New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-16

Among the doub;ers. the most POSITIVE 'housn
the least dlfflse was Jones Indeed, 50 roughly
as veI &C shortly was his opinion expressed that
his comrades being peaceably Inclined dln not
continue to press him for his reasons cohtch'ilS
themselves when he left them. by uerisiNc re-
marks to the effect that the quetest chaps We're
always the checklist: hut that penhiiess lci-
low whose good looks were spoiled by imp
and blue goggles. should aspire To the hahu'onIrS'
and richest woman in --- County, anu one VIM
treated all the men in her employ from Il dis
" higher levcl-such check as that, IL IS 10
be feared the mildest comparison u9o' va"
brass monkey =, A. -,
supper had just come to an END III IN. COW
bovs quarters and Jones strolled ou1 lh'o ,ie
darkness trying tn iigh; his snort PIP W.
dnpers which trembled SO neplessly that ne pres
emily put Il back in his pocket. ,. ,.,
7, was such weather as in the Northwest oi'en
follows the first breakup OF winter Whcn
stray evening early in May can be as hoI a. o''s,
though sandwiched between two nlshIs wiz" ~"
clustering "reminiscences OF MarSh. , ",s ~
sultry and along the horizon hedNS "'"' t,oi
cIoujs were rent every now and then by Jasseu
flame. NJ. rao,e sitting
Through the open window Of Mr. Je,a ~ M
room a broad beam of light feil acIuSs NV ,nn.iy
row veranda where two people WIZ 49, ~,
rocinc-talkinC the while in low VOICES p"t NJ
50 low as to prevent the man. VINO clcp. 80 80
the shadows from overhearing such seh'en,'1 q" 90
they uttered when they approached '"e '"' Va
the vcranda beside when NJ s'oou .h,,1,
81 will promise you anything ior Houl %
Won shall deed everything to her Deioic ON .'
r,orer' Granger was saying. with an ih,vnS'S
liar,, which lost nothing from the sup
nression forced upon him 10y the lac, 'n't }u 1
within the open window ola S aul'e' - an, MOI
while Mr.. Saunders placidly kn''leu ' "''r ,,,e,
a boy TO talk romantic nonsense ""1
have, had enough of thai before
Il have" said Mrs. Jen. ,,..o.,,oss and
Two words-but with as much bH''I,,SH h ",,-
s,a, wv compressed into the cold. snort
svliablos as most women would nave put '"''
torrent Of self-lamentaton. co,,or e,an-
"Your husband was-waS - vi -
,,ored mistake would b" awkward WIN su' =, .,
woman. And he suddenly remember, ,S tnd "a
Remington had been handsome All" ""''
we'll worthless 49,. ,o,b,,r TO do
NTH The question Of my second narriage. w.
not intend to give any one "u''o'''
child"
The passcd down the veranda ana ~hem
they returned Granger was p"u''''~, ,hc n,rt
cvnoeition Of his plan Of me- anu VI ,,I,,,,i,.
80, no meant her to fll ir i-not uheiylu'"us
describing the role that would no,' ',,,,,,'ad
energet. and ambitious woman "iiv ~" ,I -, ,hc
are lnve dreams Montana WAS IN" lahh ." W. nv
lh.ir ~ " C,intv the most prosperous ~ us
counties. and H. 81" Two ul Us NV, only
Guental citizens. T. what eininrr., ,,,,,rnt ,hcy
~ local but 81 National imp'rtan,r ni'S"' -
no, risc hv combining their talents anu -.
sions? Territorial Office he couIa na'I =" sbnnli
50 soon "a Montana bechn" II ~ lr"oht,cton
~. .- congress And what field Ndshihs'""
NY 10 "a ~ fer her beauty and hcr sklll IN a.
completing her purposes fcrhhIS ~ r hmd
cabinet for him. while FOR her ana h.i '". -,
1,hr, wont away down the N'rail'' 49,
49,, ,,,susod ,hore talking until somebody '' Iu'
ana p'u :ra'grr,s horse. which had been ordered
for that hour tt, ,~a..i,.. hut Mrs Jcn
said with srdate decision: . 800. ,it.
say Yo MN, must 60 at once Even as II is you Wi,
he Obliged 10 ride fast g. g"i I" i''"'''''"
before the storm oVertak"s YOU ~, ,..,t,io
.oh.ilv occurred 10 Granger mat pi"'l'
bosni,alty suggested that she should nn.. mn
the shelter Of her roof under su'i, rs ,
hut n, iI'u and rode away with rapidly which
douhtless relieved some naiuril N.Naup , ,o,,or.
