Evening journal., 1892-11-09
~ Copyrighted BYAAERlcAN PFEss ASSN 1881

Begun October 81. Back numbers can be
had at the counting room.
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER 1.-The scene is laid in a Colo
RADIO mining town. Donald Bartels and his
wife, nta, arrange for an outing in the
mountains, but their plan is interrupted by n
prospective visit from eastern relatives. Anita
urges Donald to go. and leave her to enter
tain the visitors, and this proposal is seconded
very heartily by Mrs. DIR. Rogers, who always
hasa man besides her husband dangling
after her.
CHAPTER 9.-Donald tells Anita the
grounds of his friendship for Mrs. Roger, lie
boarded with the Rogerses in his bachelor
days and She nurspd him through "a danger
Gus fever Anita has anish blond in her
and is inclined to Jealousy. Donald AMI Dr;
Rogers finally go 10 Lake Park together. and
Mrs. Rogers takes another direction, intenu-
ing to reach the park later on.
CHAPTER 3.-Anita learns that Mrs,
Rogers has gone direct TO Lake PARK. ana
that Donald is to be the guest Of the hogefses
during his STAY.
CHAPTER 4.-Anita's jealousy is increased
by an indirect report that pleasure party at
Lake Park became separated while climbing
a peak, and that Donald and Mrs. Rogers
passed night together on the mountain
CHAPTER 5.-Anita gives way TO despon-
dency and prepares for flight. An accommo-
dating bank Official cashes a check for her at
a late hour in the evening.
CHAPTER 8 AND AT Pueblo, 100 miles
distant. Anita meets Gray Van Zandt. who
was once IN love with her. iie is a cousin
and represents the expected eastern visitors
and Anita returns home with him. Donald
prolongs his stay in the mountains ana urges
Anita TO join him. Gray accompanies her to
the park.
CHAPTER Santa and Gray reach the
park and find that Donald has returned home
Mrs. Rogers is on hand TO fan the wite's
jealousy, aud Gray seizes the opportunity to
renew his love suit
CHAPTER 9.-DOnald sends word 10 Anita to
remain in the mountains and he viii join her
the Sunday following Gray continues his
attentions TO Anita, and onald, arriving un-
expectedly, witnesses loverlike familiarties
between the cousins.
CHAPTER 1O.-Donald pleads an important
errand TO the Rogerses, and leaves Gray with
Anita. Gray fosters me jralOus notions Of
the mistaken vet loving womat and urges
her TO abandon her home for his sake. She
sends him of. but he VOWS 10 receive her
whenever her lot with Donald becomes intol-
cradle.
CHAPT Ri Donald and Anita engage in
mutual accu.ations.
Donald having finished his supper
and further solaced himself with smoke
on the piazza, now stood in the doorway
absently looaing on. in his abstraction
quite unaware that Dr. and Mrs Rogers
had entered the hall and were standing
close behind him But how was Anita
to know that the trio had not Just walked
over from the cabin togethery With a
brilliant smile she turned to Gray, who
sat on low stool beside her, carelessly
laying her hand on ms shoulder while
she whispered in his ear AS to what
people might think of this easy famil
iarity. she did not for an instant consider
When one is impeled by the egoisin OF
an absorbing passion it is as though he
looked at the world through the larger
end Of a telescope. seeing society reduced
10 pygmy insignihcance Anita saw
only Donald
"Who was it, she whispered, "who
said that life would be tolerable but for
its amusementsy"
II am glad to say that 1 never knew
the cynic, flashing a grateful glance at
her All this evening she had not
vonchsafed him word before. "8ut he
could never have meant this sort Of
thing am enjoying this immensely
aren't your"
"On the same principle that a friend
of mine enjoys her cold shower baths
she finds it such a delightful relief when
one is over and she is safely out Of it,"
Donald abruptly made his way across
the room. Excuse me, Anita, but
have had a long, hard day. and feel
completely used up, his looks lending
emphasis to the words Il am sorry to
disturb you, but really think must
turn in"
WHAT SO soon?" staring up at him
with smiling indifference. "Well, don't
let me detain you."
1t had seemed to Donald simply a
matter Of course that she would go with
him; but, like Byron's Jack Buntline.
"He knew not what to say. and so be
swore, in his heart, as many an oath is
uttered, while he retreated with what
grace he might.
When Anita entered her room, a
couple of hours later, she found him
still sitting in the small, comfortless
bedroom rocking chair. lnoodily tinting
the air of the room blue with cigar smoke.
what! not gone to bed yet? thought
you would have been asleep an hour
ago" she carelessly remarked shifting
the air with dainty show of scorn
81 waited for you, he said simply
But I'm afraid this smoke is too much
for you. had not realized that it was
quite so bad
"Oh, it is so kind Of you to speak ol
i'll" a subacid Of sarcasm in her voice
In fact, she did not dislike cigar smoke
in the least, but it suited her mood tC
make a grievance of the matter
"You mean that ought to have con
sidered the consequences sooner; indeed
you are right" with genuine contrition
81 viii open the window as soon as the
light is out am awfully sorry"
"Oh. don't speak Of it," with perfume
tory politeness She was slipping brisk
" out of her clothes. Donald watched
her for a few moments in silence
"And so you have been putting il
your time flirting with your cousing"
dozen beginnings he had framed in bis
mind for what he had to say, yet wheI
he came to speak he bitterly hurled hi
thought at her, with no picking of words
"Did Mrs. Rogers tell you that:" look
ing up at him with nonchalant smile
as She sat deliberately brushing her lon!