Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-11

men strovo for tne attention OF tne cous-
ins. Paul Hanover was foremost.
lie was very handsome. fair, brilliant,
xfaccful. lie was not poor either. fane
remembered that bitterly ~ he saw him
strolling with Alice on the beach or div
ing for her tho little pony carriage. HIS
own peace and comfort eeeined suddenly
gone. Mis- PaJAon'i gentle iriondliness
only made him worse,
Hc wis startled ono day NJ N shot by
Hanover rcmnrking;
IN you're not altogether gone with the
blues, Fame, Id like you 10 congratulate
n fellow"
Have you won your bot on The trot.
Ting inatchF'
"Pahaw. hang tro,iing matched Don't
b, STUPID Pane Haven't been riding
with Miss Paysoni"
"WellyT
"Wcll u e.. pironettiug around the
room and mapping his fingers like cHs'
ianois. "Im the fond bstroihcd ~ a
lovely girl. after tho latest novel. Now,
what have you 70 say, my respectable,
moring ificndf
Fame tried hard TO command himself
and not betray his secret
Alice Payson h too good for you,
raul, he answered. with an attempt at
being sage and comroscd, in which he
succeeded but tolcfahly.
81 dare say, but Il isn't her, Fanc.'
"~Taint horf looking electrified.
Certainly not. The moneys very
well. but that defect Of hert-its deli.
cate subject. but really couldn't marry
n girl with u Disagreement like that
! lyon mean that YOU arr engaged 10
Msudy' asked Pane, hardly believing his
ears.
"Esartly.-
"Nhy. congratulate You, with all
my hearth jumping up excitcdly.
They aro going away tomorrow.
Don't you want 10 ne them AGAIN.
fano went down npon tho piazza
whcro the ladies sai, unrcesonably
happy.
The ladies wero standing upon the
piazza, In tho early sunlight. when 10
approached Alice Payson 10 ,ay good.hy.
Paul wis talking 10 Maud, saucy and
N|AWNlh w lFA NFNNHN iNtAt - ANAAV
found his way 10 Asce's side.
"uood.by. Mr. King. You will como
and see us. with your friendy she said.
There was no ono very near. He an-
twcrcd.
mo; love you. and 70 mast ray
good.hy forever. Alice"
Ilo saw tho delicate features pale. At
that instant old Mr.. payson came hurry
ing ont, followed byaporier with a large
aalisc IN each hand.
Ready. Rrlsl- hs called. "COue.
hurry, or Won miss tho train
Alice, with downcast face. gathered
np her gray trailing skirt. He thought
she Wa going without = word, hut sud.
denly she looked up into his eyes.
NO. Come. she aaid. Aud then in
momcnt she was gone, tho dainty car.
nsgc glittrring down the beach
A week later ho waited for her In the
costly splcndor n her drawing room.
'ihe came down. giving him her SOFT
hands. nor resisting hia embrace.
II love you so~ he murmufed.
DO you, really this disiguTed
faoci7
II mover think Of Il, Alice
She laughed then aud slipped on the
black fiblon, and there was one smooth
check as fair and perfect as tho other.
~ had blistcred my face for the t,olh.
ache. II was nothing Lasting, you sees
When Pane told Hanover his happl.
ncss, or as much Of 1t As can he expressed
In wor,is. he looked ~ II there was some
thing unsaid upon hia mind. but when
he bcheld Alice under hor bridal veil no
seemed suddenly enlightened.
"lf hadn't been afraid Of black rib.
bon" he fnurmurcd, IL might hsye been
fifty thousand dollars richer"
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