The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-03-06
ALLEGES TEMPTATION.

hor heart. She WIS woman whose
years had not numbered 2a For four
years she had been a wife, and for
two u mother Tonight as she sat
there in the gathering twilight rock
ing her child to sleep. she was thing
ing OF her life.
She Ind married man almost as
old ms her father-a man whose hair
was tinged with gray. Not because
she loved him. us most women love
the men they marry. but because her
f,ther urged her to do so. 1t was for
his interest that his daughter should
become tho wife OF Hugh Mcleod,
who had vast wealth at his command.
ind the Arden estate was ono whose
glory had waned years before.
Living In state OF almost complete
isolation from society. 1t Is not to DO
wondered Mt that Alice Arden felt n
sort OF gratitude for tho wooer with
gray hair. who came to break up tho
mono tony OF tho life which was SO
uneventful and dull. She knew no
one of her age; the world was to her
!, sealed book. She had never opened
its pages
So, when Hugh Mcleod asked her
hand in marriage. she did not hesitate
long In making her decision.
Tho world outside the hills was
something which held all the fascinn-
;ion Of nm outer mystery 10 her, and,
rs Hugh McLeod's wife, sho could go
out Into 1t and mingle in scenes which
seemed to her unframed vision part
Of enchnn,ment To her, the life
which this marriage could give her
was little less than life in an enchant-
cd land.
And then her father wished it!
That would have been sufficient 10
make her decision what 1t was, II she
had no other interest in tho matter
She had always been guided by her
fathers wishes. He had been very
kind to her, and was always her only
friend. Tor her mother had been dead
FOR years and years.
Taking her previous life into con-
s'dera,ion. II is not to be wondered Mt
that she did not think very seriously
upon tho step she was taking. Life
hitherto had held no issues which de-
manaed serious thought In marry
ng Hugh Mcleod she did not think
~ what coming years might bring.
but of the change which tho marriage
would bring into her life. She was
restless and uneasy under the monot-
ony OF the years which held SO much
samcness in them.
They were married. The first years
OF her married life were very happy
onos. No husband could be kinder or
more thoughtful Of her happiness than
her husband was. Ito loved her in n
quiet undcmonstrative way. and any
ihing that he could do for her to crafty
her wishes was done gladly. lie
placed his wealth at her command.
He gave her everything money could
buy.
And In those years she opened the
pages OF life and read something o.
The world. She saw its gold and gilt
ter she saw Its struggles and defeats.
Then n baby came TO them. A child
with blue eyes like its fathers and
yellow hair like hers-a lair fac ed
beautiful child. which stirred tn,
depths OF mother love in her bosom
and seemed the faircst child in all III,
world to her
Why ii WAS cannot say. but after
the baby's birth strange rcstlessnes,
seized hor-a vague yearning afteI
something which had never come into
her life.
| she tried 10 nnnlyzc the sensation,
but 4, bailled her, 1t was something
unlike anything she had ever felt be-
fore. II seemed us II she was nlonc IL
the world and tho things she cared
Tor were afar OF and beyond hei
grasp. Al such times, when the wild
unrest came upon her. sho woult
clasp her baby To her bosom and hold
II close. ms though sho feared 10 lose
H. When she saw Its father kiss II,
dimpled face and give IL tender
9 rcsses II seemed to her that IL ne
longer belonged 10 her. II was his
She had no RICH, to H. lie never kiss
ci her In that way He never mad,
any demonstration OF his love in tn,
thousand little nameicss carcssc'
which woman values so. Some
times sho doubted II he loved her,
Tho Insight she had gained into IN,
hnd given her knowledge II IL had moi
brought her wisdom. II he loved her
why couldn't ho show IL ns no showed
his love for tho bnbyp A kiss or 4
tender word would have quic,ed the
unrcstful feeling Mt her heart Many
times when she was silent and troub
led. seemingly cold aud distracted. 0
word would have drawn her to hi,
bosom. and tho arms Of hor husband
about her would hnyo KEEP, tho shadow
away. But tho word never came.
he aud by Basil forcs, crossed her
1
pnth NJ lie. and for timo their ways
led on together.
lilo had selfish nature and u. tho
sumo time nature which was capable
OF feeling for others. Whom he first
met Alice Mcleod, and saw her. wo-
man In the flush OF youth and beauty,
tho wife Of man whose hnir was full
OF frost. no fol, kind OF pity for her
and TIM, pity soon grow into love. Lo'
mo DO tho man Justice. md say That
think no really loved hor Ms we'll M he
WINS capable OF loving anyone else,
lie had touch Of romance In hi, mn,
,urc. md tho circumstances which
surrounded them made the affair vastly
more interesting TO him than II would
otherwise have boon.