Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-12-19
A COMMONPLACE TRAGEDY.

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tangled wood natb Az hs ~. ssod W., t
~ siobt . worar n.,nn s,s,,,., 49, 49, ~.
green terraces nauaino 10 shs rsached
The ton 10 glance bacl, a. tbs retrs.t,na
f,oure IN the distance. ,h.r shs trrroS
awav. with a little ,mnat;ent rssturs
GATHERING tho soft fo1ds ~ No. drass
too4tber as sbo morntsd ths ,v;da
shallow stems and sauntared slowly
along the shadowv shrubberv hath.
where the leafv branches met over
head. forming n natural avenue of cool.
delicious shade. She sat down YEARLY
on the rustic seat al the far end Of tho
NOISY path. resting her head against
the old tree nj her hack the dark shad.
owv background throwing into strong
relief the SLIGHT oray f,o,,re with The
small head nrondlv erect crowned with
masses Of colden.brown hair curly and
soft forming n dark setting for the male
face ont ~ which shona those o,or;ors
dark rrav ewes with n deem violet t;noe
IN them. int now filled with an over.
towering weight Of weariness and
agony of disannointment
nHc never cared y che said n bersel,,
"arc his ewes so blinded that he cannot
see the truth for himsclfw
Her bosom beaved under the soft
.ilkv folds ~ her cool gray dress. her
hands were tiohtlv clasncd befor. her
Suddenly her whole att,tude changed
and relayed and she resumed her old
careless nosture. a maid came down
The natb with a silver salver IN ber
hand on which renosed a card m.
woman GLANCED ~ Tho name inecr,hea
tharaonouT ord Rerr,notonn
~ will coma in rana the maid "a.
trrnaa IN tbo ho,,oa sbs at mot,on
as n some sudden determination had
seized her. A scornful smile curved
her red lips a. she walked into The
cool. shadow drawinU.room. through
the omen French window A she
entered a man advanced ouicl,lv IN
meet herr he seized both her hands IN
his saving passionatelv.
"Ruth I have come for INV ars,ver
What is II TO hep"
sbe turned her hcad for an instant
and looked ont into the sunlIt garden
down to the dark shady wood. With the
lake dancing in tbe bot sunshine, then
she looked back into the DARK. hand.
some face Of the man before her
"Jt il To be--vea y abe sa;d IN bar
clear cool voice. with no tracs 81 emo.
tion, but she shuddered involuntarilv
AS she was clasped in her lovers arms.
That was the f3rst act Of the tragedy
II.
The curtain rises on tho second sct
Ruth Iodv Rerrinoton whose vnemo.
tionol tragio hear,v hos t.iar ,ho
world 81 fashion bv storm "a seatsd IL
her aower.scanted boudoir. sbe has moi
altered mucb during the last two vaara,
hor heauty ,s s1,ll marvelous az over
nv all the turmoil ~ a Lon.
don saason wbere ths ,yorld hoa ho,yed
down IN The new heautv Az erst IN
her unsonh;stic,ted mind tba ,ntovi.
cotinc whirl of ceaselcss gavet,es was
nj once pleasant and novel, hut now
sbo 10 hoort;lr t;,od ~ u. oho il allad
with an intense mad longing N revisit
fine old home in the o IL neacefnl
old. fashioned GARDEN tha
tangled wood and tbe lake. 9limmerino
under n cloudless, dazzling skv-how i
all comes back to ber a food NJ hitter
memories a warm hreeze steals In at
the omen windows. blowing ont The
lone tllmv curtains. and hearing n
whis of mIononette from tbe flower.
6lled ba,cony
The door onens and man snters
Al tbe sioht ~ him Ruth r,oes WITH a
orv no,a N tho VOW ,;r.
she holds ont ber hand
Cant Trcmavnelp she savs ..tbis Ia
indeed n surnrisel 7 had No idaa that
vou Ind returned
The visitor holds her hand IN b,s lot.
limo his cves rest on the nala love,v
Iacs for moment. then tbev both 81
Town
He IA tbe t,rst IN sneak
~ onlv arrived in ENGLAND a fey da ave-
,,o. and beinp in town. seizsd III
, IL orrorfun,tv h cal, N rom ~. tho
,o,,a ~ sorld lorc srra,n
puth em;,e. ard slor,,u rnt,,.,s hou
leather fan. the heat IL terrific
"you ara vary lind sho sovs, ..ord
am more than nleased to see vow Two
,ears have nassed since wa iast MOI,