The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-14
HOW IT CAME.
Tho Unhappy End Of a Ten Years
Love Dream.

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It was q white and gold chamber, all
cool and clean and cheerful. Its occu-
pant was deliciously cool and clean, but
not positively cheerful
This occupant was tall, slim woman
in white China silk gown, embroidered
in gold and made in Grecian fashion,
in perfect harmony with her face and
figure. Her features we're classical, her
wavy hair Of that pale, faxen color sell
dom seen save on the heads OF German
women. Her almond-shaped, sapphire
eyes were shaded by long, dark lashes,
and the dark, straight brows gave her
face decidedly Oriental caste, not in
harmony with her hair and the brilliant
fairness Of her skin.
1t was face half warm, half cold.
Just now the eyes were resting with Q
slightly puzzled expression upon bowl
Of dafiodils in the window where the
April wind was making them hu-
man. The woman's face told Of some
troublous inward communion as she
twirled abstractedly the glittering rings
on her long, thin fingers. She started
up slightly from her great lounging
chair as man entered, then sank down
again indiferently and handed him .
white, cool hand, as he came up with i'm
pulsive impatience to greet her.
"Sit down." she said, motioning him
to chair beside her. Rather warm,
isn't it?"
II don't know. wasn't thinking of
temperature. was thinking Of you."
IA poor subject"
'Its been the only one worth think
ing Of to me for the last ten years."
"Poor fellow"
"Why poor9"
because you have wasted your life
on dream"
"What do you mean?" he said,
quickly, his fine, deep voice full Of pain.
He was Q strong man, but he seemed
weak as o child in her presence.
81 mean I'm not worth thinking of
ten minutes, and q man who has thought
Of me ten years has wasted ten years of
his life."
mot when he is to have the reward
you have given me every reason to hope
for"
'The reward, as you call it. would in
reality be q punishment. Now, will
you listen to me calmly until have
said all wish2"
~ can not, II you are to wound and dis
appoint me at the end"
"Then will you listen silently?"
He bowed his head. 1t was fine
head, magnihcently nodded and Gov
cred with short crop Of dark curls
The face was dark, with fine dark eyes
and splendid, hrm mouth. His face
figure and dress bespoke the Westerner
and 1t all looked out of harmony will
the graceful conventionality Of his sur
roundings. He leaned his chin ON hi
his great brown hand as he listened To-
her to speak.
"It seems strange that should breal
up all there was between us, after m.
bringing you here with every hope O
success lover could ask" she said.
"But you must DO mad or jesting; yo
can not mean"
"Yes, do mean that I'm OF going
marry you; that don't want to MARI
I you. Don't stop me; know what yo
: will say. That gave you the first Low
Of o young girls life; that I Marie
4 another loving you still; that did nc
' conceal the fact that cared for you o.
!. during the eight years Of my marie
y life; that two years after my husband
I death have brought you back to m
i from the rough life you went to whe
I we parted. All this Is true. Lucknow
; edge 1t, and now that have you, don
: want you. wanted you desperately {
4 eighteen, but II a woman can give u
: her love for money at that age ! don
i believe she can love him as woma
!, should afterwards"
d The mans lips drew into lines Of IL
l. tense pain.
Iwish to Heaven that you had turne
suddenly mad" he said bitterly, ''but
y see you are sane. For Gods sake Q:
d plain all this to me. Have you n,
,, written me all during these years th'
q your heart was mine. that you had love
j. and always would love me?"
" Eyes, but seeing you once more II
Q. found these declarations to be lot
sentiment and imagination. We WON.
!, have SO much Imagination and sem
,s ment While was writing you q
that what sort OF lives were we lea
u ing? was living Q life OF luxury al
slegance-qpeen Of my fashionable 81
You were on . ranch In the West. VIII,
We loved ten years ago we wore two oil
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