Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-23
SWEET ALICES CHILD

a. air. cried Major Ashley bctwccn the
whifs Of q cigar
"Givc mo tho girl Of aoycar'ngo-wom-
anly. modest and rurc. Tho girl " today
IS masculine
Charley Bolton laughed heartily. Look
herr, major. " he sald "i'll bet you any.
thing youlikc that youwill end by marry.
inR now woman
81 shall never marry ~ oil. Charley, my
boy / have carcd for but one woman In
my life, and do not think lever shall an.
other"
Charley rosc and went over TO the majors
aide
Forgive me, " he ald. II am afraid l
have recalled some painful memory In youi
Nfc"
"slt down, lad and will tell. II was
10 years ago when first met Alice Dam
She was ~ and VERY beautiful. I fell In
love ut first sight She used tn manage
20 steal ont In the dusk Of the evenings 20
moot me, hcr chceks all ngiow with blush
e. one evening she came, not with her
usual quick. light step but slowly and
sadly, her beautiful eyes full of unshcd
tcars
"oh, Erie she Whispered, shaking
like an aspen, you and arc IN 10 scpa-
rated Ny parents arn forcing me into
hateful marfiArc with n man whom ] alb
hor believe my fathor u IN debt. and
unless consent b b. biz wife my parents
will h. ruinc,i and Homeless
"'lt isn cruel sacrifice she aid, yet Il
must DO mndo. l cannot ace my PARENTS
ruined. must savc them
"wc parted. both broken hearted. Incv.
er saw her again. Two years later ncws
caino 10 me " her death. Shielded, leaving
child, u Riri ~ months old ! have mover
loved any woman In all thoao years
don't think 1 ever shall
Just the day fora spin. " said Erie Ash.
ley TO himsoif ~ be- mounted his bicycle.
The major had not slept well tho pfcvi.
Gus night II was scarccly O o'clock, and
the air wna glorious Tho major had rid
don about six miles when hc saw ap.
preaching him another machine
A. II cnmo ncarr be could SEQ that IT.
rider was q shabby, dirty looking man,
with steel blue eyes AZ q SECOND glance
Brio observed that Il was a lndy'a
Five minutes later on turning n bend
IN the mad, their, upon tho ground. with
her arms extended, lay young girl Her
face was dcathly pale, and a dark blue
mark -hono out upon her fonchcld with a
CHASTITY viyidnoss
She was attircd In cycling costume oi
dark cloth, and little poak cap lay "a few
yards distant
II was the facc Of Me dead love.
lilo noopod md pnussd passionate kisses
upon tho pain lips Presently tho girls
oycllda qulycnd
"My head" she brcathod falntly. "Thc
palm is terrible" Thcn suddenly rnmcu.
bcring She cried wildly "rhat man, where
Is he Oh, pray, don't leave moi am 70
frightened
STOPPING, he lifted the r,nnli form In HE
strong arms, and ten minutes later the In
habltantH Of the next village wcw sur.
prifcd 10 $40 n gentleman riding bicycle
In hla shirt slcoycs stop at tho doctor'a
door
"And To think that sweet GIRL is my
Allre'a child, Charley, my hoy" cried tho
major, "nnd should h. residing close IN
mo for two years with her father, and 1
not know H.
"sho II a little darling" won't on tho
major. with her mothers angel face and
charming ways"
Poor little thlner' cried Charley. 81
say, major, why don't you marry her, oll
hut, perhaps, major, you have grnt oh.
icctlon to marrying n new woman"
Jessie IA not "a new woman" cried
the major. "sho certainly does rldca hlcy-
Gle, but In everything else she iswomAnly,
modest and sweet "
Al . o'clock that afternoon Eric present.
ell himself NJ the hou.c OF the girl he loved.
lie found her leaning hack In large, coy
chair, with an open book upon her lap
II am ~ glad 10 500 you, major. sho
said In her SIMPLE unaffected way. Twas
feeling most drcndfilly duh Papa has
gunc 90 tho HocS l don't think ana very
bright My head aches a good deal " sho
replied
Poor little head am 10 sorry. i. you
had le-n wull enough. Miss Jessie, should
have asked you IN have given mo your cd.
Vice upon very important matter"
MY advice Major Ashlcyi am afraid
A. would not h worth taking
''Oh, indc,d Il woNldw cried Erie
"I'hcn plcaso tell mo all about this Inn
porihnt business fccl quite curious, -
ahe said.
Well" he said little ncryousiy, "tho
truth Is nm IA love with young lady.
but am not curthin nl,out her affection
for me, and l should like you 60 tell mo
whether You r'ally think Il h possible for
girl 81 ~ 20 loyp a man u 49,"
III wcfc "a man and loved u girl, |
should 70 straight 10 her. That Ia tho only
adyico l can give you, major II"
Then VIII" said Eric, sprlnging up
and ncatlng hlmsolf on tho couch lcsido
her. jessie, II Is you whom Lore. Win
you Ia my wifes"
Jessie did not eccm ut all surprissi, Tor
she put ncr two htlto hands upon his
accyc
~ knew u was | you meant all tho
WHILE" sho said, blushing "YOu silly
fellow r'-I.ond0n News
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