Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24

man, whom heartily dlslised He bad
a way Of stepping On my train and Of re-
ferTing 10 me as an antediluyian piece OF
dry goods, which certainly was not re-
spectful His treatment Of me hastened
the change in my fortunes
Fannie, ! judge was desperately in
love with this young man. for one night
she said tenderly 10 him I'm going TO
give this thing away -you dislike it so. +"
To which he replied with great earnest
/ ness
THANK heaven. the country is saved" I"
| couldn't for the life Of me see how
] affected the condition Of the country,
but was relieved 10 know ! was to leave
the stage
The next day Fannie's maid bundled
me up and took me To second hand
clothing store. where she sold me for q
ridiculously low price
Months afterward was taken off a
shelf and spread ont before man whose
wicked eyes stared greedily at me He
cursed me and the price asked for me,
but took me away with him He carried
me TO some handsomely furnished rooms,
and tossing me into the lap Of young
woman said: There's frock for you
! want you to fix it mp and wear it when
the boys are here. Do you understandy'
She looked up timidly and said tremu-
lously. Yes, dear
4 Day by day she worked on me, chang
ing me here and there She did not hurt
me as the fashionable dressmaker had
She handled me tenderly. and sometimes
glittering tears dropped from her soft
blue eyes and rolled down upon my sill
yer leaves and acorns. saw that she
was unhappy and lived in terror Of the
man who would sometimes caress her
but oftener curse and threaten her.
Shall ever forget the first night she
wore me? She was tall. slender and
fair, and when she had put me on she
went into her little drawing room and
stood before the long mirror a minute.
gazing steadily at the reflection.
thought she looked like an Easter lily,
but she took no pleasure in the beautiful
image.
Good evening. Mrs Ormonde- some
one said
She gave little start and turned. A
tall, fair man, with frank, boyish face,
stood there. His eyes beamed with kind
ness.
Good evening, Mr. Howard she
said, and gave him her hand
He pressed it gently aud bent toward
her, warm light playing in his beautiful
eyes.
"How lovely you look" he said.
'lovely and lovable."
She looked steadily at him with de.
spair in her face could feel her heart
beating violently against me. recog-
nized those symptoms only too well and
knew instantly that my mistress loved
this man
BE careful how you play tonight"
was all Mrs. Ormonde said She scarce
iy breathed these words. but even as she,
spoke Ormonde came from the next
room, smiling and bowling graciously.
lie cast look Of rage at his wife. He
had heard her warning.
Four or five other men came in soon,
and presently they MI sat down around
great green haize covered table and
began to play cards Mrs. Ormonde sat
by the fireplace. She was very quiet.
but she constantly watched her husband
and Mr. Howard When the latter was
playing she seemed to hold her breath.
and when he won The drew a long sigh
of relief
Suddenly there was crash Every
body started mp. There was a struggle.
They We're all talking at once, but /
heard the words
Cheat! Swindlerl Blackguardr
Then Howard seized Or1nunde's arm and
shook It. Down from Ormonde's coat
sleeve fluttered several cards.
The other men drew away from him
as if he were leper. and one after the
other quickly left the room At first
Ornonde gazed upon the floor stupidity.
Then he lifted his head and stared with
oloodshot eyes ut his beautiful wife.
This is your doing" he said "You
warned Howard. heard You"
He snarled like a dog. and came To-
ward her with a glean Of murder in his
eyes.
She caught the table to keep from fall
ing.
"You have ruined me-" he cried
"Take that"
She dropped at his feet and her blood
poured over me. Her pretty hair fell
down and covered her face The fire
light CLEANED brightly.
The man staggered back and pressed
his hand across his eyes For an in.
slant he stood still The awful silence
was broken once or twice by a feeble |
moan-then all was still | saw him |
steal stealthily from the room lay /
there with my dead mistress for three /
long frighifnl honrs | heard the shrek !
which Renee gave when she came in /
from her evening out Then in quick |
succession came cries for help, the arri. |
val Of the policemen, and the gaping
crowds and the doctors who tried in |
vain to bring the poor lady back to life |
So that's why | am here today / !
have run the gamut of the emotions. |
have no desire for further experience. | |
really hope that Renee will cut me up
into pincnshions, for am old and tired |
of life. New York Evening Sun
nnst.ra,.IL f,,r Hra.Lta.