River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-12-02

Not- viii bc sorry for tbi~."
tossed my head with curling
lip in defiance 20 these words. a. Mayue
Perrin uttered them. his eye flashing.
lis tail form drawn 10 It's fuW height.
1T j. very much what expected. that
you should condesccud TO threats, Mr..
Perrin I said, but condition OF
Things. nevertheless. not likely 10 fmme-
diately bring about the desired dcuou-
meut"
was hut l.. aud spoke with the
iupctuous fcIrlcsSutSs which belongs
only 90 youth. All. had some Kind hand
but for one moment drawn aside the veil
# futuritv, might haze tried even then
10 soften their effect. Only little while
ago Mayne Perrin and had been
friends. on the borderlaud or lovers. "a
borderian6 his foot had crossed as mine
had ictrelttJ Rumors had reached me
IN regard 10 him-rumors which had
asked him concerning. aud which he
had not denied.
Nv hat If DO Plas cards for money. p
ne had answered me u neither lie nor
cheat. nor owe any man nnythiEg
Won't make any the worse husband for
ii. Mamie. If can gain The prctricS, girl
in the village for my wife"
IT you mean me Mayue Perrin. ]
answered. II would rather see ul SELF
Ism. iu my coffin than "a gamblers wife.
4 man ~ no Will gamble VIII do anything
else.
'NUu have made me love you.~ Er said.
SLOWLY. h.> face whitening. with your
coquet'iSh Ways could NOT understand.
Did YOU do { for fhis euds-'
Il never d5d H." Indignantly cN-
claimed. II liked sou -,es. loved you
never, but had given YOU al my
heart ! would still have courage to
stretch my hand into th, fire anu snatch
il from the flames, though ID was a
scorched and stricken thing forever
Then. even were NOT q gambler. a
YOU term me. your answer vOuld be the
same wondered al his calmue>S.
though little dreamed the effort IL had
cost him and an i,tat las beneath.
THE same said. curtiy
And dare sou judge another The
words burst forth with ~ecthfus. d s~~ius
ssOrn. You dare sly you have nor
taught me IS Iu,e You by tac arts 81
which only woman IS mas;sr9 For
your future and f1r mine ,uu are r.
sponsible. hut You vii. be- sorry for
this"
Then j, was he uttered thc threat. and
when by my answer I had bur icsu >ii.,
wider apart the bleeding vourd. f.
turned once more. while stood on in.
steps Of The porch. 70 repca- 81, words.
his face lvid with passion. and then
STROBE down The path.
AN idle threat Thought tu ul1 self
Is though my happiness world ever
lie within Mayuc I'crriu's grasp
could have laughed aloud in m, ,rrur-
ity and my forgetf ,lu,~s uf IN, trufl
tuat In some degree lay hidden fu his
words, the ;ruth that when the Young
handsome strange came 20 our village
I Hat accepted with 4 smile Jud = blush
thc attentions DE bad shov.rrI upau
me. attentions which IN my sir:i>h as
snrauce and vanity were OF no little
worth jha; vl the mans hcarr lav
a. ms feet could ;rsmp,e ruthless,
',p1u &c without one glance Of even
.',pught ST pity for tae pain was ~
hlcting. DIG deserve my punish
ncrt2
One year after. : enc year older ami
wiser. my LIES happiness came 10 ui,. IN
the love which flooded my path with
sunshine. For the first time. tret.. Bling
With the weight % my own joy. I re-
membered the suffering ! had e.lSed
ruothcr. remembered with 4 new abl-
ity To guess n its measurement. remem-
bercd Il with regret. But had ] wished
Is, 7 could nos have put that regret iuto
words. I had never seen Mayne Perrin
since that day. tie bad disappeared. no
one knew whittier.
"He said I would be sorry. and am.
I thought once. amid the preparations
for my wedding. II wish had said one
Kind word, and after he thought. fleet
ing as the sorrow. came forge: fitness.
We had been married TWO Ncars-two
happy, happy years-aBd Will and I
were lovers Vet. We had = pre-t, farm
a few miles outside the village. where
was Joyous IS bird and busy as bee
from morning Unit, night Oue afte.-
noon IN May WIFE came 10 on hi return
from town, saving. even aS he kissed
me; Il have brought ar old friend Of
yours. Mamie. home With me. lie Is
very anxious 70 see YOU"
An old lend. Neither VIII nor /
were backward in hospitality. auG I +.
quickly followed him into the parior. +
Did a ciOud darken e sunshine. did the /
sir suddenly grow eLill. or did merely .
presentiment Of sVii erect me on It's .
threshold. as with hand outstretched .
and a smile Of welcome. Mavne Perrin I.
came forward 10 receive my greeting. ! /
fs.ed In make ii cordial. bu; fear 4
failed. Even nv husband seemed en-