Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-04
A MODERN ROMANCE.

Cyril So Aubin was that rarn nvis, a
fucccssful baohclorho-t Society beauties
might BE- soon fishing Ia tho iittl1 pond at
the end Of the grounds. Poets and priso
fighters gathered ut bis bachelor brt,k.
fnats. Tho cream Of society met nt Die OK.
oollout little dinuors. and Hs regularly o.
Che ladies' gathered together in Che draw
ing room after dinner somebody would OIL
ways say. What n charming h0uso' 10
only wants mlsuuss.' And ono oi tho
ladies would ns invariably reply You
know he hos mover married on account Of
Mrs. Tromuyno
The world dearly loves "a be- f romance
and this hopeless devotion was ihu 10y.
stone Of Cyril S. Aubiu's rucce To
had always ndmircd Die cousin Vera. but
had been Zoo poor 90 dream OF proposing
90 her Mr Tumayno was "a man % largo
fortune. nnd Ncu'a mother persuaded Dor
90 forgot her cousin and toncccpt tho rich.
or m8n. Tho day after Noms murrIagt
Cyril &C. Auiin became almost % million.
airc This unexpected stroke of fortune
turned him from ma artist into o. dilet-
tnnto from n youth Of rlamlio into n
wandcrcr
Gym had iu.t sat down 90 breakfast a
cheerful irl burned ln rho old fashioned
gfato. Thyw wOw 0ovou on ilo brgll
fast table, and The meal was gzqui.itCig
served. Tho place opposite him was ooeu.
pied by his great nlord, GHiugls. who
was up Tor few days ium tho country
Do you mind my looking ut this Dos.
tori" Gym asked
"ls 70 from q womlnr nttcd GfninpCf
III fo hCttcr wait tIll after breakfast"
"Oh excuse iioi mult road o." flid
st. Aublu. sfniIin9. Cor Do sow that itwaf
from Mr Tumaylo
'1havo somaih'aR duadfgltot tell sou.
tho letter commenced, and che usual.
clear handwriting WINS confortod lILo %
beautiful fac' iu pain. John d. dead
can't hClilvo TO- though vrlto o. 10 WI.
perfectly well yesterday. Whom tho mnn
went 90 wake him this morning, DO wa.
dcid"
Looking aoroli tho thhlo moment dft.
cnynr1, GraIuFCr saw that IT, AubinH
face WIS flushed with sudden emotion.
"You had bcttcr hnyo loft 10 tlll after
breakfast, said Gnlngrr grimiy.
"oh, don't joke, Gaiuglrl John Tn,
mnyno 81 dondl"
"Not rcally' How drcndfuir" exclaimed
GmIngcr. Look here, st. Auhln. old fol.
low, fhan't lot you put mo up amy Ion.
ger. You will DO bcttcF by yourlclf Tor a
time"
S. Aubin falntly protested, but DO wns
glad 30 ho alone ~ shall pack up and 40
10 Egypt" DO slid. 10 Will Do moro dol.
ioato Tor mo 10 DO out Of tho way"
Twelve months niicrwnrd Cyril st. Au.
bin came home. ilU had decided 90 call ON
Mrs Trumayno that day. an further do.
lay was impossible ThinFs must hc put
on a proper footing No once. llo could not
pose any longer ns tho unhappy ndmlrrr
fnto had given him his desire. aud BIO
had 90 accept Il with apparent willingness.
His cousin was not IN tho morning room
when no got % Palace fqunp,, but DO sont
the footmnn 10 her boudulr TO announce
his arrival
Tho heavy portlcrc was drawn aside. and
Vera cninO into tho room. Eho noticed hla
flowers 90 once, bonding toward thom
with The eager l0O. OF recognition no ~.
mumbcrCd Ia her.
What q sweet roaol" sho said. "whcru
did you get itr'
Take II, ho answered, adding gently,
81 may give you rusos-uuw."
she looked NJ him critically for mo.
ment and said. "No. keep it whoru II l..
am not wearing colorod flowers now"
AZ this tho young SECRETARY. who had
cntcrud tho room, went a1ftly nwny. aud
st. Aubin looked after him as he won't
what u good head" he said. "it Is
Ike a burno-Jonosl Whero have / seen
him bciuroi"
ne is my husbands old secretary. " sho
said quietly.
ms young SECRETARY" corrected st.
AubIn
Eyes Ho has been 70 kind aud useful
90 mo since that dreadful time. / don't
know what I should hnyo douo without
him. There was 90 much 10 arrange, aud
i was OH alone at tho time" She looked
ut 81 Auhini md ne knew that shu would
never forgive him Tor having Como away.
VEN, you blame muN hn cried, folding
genuinely distressed 90 her displonsuro.
"Nou know it was much bCttor / should
60. IL avoided all talk"
She looked straight before her. 81 was
alone and not in the least prepared. 10
tguma John always know 10. ilo had NOT
thought Of anything else Tor me"
KNEW itg"
IT, NH AuNW iunN 100 would die Huua
dcnly. Tho doctor told him long AFRO.
And how cheerful DO Yves, and to devoted
-and always in tho shadow OF dpathf"
Hero tho seemed ns II sho would yc1n.
but checked horsglf by nu effort, and cyril
inwardly approved of her for having CON.
trullod such Hn uul1ooming emotion.
WAS DO not guudN rho said. ''And
We, who thought ourselves fu suporI0r-lt
A. we who hnyo boon commonplace IIs
was little short of heroic"
yet you did not love him while DO
lived " said st. Auhln, jealous OF hoaring
tho dead man praised.
II did not love him-no That was im.
possible. but what yuXCs mo now b. that /
did NOT half appreciate his goodness"
"WU always feel like that whom wo 1--we
lost people, said Gym gently. TRY o.
turn away your thoughts You should
mover dwell on anything gloomy Lido
was meant Tor love ana laughter -hr-s
he put on his met s1rs0wful tunu.--and
We must try 90 uni1y 10 while Wo can.
Turn down th0 toHr stniugJ ua-- and hr.