The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-09-02
MY WIFE'S SON..

The case was briefly this Constance
and had been lovers In the past we
seemed made for each other Kho"
that this is i common declaration among
lovers, but some others beside msseii
cooler, dispassionate onlookers-~ho
said the same thing. Our tastes were
singularly congenial. We loved BOOKS
about which We only differed enough TO
save our discussions from monotony
We both-while for various reasons un'
able TO iadulge greatly IN it-weIr fond
OF travel
Constance Werner seemed literally
Incapable OF small OF petty actions
she seemed 10 live lar above the gossip,
the malice, the little meaness OF oar
common human nature.
wa, ,hiswhich, atIer the ttst dc,
perate falling IN love bound me TO
her by the added tie, OF respect aud
honor. And vet after saying this, i
dly came OF which even nov cannot
beaIto think We had terrible mis-
understanding everything seemed to
con,piGe TO help II on large part
OF the everything vi, Constance
patents, who from the nf,t had not
favored our couftship They seat her
away Immediately 10 yl,it gay young
lna, OF her, In san FrancI,co who had
always been the Young gttls admiration.
The next thing heard yeaf VI 80
ll,er-was Constance marriage with
l prominent business aud society min
OF san Francisco, Hear. [. Starr
never knew until sls the notice
vi Ihat marriage he. much hope had
cherished IhlttLe dream OF nv
life wa,o,er
Instead Of travelling !, the wealthy
do in sorrow ~, obliged 10 ~ota
hard. It proved Io!etallc FlGlcrl
tor heartarhe. aui >. year, ~ent On
accumulated small fortune Some
wears later heatd Of Hlrry Starr,
death Two year, from that Time /
met Constance Al out Old home, whIyh
I had Iong since len sac and her only
child were visiting her pIrcnt. lnI
my .ensrablr gtrat aunt | had no
nearer relative.
We met and in time the old troab.r
va, eIpla lmed aud found to BE- ltter al
/ time exaggerated by ether, / told
her hos Away. loved hct Setct
mind What she told Tie She 81,
loyal 10 he, hu.haad but I ~as uutr
'atl,ned "Ith her feeling, toWatd, me
And ne ~rre actually u bc mlrri~d
AFTER ali
can zee her now tn, ~om4u Who
va. 20 much TO me 4, She came to
nee. me lcto-, the room
''' oustance aa 4, dfr~ her
.o~lSd- Tie IA you tfp,. ne ~.th
80 much
Her 'tcldi4u rye, Get mine With
.ooa which IhrliI, me ryen vet 10 rr
member ~ hall never loup, yoa again
hrt,tiIn. ,sesa sh,ti .o-r 4aA
Gust you til de3th plS,,u,
We .cfI 'oon it,er TT 4 IcnshtAy we'd
ling trip which TO IN. A. lcast va,
'cris' Of p'ea,lai laI, au4 ifrsA aal
,nc .Pectcd l.,o cries into he wealth
Il my wife nItGre
A,ter our tetISn ~ wife iad set
led iowa q" pCet,Y nome ii the lats-
osa where was Ia eaa.resn ,ua
tihce ta,te va, sgcA That .h-
made taoAe -.re room, dream Of
'eaaty aad ! seIhSy Of cory ramfor,
Hut N the realization Of ,hi. ,s-r.
vas one dfa~ha-. # haze SAD
ioittns Of tunsslr,~ ,ou beyond the
he ncTr't mention at HI, ~.i,,rnr~ 4,
not be, ln'e he vs. untagoraGt to
De- ne ~i'a tltI nae looking boy 81
Don't ! Thee seemed barrier in
i'sblr, yet real Away, b-tresau. I
r!sd 10 forget Donald wh~n W. were
n onr triple ':IYeI Ssh O.. .raai
lrcn'-Dat 4, .oon a, We were ,ct
.ca Ne was 'rnt for tried to De And
nj nat to the boy thought Va.
gt could not IIsc him 3na he Va
nlrk to fee L.
u constance sssptctrJ sue state o.,
eeG''ng between ~ ,hr had me-,
me" a. 4 0he vas 7rrT fsa4 II
"ha'd surely I ~aa not rs,lan, Of
'at VoHng fellow her own son Nm,
oonfe" did not ruog seeing her
'fe'' him Il Haa after hi, ..a.ga
en- IHli ! p'aPo.ed 10 Caus,ag,. T.
ma him To college at ny o-ae>psu.e
me result oi the u2nfrtencr between
other and 'on was that ,iouald mr..
'Fsd Tor college At ane1, aui eaay in
Re 'atI admitted
'eIt IKE BOY after 81. J.p,rtorc
know II panied her bp, ,he ,,l,
''"'hg She vas AWAY. Inc ,a,.e
wing thoHgHti"' wife ,hr samr IN
resting intelligent compantop n
's''ule loved her more "A ti,.,
!,
''0na'a spent hi' short vacation. with
'd'her a relatives hpt his summer,
ere passed with n,
As Donald grew older ron,,,,,
'eS "'"'d folio" hi@ IN 10 ling pr.d.
q ~as oestai0ly ane man r.
ne vas always quiet and court.ou,
u we never came any nearer To each
her than at first gl.a him h,rd
"' presents on certain holidays and
h'YerTarie', fo' which donald thanked
cord'aiiy yet know that he uo,,,