Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-05-30

Wlsileu hlih wen away, anu resellleu
the arrival of delicacieS ON trays or in
felt lined boxes. and The popping Of
champagne corks IN the pceO,cs' quar-.
tiers OF an evening. Evidently the
meals which satisfied us were not good
enough for Lefty and hcrncw husband.
However, Lrtly's angelic smiles,
which knew no diminuli"n her lovely
eyes, which uplifted themselves heav.
onward prrp"tual!y her snowy hands
and delicate brushes. ANA her habit of
~glancing nj one as though filled with
vague regret and uTcrcopc by charm.
ing memories. KEEP, us from being
openly rulr t. llItie PEBBLES. | always
felt that il there were no PEBBLES |
might have hal ape. 80 believe
did the other boardcrs. Even the old
married men, ! fancy. had an idea
that
Had they met her in beauty, while their hearts
and hands were free. etc.
All this, however, | only came to
know later, aud that by the light of
experience in women Of Lefty Fay's
type.
Then ! thought her AN angel lost 10
me forever, and what | wanted most
vas something she had worn, some
relic TO wear forever near my heart.
l had resolved q, leave Mrs. Gobbleis
house and to seek my fortune in some
other city. Since Lefty WAS anoth-
ers," I said to myself, lit was best
that we should meet no more" But
longed for IA souvenir Of my lost
hopes, and il appeared To me that a
glove which She had worn would ill
the bill completely. A glove can be
carried next the heart and worn at all
times; it N be kissed at night and
wept over ia the darkness. ] wanted
a glove. lmeatiourd to Mrs. PEBBLES
that | was going Ia leave tine spot for
v and Sac gave me one of her soft
hands, N.,u her Lead GA ole side,
turtle dove fashion. dared not say
more to Il married lady. If | had
asked for a curl of her hair | might
have received ii. was told aftcrward
that ii owed its golden hue 10 lotion
OF some sort called Aurora" but that
| doubt. SANDER pursues the beauti.
ful and innocent. They would have
said that her beautiful blue eyes were
glass, if it had been a belicvable
falsehood.
She would have given me a curl, |
think, but certainly not a glove. Like
most lovely creatures of her sort, she
knew the value of her portable prop
erty; her gloves never cost less than
two dollars and fifty cents a pair, and
she was careful of them. To obtain
one | knew that | must steal it.
The opportunity soon came. The
day before my departure from Mrs.
Gobblc's, as | went down to lunch, /
saw that the door of the PEBBLES apart.
ments stood open and that no one wa.
in the room. The husband and wife
had been out together, and on a table
within three feet of the door lay a tiny
pair of gloves'of a pale lavender tint.
With my heart beating wildly and
my knees trembling with terror. /
ventured r the sill, caught up the
glove that lay nearest me, crammed it
into my bosom, and, pulling the door
shut, glided down stairs. ! am sure
that | felt much more guilty than
ever did a professional burglar after a
bank robbery, but l was willing to
suffer for the sake of this precious pos.
session, and went away wearing it
next my heart in the most approved
fashion.
That night, in my little hotel bed.
room, / took it out and looked at it.
Fashions change. Twenty years ago
ladies wore three buttoned gloves.
This glove had three buttons, aud af-
ter it had been taken off it had been
buttoned again. Lefty had a way of
doing that, | remembered. | vowed
that SO they should remain forever.
No other love should be mine, and
when departed this life at an early
age. and Of a broken heart, my last
words TO those around me would be,
BURY il with me-" and. kissing it,
would expire. | kissed it twenty
times. 1t was 50 like her. The shape
SO slender, the line 80 delicate, the
perfume violet, SO appropriate; there
was a certain romance about a per.
fumed glove in itself.
/ was very faithful TO my treasure
and entirely in earnest. How cruel !
should have thought any one who
laughed at me then a laugh at my.
self now.
A week after | had settled ia Phila-
delphia-which wa, my place of des.
tination i received a letter from
Boggs, one Of the young men in the