Mrs JEFF stood. tall ami S't"sn'' "',' 80, Mn
,oes in the full ligh, from the siitins-roV"' WIZ
"nolIor murmured voice ont - INC oar k,r1
''.'1.. En- whose passionate tremor Sh" h.t'n
"a N" ,D - hr vou'h. ave, and - that when
had survived her youth. and "ou'' SUI WV
ever, ~ , ,bc stems 10 meet
She moved s"l'N INV"
Dl "a, las, YOU have decided to speak She SAID
You knew me" .,,- ,,,,o, -, what
YOUR love was Ike. that You '''"e"' '''
could hide you from me. , ,.,,,,s, ,,t,,,.
becomes hclplcssly dramau'' .s'n n' ~ sn"kr he
ronscious nn de- steele. ana AZ S'r ,, -, her
L an his knees before her. giArp'"s ~ "'
dress with shaking hanls. .,,.., E.rclye
81 loved You then love you h'"
mo, Low. me again. mt wif"- 49,, -os
'h"; yVu leave YOUR declaration for the pres.
an, shc said in a tone that was az cog AS ~
49, ,nu "If YOU Will stand. we VIII uls'us,
vour request do no, choose t' pr I"u'I trc,img
Spanre nasser. with Jones the COWBOY kh''""s
before me. o, vour husband
no gasued springing - his ie"l ,. ,,, NC
nv 800 go arc Jefferson Remington again bu' my
husband ceased to exist whcn ne I i,,.r,iy
"If You think" he began venvm na,inr /, ,s
what I think Is outside the question ' ~
a ., cnnsider what ! know. rive 3,"'
ago You married me You ana ny nv rffle
disagreed about the inG' 9Th every friend 1
,1 tcc,,rn they blamed YOU We am ~,
,ocnthcr II was my w.ie's guy. I"' a.,
boastinr But a husband ma h'n Inc whole
ohancc found letters which. duIihE 'n' T'i,'c
ena,' o,r marriage you had been I',''NIus
rom the woman who was my .h'a''EE mh ,."irr
.,h -, senarate u.s. who lfiehth anu N"''
tri,n ~ Hr as though the tempest Il remempered
n,fnieh which swept over her hhd bsen ""'
ahc vim which she struggled physlca'N ,,..,,
"Tbnrc was no truth IN what you "''' '''
There vas folly, there was go, " NJ.
Ii 1r,or "a" yeas deceit and deceit Kills love. MY
love died" q, IL, pouor, no vhig-
nored strefching ont his arms 10 her ,.,oo !
P..why should il live again? because, when
renroached YOU. you turned from NV d =,
,opH, and drink which ! had been wh'nru ~
dread in you? because when' -" Up ,hn ob
Gaia 7 endured to live here n"gle'ten ~, ~"
t, of vour comrades insulting ""ttri'" a.,
"t believed that You dcspised me- "'' "'"
'o ",S nd At last You dared to believe tha 81,
orid corsole myself with shamei"l ~,
,'ta o0 for an instant. "You listener 10 -
o'Hh ", 80 yon had understood me- YOU would nav
,nmwn was a lie And having killed me m,nm
win, uttered it, yoI tried I" KIN d ,nc
u ,bn ,vorId witness that YOU had beh'V'n l,,
capsble Of such bascncss. If that othrr nn'' ny
nn"n'od ~ his lie your wife. the m9th'i :"
ePhi1 unuid go through life branded a.
s"ui 49, The word impossible 10 hcr
u,tcrancc: she put her hand to her thr""' %
| though II stTangcd hcr' III, altar For
ct Gas mad that day and for weeks atteI' rr
months I was not able t. move from the '"o'''
| where I had been sheltered. ..,., -, s,once
| "And then YOU went away To years Vi S"'"
! Of deception. leaNin me, ...o 90 M, sonses and
"Oh. my God When came 70 my seiSe - me
knew how | had wronged you II See' ,tono' hmt
| fhat leaving YOU was all could 90 10 atom; o", u,
honed again or / should have Killed myself
vent 70 the mines; it was too tar IRON, you. ,
came 10 ranch in the next county anu no "a,
,hat there were men about you VINO wlsheu w =.
- And my love has not died' 'houS
vours.- His voice ceased abruptly az she