Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-25

loved much, AaA h had been re>uited
unto hec. And Of Ill her love, with its
sclf.sacfincs and ltd wounds, and it,
tearA there remained no sign--save
just one letter, q pathetic scrawl, the
document Of her heartache.
He put the letter into tho pocket Of
his drevs-coat, sighed q little, frowned,
and presently put on his gloves to
escort one Of his own set to dance.
And with the reading Of that letter
the episode seemed to have passed
away.
The King had amused himself.
In the meanwhile, and afterward,
there were many In his own ct who
thought fondly Of this young man.
Perhaps he was engaged to one, per.
haps to more; nowadays that sort Il
contract II made Of such airy material
% to be almost intangible. But there
was one girl In particular who said to
herself that she would capture this
young mon, or know tie reason why.
Opinion was divided about this girl.
Some said she was . genius, others
declared her to be deceitful ind III.
tempered. Both were right. She play.
ed the plano with such splendid tech.
nique a. to make her absolute lack Of
feeling the more remarkable, and In
the possession Of that one cold and
heartless talent she had escaped almost
oil the other virtues. che had TEN.
per like that Of all the furies put into
essence; she had ferceness Of jeal.
ousy that awoke at atoms and devour.
ed days. But these her defects were
known only to her father and mother.
whose endowment they were.
The only quality she showed to This
young man was an admirable anna.
bility. She was sweetness itself when.
ever he was near her.
A. for him. he allowed himself to
drift into certain tacit alteration Of
her. He was, poor fellow, very fond
Of music; the glamour Of this girls
growing reputation blinded him with
tn promises. Her mother spoke Of q
trip to Europe. She played In every
body's drawing.room. He played with
the Idea Of conQuering her.
And then, again, Il came over hin
that he did not love this girl at all;
that she merely fascinated him WITH
Q cold glitter Of mechanical talents
He resolved to loosen the slight, imag-
ined ties that hope, on her part, had
built between them.
Pursuing this intention, he grew cod.
er. Clever % she was, she noticed tho
change at once. But, clever though
she was, she was not clever enough to
master her temper. Once OF twice, nay,
several times, she showed'him pirit
he had formerly never dreamed OF in
her; she disclosed her real, byena.
like nature. She lmpiored, and then
she stamped her foot and swore to be
.revenged.
But she had no hold a Nm. He
-shuddered and smiled, aiternatively,
a. he thought Of what ~ haA escaped.
But Fate II like the cowboy; she
sometimes gives 90 . good deal Of
rope, but she usually brings 10 up
with q Jerk when NC least expect II.
To this young man the jcsk came at q
ball. She was there. thls Sirl who
wanted him. and, MOTTO seem too cold,
he was sitting out q dance WITH her.
They talked lightly, aippantly. q
people who believe nothin4 they say
He took out his handkerchief to flecl
some dust on hls ceat; Q eight slip Of
paper escaped with TIE kerchief, out
tering silently upon her dress. She
covered Il with her Ian and slippsd be,
hand upon Il.
When she got to her room that night
she unf0lded crumpled piece of note
paper aud read these words addressed
to the, man she wanted--tAe man who
wanted to make her understand he
was tired Of her:
"Why did you not come a. you prom
ised? 1t was terrible. terribse1 Z wal
10 alone. 70 forsaken! You had prom
ised to be there. to help me bear the
news thatl feared to hear; and when
the doctor had told me the worst, you
were not there. In the ,:ark, asene,
walked home. with the awful surety OF
my fault heavy ON me. and you--not
there to help me! II you had been
there. Il would have been easier! hut
now-now that you have failed me 90
feel that you have put the shame up.
on me and shirked the weight Of It
The doctor says It must be! Oh, u
had been able to tell you that then. e
hear your comforti But you left me-
ut that hour. alone-alone to hear ny
sentence Of shame, alone to find my
homo in sorrow.
"H0w could you--oh. how could
you" =.
There was more in that strain, die
jointed and heartrendlng. 1t was the
anguished agony Of betrayal grown
eloquent. And underneath was girls
signature.
The girl. having read the note. locked
II away In an escritoire. Then she
smiled unpleasantly, and, remarkina
to herself that people were fools not to
burn oil letters, she drew the curtains.
Armed with this damning knowledge
sure Of his fear for his reputation In
the worlds eyes. she thereupon pro
ceeded to prove to this young man that
nolens volens, he was caught. He must
marry her--0r, she held tine alternative
In her hand! She had ascertained al
the details. she had all the circum
.stantial, to say nothing Of the docu
mentary evidence.
Exposure 90 q libertine-,or, up the
! aisle with herself.
Caught, like mole In tran. he ben,