Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-12-15
DEEPDALE'S OPERATOR.
How Guy Hazlot ton Found q Long
Lost Fiancoe.


above the average and did ample Jus.
ticc t. the -ducat unal advantages
that had been lavishrd upon him
lie was a handsome mau and heir In
the llail"tuu property two fAru
quite sufficient for society To- recriv.
him with cordial welcome, and when
Irene curtis accepted his hand society
smiled apptuVtngiy
Miss curtis was acknowledged To b.
the belle ~ her circle. aud being "a,
only chlll ~ one ~ our merchant
princes the engagement when an.
nuunccd caused quite iiuttcr
Mrs ilaIlctun, Guys mother. wm
th" first t. call upon the fair hancee
after her sons uffcr had been &C.
ccp,cd She found Irene. her hand,
IDLE, her large ewes looking far into
the future
uuc word reused the young girl
Darling"
Then followed long. close careass,
that told bow warmly these women
loved each other
80 AIN t. have n daughter" III.
old lady sad, lovingly
' "
father that he - more like . FREUD
than near relation
You know tuy goes 10 New Or.
leans next week aud will not return
until May liz thinks IL will take b n
three months, At least. u settle lid
affairs thrrr. aud he will b- ready f,r
Eurup again shall hc getting yuur
house ready, Irene, aud you must al
me IN irving Ia keep Guy at home "
lie has been home now, how long"
Not quite u year, said the old Ia v
abruptly. do YOU know how love, NJ
YOU are know Guy could never have
married all ugly girl lie wursh ~,
beauty think there in something ID
his sensitive nature that positively re.
coils from defect
There were other calls Of congrAtu1
latlnn, aud n week passed swiftly Nv eI
lrrnr'N head before Guy started upun
his journey Ia New Orleans, with the
understanding that the preparationl
for wedding IN June were To I'd
pressed forward during his absence
Irene found herself 81 busy and u
happy that over her day dreams 4
future content not one furcshadow M
cloud warned her 81 the storms thai
were L. break upon her life
She hal been spending . day with
Mrs llaLlcton, aud together they had
visited stores and selected dainty good
Tor the beautiful truusscau in active
preparation, When they reached
home, "a Gentleman 10 see Mrs. IiazleI
ton was announced To br waiting he'd
return, and Irene ran lightly up It'd
stairs to remove her hat and CLOAK
while her hostess went Ia the drawingl
room Her visitor proved To Ice the
confidential clerk Of MIR. Curtis, wit3
an appalling story lrene's father hat
heard that day uf ~, utter failure II
n speculation in which his entire furS
tune was involved, and had COMMITTED
suicide. In the hours OF grief lrcu(
learned more fully the value OF n friend
who loved her ~ u daughter She wa
not allowed To return home; th{
funeral, the sale OF her fathers hous
and property, the weary details o
business were all taken out OF he
hands, and she was allowed 10 nurs
her grief In scclusion.
Just one week after her fAthete
death irene received n letter. whie
she took nj once to Mrs. iiszleton.
was from relative of whom kh&
heard for the first time. u brother Il
her mothers lie wrote to her, id
forming her that her mother had bee
a poor factory girl at the time Of he
marriage, aud that her family hal
A Il L.. a II
luxurious home.
n am u poor man, he wrote. card
ing my living ~ telcpragh opersto1
hut have home tn offer YOU Vol
wall miss the luNurics Of your father
house, but ! will give YOU comfort
tome IL me nav, ar AT any time whe
yuu need u home
Am ! very pnnr?" the young gi{
asked, realizing for the first time thS
her fathers death involved also q I'D
of property.
Are you not Guys promised wif-1
said the old lady. eproachfully. "IuQ
home is here, Irene, until you leave
~ Guys wife. Write Ia Your uncle, nj
child, and tell him your mother ciaiu
you until your promised husband
turns"
hut the letter was never written.
was long past midnight On the nig4
following this conversation whel
Irene was reused from sleep by GRID
Of pain from Mrs llazicton's roon
She ran at once t. meet n sight Of hid
rur. Her old friend had fallen AslceI
over the tire and slept until her bod
had fallen upon the hearth. caug4
tire from n coal and communicated ~
flame Ia her dressing gown. wheI
Irene reached her she was ia blaLkl
one moment OF hesitation increas 4
the frightful peril In an instant III
llttl" figure was wrapped In thif
blankets from the bed. pressed closcl
by irene's strong arms. while she GRID
aloud for help The flames were sup
ducd, u ply stefan summoned, and Il
sufferers injuries dressed before Irrdl
thought Of herself Not then, not ud''
I'll days later, did she fully realize th&
she had saved life and lost he
bePuty, The burns were not sevrH
but one side Of her lovely face w
drawn out of Shape. Mrs. llAzletont
In juries were serious but not mortar
and Guy was not summoned home.
May had arrived, with it's balmy al
and fresh foliage, and Mira iiazletofo
was able Ia sit UP the greater part 4
the day. She knew well tina, muet
Of her rapid recovery was due Y
lrene's careful nursing Now Guy vi
coming, and the tender nurse woult "
have her reward. The noon trad
would bring her son home. p
"Sow, Irene. dress yourself See. Pt