich Miss Pat
terson has once condescended to smile,
could ever demcan himself to look at
another woman; still, warn you, you
may perhaps regret your very kind per-
mission.
Alice rose from her seat and sauntcrcd
towards tho window. ~ shall regret
| nothing" she observed, and vanished out
on to the balcony.
Miss Rogers sank into chair OK
hausted by the varied emotions she had
been experiencing that afternoon. She
covered her face with her hands and
sobbcd bitterly; she did not hear the
door open and shut gently, nor the quick
step of a man cross the floor to her side;
but She felt gentle hands touch hers.
and a voice say softly in her car, Gamma,
darling, tell me, what is i'll"
She cndcavorcd to snatch her hands
away from his, but he held them fast.