The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-28

now. John, and I shall not hurt you
too deeply by mentioning him), was
saying good night and calling down the
blessings of heaven upon a head not
worthy TO receive them
Does this argue my speedy return?
Perhaps. yet l do not know. There
are fond hearts here. also. and life
in this country's center would be a
great life for me il only / could forget
the touch of a certain restraining hand
which has great power over me even
as memory. For the sake of that
touch shall 1 give up the grandeur and
charm OF this broad life? Answer, John,
you know him and me well enough now
to say.
Dear James-Why must write? Why
am l not content with the memory of
last night? Is it because that when the
cup is quite full, cup that has been
so long in filling, some few drops must
escape, just to show that a great joy
like mine is not satisfied to be simply
qu1eScent? l have suffered so long from
uncertainty. have tried you and tried
myself with so tedious an indecision
that now that / know no other man
can ever move my heart as you have
done, the ecStacy of ii makes me over
demonstrative- L want to tell you that
love you; that l do not simplysaccept
your love, but give you back in fullest
measure all the devotion you have
heaped upon me in spite of my many
faults and failings. You took me to
your heart last night and seemed sat
1Sfied. but it does not satisfy me that
just let you do it without telling you
that l am proud and happy to be the
chosen one of your heart, and that as
saw your smile and the proud passion
which lit up your face, L felt how much
sweeter was the dear domestic bliss you
but colder life of a statesman's wife in
Washington.
Dear James-I do not, cannot be-
lieve it. Though you said to me in
going out, Your father will explain
it all, 1 do not content myself with
his explanation and never will believe
what he said of you except you con-
firm it by your own act.
OH James, were we not happy l be-
lieved in you and felt that you believed
in me. When we stood heart to heart
under the elm tree twas it only last
night?) and you Swore that if it lay
in the power of earthly man TO make
me happy, l should taste every sweet
that woman'S heart naturally craved.
| thought my heaven had already come
and that now it only. remained for me
to create yours. Yet / trust in you
yet, James, and if you bid me to con-
tinue that trust. I will do so with all
my heart and never ask you to solve
this or any later mysteries for me. L
do not confide with a half heart. | give
you all or l give you nothing, a fact
which will either insure my happiness
or my ruin. | do not know which; I
am. as / am. Do you think my fathers
words would satisfy me, or that L
would or could believe them when they
accused you of a base and dishonest
act? James, you should have waited
and not left me to the misery of hear
ing such an accusation, an accusation
of theft, and theft of money. from one
1 could not contradict. Much as I
have always revered and loved my IA
Their, l find myself hoping that he has
said other words TO me than those you
see me Philemon's wife. he has. resorted
TO an unworthy subterfuge to separate
US. and that there is no truth in the
story he told me last night, or at least
not the truth he would impress upon
me.
If his account of the interview be-
tween you is a correct one, and You
have nothing to add to it in way of ex-
then the return of this letter
will be token enough that my father
has been Just in his accusations and
that the bond between US must be bro
ken But if Oh. James, if you are the
true man / consider you, and all that
have heard is a fabrication or mistake.
then come To me at once: do not delay,
but come at once, and the sight of your
face at the gate will be enough to es-
tablish your innocence in my eyes.
AGATHA.
CTo be continued.)