The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-08

dimly lighted bed room out mon ln
little halfonf. when he was confronted
with the brsafhless anpaf'ilnn 81 Mira
Iaqullh she had come i9 the narrou
winding staircase from underneath lhn
plann. and In the darkness had
brushed her white muslin dress aenIusi
dusty beams and caught Il wlsp %
black cohwciIs upon her hair This
had dragged q rrcweouie smonch down
upon her pnle forehead and across one
cheek II had made her suddenly bag
gard and strangely old. accenuaiiug
the holl0wuess under her cheek bones
and painting new burrows in addition
10 the deep lines which her hahItual
high tension ~ nerves had worn In tho
thin face.
General" she exclaimed In q hoarso
whisper. wait a moment. Don't 80
out there yet
lie stared az her IN blank amaxemcnt
and annoyance Her greenish gray
eyes. one OF which was slightly smaller
than the other. all al once took On %
him q sinister. baieful CLEAN Was she
not his evil genius this no longer
young nor fascinating woman With
white eyelashesY
= have just bad a call from Per-"
ham, she painted ''Laughlan's man.
lie says the governor win make this
personal fight II you accept; and that
he viii expose ell"
"All3 An whatT
"Tsr' And the wrctched woman bid
her s0ilcd face Ia her hands and
dropped upon n chair. There they COW
cred together IN silence fer moment.
The general staggered back with her
away from the light from his torch
lights Ia the street. There they cow
, cred together IN silence for a moment.
what can they sayf What Is there
10 uyr siammered the candidate.
"What wouldn't a man like him End
0utf lie says. for one thing. that be
has found out that my husband has no
income bat his salary, and i living az
ten times that rate. that be has 80
property, and bis family have cast him
on; that I am-that we-Oh. Il Il too
I hOrrlblei'
"Its iauehlan's style. said the gen
ernl grlmly.
well and are you going 20 lct me ~
| draggcd through such dlrif' pleaded
the agonized woman frunilcally trying
10 brush on the smoochcs on her face
ard dress. and only rubbing them In.
en- she looked 90 lc some forlom
creature Ia the dock Of a police court.
Proved or not. the scandal VIII be- the
same"
Whose Idea was Il my going Into
this thingY said her companion IN the
LII.
side yelled and whistled more and
more impaticntly and unclyilly. as II
the day Of Judgment had already burst
upon him. Il only DID Il 10 humor
YOU"
Il know. know sohlled the broken
woman. 1T was an my folly. my am.
hition; hut you should have stopped
me-. ycu strong man. | weak. crazy
wuman."
EYES can stand u better than you
can I don't mind. III withdraw.
lfil break less eggs than 10 have
laughlan set up bis mud machine on
you. lie can't say anything against o..
because there isn't anything 20 say.
We know that. and / should Ike o.
worry the BLACKBOARD out. Hut
] MN| NAVY o. ANAa NWMs
'fnt you must stop L tonight or hs
will open GA my husband tomorrow
That = pcrham's condition"
b The cheers had turned hy this time
into continuous cat-calls IN spite 81 Oh.
renewed humping 81 the hand. Step.
and voirrs ~ men tearing up the stair
were heard. and Mrs laqulth sllppes
down The towers concealed passage
b way. " hen thc committeeman cnlerrI
the chamier Gen Hamilton hal
+ stepped outside and was speaking
J. They listened Tor the sentences the.
had disputed over Bui Il was anofho
. speech altogether. The crowd wa
wonderfully silent now.
The party was safe. "a principle
were bound % triumph. the individual
was nothing. lhe Kindness ol his fcIlnl
citizens was deeply appreciated. hu
. increasing private cares forbade his r,
maining longer IN public service. an
hoped the choice II the caucus to-mol
row would De- n wise one. hui a. 10
, himself he was not and would not b
y q candidate. Coed night" aud u w
+, good uight to him IN politics.
I BUT She Hamilton Memorial churc
I ruuiirnes 20 Do the wonder ~ adml
7 Ink througs during Holy Week and I
J. Christmas and ii0urishes ON. the urid
4 90 the church mllilners. although N
y rector takes frequent lCng journey
3 like thar announced recently IN Su
n days sociesy coiumu-the trip OF n
Y Rev. and Mrs Iaquiih. as guests
= Hon <. l.. Hamilton. 60 China. % wi
II ness the coronatlon Of the mem en-
q perur.
~ The Hamilton mansion has lcl
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