CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-01-27

would have broken the engagement by
herself. She wasn't ashamed Of hav-
ing loved him. though she was very,
very angry with him still. and never
wanted TO speak to him or see him.
She supposed she would never gel over
it, for here. at this monpent. though che
had not seen him for six months. she
felt a worse pang than AT their parting.
She was even glad that she had seen
him, that she was sitting near him,
though after this half hour she would
ne,er see him again. But Ibis Was al.
TO speak, 10 raise a finger, to let him
see any trace of relenting frlm hes-
firm attitude, would be impossible and
unwomanly. Her life was broken in
pieces and it was his fau.t-ard she
loved him still. Well. it was ii won,-
ans fate,
Poor Isabef's eyes filed up With tears
here, as she contemplated the tiger rid
ing On his bicycle, and reflected that the
show must lie nearly os.F. Tcs--,y
meanwhile. having been disappointed
in her rec option Of his ro rla ks. pi;ii-
tied on awhile TO Dick. ard 6 ef'.: z Lin
also strarreiy unresponsiNe. s.,.:s'f'''
into silent admiration of the arr safic
lioness.
Dick pulled away AT hi, Ia siaf ne .t
was his wont when in deep ilcues.i
His mind. too. was back upcn he after
nuoh walks. She was jusi i.ic stsce.esi
Riii in the s"orld: rs could; ee; a, ~
from that. lie had n,e, all n ,.rrtties'
girls in San Francisco. ard tried his
best to frl T. love ; iti. . E..t :,.em.
l.. II
pence for the pretfiest. \ i,i-i orchtfo
realize. " hrn she threw Eian .lver that
Wa. that III -iiir ed his life. '-e -vcr
could love anybody eise--:--' ! Re ,iifr't
want to, Here he had been trying to
forget IL aLcut her. anil ro,. every
srinilest PIT of ;'o old sterirg
feeling had come back as be snt rear
her and looked nt her pretty lalf-avert-
ed face ard graceful figure. Sc LID the
pretfiest foot in the world. Fo wc-ld
be almost willing to have il set upon his
neck, Eut no; thai wasn't nIarly-it
wngu't rirtt 70 yigld. TtNs- iicT -4r.t.
and he couldn't submit 70 i--hT'f Re
loved her iust the same. .And row that
that corfcundSS nSu in a ve.sei robe
was driving n team ci tigers round :i.e
ring. he supposed the show was about
Overland he could go back to San Fran
cisco and she would go back TO New
York. and they would never see each
other again
The animals trotted nimbly out of the
ring: the iron doors closed upon them.
the crowd rose hurriedly TO go fort, IN
search of more shows. Dick felt that
politeness at least required farewell
bow; and as Isabel seemed bert upon
freeing her dress from some projection
on the bench. and did not turn. he hesi-
tnted before stepping out into The aisle.
Tommy scnffied past him. and Isabel re-
luctantly left her prefense of absorp-
tion and followed. In three seconds
these two who loved each other better
than ANYTHING else upon earth. ard
who were no more fools than the ordi-
nary, would have parted forever. Moth
ing could have induced either Of them TO
forego their evident stard on tho ri~ht
of things-nothing-e nail on
the floor. which caught the edge of
isabers shoe. trippcd her Violently. a-d
threw her. in an entirely heIrlcss and
undignified way. full into Dicks arms.
No resolution can be biau..sd for Civ
ing WAY rrde- n surprisr ike tat. II
was all very well for them 10 iii apart
and argue the matter TO themselves aud
come TO iETsvoeable conoieSio.ls. i:ut
when mnn finds the one vac-aa- = fte
world whom he loves flung close into
his arms 10y fate, and when n woman
feels hc,s sell II the er. br- of the Only
man she ever has loved or eat, lore. ir-
revocability becomes but q name. II
was all ever with the resolutions in a
fash Every feeli-g of anger and de-
feriri -asicp tat I'd ttir c1fci, ;Ae
two hearts in that wre,chei half bou
crystri'y- J tic shock irt, ,--c. ir-
resi-.sbie and overv helmi; z. The ma
:e- -H- .lca the = al c-c. y =.
n word. The amount of tenderness !
Dicks touoh. and the entire sieidir-r
Isabel's 6EuTc. said more I;taI :, riuInc
of explanations. And whea. after =.
laTsc Of = sccoad or two mo, e. re lbs.
than WIS pnite necessary. size rerair.ed
her equilibrium. they would have -:oci
there MS in an ecstatic ,irearH ifTcmu'~
had not broken the charmed silence by
an imperious demand to be taken TO see
the Street in Cairo at once.-Leslie's
Weekly.