The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-07-10

1here, prone on Uho ground, HD
Both under ago. A thrill Of hope
ran through the fathers heart Go on
Directly We were married wo parted;
Allen left me OF Aunt Catherine's door,
and then went of by train, as he had 70
catch the mail steamer at GIavesend
have never seen him since; he used d
write q good deal but some little time
ago ] wrote and told him I thought We
had made o great mistake. and thai
had changed my mind. I have heard
nothing Of or from him since. That b
ALL papa"
"And enough From your own show
Ing you have been faithless. heartesA
Put down the Ead's name, the registrars
office, time. date, so that I may obtnln
hsal 0dvice; and tell your maid to pack
up at once 1cannot Insult SIR Geofry
BY our presence"
'oh, papa, I do love Geoffry with al
my heart VIII no never forgive me-
n be only would believe ! did not mear
any wrong. Won't you tell him how
love hlm2"
"No" said tho colonel sternly. II
you arc o married woman, your love d
dishonoring, both to him and yourself
Like some fair flower crushed by thc
cruel bail storm, Carmen bent her head.
AZ last she realized the abyss that seqa-
rated her from bcr lover, the man b
whom she chung with every fiber Of hen
heart With blinded vision sho staggered
10 her feet "Fatherl Let u 60 away
az opcA"
"Hes, that must DO effected as soon as
possible. Oh, Carmen. my child, what
have ! done that you should 80 deceive
me7 You who were left by your mother
30 DO my Consolation Oh, my daugh-
Ter, you have made my paradise O very
Marah Of bitterness"
Forgive mel Forgive mel" and che
wound her poor tired arms pund heI
fathers neck. "Do not ! sufEer7 Is h
Dothing that my gm-unconscious SIN
b almost greater than ] can beaEY'
my poor little CarmeDcita, I will Dc
my best for you. We must 60 to come
quiet place with Cousin Adela, and then
I will consider the legnl aspect Of the
casa II Il Is illegal, then We viii try
and get II dissolved at once. II not
he could not bring his mind 10 anythinS
further then. With protecting tender
oess he Kissed her brow, smo0thed her
disordered hair. and placing Der arm In
his they slowly wended their way 10 the
house, by tho most circuitOus route, sO
as TO avoid meeting any Of tho h0use
party. He saw his daughter to her own
apartment, and thGl sought Miss Est
court To her he nnrrnted the dreadful
mornings history. It was with grief
that she listened to II, her tender heart
was torn with conflicting emotions, keen
sorrow for her idolized brother, and foI
the man she loved infinite pity while
for tho poor misguided girl she had gen.
tie, womanly compassion.
"Help US to get away, March, for IN
deed l cannot face them"
Trust me, Herbert" And her warm.
firm grasp spoke volumes. II will 50
and SEQ tho poor child. but ! must speak
to Geoffry first"
''TeIl him oil, Marcia. And God bless
you, dearest Of sisters"
"oh, Geoffry, my poor, poor brotherI
Fortune indeed Is cruel to you Nothing
but sorrow TO those ! love"
An hour afterwards Col. and Miss Mas.
singbird were on their way to town,
Summoned by important business" Thu
only person who did not regret Il wa
Clara Gay. With all the Geld TO herself
surely she might do something 6ht
would try, anyway. Julius was dread
fully disappointed; be knew that his hos
was very much In love with Carmen
but all was fair In love and war; ant
until she really was appropriated, be haf
as much right % any one to try his luck
To Sir Geoffry the strain Of keeping NJ
before his guests was frigktfuL However
two more days would sec the house clear
And Marcia, with unselIish rare foTt'S5.
took most Of the entertainment the'f
friends on herself.
But Il was impossible % avoid noHc-
ing the havoc y.Sde on the nc
~ he noc~ fellow. The bright
cheorinesa that had shone out
Of The hSnest. kind blue eyes was replaced
Nv : worn and slCrpleas look. "Hard
N" the men pronounced. Hard hit. In
dccdi nut he bore his sufferincs like the
brave true knight he was; his eourteSics
70 Miss Gay were tho same. bis guests
equally considered. Only hlssister knew
the terrible strain. and Il pressed W1th
rcculiar force on her affcctionato heart
They had an gcna Brother and asteI