Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-01-16

NJ. CRANKY oemandsduFyiy. nat :
The seluenr cannot give-that Is the
tragedy.
he seemed TO falier
Did she dieS Ida uurmured-''or
he?"
Yet he knew better Almost certain
,he was that it was IF himself Mr.. Gran
by was grayely talking.
No ! think Utmost be might better
have No, the engagement was broken
and for nothing. His voice vas hard.
Broken for some trivial cause which
understood al the time. lhe lapse OF
years had made contemplate that which
was unworthy at It's best. Ii was nothing,
nothing caprice on her part. an mad
ysrtenCs on his What matterS IL should
cave been fCr2 Jtten IN a day OF an hou
No. she was unreasonabsy reproachful,
and ne stubborn. or ne reproachful she
foo.ishIy determined What oddsf Both
we're wrong. both IN a rash moment were
such that a triumph Of self assertion was
more 10 them than their life happiness.
And the engagement was broken.
Mr.. Granny was net looking at her; ais
eyes were lowered still
But a paleness had succeeded flush on
als listeners averted face, and she sat IN
utter silence.
There was no reconciliation. for Meth
er would take the Srst step. know what
heart b1rnings there were. what real
lonesomeness ard uisTy. But that was
all. After the first l&rp words they did
not even see each orser. He went south
and west-went arroad-came back and
visited Canada. he said be had always
meant II travel extensively, and that be
would 20 into business when be mad seen
something and get rich. And all this
he did Briefly, he did IT, He gained
experiences snd worldly air, and he made
a success Of his business undertaking He
was popular among men, being naturally
gerial and always open handed enough.
And he remained 3 bachelor shooting,
Yachting SshIng. horse riding bachelor
with finally some wrinkles and eray hair,
an unreasonable exactness about his din.
uer, and nos many female acquaintan-
ces
He vas looking az Der now; bat Ida
head, N Its little silk hat, was suli turn
ed away
.Aud-she-" abe faltered
"Od, she married." said Mr. CRANKY.
briskly. Married. OF course, being a
nice looking girl, with a fortune Mar
rIed ler fathers junior partner man
some years her senior, well appearing,
well. behaved. and eminautly respectable
and eligio'e-it not especially bril-
liant
lie ecughed iryly.
Then t1tre was silence.
He had Iuisneds
Ida was looking toward him with her
sweet and expressive eyes filled with some
thing ludehnabie-with a sort Of tremul-
Gus fear
We're they--do you think they were
Lappyf she Whispered family
Think. I wlil ted you what suow
said Mr.. CRANKY; and again Won may
Judge for yourself ! know be bore. az
Ter MS arst sharp PAIN, many and many
az hour OF deep depressI0u-of ye4rning
for something he had not. ! know he
suffered keeuly when the news OF her
marriage reached ulm. | know she mar
rled 9 man highly Unc0ngeuial % her IN
many ways-a man whose natural cold
ues. chilled ler warmth whose rather
narrow nature C.ashed with hers 3 hun
drtd times a Gay. know he-the hero
ot my st0ry-led what people called
Jolly lie. an5 vas successful; and | know
tina. she was wea treated AID provided
Tor. and found much c02t5rt. after her
lu,laud death II nar little son. All
this B1t / know tina, one l1vs-and ore
,niy-.l~=5 IN their hearts ever. and that
f1I a month hasty f90lishuess % wears
q tasir lives we're 20 all in.ents wast
ed"
There was a Puising pause. The girl
hand trsmoleG where i rested, be throt
had the 9ui7triug which tells Of tears
And Ehsa She EpoEs. It was with a hIhf
sob.
.'Tveaty ysars?' she echoed. Then
something has hsppsned al last. Thfn he
has met her againsh
Yes be has, my dear, said T. Gran
b. gently.
'TnaD you-5h. know it is you" soc
cried trema.J1sly-"t y0u were Mrs
CampbelI's lover before, And what cruel &
thing happened 70 ron tvo. And you
have found her agains %, Mr. Granby.
10 g glad I ami ~
She vas softly crying N hsr gauntlsted .
little hand
I've found be. Mr Granny respond I.
ed. speaking in mat-e-0f TACT tones. though .
be brushed his eve hastily. And al mr.
o5-, sior friends are laughing a. me, and .
vent Jet ne g f snort Of q 800 stag sup F.
PER. But I-we-are happy ct last. And .
this j. somsthing.
This is everything. the girl answered. .
almost iuaud,b.y.
she felt ais searching eyes upon her
and trembling little. looking down not.
by flushed
What was he going % say nos, Some.
thing. she vas surs, sre could not hear
she felt nervous and fearful and wretchei
enough ron and another vr0d would Be
,11 mEc1. She knew i, and she wished
Bat the words Mr. CRANKY uttered were
By George. IN excited tones.
By George be repeated staring at
Ida and FAR back in taz gloom and again
AZ the object which lad called forth the
remark
The 5a!eCt was a voGug man some dis
.ancs ahead In tie bride path, on a slowly
stalking 11rss-ult Astonishing sight
Iaere was a sort % q furry before Ida
eyes Ar. CRANKY sas gone
.uiden.7 wItECu. G farewell
Did BE- slucsIs a. as to8-ued his crop
% EIs Eorset She almost fzncisd IT, And