The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-11-27

rival. It promises TO be . long case. A
telegram has Just reached me, saying
that additional and grave charges are
being sent by mail from division head
quarters"
Capt. Lowndes listened to this brief
conversation with an expression Of deep
perplexity on his kindly face, and as soon
as the Judge advocate had gone and
Mason had left the room he turned to
Lane:
"You know they are staying with us.
That poor girl has come all this weary
journey to be with him, and there was
absolutely no place where she could lay
her head unless we opened our doors and
took him In too"
Lane bowed assent: ~ had heard,
Lowndes. It was hkeyou and that dear
wife Of yours"
Lame. spoke the older man, impetu-
Ously, after q moment Of embarrassed
silence, ~ want you to do something
for my wife, and for me. Come home
with me for few minutes. You won't
see him; but-it Is that heartbrolren
girl. She begs that you will see her
tonight. Here Is o little note"
Lanes sad face had grown deathly
pale. he looked wonderingly in his
companions eyes moment, then slowly
took the note and left the room, leaving
Lowndes to pace the floor in much dis
quiet.
In FIVE minutes the former reappeared
in the doorway. Come" he said, and
himself ged the way out into the starlit
night. Not word was spoken by either
man as they slowly walked down the
row. Arriving at his quarters Capt.
Lowndes ushered his friend into the lit
tie army parlor, and Mrs. Lowndes came
forward. extending both her hands. at
Is good o you to come" she said. II
will let her know, at once"
Two shaded lamps cast soft, subdued
light over the simply furnished little
room. What a contrast to the sumptu-
Gus surroundings Of the home in which
he had last met herI Lane stood by the
little work table moment striving to
subdue the violent beating Of his heart
and the tremors that shook his frame.
Not once had he seen her since that
Yretched night in the ibrary-in that
man Noers arms. Not once had he per
mitted the thought Of seeing her to find
lodgment. But all was different now
she was well nigh crushed, heart broken;
she had been deceived and tricked; she
was here practically friendless. II well
know that at your hands l deserve no
such mercy" she had written, "but q
hopeless woman begs that you will come
to her for few moments-for u very
few words"
And now he heard her football on the
stairs, She entered slowly and then stop
ped short almost at the threshold. Heav-
ems! how he had aged and changed
How deep were the Lines about the kind
gray eyesl how sad and worn was the
stern, soldierly tacel Her eyes hlled
with tears on the very instant, and she
lowered there irresolute, not knowing
what to do how to address him. It was
Lane that came to the rescue. For Q
moment ne stood there appalled, as his
eyes fell upon the woman whom he had
30 utterly-so faithfully loved. Where
was all the playful light that 50 thrilled
and bewitched him as it hickered about
the corners OF her pretty nouthl Whith-
er had ned the bright coloring, the radi-
ance, the giadness that lived in that ex-
quisite faces Was this heavy eyed, pal
lid, nerveless being, standing with hang
ing head before him, the peerless queen
ne had 50 loyalty and devotedly served
whose faintest wish was to him royal
mandate-to hss whose sort white hand
was JOY unutterables All this hashed
through his mind IN the instant Of her
trresolute pause. Then the great pity OF
strong and manful heart, the tender
ness that lives ever in the bravest, sent
him forward to her side. An thought
OF self and suffering, OF treachery and
concealment and deception, vanished at
once at the sight Of her bitter woe. His
own brave eyes filed up with tears he
would gladly have hidden, but that she
saw and was comforted. BE took her
limp, nerveless hand and led her to .
chair, saying only her nRme-''MrS.
Noel"
For several minutes she could not
speak, but wept unrestrainedly, he, poor
fellow, walking the floor the while, long
ing to comfort her, yet powerless. What
could he sayG What could he dor At
last she seemed to regain her self-con-
troll
Capt Lane" she said, lit is useless
for me to tell you how much have
learned ainea canning hava If which