Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-17

ever seen, Tor there the hair stood
strnighs out In brisily points
Soon Eta appeared, and blushing md
hositatlng. said, MY cousin haf coined
from Christiuna."
That was all, but my theory was
proved, aud made use Of that Hmeworn
and aggravaling phrase, "What did
tell your
Days came'and went. and 70 did the
little Norwegian, but nothing was said
Of an approaching marriage. Parcels
poured In upon us, and Eta sowed stead
lily on. Each afternoon Auguste 1--WE
learned his nsme) appeared, apparently
propelled by the regular motion Of the
big cane somehow hc always seemed
like pieceof machinery, for his appear
ance never ohanged-always the snulf
colorcd suit, the little hat and the but
t0nhoie bouquet. and he scented 10 60
aud come mechanically. developed In q
cloud OF smoke puffed from the big cigar.
Eta owned one thing strangely out ~
keeping with her other possessions. II
was large gold watch, attached To an
old fashioned chain, from which dnngled
two or three odd, foreign looking chains
OF fine workmanship. She was very fond
Of II, AS II had belonged TO her mother.
and wore 1t always, tin at last It seemed
almost a part Of herself. Seeing hor
without It one day, exclaimed iinme.
diatcly. a. ! thought she must have
lost IL.
She waited moment before replying
and then faid slowly, ~ hat lend 1t to
my cousin"
She then told me that Augus,c was a
barber by trade, aud had come to Amer.
lea with money she had sent him for the
trip.
After tho disappearance Of tho watch
Auguste came less frequently, and "a
time went on seldom appeared oftener
than once week. There was no more
sewing, and Eta began to look more as
OF old. Little by little tho happy light
faded from her face. and the gray eye,
became sadder by contrast, perhaps,
than before.
a time came when weeks passed with.
out sign Of the little Norwegian. but
one day letter arrived for Eta IN the
samc crooked writing. Some Tins later
In tho day, going into the kitchen, ]
found Eta leaning on the table, the let
ter crumpled in her olnched hands and
her face buried In her arms.
touched her gently on the shoulder.
but rot no other response than the low
stihed sobs which shook the poor, thin
body from head 10 foot AZ last she
raised her sorrow stricken face, and lift
ing her oycf to mine said slowly, with
her lisplng accent, 81 hat TO go way; !
hat sorrow. great sorrow.'
She would tell but little OF her story.
She was to have married her cousin Ia "a
few weeks time. bat 70 lad .ir,d Of her,
and that day a letter had come from
him, fret begging her TO forgive him
and then telling her that he had sold her
treasured watch, and by tho tiino she
got that letter would have sailed on a
vessel bound for Norway.
"shall you. too, 20 homer" said.
Slowly and sadly came the answer.
"No," and felt that with tho uttcrnncc
OF that little word she gave up all hope.
aud renowned forever all thought Of
the happiness she had been picturing for
herself the last few months, as she sat
sewing steadily, only pausing now and
then, with q little flush in her pale
cheeks, To softly steal u hand into her
pocket and touch the letters she always
carried there.
Next morning Eta could not be found.
In corner OF her room stood little
hair trunk labeled with Norwegian
address and filled with the garments 80
recently flushed. II was corded up and
sent TO Christiana; 1t may have reached
Its destination or It may not, It's fate Is
as uncertain as Etta's own. The poor
woman, tired disappointed and hope.
less, had vanished that night, taking
with her little else than her sad, sad
thoughtL
often picture her with her STOPPING
shoulders aud pallid, tear stained face,
every yostigc Of love aud hope gone out,
wandering away into the night aud gnz-
ing up al the stars, so serene and far
away, as sho murmus, "Forsaken, for.
saken. l.. c. in Boston Herald.