Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-18

the stairs outside. tho rustic OF a
dress at tho door. and sho entered. |
Sho wore n tea gown, her bonny |
curls were pushed back partly from
her brow, her cheeks were white,
her Dyes heavy and discolorod with
long weeping She cnmo hastily
across the room--camo into the arms
ready to receive her-and then her
tears burst out ngl,in.
"Oh. Gcorgcl oh, Ceorgol Help
me TO bear it, dearl My heart is
brckcnT
By every tender word and cares
he strove 10 soOthc her and at length,
when her ronvulsivo sobs became
little quioter, he said, Wont my lit
tie girl tell ms the cause Of her soi'
row"
And in broken words, interrupted
by many u pitcous sob and gasp, she
began TO speak
"You remember that told you
sob sob-"that | had u secret Tho
secret was that had wntton az
sob Hob-"hud written an-sob--"a
Observation-Disclosures at has
been dream TO mo'-sob-"a castle
IN the air-for months'-sob--sob.
II thought 1t was $3.50 good $50
so-clevcrl and that when 1t ap.
pcared. and every ono was praisinp
it-you would bo so--so-prOud OF
mc-as well as fond OF mel And
now-now oh, the dreadful revieww
She pressed her eyes 10 her lovers
shoulder, and her voice was lost in Il
storm OF sobs, amid which tho words
"The Censor and "crucl wretch
alone wcrc audible.
Charlton held her from him sud.
denly and looked into her face, and
his unusual pallor and tragic aspect
| frightened away her sobs clfcctually.
"What was your novel callcdi' he
said, "and what name did you write
undorV
1T was 'Searcd-Soarc1
Hearts. and I--wrote-undor the
name Of Hugh Hugh Ellisr"
Great heavonsM he calculated in.
voluntarily. why wasn't toldr
lie would have given anything to
recall the words, but they were out
Il was too late.
Gcrtic drew her arm away from
It's position around his shoulder,
stepped bacl, n pacc or two, threw
bacl, the cuils iron, her brow, looked
at him with flashing eyes and checks
that had suddenly grown crimson
WAS IL you who wrote that shame
fully cruel rovicwl Yes, | SEQ il
was 1t is your hand that has dealt
me the most ngonizing blow have
ever felt 1t is you who have torn
down my castle in the air. II in you
who, with your wicked, moclsing
unjust
"Gertie, spare moi On my knees
ask for pardon. Consider, love
that l had no idea who Hugh Fills
was"
"Considerl No, sir, will notl'-
lGshing away with an angry hand
the tears that would come. That
Is hut II fresh insult. That means
that had you known WAS the author
of Scared Hearts you would have
concealed your real opinion-your
gpiteful, malicious, unjust, real opin
ionl But n million critics, with all
their spite and malice and injustice
though tEoy could hurt me, could
not shake my faith in my own pow
ersl Scared Hearts is good novel;
) --sob-sob-"a and a well written nov
, el'-sob-sob--'and II very interest
+ ing novel n-sob --sob--sob. And
! mean to write heaps of others
/ Thercp
"Gcriie, You do not mean TO leave
INC in angerf"-for she was moving
? toward the door.
YES, do mean TO leave you-nnt
foroycri You are not the Georg'
!. Charlton whom | have lov6d-that
4 came to Cor comfort a quarter OF ~
{ hour ago. You arc Il cruel, mock
< ing, conccited, utterly mdisccrninl
I man, with whom | have nothing IL
e commonl II. rs n woman TO man,
/ could have any weak thoughts o
0 forgiveness OF injuries, as novelist (,
critic ! am implacablo" There wa
. u pause as she drew ring from he
/ engaged" finger, q flash of light II
tho diamonds went flying through
G tho air and fell at Charlton's feet
}. From tonight we arc strangers,
1 che said--uud left him.
@ And they were, sure enough
u which shows that tho course of tru
i love, troublesome to keep smootl
,, under the most favorable conditions
= is particularly apt to get out of ordo
/. In tho case OF fair novelist and
" witty young critic.
(. Gertio Is married now TO q good
c easy going man, of no great int
/. lectual attainmcnts, who is vci,
}, proud OF his pretty, agreeable wife
Q sand takes her literary talents o
Il trust.
2, She Is an indefatigable novelist
Il Scared Hearts" has already ha
u several successors, all boasting tn
] distinguishing characteristics OF thu
u masterpiece. ono or two even rattle
" "morc 30.
And when these novels come II
e for judgment before the causti
d young critic of Tho Censor, ho-givo
a them stating" did yoa ask Al
10 mol There is a little romance lief
n here and there, oven in these stIi'