Telegram-herald., 1889-10-31

bloas some day. what q PITS tuels are
OQt II fa.ll0n l- would be So romantic
10 have challenge pass. and have them
hight &c ms .as-4.
"Nelle sto. said Afrs- Baglowe. Who
was listening o. ler daughters chatter
with pretty M4y 1.eu- you DO not Lhlnk
wai- you as ing
"BaL u anna they really are furi-
ously .ea.ou- ot sarh other. ald the fun
o. % b / l.4 g care tao lins Tor either ol
them-
Then you are heartless. wicked
girl -sAl stern voice. and Nellie
looheI u6 to -ee Ler aunt Dota Just en-
terug fha ro0m- ''As wlcked as / wa5
al your age. and as heartle7s. Tell her.
Jennie, she added. turning 20 Mrs. Bar
love. '-tell Nellie the tragedy Oi my life.
IL may be Is lesson and q warning
she left the rOom again a5 she spoke.
AMI May rose to follow her. deucately
learlng o. .ntrude upon family coOu-
deaces. But rs. Ear.0we stopped her,
saying
what / have 90 tell Nellie Is no secret,
May. Your father and mother would tell
yog it Is an Old story. which is probably
the reason Why you have never heard lt.
"Bu- mamma. Ird Nellie, lis there
really tragedy in Aun. DOras life, 1
know she s always -rave and sad. sci
dom smiles. and i do not think / ever
heard her laugh. Bul i thought 10 wa
only because her health Is 20 bad. an
she Is afraid she Will o.e
n scarcely think she fears OF breads
death. Nellie. Rather. he Will be- a well
come messenger. To unite her TO the only
man she ever loved. she was only 10
your own age. NelIe-when she came
here. u my home. from boardlng-sc
Our parents were both dead. and your
father gave her a cordial invitation 20
live with us. She was not poor
indeed her income was very
Ands0ne one f9r ono person expendI-
urs-but there was no other place that
would really Do ike home 70 her. She was
ore Of The most beautiful girls / ever
knew fair. yet with great dark eyes and
nut brown hair, a prOfusiOu OF cDrls.
Tai and most gracefully formed, she
could wear the richest dress with the air
OF an empress, and yet was bewitching
when attlred with child-lke simplicity
The az know lodged belle in our own circle
OF society. she commanded admiration
wherever she went. I have seen the
opera glasses of an entire audience, az
the opera or theator. levelled at our
party when she entered, and her ball
room card was Invariably Tiled before
she vas an hour In the room.
"Was is strange that her head and
heart were warped by vanity-lOve Of al
mirati0n3 She blames herself severe y
now. but she was not really wicked. or
even heartiess. only vain and thought
less. and too fond ~ proving her own
power She lirted with every man who
crossed her path. bcstOwlng her smiles
and favors on all. but there were two
Henry Wilcox and Walter Browne -
who were foremost in the race for her
favor Even l. her sister, from whom
she had mo- other secret. did not know
and could not guess. which or the two
she favored. or even IL she cared FOR
either one They wereiboth gentlemen,
oG good social position. good education.
and With bright business prospects.
without any exceptional beauty. both
we're good looelng men, manly. and
well bred. That they Cordially detested
each other was only too evident 20 al
who knew them.
.tDora kept the flame OF furious ieal-
ousy. alive ~ every device q coquetry.
anl seemed 90 heartily enjoy the sight
OF their bitter rivalry. II she drove out
with Henry one day. she allowed Walter
u oe her escort iD the evening. She car
ried the lowers one sent her in her hand.
snd wore he boqu of the other IN her
hair and on her breast. while the next
evening the order Vas reversed. and the
flowers of the lover carried to-day were
worn tomorrow. She learned the favor
H. songs 81 both she walked. drove.
rode with each .n turn and when they
would urge for more Exclusive tokens oi
her preference. she laughed At both.
"EOr one entire winter abe kept them
IN state ~ half Insane love and jesl-
ousy. ior they certainly loved her little