The times., 1898-03-06
FOR OLD SAKE'S SAKE.

II is a commonplace Of speech that
there is no changing the leopard's 5
snots. The keen observer of his kind,
who has not twelve aXioms whereWith
10 work The theorems Of life, but twelve
hundred, accepts il as gospel Ray
,aond who was not keen observer,
but a man with faith in his heart
did not accept it, In the face Of ad-
vice, ana caution, and good counsel he
decided to reduce il 10 the absurd and
marry Cicely GIanvilIe. Success crown
ed him, as even those who warned him
know now. but il was a desperate risk.
Far back in the days which it were
heresy To doubt were as good as they
We're old, when Alan was just the st0lid
small son OF Captain Raymond, and
Cicely was but the angel-faced little
daughter Of Captain Raymond's first
lieutenant, Marlitt the boy and girl
had been fond Of one another. They
had made mud pies and hunted the
first wild flowers Of the plains, and
had ridden burros and bronchos to-
gether They had wintered and sum
Inered. IN each others company. the
mountains and prairies Of the south
west. while the land was yet given over
To the never-ending disturbances 0f the
h0stiles. They had learned what il was
10 have only one another for playmates
for months at time. And because
OF the hardships Of long marches and
the JOYS Of a half-savase freedom shar-
ed together they came 10 think them
selves iuseparable. And then they were
sseuarated Cicely was TO be civilized.
She was sent east and abroad 10 school
Alan Raymond went through West
Point and got his commission. There
upon Fate-which at times does what
might be expected Of her-sant him 10
the same post where the Mariitts were
stationed, and he saw Cicely again He
looked into the placid depths Of her
long. gray eyes. and remembered the
past. He looked al the ourying red lips
and the thick brown hair. and guessed
the future. she had changed for the
worse and for the better. she had
been civilized. and was less frank she
had learned 10 attain her ends by in
direct means, yet, as women 90. she
was honest But the sanity face was
more beautiful and the child was grown
TO one u those women whom to love
IS TO worship. And In due time Ray
mond loved her.
There are men who take their love
as simply as they do the breath Of their
life II Is necessary 10 them. but they
do not 70 mad with the ecstasy Of its
possession. when Raymond had told
Ciceiy that he loved her. and when she
had laid her head upon his shoulder
and put her slender, clinRing hands in
his, and turning up the beautiful, deep
eyes 10 his face had said Il love you"
he was satisfied. His fault. If such il
were. was that he was undemonstra-
tive. and Ciceiy' though some count il
2 virtue in w0man-that she was jeal-
Gus. or all vices, jealousy carries with
81 its own swiftest punishment. II real
fzes its unreasOn. but is poWerless-
like dreamer who suffers and can not
awake though he knows, the while.
that he Is dreaming. She knew in her
heart that her lovers word was worth
more than most mems vows; she knew
that his purpose was direct and hon
est. and yet she doubted. The tiny
stone nf suspicion began TO roll A
question which Cicely was too proud 20
ask would have checked it. but il rush
ed on and became an avalanche that
buried and crusted their happiness un-