Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-02

Almost blinded by her agony. Gloria
Delmaine rose to her feet as the speak :
ers left where they stood. and, almost
reeling. reached the arbor door.
| Alvin Emerson was coming down
one of the avenues. his head bent low
rs he listened to the light. jesting talk
of the girl at his side.
A girl so beautiful, in dark Spanish
style. that she almost took Gloria's
breath away.
Tall, slim, and supple in motion,
with . ~. .o~~, pure olive
skin, with pomegranate bloom stain
ing the rounded cheeks and curving
lips. low. broad brows. eyes of mid
night darkness-great dark deep.
luminous eyes, shaded by heavy silken
lAshes and 4 proud, young head. with
q coronet Of blue-black hair, bent low
~ she listened to the answer Alvin
made to her laugh-talk.
a low, agonized cry broke from
Gloria.
Ah kind heaven! This beautiful
girl, well born. and his equal in every
way, was hi, promised wife. and She
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! nv darlngw she cried.
in her passion and pain. "how can
live without you! Ny love, my lovsm
| This WAS wha. 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 hoard her passionate cry,
for the light Of Alvin Emerson's laugh
| ing 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. ANA then IN
her woman's weakness her heart re-
peated its bitter cry.
| All, to see him once again-onco
again to hear his voice, even though it
told her the story Of is love for An.
other, and the best OF her life 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 till no stood be-
side her and called her name:
"Glora!n
Then he turned, and low cry broke
from his lips.
my God! Gloria, have you been
ills Child, what has happened to youp'
With all her shy sweetness and re-
serve, the girl was proud-intensely
proud in her own way, and she would
die before Alvin Emerson, the prom.
ised husband of another. would read
the bitterness Of her soul.
II have not been very WELL" she
said, nor very ill. either. The
weather suppose. 1t is very change
able"
He made no answer, only looked al
her, tender light coming into his
eyes.
II 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
success
II wish you success" she said; "why
should | notP"
He looked ut her in some surprise.
You are not like your usual self"
he said
Perhaps not" she answered coldly,
and then she turned her eyes seaward
again.
Two days later Gloria was looking
for something in an old oaken desk
that was seldom used. when, turning
away, her skirt caught in one OF the
knobs and before she could stop it the
old desk came down with crash; and
as it did so secret drawer in one side
sprang open, and package of papers
fell at the girls feet, and her own
name in plain writing met her dilated
eyes.
10 be given to the girl known as
Gloria Delmaine."
The words seemed to scar themselves
on her brain; her heart beat with
great, strangling throbs, and her face
grew pallid as death; aud then she
opened the letter, aud a low cry came
from her lips
"Delmaine had been her mother.
name, but not hers. Thank God
thank God!
! Every proof lay in her hand that she
was Gloria Demaine Emerson, auc
heiress of Emerson Hall, for the ole
man who had been kind TO her" haC
rightod her even from the grave.
"You will forgive the bitter wrong l al,
| YOU, Gloria" he wrote when am gone.
married your mother when abroad | love-
her passuuatoly. and sho-she cared nothing
tor me Her parents forced her into marriage
making hor believe the lover 20 whom he
heart was given was false ~ her. When
learned the truth ] went mad and sworc
would mover look upon her face again.
The position her parents duped me 10 vii
, for her would never be hers, She died, how
ever, when | was far away, leaving you littl
| bahp.
"Eveu dead, I could not forgive her the fac
, | that abe did not love me- aud swore never {
p | Rckuuw lodge my marriage or my child
? ~ kept my Oath-kcpt 10 till felt my day
| were numbered. and death drawing near.
| leave this with Mana 60 hc given 70 you atte
| my death. All the proofs, as well rs tho wi
, | that makes you my heircss, are In the olnt
: package. Your father.
CHARLES EMERSON"
She knew now who aud what Su