The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-06-03

and most dei1caue sympathy 0hab wa
mingled with the surprise in this low
breathed exclamation
'sOh. ! am forcing a disagreeable con
i fdence upon you!" cried Miss Hilary
with sudden little laugh of self-dis
dain. II forgot how uninteresting sucl
things are to a third person. Pray for
give me, Mrs. Maynard. 2
mot forcing, my dear Miss Hilary,
protested Mrs. Maynard, reaching III
/ quickly and clasping the fair hand tina
hung listlessly at Myra's side "Dit
not / invite your confidence? But in
deed, / have no wish to intrude upoT
| any experience that is sorrowful or sa
cred; do not misunderstood the feeling
| hatpronpted me to introduce this sub
ject.''
Withdrawing her hand quietly after q
moment Miss Hilary drew low hassock
forward into the glowing freight and
seated herself near the chair in which
Mrs. Maynard was reclining. For a
moment she remained silent, with her
gaze once more dreamily intent upon
the fire, where fairy castle, glowing
reared its fantastic towers; then she be-
gan slowly, in a voice in which a little
effort was betrayed:
1T seems strange for me to speak SO
freely of this affair, and yet, after all,
there are sufficient reasons why /
should confide the story to you Since
we have been thrown together under
your roof, and especially since Mr.
North has chosen suddenly to depari
from the cold formality of a perfee
stranger, with which he first met me
here two weeks ago, and assume the at
titude of an old friend-to which privi
lege he has forfeited every claiml--it
only right that you should know the
little that there is to tell concerning
my past acquaintance with him.
Il shall be glad to know all, my dea
Myra, interpolated Mrs. Maynars
softly. 1T may serve as a guide to
my own future course.
Il met Mr. North, 2 continued Miss
Hilary, musingly, lin the White noun
sains, four years ago. We were guests
1T the same hotel, and through the in
PRODUCTION of a common friend we were
made acquainted. From the hour of
his Introduction he became one of our
select party, and wherever we went,
whatever we did, he was sure to be
with ns-with me-. she added, in a
lower tone, while the freight flashed
more redly for an instant over her pale
checks, for he devoted himself to me
from the first He charmed mamma by
his constant and delicate attentions to
her, and when, after a six weeks ac-
1uaintance, he asked for my hand in
he readily won her. consent.
lie had told us little about himself or
lis family, but mamma understood |
rom some New York friends that his
were irreproachable, and
he never thought of questioning the
worth of his personal character.
Immediately after our engagement
We were separated. Business called him
Tome to New York, and mamma and
to Boston. Then fell upon me
he first bitter sorrow of my life. I can
lot tell you the story that was brought
0 me-the cruel, cruel story that for
,ade me ever to think of him againi
ried to believe it was false, but so fair
II aspect of truth did it wear thatI was
orced to giveit credence. Overwhelmed
18th grief, anger and humiliation on
iscovering that I had been deceived,
eted foolishly and hastily, my one
bought being to sever the bond that
ad so suddenly grown hateful to me. I
ent the engagement ring back to him
18th the simple request to be released
.om a promise which | was no longer
BILE to fulfill. Mamma was i'll at the
me-too ill for me to tell her then Of
lis trouble: and that very day her ply
clan had ordered a sea voyage for her,
) the only means of prolonging he1d !
fe. Our arrangements were hurriedly
ade, and in two days more we were on
he ocean, bound for the south OF
rance This may have been the reason
lat no word from Mr.. North ever
ached me; at all events, / received no
lswer to my message, and could only
fer from his silence that my release
as granted Internationally.
eve remained in France until poor
ANIMALS death last summer; then re-
rned to Boston, at the request of the
to remain there until
e estate could be settled. In the
eantime had learned the truth in re-
I'd to the rumor that had caused me
break the engagement, the fatality
at had linked his name falsely and
justly to the story of another mans
'ong-doing. ] was thankful for his
ldication, even though might never
,ix upon his face again; and this I
freely expected to do ! saw nothing
him, heard nothing of him, until, on
Z very first day of my visit here, we
t as strangers
rhe resolute voice died away here in
nethilg very like sob. There wa Il
snce for few moments; then Mr. C
ynard said, Quietly, though with evi v
1t emotion: 81
Tt is natural, perhaps, that after the g