The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-04
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By BEATRICE WHITLEY.


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one.l sny,tnn,, "a vhicl, nov - !. Il, -.
f0icefl: n she sm,,od dI' -. e.cs,lua Mo-,
sn,ila wns swnato,. snd SIoss sw;ft. "a. Il
her snirits weraS No 10 lnnros - ,,,non N
fhav iili ,,ft nva,,,o,pe,. sssa,, I'd, = ~
etl--tl,e hnnnr ~ har hlnH,> II aSa
was less ready ~ advirn' iaas nniclr a
actinnS move & ,fti liant - az inctice -
her inirmanf moro ,ianiant' nora sv, =.
pathefic and mora ,,thourhtfnl. sha
sswas eober.0 thew s,aiti. a fhnaIeh ace
always wrought III ci,anae th,,s., 8 a
One or two Of Helen'e Girl acu,,asnt-
ances. who belonced - the conyen.
tioual. egotistical. man.hmtdnr sect-
of whm ti1e n,emhera in converae.
manner. anpenrance and lnsnenta hie
monotony Of character resemble each
other as closely as do primruees-de-
clared ssshe had grown stInii and ilid
not care FOR thin1s,, (sthinga,' meant
their conversation. which. however.
both In purport and intention. Far ex.
ceeded their doings.)
But before long Helen had rood
cause to be pensiye: a iustifiable canse
for growing more sober and less child.
ish, IA sad event took place. an event
at which remorse. sorrow and come
natural excitement were blended.
Mr.. Flight. to whom she had been 10
unkind-NIr. Flight. ON whom she had
practiced her foolish wiles with such
unlooked-for results-Mr. Flight. whose
very name turned her sick and cold
Mr.. Flight, Of whom she never thought
without a stab az sharp pafn-Mr.
Flight had atone1 frr. MI hia .r,ffnnseS
by death. He WINS dead!. ..
Poor Mr.. Flicht! az last there was
no mention Of broken heart "a the
cause Of his death. He had. like many
a. heart-whole man. taken fever at
FLORENCE and. ofter q 1nnp and
severe illness. had succumbel to
the .disense. His lnst words Ind heen
Of Helen: HIS Inst act had been to
make his viii. hr which Ia loft hes.
everything that he possessed. She
found herself the owner Of E1h OC)() and
foreot the SATISFACTION az her riches in
her anpea. with HERSELF She had never
81 desnised herscIf. She had haan ia.
spicnl,iy. D,tilessly renorseless. oven
now she could not cost her warmest
thmlghts ia him: she could moi g1.ieve
for him: She could NOT wish him hack
agnin-
She did nnt want h;s nonav al, sho
wanted Vas to fell him how bitterly
she ronanted mud how we'll shn nndar.
stood now TINT she Ind laughed where
abe had better have went.
Rerrets nre vain emotions ma He,an
knew to her cost: useless er,cnmherars
Of ti,e soul. Regrets n,,st ha stranded
if lif, ia not to he n. waste tanple az
grow anace. '
Nrs. Milford wac very tender with
the girl At tl,is time. and would watch
her furtivelv and unollserved with anx-
conclusion--a fresh md false one :
| from Helen's altered looks and wavR
s.Henry.. she said one day. i'm.
p,rlsiyeiy disclosing "A women a. The
secret which she had Intended tn Keen
inyiolate forever. "Henry. Helen re.
grets TINT poor Young man."
.sTo be sure she does" the rector an
swered energetacally. ~ should think
very pooriy of her IL abe did moi. WHY
we all regret him. His sermons were
above the average. and his Kindness of
heart exceptional.'
"But. Henry. YOU do not understand
me. I mean more than / said. I mean
that she mistook the nature of her feel
| ines. She really and truly loved him. !"
For a few seconds her husband re-
NAMED III thought; then he spoke
slowly:
enc. Honora. / do not. Do Won not
remember how / scolded her for sing
| ing flint ridiculous ballad to the moor
man:
"sIt is the most. exceeding bore. of nil
the bores I know.
To have a friend who lost his heart a
short time ago?
Had her heart been touched those
words would not have occurred to
her.'' "a.
II don't know that" said Mrs. Afit-
ford with an indnloent smile. "a Girl
viii saw or do anythinp from a sheer
love Of teasing" AgaIn. with a verv
thnnph,fni hrnw her husband review.