Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-03

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weeping; and, as he rushed hastily
through the sppD he, stays sto9kiE Aer
again.
''Be good to MY poor wfr, mother," he
EEaith Il hsstef a he'dsshts cas q the
lnaisonf A4aes p, and tie horse starts at
rafting pace, and the cab is out Of sight
in half a aoan Fssnqss fJa0
sfan iacHAItrER xx1yssrEt
pies. i -. OF ' iii sssf. Unhappy ittly dedded
s sns ,as 81 ssjt sr sneansy
dened. passionate. forlorn creature. rest
lesssin ctiiel fs<sr ofstAe tafaDof Aesola-
ton that is over hers wandering about
the dreadful 4pndSn iaueets BY gaslight
and alone.
house when Eric has given her his last
kisP and gorR away-quite away pos
|sufflyrsd ray teoYsindacFs3sszas
|evermore;~ and they-those women who
are his Mf4e1hs but not he4-have shd
StairsAand she isSulk eaaoueAlohAskitAs
this second bereavement that has fallen
s ssn sss / .s;iS Efsss tn ~ hpt t;si
,Sa3sa Ss;3i a. &c ISL Ssi ses.s
away from these people, out into the open
kaira Nvay .epiongs Atten stsankesyss abs
walk, or run, or travel away somewhere
aAyvhesf frqm this place FIRM herself-
She get; into bEIlallaa Yayy Ii tths,oush-
pie jostle against her if she pauses a mo-
alent; land.tHEe; s1hen address sAef and
even follow her, catching a glimpse. of
+ tes q. as .s lsat and 6essnse.Spl e.
fAtnt and t&fSdsas M NJ AeAS Shsehe
thin, high-heeled house shoes she has for
gottkhito change. rAs she pauses, ~bewil-
dered, her eyes fall on playful, and just
1t hand the open, lighted yestihule of
theater.
Il can, cit III here. and rest, land see the
play. 1t will be delightful. and am so
tired. and wUa'tgo back tosstss house!'s'
she Ays;afdSerisAly, as she walls up to-
the office window, and lays down half. d
sovereign and sixpence for zone STALL"
ir ssOHeah repeats rthel ge9dernan, in the
fanitless Shirt front and well-trained mus
ttache, and his eyebrows so up and his
| eyes stare boldly a. the pretty .Mhite face,
the glitteFing eTA MA littls dSietiE tlo5 :.
ed hand md f9aA@ mQysni1q ati1f.
But he hands her the Write titket n ith g
ont word, and cages out after her a.
she goes along the festibule-is politely
accosted and susptpusly looked at by
divers other gentlA In Yaultless shirt
fronts and well tia IN Mutfaches, and is
! finally seized, upon hui the stylish young
] lady in the csspsd blackepld ne
lashes and cream,coldnd. lace cap, who
has charge Of the elnAklfoom. She stares
breathlessly. and ..cant make it out"
as she tells the otheI. ySnna ladies after
ward, when Muriel resigns her Grape bon
net, but declines thepowddr puff which
the young lady politely offers. And. then
innother syren, with brighta d6nSd 'hAit
and India muslin cap, iselIS MuritiI i bfodto
! gram, and shows her ltoDher seat id the
stalls. 9t1a ng9 Aoy slng YBogE9 ii { Iss
liz 30 early yet, che FIRST piece Has nit
begun, and as Muriel, sits and looks at
the drop scene, and her aching head cools
Il little in the quietness. and the rest, and
/ the dim light the yeAction consequent
upon the strain she has suffered during
this evening and many II past evening,
comes upon her, andkith I terror stSSckeps
sense Of being fearfplly.iA fault, she be-
gins to comprehend what she has done
and where she II.
What is she doing here alona? She can
! notice now how people tare 1T her. and
| men put up their glasses. and women
look over their fans at her. What would,
Eric think !? What would he feel A4he WHO
is sos punctilionstato see his wife sitting
alone in the stalls ola Fashionable fhea..'
ter. like ffiendiesss, alekt creature. who
but came here torAxhibit herself:
Those bold hooks cf the men, and the
worse than cold looks of the women. mt
the Lovely young fare and the yearning
sad eyes, and the tihid flush that burns
il q ~carmine .srot lRn her cheeks. have
enlightened even Mnriel's girlish ,ignor-
ance and Innocence ,sand terror of her.
self, and = ~terror Of the tbeater. and n
sense OF dismay lat her efcahade surges
| through her thoughts in a (ort pf delirium
I And when the drop scdhe descends on
the comedietta. Muricl n Pes Ind Hlshes
out of the stalls. gets he botnet again,
and is hurrying down the air4, when she
comes face to face-unveed il her haste
to be gone--with group Il gentlemen in
evening dress, one of whor shd recognizes
as instantly as he does MI friend of
Eric' Captain ain Harry Harry heyeafss9n ,lisw
fe e Y CHA ffEH 8, ,3ds s!e,, Nv ~,
For q moIpent Captajn Yefspnqs AsSi,
tates in sheer am A. 4 "a he yefe Nh
fiel's startled glance aff sNQgnit ton and,
her quick gesture 81 avoidance, as she
shrinks aside End darts down the stairs:
and then cuHlsity, or NlMay be some
| worthier feeling. prompt I'm to hurry
afier her HIM
There Is s0fnfthing &ng. aYfully
wrong" he thinks in dis4 he htrries
down the street after tt Fnder black
She has takal wro4 ming in her
alarm and haatA foE491{ nds herself
presently in sosaFew at dingy, 81
lent square, only ligl1red ~ 8 few sparse,
4iimfnering hangs; Ind affesshthasfs1E
sftHd three sides sfitlsa kqaAeets6ttA fs&tl
Idng steph,and A,fakt thcohdn9 1sl3t51kei
fakaa the 6rat Turning she cnuaea tn .isi