The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-29

prived of The pleasure ri family life as
h was doomed 20 he; and my tendernsss
painful Ia a woman of her cinsracter.
ae ws:' an. 2 dh" SSs ' .sii q ~pnr ssssfs' i fp .ns-
ps,ctcd nothing. All h said seemed 80
tsr,e, so natural. ! could only rspr":ch
house she frequented. and the different
families of her pupils, :lc wosild indulge
in 2 saperab:,nasnce Of mssinaTy ds,:ils
without any appropo~. Calm herself. she
was ever c~onjurin9 mp romances around
G 6rs; .na "s s;,n aiss ":. 'P Fns. ~ iii c% se%sics
10 leave the world and society. in order 70
her too much taken up by indifferent suh-
jects. However, I could easily exesise tins
defect ~ a young and nnhappy w"msn.
nance, the ISSUE al which could not IN
fOreseen.
presentimcnt cros. my mind. One sun
day evening she failed to return home. I
was in despair. What could I do" Go IN
n"r. Sev.rshsle... after a dreadfn night
of anguish. l had decided ON starting,
when she arrived. looking pale and wor-
obliged tn stay and nurse her. believed
all she, odd me. not distrusting the over
flow OF words called forth by the slightest
question. which swainped thc principal
matter i'm u dcluge at idle details; such as
the hour Of arrival, the rudencss of .
quart in. atei'sss Oh .ne FALL VICE or
turned to Saint-Gernlain and slept there;
then. her sisters illness over, she re-
snnesi her rcgniar and peaceful ex-
Unfortunately, shortly after this she in
her turn fell i'll. She came back one day
fcvcred. inflammation of the lungs SGT i'm:
from the first her case WAS serious. and
soon-.thc doctor told m~e.,hopsless. My
lxS,~ust x,nS s.,nSvslxiR srhx,,p 4 AHNsnaUu1t
only OF soothing her last moments. The
family she loved so well, of which she
S Ssi SO M eT1 i ! letting sSh,s i Ss1 know !" %s' n' Ssss
wrote to her sister mt Saint-Germain, and
l went Off az once myself IA her uncle. the
Sn,sa sanSli h na1i'Y rsnsisa Ii. a. so ~na.
Great catastrophies throw such N com
fusion into life and upset every detail.
came out into the hall, wondering and
"Monsieur," l said to him. "there are
moments when all hatred must cease"
He turned his venerable face towards me
with n b~cwildered look.
.Yonr niece is dyinew
"My niece! But l have no niece; you
foolish family rancor. I ann speaking OF
Madame Deloche, the wife Of Captain
81 dc not know Madame Deloche. You
are mistaken, my son. ! assure you"
And be gently pushed me toward . the
bid. What I heard was so unexpected.
so terrible. She had lied to me. then.
Wherefore" Suddenly am idea flashed
across me. l directed the cabmau to
drive me to the Address of one of those
pupils of whom she had So often sDokcn
To- me, the daughter of n weli-snown
inqniryd of the servant. MADAME
Dcloclic""
JILL. Z: -. ...e " ..
"Ies. | know that. IL is - lady who
gives music lessons to your young ladies'"
awe have no young ladies here. not
even y piano. ] don't know what you
mean"
And lac anIriiy shut the door in my
face.
1 made no further inquiries. felt sure
of meeting with the same answer, the
same disappointment. On my return to
the postniark Of Saint-I;crrmain / opened
il, instinctively guessing the contents.
The Chief Ranger also had no knowledge
of Madame Dclochc. Moreover. he had
neither wife nor child.
This WAS the last blow, Thus for five
years each of her words had been n lie.
A thousand jealous Thoughts took pos
session Of mc, and madly. hardly know
ing what ! was about. ! entered the room
in which she was dying. All the gucs-
tions that were, torturing me burst forth
40 to Saint Gcrnain ON Sundays? wicr.
S S"u S s%cn s!'' tsa. S1 mirlt as Come M"s nnsw %e%
800
mo-"
And I bent over her. seeking i'm the
depths of her still and beautiful eyes the
nswcr that i awaited with anguish, hut
she remained mute and impassivc.
resumed, trembling with rage: "Iou
never gave any lessons. have been
everywhere. Nobody knows you. Whence
carne that money. those laccs. those Jew
els! She threw me "a glance full of de-
spairing sadness. and thai was all. In
truth. / ought to have spared her and al
lowed her to die i'm peace. But I had
loved her to- well; my ~jcalously was
stronger than my pity. continued: "For
five years you have deceived me. lying to
me every day. every hour. You knew my
whole life and ! knew nothing of yours
nothing. not even your name; for IL is not
yours, is IL, the name you bear? All. liar!
liar! What. she il going To die. and I do
not even know 10y what name to call her
Come. tell me who you are. Whence came.
you? Why did you intr,idc into my life +?
Speak! Tell mo sorncthinR!.'
Vain efforts. Instead of answering she
with difficulty turned her face To the wall.
as though n feared that her last glance
might betray her secrct. And thus the
unhappy creature died. :Died without a
word. liar to the last!
DIVORCED BEFORE SHE KNEW IT.
she Told Her Husband to "Go - Thun-
der when Informed.
From the Chicago lnter-sDcean.
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