The herald., 1898-04-05
.JAMtSONS REVENGE

mo. it is no use for you to press me fur
Their. My answer is final. can never oe
vour wife, for L am engaged to Dick Ed
wards. He-he only asked me 10 pe-.o
marry him last night. 1 am sorry to nave
to pain you with Il refusal, but olher .Hihs
will occupy your thoughts ana you WIZ
soon forget all about me. l snail Always
respect you, and hope you will be happy.
Happy! 1t sounds well for you 10 WISH
me happiness after you have pnghteo ali
nv hopes-leading me blindly on leltins
me think you cared for me-and theh u
tell me that you love another ana are apou'
to marry him! You wish me happiness IN
deed. All, I wish you happiness too' ioi
loved YOU truly-I love you now-ano no
doubt YOU think to find 1t with the man you
are about to marry. But you Will discover
your mistake when it is too late, ana tne
greatest punishment you Will endure 10 LIE
remorse you will suffer in knowing that you
spurned true love and accepted tnat WHICH
was worthless. Farewell, forever and the
last speaker walked rapidly away, tuil OF
conflicting emotions.
| Ernest Jameson was hard hit. He mad
loved pretty Madge Williams with all the
strength and fervor of his honest, lmpui-
siva nature. and she--coquette that she
xvas-allowed him to think he was dearest
of all to her: but his day dreams or happi-
ness were cruelty dispelled by the words
with which this story commences.
He was the popular ''center forward OF
the celebrated marlborough Wanderers
football team, and never was a 1ootpail
nlaver more esteemed or idolized by TIE
snort-loving public of the great manu1dc-
turing district of Merre England. Much
nc he loved our great national game, he
loved hayward Madge still more, ana loi
her dear sake had decided he would give up
the fascinating and dangerous sport ana
live a peaceful, happy life with her. But
such was not to be.
Dick Edwards, his successful rival for
Madge's love, was "half back IN the
marlborough Swifts, who disputed the SUI
premacy of the Wanderers.
A match between these two teams was
considered a veritabe battle of the giants
and drew spectators from near and FAR.
Time passed on, and Dick Edwards and
Madge Williams were duly married ano
for a short while Madge seemed pHsstuliy
happy. Jameson-as though to Wean MS
hind from his hopeless love-applied him.
self with renewed vigor to the game ne nae
chosen for his profession, until his fame
snread all over England. But in the midst
of all his successes and triumphs his hear,
was heavy with the thoughts of wat might
have been, and in it's warmest corner
Madge's memory was still enshrined and
reigned there as queen
But after a few months change seemed
to come over her. She was no longer this
light hearted. happy girl of yore. Rumoi
said that her husband was unkind to her
that he drank heavily, and in his fits Of
drunken frenzy often showered blows upon
the one he had sworn to love and cherish
The broken-spirited appearance of the
young wife, the way in which she endeav-
ored to elude observation, and the livid
marks around her eyes and on her face tes-
tilted that for once rumor was only toe
correct.
jameson saw the change which had come
over his old love, and his heart burned witt
rage and indignation as he learned the bru'
talities and indignities her husband heape(
upon her aud he took an early opportunit.
of reproaching Edwards upon the mamie
in which he was ting his gentle wife
but this--as he might have foreseen-oni-
lresulted in an open rupture between the