Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-01-28

49, yeas 1888 -N
take form when [ knew Alice Temple.
! have callod hrr pretty, bat l think il
was the Intelligence expressed IN hsr
eyes that ono noticed most, or porbaps
tho swift Gmilo has amo to her lip5
Vhcn she spoke.
I waited silently. Presently johnson
went on with his story:
Two were engaged. There was nosiI-
ing TO wit for. / could AFFORD to
marry and Alice had a little money.
not mach, aud was glad Cf it. lshculd
not bavc wished 20 bo ono of those at
whom tie word Icints aa a man who,
by marrying, has dolo wCil for him
self"
my dear friend" I exclaimed, mo
one could ever ir.apirn you hunting
after money. am afraid you have ar-
dervalued it All your life and Will keep
up the habit 10 the end.
Johnson smiled.
perhaps there is something in wEat
you say, perhaps 1 have been an in-
cautious, oyt gsonpuine follow, but then
! have always realized tLit IL money
opons ali do1is ia this world it ceitain-
~ went open Us the door Of heaven.
However, ] am drifting away from
what ] meant 20 tell you-what that
dead face Of n girl seems to force ino to
speak of tonight. Alice and ] were, as
/ have said. engaged, the wedding day
fixed. We were visiting as the country
house Of OTTO CT her relatives that glori-
GUS month of August. One day I went
up to London, returning late in the
evening. In all the years that have
passed ] have never forgotten that even
ing. l can $50 NOW in memory the
moonlight falling ou tie treas, It's glare
for at the full Of tie moon it "a a
cold, hard glare which falls ca every
thing, or so it aaems 10 me-ou the
white gravel Of the avenue leading to
the house. Even as the old butler
opened the door l saw thero was some
thing the matter-a little crowd Of
panic stricken faces, and then s0iuo oue
caught my arm and tried to pull rue
away-tried. bus failed, for | fought
aud struggled to shake of the grasp. ]
knew at once something lad happened
to Alice Temple"
He paused so long that at last Idszeu
what caale next. He started ut the
sound Of my voice.
IL forgot / was telling you abont it,"
be said. at seemed as though ! were
going over it all by myself. l often do,
though it happened 20 long ago. Whsb
was it? Oh, 'one Of those boating acct
dents Ms people say when they Icy
down a daily paper, complaining Of the
scarcity Of news. Alice had been bout
ing. There wa an upset; no one hurt
Of all the party ozcept-weli, they hao
Just brought her IN, and as l fought
myself free Of my we'll meaning friend
it was Oh the white, still face aud long,
drenched hair Of ny dead love that my
eyes rested. ! have never forgotten thai
sight, never forgotten her IN all thc
years of days and nights which have
gone bv since then. Strange / have never
talked of it? But. then, we never do
talk Of what We feel most deeply. Yet
tonight that poor girl daEo say she
was not a very good girl, but heaven is
moro merciful than man and takes &c
count OF all the despair ana isery
/ MHlNN kO BCAO4D cbAA uNrtA tNtAbA
minded me OF Alice, who was to have
been my wife, of the happiness l want
ed, yet was refused, and 1t has uu-
manned me for a bit. BY anil by shall
feel better. Perhaps, who knows, in
some future existence cur disappoiat-
ments will all be made UP to Us. At
any rate that is II Of my pet beliefs. -
lyon think that in some future yen
and Alice Temple will be together?' l
asked rather skeptioally.
II don't put things into form and
shape, / simply believe that /, and all
who have failed IN this world, shall
have happiness. Now let us talk 10
more of it, for here comes dinner"
As dear old Johnson bowed hia head
to say grace, Tor he %reyerently observed
the practices taught him in his child
hood, his voice tremblsd, and when he
looked up again and raised the cover Of
the little soup tureen for the prelimi-
nary duties of hospitality saw, and PIE
tended not to see, that there were tears
shining in his eyes. Exchange.