Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-14
A COMMONPLACE TRAGEDY.

! heavens; the soft, fragrant air, heavy
with the scent of roses and carnations,
stirred the creepers on the low. white
house, signing family through the
trees at the bottom of the vclvety-
terraced lawns which sloped down to
the edge of the miniature lake, SHIN
mering in the hot July sunshine.
| Through the trees walked stifily tall,
broad shouldered specimen of the
stronger sex, with long, military
stride, whistling carelessly as he skirted
the lake and disappeared into the
tangled wood path. As he passed out
of sight woman came slowly up the
green terraces, pausing as she reached
the top to glance back at the retreating
figure in the distance; then she turned
away, with little impatient gesture,
| gathering the soft folds of her dress
together as she mounted the wide.
shallow steps and sauntered slowly
along the shadowy shrubbery path,
where the leafy branches met over
head, forming natural avenue of cool,
delicious shade. She sat down wearily
on the rustic seat at the far end of the
messy path, resting her head against
the old tree at her back, the dark shad-
owy background throwing into strong
san bood ,,r9,,dlI aroo+ oo,',,a5 i,.;4r,
n,.ssas of (,lldo .I,o,,,r, hai,. o,,,.l, ar,d
soft forr,;n,r = 1,,.l, sat+ir,r, f,,. +h,' ,~,1o
face, out of which shone those glorious
l., +l,e1r, i,,,+ ,,,, GI1al ,,,;4i, l,,a,
r,r,,,,o,.i,,o, ,,,oir,I,+ - ,,,a,,,i,a.,, o,,d
&C.,, af diso ,,1o,,t '''''''
IN, - ,1,,ci ;,
..ara bis eves so bIindod +hot be cannot
sac tl,n +r,1+b fa,. li,,,.oIFon
How hosor, he'd ,,ndo, +ho COT,
sill,y folds Of bo,. oo,1 ,r,.,,, ,,,.oss. l,ar
hands VOC +f,rht1,, oIa,,,ad ~" lafo,.o hn,,
SrddanI,, bar ,,I,o,a a4t;+,,do aIla,a,aI
.nd raI.yod ond sho rasrr,od l,a,,'oId
oaraIoss ,,os+,,ro. ,,,,id 80 do[,,,,
hand on which rerosed n card 1,,e
woman Glanced at the name inscribed
thereon-.Iord Be,rington.n -
IT will come in - and tho maid ra-
turned to the house. She sat motion
less for an instant then rose o,,icl,1v
as if some sudden ACCOMMODATION had
saized hor A soornfr1 sn,iIa curvad
ner red Inns ns she walked into thc
cool. shado.yv drowipo-room throuob
the omen French window As she
entered n man advanced o1iclx1v to
meet her. he seizad botb her hands IN
his saving nassiono+e1v.
"Rufh I have come fo,. INV aps,,er
What is H. to bep"
She Turned her head fo, an instant
and looked ont into tbe sunIit Garden
down to the dark shady wood. with the
lake dancing In the hot sunshine. then
she looked back into tbe darl, hand
some face of the man before her
at is to be-ves," she said, in her
clear cool voice with no +roca of erno-
tion. but she sbuddered invo1nntoril,,
as she was clasped in her lovers arms
That was the first act of tho t,a,radv
II
Tho o,,rtoi,, risos ~, .ho sooo,,d %.
Prtb Tadr, po,.rir,orta,, - - - Nv
tionol trot,;o baa,tr has +a1,a, tho
world - faslior h,, s+,,,,,, ;e so,+,,1 l.,
ha,. 1,,,yarsna,,tad i,o,,da;,., a1,
.I+o-od ,,,,ol, d,,i,,o, th la,.t +,-,
bo,. bo,,,t,, is s,i11 ,,,arra1a,,e -. e,,a,,
,1a.oi1.a H., alI ~ +,,,,tI T1 a 20 80,
1r,, saaco,, - a. ia 1S- 49,,
do,yn 70 tho reyr boan+r A. e.st 70
ber rnnSonl,;sticatod Mind tbo ;ntovi.
cotinp wbirl of ceas aseIess govaties ,yas
ot oncn nlaasont and nave1 b,,t now
She is heartilv tired of a. sba Is fIIod
1,itb ~, irtarso r,ad 1au,,;,,o. a.,
tho old homo in +ba n1,iat naaoorni
conntrv-tbe old.fas sbiondG frarder +ba
tanar1a5 WOOD ard tha 1ai,o t.i;,na,,;r,a, ST. w.
-, ,l1 alI.' '-I''',lo' i"k
al coroos bacl, 20 bar Hoad 1' 90 M i,;ttar -,
r,,a,,,o,as r,,o,r, - a, etoo,. w. Ois'o,
~ anar ,,.ildom,a " bio,r;r,a. ' a',t -, ~
lone tu ilmv Jo, c,rtnins abd boa,.inn oir '''o y
whifY % ,1;rnnnatto frnIo +ba entso,. -
fllod ba,onpr '' 0''' '''o 'i0''
THO Inor anens aud man on+ous
A. tho sinht a. hin, Prtb .;sas 1,,;tl, -
s,,nrrossn6 o,.r ,,aia 20 tba ,,o,,, H. "
She holds ont hor bo,d -'F'
mCant T,enorrnr sho sors ..tbis i
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