The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1899-01-18
HELEN'S TWO LOVERS.
WAS he glad2 Was he sorry? Did
wv he feel triumphant? Did he feel
BY ANNA SHIELDS.

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III to,,t f,o,, ,ross,n, M. suit when
,hs r,,pc ~ Ueien,s lover oppearcd on
the List Of the killed in the account OF
.h', railway collision hut after the lapse
30 several months he Ind won Mrs.
Ravmond IN his side. and so. by proxy.
wooed Helen and won-what? a cold,
reluctant consent TO be his wife.
Vet she wns not cold. this girl OF 20.
whose beart Ind been crushed ever
aimee the DIV when George Vanhorns
name VA. recorded ma dead. He could
have told how her ewes could soften
with loves tenderness, her cheeks burn
| with l0NH'R DluSnea. nGF low. Sweet
voice tremble with loves whispered
words. He had won what all the Spcn
Ger gold, the riches Of long generations
could not buy.
Before that fatal railway collision abe
was a bright, beautiful girl. with large
| expressive brown eyes, voice OF
music, the step OF a fairy, singing az
a bird sinRs, from sheer ioyousness OF
heart. bringing lest 10 ali the house
hold worries. laughing merrily over hel
own plumbers In che culinary depart
ment turning old dresses. renovatinl
old bonneta without a complaint. Iyinl
on love and hone.
After that tlay she moved about slow
ly. her ewes were dull and weary, he
duties met with a rigid mechanical pre-
ciajon. her Inns compressed. her cheeks
pale. a shadow OF her JOYOUS self.
Mrs. HAMMOND was often afraid tina
she would vet miss the golden prize al,
had partly won. and heartily seconde,
WIN In his prepantions for n speed,
wedding. II WAS Mrs. RAYMOND VIII,
went with him 10 omen the house TIM
he had bought 10 adorn for his bride
who aided him in the selection OF oar
pets, curtains, furniture. and gave hin
instructions regarding the kitchen de
partment, OF whose needs he was as ig
norant as most young bachelors. |
was Mrs. Raymond who received a
anonymous letter containing a liberia
sum, which she quietly appropriate,
for trousseau and a suitable dress 10
the brides mother.
She was q woman OF rare tact Hay
ing won Helen's consent to be Wi
Spencer's wife, she never bothered he
by complaints about her listlcss indii
ference 10 her lover or her future pros
poets. She simply made all the al
rangements for her, without once ad
hitting a possibility Of change. tn
betrothal was spoken of on all occa
sions, the preparation OF the house. IN
selection OF the trousseau referred TO, 1
matter-of-fact words that made Ilele
feel, as II was intended she should, tina
she had walked into net from whic
there WINS no escape.
And viii Spencer knew il all, an
writhed under the knowledge, being
frank, loyal mnn, whose impulses wer
. generous and honorable, and who love
Helen with all the strength of his hear
oiten nc asked himself how he could CT