The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-04
1t Crushed Him.

FROM the CntcIQ0 tribune.
Victoria Washabaugh, why have you never
told me this before?"
Evans Gambit was not young man who
could be accused of having more than his share
OF gall yet he spoke bitterly.
In all your acquaintance with me- Mr.. Gam
bit, replied the yonng woman coldly have
ever encouraged you to think / cherished a
warmer feeling for you than that of a friend s''
Not in words, Miss Washabaugh, perhaps.
not in words. In fact, you have put me off
time and again with excuses that seemed to
me frivolous and unworthy of you whenever 7
have tried TO speak of what was in my heart'-
Il wished to save you pain. | thought you
would become satisfied in due time that your
sentiment toward me was nothing more than a
passing fancy"
You Wish 60 save me ,painl'' he retorted, his
features working strongly. And for this rea
son you permit me to call upon you month after
month, to attend you to church, to places of
amusement, to Neutrality-suspicious. other pIaces
not-not so amusing, as it were. You wanted
to save me paint" he howled, land that, it an
pears, is about all you did want to save ner'
Listen, Mr. Gamblt !! responded the young
woman with an imperlous gesture. Il wanted
not only TO spare you pain, but to spare myself
confession | am now about TO make When
you compelled me TO tell you a few moments
ago that was not free to marry any body was
telling you the sad truth. Ten years ago / he
came acquainted with a young Englishman
named Gulpmore He was genuine English
man, and not one of these modern Amer
lean llnlLaIlOnS IndI look ike Dair
of inverted molasses tunnels trYing
to pose as man, or / should never
have looked at him second time. was young
and inexperienced and he was so persistent in
his attentions To me that yielded to his innor
tunlties at last, and we were married Three
weeks after our wedding he learned that a mine
of nearly pure alum had been discovered on land
he owned in Missouri He left me, promising
to return N a week or two. That was more than
nine years ago. have never seen him since
His alum mine, as | have since learned, has
brought him immense sums of money,
But" interposed Evans Gam5it ''all this
took place in another part OF the country Il is
unknown to any OF your associates of recent
years. You are known by your maiden name
the musical name of Northumberland if Won
have never procureda divorce you surely would
have no trouble now. You would be entitled TO
your share, moreover, of the proceeds Of that
valuable mine. Why have you never"
Il have thought OF it, and have proposed il TO
him through his attorneys, and he has ALWAYS
answered that he would make no resistance and
would allow me TO be divorced from him with
out publicity on one condition, and that if l re-
fused to comply with it he would publish the
story all over the country"
- nd that condition is"
THAT condition" said the high-sprited girl
as her nostrils dilated, her eyes blazed as with
liquid fire, and her whole frame shook with in
tense emotion. THAT condition is that must be
satisfied with the divorce and not sue him for
any alum-money
With 9 smothered cry of despair Evans Gam
bit took his nat and CROPPED his way feebly ont
into the wild darkness of the night, utterly
needless of what became of him. It was the
worst one he had ever heard.