The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

ful save. inSrcH0 OF tnc nhppy cOinpdn-
lon he had hoped TO make her.
EFF she never loves me-" he thought.
bitterly. eff all my love falls to win
hers. whnt will my life be1'
He did her Justice. He knew that II
his love failed to win her heart. his gold
was powerlcss to make her happy. He
knew that II her mother died or could
not be benefited by her marriage, she
would rather beg her bread herself
than be his wife.
While matters stood In this unsat-
isfactory state, Mrs. Raymond made
suggestion: II want you to go away
for O month"; she said to him. "and let
Helen miss tho constant devotion TINT
she has Ind ever since your bctrothal.
Let her feel that void has come Into
her life. and how dull and checrless II
would be II she lost you The wedding
day Is set for June 10, and this Is April.
Stay nwny until the 9TH or 9th OF June"
II seemed to him good advice and he
had business In the West that would Gil
his time proftably. 1t gave him the
first really happy moment Of his en-
gagement. when Helen said gently. yet
with shudder:
II cannot bear TO think OF You on rail-
way trains, VIII. Write often. that
may know you are safe"
Her lips met his In q tender pressure,
such as loving sister might bestow,
but with far more affection than she
had ever before given him. Was he
winning heri The hope made this I'M
expected absence endurable, and for
two weeks life held more pleasure than
II had done IN all the days Of his court
ship.
Then came n blow, sudden, sharp.
overyhelming He was In n largo
Western city. when, after night, re-
turning 10 his hotel, man on crutchcs
asked for charity The voice was ia
miliar, and In n shock Of horror, the
face struck him. One gasping cry es-
capped him:
George Vanhornw
The man would have hurried away,
but he followed easily.
let me go. Spencer the crippled
man pleaded. II did not recognize
you'll Don't you know I am deadY
II know you are coming In here with
me-" VIII said gently, substituting his
arm for one Of the crutchcs and enter
ing the hotel where he had n room.
STEADY nowl" and he led him, feeling
how he trembled, until he had him
seated In great arm chair I'm his room.
and felt his heart stirred with deepest
compassion Mt the havoc pain and pow
crty had made.
} He would not let his guest speak un-
} I'll be had ordered n supper and made
, him comfortable. Then, turning to
him. he saw he was weeping.
''See what O woman you make OF
me-" the poor fellow said you
: thought l was dcad2"
-Yesl All your friends think so."
1T was n narrow escape, and won
/ der why was spared Nine months
In public hospital have left mo Grip
pied and incurably III They would not
keep me after l could get about OH
/ clutches, but have begged or starved
and II will not be for iongl would no,
, let anyone know for fear It would get
I to-to-Helenr'
-You want 10 hide from herr
"Yes-yesl Whit would her life be
/ tied to minor You will not betray me
Spenccr7"
Z but you may recover"
: mo. | should only be n wreck II !
/. could, but | cannot. have inte-nn
injuries that tho cold and hunger OF
/. last winter have increased fatally"
WIN Spencer literally could not spcnlS
| al Of 81. -
r lcnce that would give him his wife
. Could he let Helen remain In ignoranc,
| OF this strange adventure the memoir,
a of her old lovo might die away In time
n When he could speak agnin he led tn,
conversation to Helen. He was yer,
4 frank. telling George Vanhorn how
= truly he had been mourned. but sayinl
!. nothing of his own hopes, and 1t wa
easy TO see how George had loved her
o how utterly self-sacriicing his silence
!. had been. To spare her pain, he ha,
2 kept from her all knowledge of his owl
9 suffering.
Z But his pride yielded to Wins en-
= treaties to be allowed to befrlend him
r He was very weak, very III, and he nj
: lowed VIII to get him pleasant room
r In u quiet boarding house, to furnis
q him with necessary clothing, to engag
q doctor, and to take brothers pluc
> beside him.
r And then true. unselfish love tn
\ umphed.
"She win never marry me-" WI
thought. ruefully, as he folded a Ions
p long letter. but she shall not be chen
a cd out Of what little happiness life ma
a still hold for her"
y lie wrote. too, to Mrs. Raymond.
q letter TINT caused that respectable lad
n to grind her teeth. but which she ODE,
.. cd, packing her trunk and accompnn,
, Ing Helen In the journey westward.
n II was Win Spencer who met tho NV
p at the depot. and accompanied them I
p the boarding house where he kept Mr.
n Raymond In the parlor after sendin
n Helen upstairs, alone Ii was WI
al Spencer who smoothed away every di
a ficulty, engaging rooms for mother an
n daughter and quietly effacing himsel
II were far too long a story TO try
y record the three months that followe'