Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-09-27

itself had left her; and then: What
do you think of the future miotress of
Emerson Hall-Miss Vernon?"-"She |
is very beautiful, and she is to be |
mistress herel"-"Yes," the first |
speaker said: II heard that she and |
Mr.. Emerson are engaged. tho |
doubt. He is very attentive to her.
They are coming this way now. They |
are we'll mated" Almost blinded by |
her agony, Gloria Delmaine rose to
her feet as thespeakers left where they |
stood, and almost reeling, reached |
the Arbor door, Alvin Emerson was
coming down one of the avenues, his !
head bent low as he listened to the
light, TESTING talk of the girl at his |
side. A girl so beautiful, in Spanish
style, that she almost took Gloria's
breath away. Tall, slim, and supple
ia motion, with delicate oval face,
pure olive skin, with a pomegrante
bloom staining the rounded cheeks
and curving lips. low, broad brows,
eyes of midnight darkness-great,
dark deep. luminous eyes, shaded by
heavy silken lashes and a proud
young head, with cnronet of blue
black hair, bent low as she listened
to the answer Alvin made to her
laugh-talk.
A low, agonised cry broke from
Gloria. Ali kind heavenl This
beautiful girl, we'll born, and his equul
in every way, she was his promised
4 wife, and Ehe-she, whom nobody
knew who she really was, or from
whence she really came, loved him
with all the passion of her soul. "My
darling! my darlingl" she cried. in
herpassion and pain. chow can ! live
without youl My love, my lovel"
This was what he had to tell her. Oh,
God; could she only die before the
light OF his laughing eyes fell on her
again. All, God, how she lived
through the weeks that followed she
could never tell. God had heard her
passionate cry, for the light of Alvin
Emerson's laughing eyes had not
fallen on her during the two dreary
weeks that followed her hearts
awakening. Business had called him
away, she heard. and that was all,
and then in her woman's weakness
her heart repeated its bitter cry. All,
TO see him once again-once again to
hear his voice, even though it told
her the story of his love for another,
and the best of her lite died while she
listened.
Her prayer was heard. Standing
on the low level stretch of sand, her
soul had cried out for him, and he
had answered it. She heard his step
upon the sand, but she never turned
until he stood beside her and called
her name: ''Glorial" Then he turned,
and low cry broke from his lips.
"My God Gloria, have you been i'll?
Child, what has happened to your
With all her shy sweetness and re-
: serve. the girl was proud-inteLsely
proud in her own way-and she would
die before Alvin Emerson, the prom
Used husband OF another, would read
the bitterness of her soul. II have
, not been very we'll" she said, ''nor
, very i'll, either. The weather, / sup,
pose. 1t is very changeable." He
made no answer, only looked at her
tender light coming into his eyes
: Il said had something to tell you
( Gloria" he said. well, little girl,
, you will have to wait another little
while to hear the news. have to be
very certain myself, before | make il
public. Gloria, say you wish me sue
cess. - wish you success" she
said; why should not?" Helooked
z at her in some surprise. You are not
, like your usual self" lie said. per
{ haps not" she answered coldly, anC
then she turned her eyes seawarC
, again.
Two days later Gloria was looking
for something in an old oaken desl
: that was seldom used, when turning
] away, her skirt caught in one of the
knobs, and before she could stop il
} the old desk came down with crash
2 and as it did so secret drawer il
one side sprang open, and package
: of papers fell at the girls feet, anC
!, her own name in plain writing me
her dilated eyes.
ITO be given to the girl known as Gloria
Dolmane.
+ The words seemed to scar them
!, selves on her brain; her heart beaI
e with great, strangling throbs, an,
G her face grew pallid as death; an,
y then she opened the letter and a loy
cry came from her iips.-"Delmain
i had been her mothers name, bu
: not hers. Thank Godl thank God!'
Z Every prooflay in her hand tina
; she was Gloria Delmaine Emerson
e and heiress ot Emerson Hall, for tn
= old man "who had been kind toher'
{ had righted her even from the grave
You will forgive the bitter wrong iii
e you, Gloria he wrote when am gone,
;, married your mother when abrond love
, her passionately, and she-she cared nothin
\ for me. Her parents forced her into maj
rage. making her believe the lover to whol
her heart was given was false to her. Whe
10 | learned the truth ! went mad and swore
4, would never look uuon her face again II
/, position her parents duped me to win for h'
i would never be hers She died. howeve
If when WAS far away. leaving you litt
q babe. Even dead. / could not forgive HI
. the fact that she did not love me, and
- swore never TO acknowledge my marriage {
70 my child. | kept my oath-kept it till fe
4 worn nufn hnra1 and deaf