The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04
THE APPEAL TO Anne



= cnnfesslon and prayer
True. might dlssemble still. Chance
bends the ready garment.
Bet ! am resolved I will have no
more lies. win speak che truth. al
though lose you. never knew much
good TO come OF lies
Dear n you love me much, this glll
pain you lalterly ! should be glad TO
die now. II 10 / rightly might. that
gon might think or me always - you
30 now. ond she might never know, or
b. wounded In her faith and pride.
For me has been destined the doing
~ that wrOng thing look upon as TIE
deadllest OF all. Trcachery Is tie
crime. and the crime n mine.
Let me tell you again. you tender
WOMAN. sou dearest and noblest Ina the
world. how love you. think Of you
constantly, yearn Tor your sweet
cumpnnlonship. You are my dear Ideal
you are 10 me al peaceiulneSs. and
worth. aud wisdom. and wOmanly
greatness. and Incompatible grace.
Yan are the pure air 10 me.
Dear. Il Il because my love for yon
~ the best thar u in me that ! am az
snch pains 10 make my confession alb
aolufe My heart grows impcriOus NJ
Thought Of you. and leaps for the high
81 course. slough that bids FOR the
supornal sacrifice Of losing you-you,
~ swcclly gained, For you I should
~ happy 10 die now. heart In hand.
II would be- sweet. ! think. 10 die
now. 70 leave this black dilemma. to
vanish utterly And yet, while you
live. all splendor aud all grace are
herel
Dear Anne. there Is an
other woman have been making love
lo-how loathe 10 write che name
Doris Ewing. phg loves me M love
SON. end 10 whom ! grew tender just
10 hollclessness OF you.
80 far away IN the North you were.
- Tie the ilgmcnt Of fond. impOs.
siblc ldenl. and she here beside me.
daFk.eyed and sweet. ! loved her. 80
often said li-so sweelly she be-.
llcycd. and the habit grew Il love
YOU" ! said. even when I knew that
love was just Ike. For often she was
bui as n small craft on the heavlng
sca Of my passion. the sea that ran 10
lis l|ond.tlde for yOul
/ told her repeatedly loved her
and He'd Was Il any the less lie that
the spirit Of romance was strong with
IN me, and my heart-hunger made me
mndi J loved her IN this fashion. say.
because She was loving. aud my heart
was fuh OF love.
IL dld not come 20 me fCrclhly NJ
the time that ! was lying. had come
into the habit o. her. aud the worls
did not stick IN my throat. as lies
usually do. | DID not dcsplae myself.
My dunllciiy learned to contemplate
with eQuanlmlty and to forget. aud 80
He'd ardently. and successfully. What
a lad succcss u wasl
For Doris loved me dearly, and cried
over me bit. now and thcn. / sus-
pcet. aud was beautiful and happy.
wondered sometimes forgetting the
lNasona that lay In my larger desire
youl why did not really love her.
Srcl u my story. as wen as ! under
stand a.
she a very sweet and am very fond
Of her ! seek 20 exicnuaic nothing: I
write The crude facts rs know them.
fhe has black hair aud eyes. she il
very white and slender with nesting
ways She IA not very learned or rich.
but pairlrian aud proud; al agree that
she h beautiful She Is debounlr aud |
sweet. and when I think OF you she Il /
10 me-nOthlngl
Bnl tried 20 love. lust IN loves /
despair. and she was happy IN the I
main, and was half resigned. stu, I
when ! think Of that.
How pitlful Il all was.
OFTEN she leaned. touch my shoulder.
and spoke with downcast eyes.
-Do you really love mey'
rTcry fenderly.-
"rasslonatelyy
"rafslonately."
with all your hearty"
"Wlih an my heart"
"foreycrf'
Forever"
She misirusicd me no more than the
lay mlsir,lsis the sun.
And one night sat hate IN my room
blinking. 4 WIS cold; the Wild wind
rose. hlsslng In the stark trees. Oni
a the cold sky the stars shune white
ma mnltliulllnous. There came % me
wanion mood: ! iloaicd with IL. pen.
I've aud nlaXed. had no wish 10
lNnge II, hui dcslred only 10 slt peace
rlly through the midnight until slecp
hould Coine. Ia tightly conjecture and
Mildly reiitci. 10 clasp my knees hy
he iirc and await the fortunes IT the
orr. Life had grown trivial.
And by degrees the thoughts of you
anne Intensely aud possrssed me.
hit WIS thc night ! wrote You that
'ad long letter Of alteration and de-.
'nlr.
All. yon were 10 mo impossible.
al been half resigned. hut that nlrhi
as>ion relgned II was my dearest
'lhrtc jus, 10 tell you Of the love |
ad FOR ypu. II u was madness Il was
sweet madness
! Thought when your letter would
,nc ! would elt for while with Il Ia
n hand, aud dream the sweet. the ter
he. The Improbable before opened
to read your Kind wording "a knew
would D. kind VI what my despair
uEhl me 10 expect.
Then the wires shot. stupcfyng JOY.
-Eycr thing Why dld ven wall ~
nei Come 90 me now--ai once!
We you ail."
had the message brought there ~
q street. / gazed hlankh. Then
|lh realization came iumulluous
iectncss that was pain Doris. !
loss the way, stopped singing
Good news. Roger"