The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-06-27

QiFeamsiaaee WIS rohEiRe hi, IS 81; Of
the others loSo And then, again. jbor3
6ainc moments when, driven ty prlila and
vanity. eaais dqtermhsed VI Conquer III tho
fight and win the sale title ID the CirQunl.
etance's love.
One day fearful Thought came 10 thom
potn, Enoh STRUGGLED with the Thought
but IL triunsphcd. Then they gave way
TO H. The thought, in eAch of them. was
that II the Circumstance were out cf the
way they might return No the old DAYS
when they loved each other SO dearly.
The Circumstance was lying up stairs.
asleep Through the half open door the
husband approached on tiptoe He went
round to the other side d. the couch, and
in his hand, which was shaking a little,
was glass of water. He had reached
the farther slide Of the couch and was lust
pouring white powder into the wator
when his eyes took on a bueer fixed stare.
Through the half open door came his
vile, and in her right hand was a glass
OF water Her eyes We're fixed upon tho
face OF the Circumstance and In the lines
OF her own face battle was raging be-
tween Love and Self Sacrifice and Hate.
The eyes OF husband and wife met, and
two glasses of water vert crashing TO the
noor Quick signs Of shame dyed their
faces, and after an instant OF helpless con.
sternation they came Tito each others
arms, and for long time hold each other
SO, silently.
when the Circumstance awoke, 1t heard
them speaking all manner OF strange
things.
1--WE will never let 1t come between us
again, they were saying. 1--WE will love
each other first and for II we will have an
equal, though a secondary affection. But,
first Of all, we will love each other
The Circumstance smiled to itself,
thinking they might have come to that
conclusion long age without all this trou.
BILE and heartache. 1t did not know how
near 1t had cesss to never waking from
that sleep and then, az the full purport
OF their new resolution came to 1t, the Cir.
oumstance mustered with mighty objec.
tions. To be second IN their affection
mean nothing more nor less than defeat
But they merely listeHed TO Its ragings
and smiled. Wait" they said; present.
ly we will attend to you. Just now we
two have a loug fast to atone for Then
In delicious whisper, Come, dear, let
us go for walg alone together as we used
to in the old days"
And they wene out leaving the Ciroum.
stance bowling with defeat and wounded
vanity,
FOR the Circumstance was their own
child.
A queer curl came to the kings mouth.
something between smile and a sneer,
He called tho chairman to him. aYou
will now receive the reward Of Justice"
he said, kindly step down into the
arena" Then he gave signal to Cir.
cumstance by his side, and this Ciroum.
stance went down into the arena with the
chairman' who was white and trembling
The chairman in fearful apprehen.
sion, started to cry out for help. But the
vast audience, In fashion since become
quite universal, had already arisen from
Its seats, and with much rustling of skirts
and fans and crumpling bf paper and shut.
ting up of opera glasses and talking and
Laughing was proceeding up tho huge
aisles and out of the Coliseum 60 what.
ever 'he chairman had wished to say was
left unheard, -Percival Pollard In Chan
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