Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-27

I "a very short engagement, my dear,
snid the majors wife 10 her bosom
friend. "but you Zee the poor dear
colonel must be OF NJ once. cant wait
any longer. tho doctors say, and It b.
everything to havo Lucy settled before
he goes. wrote and told George Far
leigh II was coming on-an awful blow
for him. poor fellow. unless he has for.
gotten all about her, which Improbable
But he had not forgotten all about
her. and four hours after receiving the
good lady's information lie sat like ono
in dream. Then no shook himself TO.
gether, and IN due course read tho do
nestle occurrence ia tho paper quite
calmly. Tho McAllisiers and George
F..rlcigh never met. for ho went into
the political line. aud won't from one
native state TO another without once re-
turning to his former presidency But
he now and again heard Of thcm-how
they led an apparently happy life in a
quiet way, no particular love perhaps
on her part, but n sincere attachment 10
her husband And presently McAllistor
retired and settled in England.
II was just fourteen years since George
left his regiment. He had got on WE'LL
aud was now resident Mt the court Of mn
imbecilo prince with an unpronounce-
able name. II was hot night and his
solitary dinner was scarcely over when
the days post came in--ihe English mail
with it-so no lighted cigar and left
the table for long armchair in the We
rnnda. The bearer placed the lamp con-
veniontly and retired 10 doze. Tho first
letter that caught his oye was from the
postmaster general. and wondering what
that exalted functionary could want with
him no opened 1t before looking at tho
English letters aud newspapers. Tho
following Is what no said;
"Sm-l have the honor to inform you
that an old man died lately at the vii
lago Of Scrccporc, In the state Of Achin.
abad, who was formerly a tappal runner
In that state. On his dcathbcd he con.
fessed TO having stolen one OF tho letter
bags many years ago, under the belief
that there was money In II, but that he
then became frightened and hid tho let
tors In box without opening them.
This box ho buried, but after some trou.
bic II hns been found, and the contents
are now being distributed as far rs the
addresses can be traced. Tho inclosed
Is apparently for you, as on inquiry II
has boon ascertained that II was you
who were ut the timo In Achinabad. !
have the honor. etc"
George knew tho writing on the In
closure at once; Il was Lucy's. Tho
faithful bearer wondered why tho sahib
was 30 long In coming 10 bed also he
did not seem TO be reading, for there
was no rustic Of paper, SO with catlike
tread he crept TO tho yoranda. The
sahib was lying bnck In tho chair with
his hand over his face. Three and -four
times tho man returned. and always to
find his master in The same position.
1t was not till tho gray dawn made
the lamplight palo that George reused
himself from u long dream of what
might have beou and Of what had been.
and oven thon he did not feel In the
least sleepy, so for sheer lack Of some.
thing to do he took up nm English paper
TINT had just arrived, and CHANGING to
open II at tho deaths read;
april 10. Mt lOi Greonfair gardens,
Cheltonham, John McAllister. Esq, late
Of the Indian civil service. Indian pa
pers please copy"
Next month George Fairleigh started
for England ON urgent private affairs
Million.