Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-30

no" she simply took her ring from Tier
niger ana gave It buck TO him. Then
she left him and walked away, and on,
how gay she was all that dayl She had
mover believed that she could act no
well. Her heart was full Of burning
pain, and she wished that she were dead.
But her pride upheld her. and no one
guessed how she suffered.
She was so glad that sho had never
told any one Of her engagement to Will
liam Richie, and could join in all their
merry talk when It was publicly known
that Mr.. Richie had cut out the gen-
erals and majors and captains aud colo.
nels of army society.
As for William. he was greatly con-
graduated, and when the major went
back to his qunrtors with his daughter.
In something of n hurry, there was talk
Of trouble with tho Indians. II was nm.
dorstood that William Richie was to 70
ont in six months time TO claim his
bride and bear her away before the very
eyes Of all those envious warriors.
Tho majo did not profess 10 be pleased.
That girl who could marry In army
society should choose "a civilian"
amazed him, he openly confessed. But
"a willful woman must have her way"
Cora was cfage-full five aud twenty.
civilian Ritchio Is very NICE Mrs.
Afford said.
"No doubt" the major assonted. "But
Cora might have had general"
How glad Genie was when they wero
Comet How soon she left OIL her acting.
Her mother opined That she had been
too gay that summer Mrs. Richie,
who was broken hearted at her VII.
linm'a choice, came IN sometimes and
was apt 90 wish herself In the tomb OF
her forcfathcrs. But William never
came. lie correspondod yoluminously
with Miss Cora standish, who made him
jealous Of now one officer and now an
other, and he felt that ho received little
sympathy NJ home.
~ last tho time arrived when hc wcs
10 go to claim his bride Between n lor.
ror Of having her brought home, "to
ride over her. head" IA she expressed H.,
and n fear that thoy would induce cher
William" to take mp his residence among
them. Mrs. Richie was quite distracted
'iShc Il your cousin" she said TO tho
girl ono day, Tor ia say what think Of
that creature. She might have kept
herself with her own kind. Why nhou I
she carry on my boyl"
Then Comic felt 80 much sympathy
for the boreayod mother that they min.
| glcd their tears.
Mrs. Ri,clho would not 80 to WIFI
welding-not she. indeed,
She went so far rs TO hope that when
no returned no would find her dead OF a
broken heart. But she packed his trunl;
for him aud put In now Bible ~ her
wedding gift TO Cora. Then VIII do
parted.
What with Wills popularity. his moth.
er's despair and the doubt as TO whether
the young couple would come back To
live or settle down at the fort, this wed
ding mado n great deal Of talk, and when
timo passed on and neither telegram
letters, nor anything else In tho shape OF
news arrived, there was some excite
ment. Had there been trouble Will
the Indians" tho newspapers would hay,
revealed the fact. This silence was yciy
strange.
Old Mrs. Richie was sure that vii
was "weanod from her already" ant
consigned herself to despair. Gcnicroa
over and over again poc'r which began
Married, married, and MI To mel
IL Il a dream or can II her
and pasted II in her scrapbools, and wa
reading It in the honoysucklo nrbo
whom an expressman paused NJ old Mn.
Ritchic's cato and hauled from III
wagon one solitary trunk with wv. Il.
upon Il. Later VIII himself walked NJ
the road alone, with his portmantoau Il
his hand, and stood.at his mothers door
| Something had happened. GEM
would have been an angel " she ha
gricyed over the fact. As 1t was sh
felt that her little bit of revenge wa
ready for her, and revenge was sweet
. and with a merry laugh she akippc
over TO the fence that divided tho gai
, dens and called ont;
"Why, how do you do, VIII? Wher
Is Cousin Coray
/ Win turned and looked Mt her, an
0 came straight toward her.
. "When ] reached the majors res
8 denco your cousin Cora had just olopo
A with Colonel O'Shaunossy," he sale
{ "As tho major aud Mrs. Colonel O'Shal
r nessys brother are out hunting IL
colonel, thought | would return hom
r though kindly invited to join the sport
o "oh" cried Genie, with all the no
a ror of an innocent girl. "a MARI,
y man? Is she like that-as bad as that
o at is pretty bad" said william
4 "But I'm glad found her out so 500
Q Later would have made It n tragedy 4
, me--nnd all your fault. Genion
!. "Alinoy' cried tho girl.
!. "Yes," said WIN. "When you gave II
n back my ring you threw me into h
d hands. Before that it was only ilirt
r. ton. Inever intended 1t TO DO anythil
N else for my part, But when you MS
r. mo so'---
n 81 used you sol' said Genie. "Wh
st William, heard You talking to Cora
u the arbor the night before / gave y,
n back my ringl"
mo man ever talks that way to I
a woman no loves" said William.
X Then they turned away from en-
IN other, but though Mrs, Afford wept o,
4. tho awful conduct Of her sisters daup
ter, Genie was happier than she h
n been for many moons,
r You and may wonder whether w
m liam Richie told the truth, or whetl
IS. he told half Of 1t. but Genie bolioy