Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-16
QUIXARVYN'S RIVAL.

Tho battle Of Sodgcmoor had bccn
fought and lost. Night had come tsain, /
md In tho old gray church OF Weston |
Hoyland 900 Of tho beaten rebels lay i'm. /
prisoncd.
Tho scene inside the church was nvful .
in rs weird impros4ivonou. 1t night [
have been gorge Of tho los. souls intho .
Inferno. Tho lurid glaro OF u few
torches which were stuck nj intervals
against tho pillars revealed tho forms Of
mon sitting aud lying on tho scais ami
floor IN every attitude Of detection mi
despair. Up and down tho aislc tn,
iron shod heels Of tho gonirio8 rang upn
tho pavement.
Tho greater part Of tho prisoners wcra
filcnt. or only moaning with tho pain
81 recent wounds; some wore pruying
ono was ruving, md with terror And,
81 truth. no and his companions hal
good cause for fear, for their conquoror
WINS Fcycrsham, tho general Of tho
Royalists, whose only mode OF DEALING
with rebel was TO hang or shoot him
without more ado, and who was only
waiting for the daybrcal, % begin tho
work Of slaughter a fow only kept
thor rCsoluuon-among thcm two who
wcro sitting together IN the shadow Of
the pulpit stops. Both these mon had
boon conspicuous IN tho fight, and both
know well that they must do at day
break.
The elder Of tho two was n man Of
about thitty.6vc. with powerful,
thicksot frame and strong aud rugged
features: bad mlu ohayo against one,
one might a.ly. uo was by trade q h0rs5
breaker, and great part Of his business
was b. break in tho wild colts OF ID,
marsh. His companion was some xix or
eight years younger. His figure WAS
tall and slight, hut finely made and his
faco was singularly handsome. He was
tho swiftcst runner Ia tho west Of Eng.
land, perhaps In tho whole kingdom.
His namo was David Dare; Tint OF tho
elder man was John QuiEgryyn. Both
were natives Of tho town Of Axhrdge
hut until the day before they had beer
strangers to each other. Chance had
made them comrades in tho contest,
where thcy had fought side by side aud
whore the Same troop Of Royalisis had
seized them both.
The two were silent. Quixaryyn had
pullcd out u short black pipe, had filled
and lighted II, aud was now smoking
TRANQUILITY. Ills companion had Glsy
pulled out something from his breast
but Il was not pp0; 1t was tho portrait
of n beautiful young gigl. lie took 3
long look at tho lovely facO-a lool
which said farewell.
......,asa.. f.Fts. Tsa L.
light Ia which they sat ho could not Sc,
the features Of tho portrait but h
guessed how tho case stood.
poor frllow!" no said, with NOR,
Tenderness than would have been ex
poctcd from bis looks, Thcn, after ;
minutes silence, he went on, as much q
himself as 10 tho Others "And yet m.
case IA harder was Ia love--l am q
love, God help mg!-aud also hayo he
portrait In my breast What would
give IL could look on 1t as you can loo
on yours"
Dare looked at him with interest.
"What!H no said; "hnyo you also tn
same troublo--a poor girl who will s
distracted whom she hears OF what ha
happened to you;"
mo- Raid tho other bitterly, ssh
will not 20 distracted; she has la
enough OF mo. And 1 shall have tn
pain OF dying unroyongcd upon I'll
lsnayo who robbed me Of herl'
It was strange 10 kco how In n me
1nent his eyes had grown abluzc wit
passion. Tho young man looked ut hin
in establishment
"Who was itg' he inquired.
"Who was ~" echoed tho other. i
you think, II knew that, that shout
now have cause 10 writho at dying will
ont crying quits with him? No, d
not know him-l only know she love
me-that sho cooled toward mo-tha
when asked hor plainly whether ~
had found q younger and better looSiu
man, sho confessed that Il was true, an
threw herself upon my generosity to 81
her free from our engagement. / did
in q frenzy Of mad passion. But whg
/ asked her for his name, sho would n,
toll me, fearing, darcsay, that migl
twist his neck. | should soon In,
found him; but thon this war brol
ont, and in my rage | could not ko'
myself from rushing 10 the fight to co
my blood with blows. And 80 hero
am--going TO DO shot at daybrcat. y,
swear TO heaven, II only had that IL
low in my power for one brief minute
could die contouted."
"You arc right said tho otheri
should feel tho same
Quixnryyn drew portrait from y
breast. aud held II out to his companio
Look" ho said, "is this face 70 j
manf-though It Is ono TO drive hi
crazy. Lot rue look at yours-it Is Il
more innocent than this one, da
swear"
The young man took tho portrait, Il
NJ tho Same tins handed him his ow
Each looked in silence at the portrait
has hand-in a silence Of amazeihont,
stupetactiou, The two portraits rep,
Rented tho same personl
Quixaryyn was tho first TO break I
gilOnco.
"Whatm no said, drawing a De
breath and bursting into a low laug
which was both fierce and glad 'y,
WAS 1t; To think that that | have fou
YOU after ALI Fato is kinder to mo tn