Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-12-05

weeks, but nursed my wounded pride IN
silence and at home. | was waiting Tor
some signs Of relenting ON her part, but
none came; though heard that Dick
Marston was in constant attendance at
her side. | was utterly miserable. but
was too proud to acknowledge that ! had
been in the wrong
"The next time that Nellie Forsyth and
| met it was by accident and on the road
through what was known as the Nelson
Woodlot | saw at once that she looked
as if she had been as miserable as myself,
but she had sent me no token IN all that
miserable time so | steeled my heart
against the voices Of love and reason,
Nellie tried TO start a pleasant con
versation with me just as if nothing had
happened, but | froze as she sottened
and il was sorry failure. At length TO
bring me to terms through my Jealousy,
no doubt, she said
Dick Marston proposed to me last
night and if you have no objections
think | shall except him.
81 have not the slightest objections;
why should have2 said
Il don't know -but-you once said
something of the sort-yourselt, SAID
Nellie, Win burning utush.
Il am not quite such fool as / was
then. " was the screening reJoiner, which
burst from my lips before | knew what |
was saying Again crimson flush SUIT
fused her whole face, but this time it was
caused by a rigf teous anger; and when 1t
faded it left her as white as ashes
"HeI lovely lips compressed into look
of bitter and Interchangeable determination
as she abruptly turned and left me. |
could have torn my tongue out Tor Its
brutal and scathing rejUnder, but my
pride would not allow me to call her
back, and let her go without a word.
In three weeks she was Dick Marston :
wife.
"As soon as / heard of the marriage |
resigned my position and left the state.
| was gone for ,Iore than year. but
somehow | could not seem to do any
thing or be anybody All of my old-time
energy and ambition, and even my very
love of life. seemed to have forSaken me-
At length, when | could endure the alb
sence no longer, | returned to my native
town.
81 had scarcely set foot in the village
when ! saw poorly-dres cd woman Try D.
ing to induce a drunken, miserable
wretch, evidently her husband, to accom-
pany her homo. She turred her pinched
and haggered features toward me as
[ approached her Great God! 1t was
Nellie
LAS sire recognized me look OF JD,
that suddenly changed to one Of lpe
deepest despair, not across her palid
couutenanCe; and she stretched cut UC.u
her arms ere she remembered that to H.
so was almost a crime Then she sud
denly drew back and hid her face in both
her hands as choking sob shook her
whole figure.
81 saw the truth In an instant. Sue
had married Dick Marston Ia moment
of anger and spite, but her heart was ir-
revocably mine. And he, drunken "a.
bond that he was, had evidently N lln
her lie enc perpetual round OF misery and
disgrace.
/ II could not trust myself to approach
I her, so | turned away with grief and
/ despair in my heart Poor Nellie renewed
7 her efforts TO get her intoxicated husb
( home. and he soon staggered around bot
corner and they vanished from my sight
at was the last time that ] ever saw
Nellie Mlrston alive. That very mig
( her husband blew cut her brains and tho7
his own in q fit of delirum tremehS and
they were both hurried by public charity.
Life that had once opened so brightly
| for me became a long torment and a ms
cradle failure from the moment OF Ina,
angry parting with Nellie Forsythe in the
old Nelson goodIot. There ! ruined ~.
own lie AID prospects as well ~ those q
the girl l0yei better than life itself III
on account of my WRECKED pride and
! jealousy. Alb Ned, curb false pride ana
, beware of lovers quarrels ere it Is toe
late"
As Uncle Ross ceased speaking, hu
head once more dropped upon his hand,
J Not word was said for some momeats;
when the young man silently rose and LEFT
the apartment aud house,
I Thai evening he returned with 4 look
quiet happiness upon his face, and berd
ing over his uuce's chair, he whispered,
at is all right, Uncle Ross; and
thank You for yo1r story He0ri"'t1 anl
are done With lovers quarrels now
J hope forever. ~