Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-01-22

What meant the passionate pain that
thrilled her being as she noticed, from
the moment Wilson Erickson had bent
seemed to have eyes for no other while
the evening lasted?
More than once-nay, almost every
chance he got without being Observed
his eyes rested on the perfect face .ill
Genie's heart grew faint within her as
she watched them. That night she knelt
in passionate agony. realizing what it
all Misunderstanding that she loved
Wilson Erickson With all her heart. and
yet, was she not almost the promised
wife Of another?
A few bright sunny weeks passed, and
then a strange awakening came 70
Genie. Whatever the interest Wilson
Erickson took in Eunioe Forester, he
made no attempt to become her lover,
and satisfied of this, she took no note Of
where Hugh Vernon's heart and soul
were driiting-drifting to be tangled in
the meshes OF Eunice Forrester's red
gold hair and find their hope in the light
Of her lovely eyes
People wondered that she was so blind
his infatuation was so plain to every
one else. and above all 20 Wilson Err
rickson.
One evening in the cleaning they
wore all on the veranda together.
The myrtle spell of the hour seemed
! to have fallen over them, for silonce had
reigned for awhile.
"Do you know, Miss Forester" Will
son Erickson said, that you and once
met before? You have no memory of it.,
have your"
He was watching the beautiful face as
he spoke, and not only he, but Genie
no ed. the dcathly pallor that over.
| spread it.
Only for q moment however.
II might have been the gray shadows
falling, or some sudden memory that
had blanchcd 1t, or seemed ta.hs.ancl. i,
tof the moments-
NO, she-3aid. slowly. 81 do not re-.
member you. Who're did We moet7'
| at was at the entertainment givcn by
the scholars in ST. Mary's seminary in
Canada. II was after tho performance
kind of theatrical performance, you
remnmber?'
You romember7 Was it question?
Yes. I r0member," her sapphire eyes
full on his face. her rod lips cnrving
with half.mocking smil". II played
Isolde"
"Yes; You played Isolde. hut you have
changed greatly since 't,"n"
Il was only sixteen then. and the
groate"t changes com" h"twcon six
| teen and twenty two. Most likely the
greatest chang" is in my hair. bad
brain fever three years ago, and it was
shaved. and instead Of coming out the
| 1aHcn yellow of other days. it, rame out
very little better than rcd; hardly
knew myself for short tilnn after. I
| suppose little more than resemble the
delicate girl I was then. l WAS very
delicate at that time"
Resemble her? Yes, that is what it
seems to mo. or rather seemed to me you
did, but OF course bcttcr health, six
years and the change in your hair, it
was scarcely to be wondered l was
sagnoly puzzled"
Tho vorsation was not resumed
| again till till ono evening, almost two
months later, and then Eunico Forester
| stood facing Wilson Erickson, under
the shadow Of dropping trees.
II know you arc not Eunice For
roster, he said. though singularly like
hor. DO you know why | have waited
SO long? Partly because believed your
better nature would assert itsolt in time.
for you arc any thing but happy woman,
and partly because I have known what
temptation was myself. and yielded to it.
Had I. for your sake alone. withheld
the suspicious which havo proved ccr-
taintics. perhaps feeling my own honor
unstaincd. I might have been harder in
my Judgment. but this was my tempta-
ton and I yielded. I love Gcnic Howard,
and ovory ono understood that she was
to DO Hugh Vcrnon's vito. When you
came | saw that Hugh Vernon fell in
love with your beautiful face. and in
tended u lot it go on. that through tho
proofs of Hugh Vernon faithlcssncss her
heart might turn to mo 1t vas cowardly
Of me. when might have saved the man
she loved from an adventures. but even
yet wall give him hack to her. lot me
suffer what may"
All through it Eunicc had not spoken;
now She raised her white faco and tho
hopeless agony Of It struck tho man to
| tho heart
YES. I was tempted, but not to you
will explain. You have proved that
am not Eunice FORESTER. IIavo you
proved who ann You need not speak.
Give me three days grace and will
leave the homestead, telling tho truth
TOTO Hugh Vernon and Comic. One
thing you judged mo right In. I was
never happy in the deception; even had
you not found mo out, | believe would
have given up all and gone away a re-
pentant woman would havo done it.
know would, only-only-"
You learned TO love Hugh Vermont
"You are insulting, but-well de-
serve IT,"
'Pardon me, spoke thoughtlessly.
Believe me, would neither insult nor
| injure you one hairbreadth's more than
the necessities of justice require
"You are good man, Wilson Errick.
son" she said slowly, and then. without
| another word, she turned away and left
him standing there, a strange pitt for
her~erring sait the dominant feeling
WITH IN hihs.s
se8 did act avail herself Of the three
L aSS - grace granted her. The next
nsfning letter lay IN Genie Howard
eaad. A lst,e. 20 be read in the pres
| ence CT Wilson Erickson and Hugh
Vernon.
II 6egsn abruptly, continued rather
iEcoheIentiy:
| = an TO, she when yol have believed me "a,
4 SIX moths pas. E.hiee-the true Eunice For.
| roster t'.ieep:Ls tie last long sleep. and L
L I'm fhov
| had been wife before SIZE married Clark For
| roster, bride and widow before riKteen, and
| am the child Of tina, marriage.
This OILY learned eight years ago. for my
/ fathers mother had made m; mother believe
| the truth
II vas who paid r Eurice' year IL Can I'd q
knowing how fragile she was and hoping she
would obtain a position as teacher II was ia
Vain-oay by day her heath grew worse Till she