The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-09

different from my restless, excited sou.
She was 80 sad az times that ! could
not help wondering " some time In
her life she had not experienced some
serious sorrow. for sho had means ana
friends enough To- make her life worm
living. and should have been happy.
one day found her weeping quietly
with n little rcd book In her hand.
ondcavorcd to calm her. to md out
the reason for her sorrow. aud then
she told mo this story:
at happened when | was only eigh-
teen. l was engaged TO be married
My lover was four years older than
myself: he was a mate OF ship. and a
fine. dashng young fellow named Ed
ward Blake. We had been engaged six
months and were TO be married n
month later. The day was fixed. and
Edward had arranged TO give up the sea
and take a situation ON land. We were
as happy as two young people could
possibly be: but. unluckily. Just a
month before the time fixed for our
wedding day. n picnic was gotten up
by some OF our friends. and Edward
and were OF the party. There was q
handsome young fellow there named
Percy sandys the son OF neighborlng
clergyman. lie was fresh from col
lege. and full OF fun and frolie.
CHANGED TO be placed next to him al
luncheon, and not knowing. "a | aft
erward discovered. that ! was en-
gagged, he was specially attentive q
me. I did not care for his attentions In
the least, but ! was In high spirits and
only bent on the enjoyment Of the mo-
ment, and did not check him as. per
haps. ought to have done. Presently
caught sight OF Edwards face. ant
Jaw that he was looking terribly eroBI
and angry. Foolishly | thought 4
rather good fun to make him Jealous
and, on purpose to tease him. I pre-
tended 10 take all the more notice o
Mr.. sandys. when We finished lunch
con the party scattered and strollci
about the woods In various directions
] naturally expected Ed~ard TO nc
company me. but he ,Har rudoly. ~
! thought, held alo, md. to punisl
him, | paired on with Mr.. sandyl
when the party got together agail
Edward looked 30 savage that
thought II better not 10 provoke hin
sny further
81 shook off Mr.. sandys. and, walk
ing away with Edward. began TO sco
him for his unreasonable Jealousy. o
course, / did not think | myself was 4
fault; nobody ever does. A loyln
word would have made mo pentent al
rectly. Unfortunately. he was whit
with anger. and began TO reproach m
in n way that reused my temper. TO,
for was quick enough TO take oil
fence In those days, Ruth. though
have learned better since. can r,
member, as II It were yesterday, N
nook In the woods where we stood, III
sunshine glinting through the tire,
and lighting up Edwards flushed fac
and angry eyes. lie reproached m
bitterly-more bitterly. I think. tina
deserved. He called me heartloi
eoquette. and called him llttlo-min,
ed and told him he had made himse
ridiculous by his unreasonable jea
ousy. We got hotter and hotter. an
finally he declared that II ! did NJ
admit that | had been wrong On
promise to behave differently for q
future. all must be over between rs.
did not care a straw for Mr. Sandy
and would fifty times sooner have hi
Edward with me. but would ha'
died soorpr than have told him
then. so gave him a bitter answC
and we both grew angrier sim. II
last words. uttered with all the int
slty Of passion, ring still In my ears.
can tell you them word for wor
'Hetty. Il you let me go now, undo
stand clearly you viii never sec n
face again did not quite belle
him. Perhaps n had l should st
have let him 60 Al any rate. ] "
far too angry to siye way then. a
by all means II you wish IT, sal
and In another moment he was gene