The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-02
MAMMA"

and asked the manager for Keys TO the
Gncst houses on his list with a look
OF surprise. the man handed them TO
him.
outside the business house he
looked az the kcy-tars AMI found that
the nearest rcs.dence wa within
walking distance Slowly he mean
dercd ln o. direction. musins the
while.
That the confirmed bachelor"
should purchase a homo suprra
them. Let them laugh at me. ] wll
buy the hanfs1mcst edince can COZ
tain and will cndeavor 10 make per
life as much o. a romance aa mine WIS
for that brief time. ] ought 90 bc han
py, ! suppose. She is charming
creature. and more than all. by Dor
sweet womanlIness has caused 10Y
dolorous past TO be- almost forgotten
But was Il other than delightful P
Yes. " three years In the presence Oh
a woman whore beauty ~ face was re-
fecied In every feature Of her char
acter. can be thus Wore J. after these
years OF anguish. 20 be given the PRIV.
iloge OF agail turning those leaves OF
llfo's mystery. could ! refrain
Looking back at those evidences OF
misplaced Affection. from the emil
nenco upon which fame has been
pleased 10 place me. ! wonder " }
ever revellcd ia the sweet companion
ship Of my souls false star seem
20 admirably fitted for the reticent we
! since have led.
by no circumstance here am | re-
minded Of my transient ioy or eha
subsequent. enduring heart-hreak'
This lovely girl has chosen TO besiow
upon me her preference. For my dun
appreciation she lavlshes smiles which
would an the hearts OF other men
with bliss supreme.
DO not Imagine -sprltes Of my old
seli-that there Is aught less modest
In her department than that Of her
whose queeniy sway enslavcd you IN
those happy lotus-eltlng days.
As | look into the waters OF the
fountain. see hair sprlnklcd with
sorrows SHOWS. II was not so when
together We gazed upon the placid face
OF the pool which she chrlstened
"Rcsurgam" The name was typical,
she said. Would that II werel She
was fond OF my curls She would run
her nexlle fingers through them and
say: ut Is delightful for you TO have
hair 80 much more beautiful than that
OF any other man. II IL blacker than
the plumes OF my big uaine5borough
hat"
Those hats we're worn then, and no
Parlslan had thought OF creating an
ordinance for their removal at the
theater. The whole house turned to
look at her as We entered our box.
The stage beauties were madly jeal-
Gus OF her. She was wonderfully beau
tiiul, like a stalnieRs lily. Her face.
always pallld. had the spiritual CLEAN
sometimes seen In the luminous coun-
tenancc Of dark-halred woman. Her
lips glowod like the aEalcas she al
ways wore on her breast They we're
odorless. and hence commended them
selves to her, Perfumes were offen-
slye to her. yet, as remember, her
approach was ever preceded by an In
tangible sweetness. as Of the faintcst
breath from fragrant flowers confined
in some aecrc. receptacle, The refined
perfume was Incompatible. I never
detect II now. a mark OF individual
Ety. II left me rs did she,
Then the shock Of finding her gone,
when recovered from the long fever.
one woman called her thankleas and
bloodthlrsty vampire. | was reminded
OF her hldeous remark when | saw
today the new poem OF Kipllngs by
that title. And that odious painting
by his cousin. Burne-Joncs How /
hate them all
Had she but told me that she was
q creature OF the sun-a child OF Paris
her life and affection changing as
the seasons; could have better borne
her unceremonious nl,dng. Hut to en-
dure the dread uncertainty which has
eDcumbered my soul through these
intermlnahly weary yearsl
AultIlNht ANuNkut N Vastly ulHtItnh
from Paris. In this arctic atmosphere
my grief has grown less poignant. my
ardent temperament would now be
called phlegmati0. No one dreams OF
my brief enchantment-i am consld-
cred u bachelor impregnable TIN Lois
entranced me. Little they wreck OF
those days OF welded blissl won
der II we shall live with our frat or
second wife In the world 70 come.
Perhaps we shall all DO Judged as
polygamists II We have married more
than once
IL Is curious that for the frst time
in long while. thoughts OF Zonita
obtrude themselves. when am In
quest OF a domleile for Lois,
or late have tried to put that false
face away back among the discarded
plates In memorys stereoptloon. and
when | have peeped at Il. gazed
through the clear light In Lois calm
eyes. | fancy sometimes that she Is
like her-if only tDe nearest woman
could be invested with the spirit OF
the dearest one--then II would be EASY
TO love as the law SAYS
when | feel most positively tina,
Zonita Is near me. | close my eyes