Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-02-09
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CO."
Loring felt chat he blushed with
eagerness and pleasure, though be mere
ly said Please, and so Mias Geraldine
Allyn met Lieutenant Loring of the
engineers, and within the fortnight he
knew, though he stroye to hide it, that
he was madly in love with her. Such
beauty, such voice, such appealing
Loneliness were too much for him. Six
long weeks, though he became her shad-
ow, Loring struggled against his pas.
sion. He had planned that for years he
should remain single until he had saved
modest nest egg. Then, when he had
rank and experience, had moved in the
world and had ample opportunity to
study women, he would select for him.
self and deliberately lay siege to the
girl he thought to make his wife.
But when his duties were completed
with the 2Sth of August and he should
have gone to his home, Loring remained
at the Point, fascinated, for Miss Haight
and her musical companion staid at
Cozzens' through September In Octo.
Der they were to go to Lenox, and, be.
fore the parting, Loring's ring was on
that little finger-she had promised to
be his wife. Home then he hurried in
response to the pleading of his sister,
but the moment the Lenox visit was
over and Miss Haight returned to New
York thither went Loring, to find his
fiancee at the piano, with middle
aged, somewhat portly civilian bending
eagerly over her, and SO engrossed that
he never saw or heard the intruder.
This was Nov. A. The engagement
was barely six weeks old. but Loring's
ring was not on her finger as she rose
in confusion to greet him. More than
that, she wrote piteous letter to him
begging for her release. She really had
not known her own mind. Loring
gave it without word to or without
other sight of her, packed his trunk and
left New York OH the morning train
There wasa sensation at the Point when
it was announced that Miss Allyn was
to marry Mr. Forbes Crosby, a wealthy
board of trade man" of 40
Loring reappeared no more. He got
his orders for San Francisco, and he
sailed late in the fall. and barely had
he gone than the story spread from lip
to lip that Mr. Crosby had broken the
engagement that Miss Haight had de-
cided to go abroad and would not re.
quire companion-what was more,
that Forbes Crosby had been making
very judicious Investments for Miss
Haight herself. and people really would
not be surprised if-and then Geraldine
Allyn. too. disappeared from New York
and was next heard of living very
quietly with a married sister, herself an
invalid, a Mrs. Nevins, whose husband
was said to be somewhere in the army
And SO that girl whom Loring bad SO
deeply loved was sister to the wife OF
this military castaway. this unprinci-
pied gambler. swindler and thief, and
he. Loring, had charged himself with
commission that might bring him once
more face to face with her who had
duped him
Circling the camp at wide distance,
he had crossed the acequia and reached
the ella road To the north now Law
the camp, and the twinkling lights of
the suffers bar. and between him and
these twinkling lights two dark objects
bobhed into view. some 80 yards distant
and as plain as lie could hear his own
heart beat Loring heard a voice say.
Then III count Oh you not to let him
ont OF your sight and the voice was
that of Neyins-Nevins who was sup
posed to contine himself day and nigh,
III arrest to the limits of the garrison