Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-05-05

not utter. / am n prord woman. Reg.
and I teliove''--
"whore is he noeT' the boy inter.
rupted.
III have never seen him since. yaa
know l have been abroad for years. but
no lived in your town."
She roso TO leave the room.
81 think he turst forth Indignant
ly, but she placed her hand over his lips
"Not n word, dear One night be
told me there was a tradition IN the
family that he shcu.i marry q co1sin
Of his. They had loved each other in a
calm, friendly way and vera cusaeed.
l do not regret that summer, Reg Now,
goodby. When next you SEQ MT She
waved him adieu as ssa.l9st tee room
Shortly afterwara q man Ca.lo in
u-nanuounced aud urex poctad To was
tall and well bui,t. not strictly band
some, but with q faca enc would tot he
apt to forrc.. There wa5 "a look og Ga-
cision about the mouth ana CHA Ia
the eycs a cbcdow lurbcd. lie was l{cci-
nald Ridpath's friend. and the Toy felt
honored and gratiled tint this man.
some ten years his senior. had given
him his friendship
"WEoro did yea c.a-o .~on, t5Cnsht
you were iB Canada, Reggie sci1
$50 WAS a few days g BAT Gu
my way homo l rn3e il convenient to
come by hero. Yen must return to the
city, Reg, as the FIRST breath Of fall
and We will give yoH 10 end Of a good
time 20 Pay yen Tor this sImmer's
pain"
"You must rot pit7 mo too MICH.
old man, the fact is'- Aud lac then
told him of tbs girl. his m1thor'S guest.
Of her kindness 20 bin. OF theapl r5ach
ing dance and the story Sto had just
coufded to him.
"Do you think l have brof=e faith,
old MANI" Reggie cat Up and locked
a~nxiously at his friend, who had stop.
ped smoking and vas listening go the
story with a queer look on his face
81 wouldn't fer tho wot!d, yot, kuaw.
ana / couldn't tago tuld E"y cle but
you. Ny case Is hopeless, bus IL you
should go cut there aud see Der s.syd.
ing SO stately and beauiifcl. receiving
my motEcr's guests, perhaps you would
forget yorr cid love, 8nd--aId -
The man Looked from Tie window
I Reggie, lying th9re cropped vita pill
I lows, seemed very far away lie saw
. instead a room, poorly lighted ard bare
! with a sea CT eager faces that we've las
tened Gu q slender. stately gill wb.
swayed them at her will Tia scen
shifted il au instant 10 Il garden wher
. lilies, like TIE cuo be gaced upon, not
u ed. and to a saTnc house where b
I stood beside the girl and tade her good
. by. lie remembered how the roses ben
y until they Touched her hair S0iEe TaI
!, red with passion, some were whit
. with rain, and they were intertwiAec
Il "DUeEie, Il gay voice called, "ril
! l come iuY May Lady Macbeth oomot
! She stood for n moment In the dooI
] way. Tho room was in shadow, bat th
light from tho hall fell Oh Der tai
3 1.-the figure, tho loneliness OF her fact
u the bravery of her attire.
u Don't yen like rao this WY. Reg?
IA She stood still. tie color coming al
u going in her face. fer this man, Ret
> gie's friend, was coming nearer an
+ nearer. He greeted Der with a fortua
ID ity that seemed almost reluctance,
great was his effort at self control T
80 took her hand and stood looking dow
u at her. The color poured into her ear
r Reggie had lifted himself from his pi
. low excitedly. his voice Quiycrir
" with emotion.
W elizabeth, I can finish the story
year after your story ended this ma
III who bad been released from bis enEag
=, ment. went back, bat found no trace
y you. You had gone abroad. He cou
% learn nothing else, and that is why Il
j. somter light Turks always in his eyes
There came a sudden light iato G.
d girls face; o smile just toucLed b
sweet mouth AS his eyes passed fro
OF her face to her gown ste said softl
OF "It is the first time / have ever worn
gown like this since tho old days"
Vo MAY we not return to themi'
"a His voice was almost a whisper.
y My children, Reggie called fro
his pillows, II give you my blcssi
q and dismiss you"
so He waved them from him with a s
l little laugh. As they left the roc
ny something like a SOB rose in his throi
he but he checked it back ard lay tho
al alone in tho daIkening room, smili
"a bravely. Sarah Lindsey Coleman
no Chicago News.