Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-23
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the troubled expression uf her pale f1ra
a. she drew her thin mantle mcrr closely
over shoulders. Her g,cat limpil eyes
gazcd intcntly at n slight gray hnirl mon.
who stood, with his bnck turned toward
hor, AZ ono Of thc long windows with r.
weary. duplicating voice she at last broke
tho long silence.
leo. have you no kind word Tor mol
Have ] really come IN vRinN'
"Ycs. In vain, he answered harfhlv
81 have often told you plainly that VIC nrv
separated forever, and that you have moth.
ing to hope for from me You nlono have
brought about your loss-agninst my will
land now you must bear 90 alone
You know how l loved you. and you
left me 10 Isolation, TO an unhappy old
nge-lCft mo 90 follow an ndvoufurcr-
and whyi Because one night 90 bali he
had softly Whispered, Il love you But
now you have found out what this love
monnt-snduoss and sorrow " mot suf"
Yes loo sorrow, bitter sorrow. but
also unspcnkuhlc happiness You cannot
understand that, as you do not know my
husband You have hated him from the
hrst and will not realize bis worth Tie
could earn n hottor living for mo. but ]
honor him douhly because no misfortune
can induce him 20 degrade his art. lie
NlANH Ut 30" ilHNNaN anu VIII hNNMin IL
the Rroat future aftor all his bottor strug
gles. should mover hayo como hero 20
day-but-bui, tho child, Lco-my child
~ M
Ths last words broke from her lips like
apainod cry.
Her brother ahuddercd, but filll stood
OF the window, gazing nngrily out at The
dark tky
In n few moments servant came and
lghtod tho lamp and placed tho chcar
board under the Hight. brought polished
box, which hold The carved ivory men. and
started from tho room
The man looked unspcnkably weary a.
10 took bis sent In front uf tho chess table
and arranged problem with trembling
hands Somehow be- could not keep his
mind on tho game, and biz eyes constant
lysn1cd over tho board into 'Pao.
Tho inmpllRht illckcrcd and almost died
out, filling the room with pale twilight.
In which black balls sending out many
colurcd flashes danced up and down. sud.
denly these balls burst and Hooded tho
place with q green light.
Cold shuddors ran over tho ohcas play
cr'a limbs, for right IN front Of tho table
stood sinister presence. who held a aoytho
In bis bony right hand and An hourglass
I'm his left Through tho rents In bis
worm eaten garments cleaned tho white, |
ncshlesa bones
Death laid his soytho and his glass by |
his side, drew % chair 10 tho table and |
said, Come old man, We will play game
together for your lifo 4"
LILO has tho FIRST move " Oborst heard |
bis fearful opponent muttcr. aud as he
raised hls arm over tho table TO move n
pawn little white hand was laid hinder.
ingly on bis arm.
Startled, he looked around and saw
beautiful llttlo girl sthndinR by his chair
Her fnco was ruund and rosy, and her
golden hair and blue eyes woro much like
bis slster's when she was child.
May l not play for youf begged the
little one, and then. without waiting for an
answer, climbed into his lap and made
herself comfortable
"Yos, ycs, b" laughed Life In pure 10y
and moved piece 10 foolishly that Obcrst's
hair stood ON ond with fright, for no feared
that this iirst play would lose tho game.
Wlt-NtfAnEtiy uiiuuHtts although 1dfu
bod played 70 incautiously, Death seemed
10 b. blind and mAdo no use Of tho Ad.
vantage given him.
Obcrst sighed with relief and even en-.
tcrtaincd bold hopes OF victory. He fol.
lowed tho game 10 closely that no scarcely
notieed that the burden In his lap gruw
heavier, and that tho child had
grown TO a beautiful girl
At last Lifo overlooked n single move,
and Death pushed his knight into tho opon.
Ing A second poor play, and Lifo lost her
queon-tho most beautiful pioco Of tho
game and IT, principal strength.
Oborut glarcd angrily az tho now ma.
n haHH an -. I
saw tho color leave her face aud tho wrln.
klcs appear one by onc, saw her oyo dim
and tho gold Of hor hair CHANGE 10 dull
gray.
10 merciful, cruel Doathi Lot mo tako
hack this one play You will always hnyo
time TO win. will not lose Just yeti
Will not diul"
"Neyorl' roarcd Death, glArlug from
Ills empty oycsockrts. "rhorn IL no hone
for you, useless Life. You can do nothing
moro In the world
Obcrst's heart almost stopped beating,
for ho know that his own lifo was the
stake Of tho game
Ho saw the end approaching move by
move, Death constantly throwing out
that fearful threat "Cheok--a check 20
Lifoi"
Af't' AUX was IN lNfllt ana thofn McrO /
but two possible moycs--a wrong one
which would lose tho game, and a right
one, by which tho king could save himself
behind the thrcc iemainlng pieces
These thrco pieces hookoned tho solitary
king and seemed 20 have human faces
ono, the features OF a lovely child; the soc.
ond, Of tad faced woman, and Tho third,
Of n man with u thoughtful, earnest OK.
prcsslon-tho face OF that hated cr,aturo
ON account NJ whom Oborlt had lost his
well loved sister
Which would sho play II thoy were
only both goodl But looki She graspou
tho king and pushed him toward tho dan.
gurous SQUARE.
In maloyolont gloc Death Laughed out.
right
by powerful effort Obcrst freed him
solf from tho charm which held him
Oh For heavens sake, not that play-tho
oihorV' he cried, and, throwing his arms
over the table 20 prevent tho play, ho
knocked the figures TO the floor
The sleeper Awoko from his CHASTITY
dream and atarcd about with wide opened
eyes. Tie was aloS.,. The ohpssmen wruo !
cattorcd oycr tho carpet A horrorstr.ck. !
IN ..gUant rushed Into tho room