Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-26
A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.

~ lielfnf NdN, Aratsf Ma7fHnfi
II was nj that nous known a. he
tween daylight and dark, which /. al
most all dark, aud inclndta Gully ~,
most watcfy tlnciur- NJ daylight.
a big fellow, with a shock II lirhi
hair aud n pair ~ bright, dark EYES
that ratri holplUssly before HIN, stun.
hlcd among dimly Observable hlts OF
furniture ncTush broad room.
al ~ have tho gas llghtri NJ noon In
my house." DO niuiirfci. f,iuginr him.
self impatitntly into the fnvuEiiu arm
chair Ia the mts. completely dusly OF
NIL the dusky corners.
There WIS something under himi II
frit sot aud warm. Ito put hi. hand
down aud touched u. IL didn't mov.,
hut-ycF, here was an ear, and there n
cold noses
lle started 20 his feet.
"ufeal hcavcn,w ho exclaimed, az
must be- tldol"
lie carried tia noft, warm black
lump-to the window. lio held II oft
nt ufmt.lcngih, aud stared. II surely
WIS his swcoihrnfps most precious
p1stwslon, tiny, dainty Edo, with HE
monrl u n neck quite broken.
10 was such clumHy piece NJ busi.
nr.s. ID was crimlnally careless. IL
was positively brutal. How should he
toll Marlong IL would break her heart.
Hs Imagined the tcafa In nor eyes, aud
the CULVER In her voice and know that
he could not tell her.
ahp was coming; he heard hor nut.
itTlng down the slair,. IIo had hls
uvercoat on. There was large pocket
IL. a
mrul's hc-iAncy. POl. FidowAH nut
Ia the pocket, and our hero had 10.
treated 10 hlF dusky corner.
lie was unusually quiet during his
call, hnd he kept himself nj a greater
distance from that sweet, o0nilding
giFl than was altogether compatible
with the position they occupied 10.
wants csoh other.
Presently tho harmona girls came
he silently blessed th0se gifls-hnd un.
dor cover Of thu Harry their enltHnro
caiscd, he took his leave.
IL whs still between daylight ani
dark. lie walked two blocks. Iie
crossed the street 10 where there was n
vacant lot, bounded by high board
fupce, ON which was emblazanedi
Throw no Rubbish, Under Penalty Of
tho Law"
lie looked fuTtiyely about him.
There was no one in sight. lilo lifted
his strong right arm and hurled, with
tremendous force, poor Fido into
namtless grave.
Hut, although tho tuberole was thus
easily removed from bis slide, the ugly
spot upon his conscience was notgone.
The next day he called upon Marion,
and the next, and tho next % that, Tor
there were but two weeks lefl l-foTe
their marriage, aud there were many
things 10 talk over-what fins work
Tiffany had done ON the cards; what
still finer work Pinard was going 10
make OF the wedding breakfast; how
tho bridesmaids would look, and the
best man and the usheTs.
Hut, alail about, above, between,
through II all ran constant wall Of
lameniatlon.
ON the evening foll)wing his .sca.
made Jarvis Eastlake had lssen met by
a fearful smile; he had gazrd, conscious
stricken, intO eyes that we're red with
weeping. fidO was lost. They had
searched diligently but he could not be
found.
"rhe last | saw Of him, {" sobbed the
dear voice, "was when | len him In
here yesterday afternoon, curled up
asleep IN the big arm chair you cali
your. You didn't $50 him, sup.
pose?"