The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-04
Her Good Angel
Written for The Tribune.

Written for The Tribune.
On it,!
Hello, Walter. what's that you are
sending on ahead of you? Don't be
reckless, boy; don't be reckless. You
might not care to meet it when you
arrive there"
We'll, just listen to this! If it Isn't
enough to make fellow use stronger
language than that"
Dear Walter: Company from out of
town just came to dinner so cannot
possibly come. l am unutterably mis-
cradle. Carol"
"Whew," whistled the other, that
sort o upsets your plans, doesn't it?
Well, I'm sorry for you, old chap"
Really and to think of all the trouble
I've had, and that elegant luncheon
all for naught."
Walter Sardou had thrown himself
into the most luxurious chair in the
room for he never for one moment
forgot the comfort of walter Sardou.
That parsonage always came first IN
his estimation. Nothing in that note
seemingly to cause him to fly into such
a rage, but then the most common
place appearing things sometimes have
tragic side, even comedy may, and
usually does.
Several years ago Carol La Verne
was a pretty village school teacher,
very young and impressionable. DUr-
ing the school term she made her holle
with the Sardou family, of which Wal
ter was the only child He was a
bright, handsome fellow, spoiled from
babyhood by his doting mother, who
had been generously assisted t1T tie
past ten years by other woman Fin
ally an adverse fate had thrown HIM
within the influence of Horace Lupin,
since when he had been well on the
highway to ruin, not as yet vulgar de.
bauchery but cards, wine and their in
evitable accompaniments had become
the elements of life to him. For two
years he had been engaged to a pretty
brunette, who combined mental with
physical beauty and n beautiful chlF-
acter with both being, therefore, not
always suited to Walters taste. He
frequently remarked that "Janette was
too perfect" She was in point Of
fact a pearl before swine.
For Carol La Verne he never cared
a rap, but his nature required the in
cense of her devoted love, and, know
ing that the time has been when the
deluded girl would have given her ve"y
life for him, he determined now to
reclaim that which he had years be.
fore acquired and proceeded to carry
out the plans which certainly wece
originated and perfected in a secret
chamber in Hades. Less than a year
previously Carol had taken a verbal
part in ceremony which bound her
for life to young man of irreproach-
hi How 1f..
and who sincerely loved her. 1t WIS
a one-sided marriage, always and over
very lame affair Carol loved no one
saved Walter Sardou and him she
auored in that inconsistent way of wo-
man which finds all the virtues and
pardons all faults and worse in the
man she loves, and from his perfect
knowledge of this grew the plot ar
ranged by himself and his familiar
spirit Walter Sardou was to leave for
Colorado Springs for the benefit of his
health at midnight of the day on which
our story finds them. He had writ
ten to Carol of his going, telling her
how he 1onged to see her She re-
piled TO this giving him permission
TO call at her home, of which permis-
sion he availed himself. and i'm his old
fascinating manner won from her
confession of her unhappiness and that
the very Kindness of the man whom
she had married was unbearable to her
because she had no love to give him.
Walter proposed TO her to come with
him, The beautiful land of the west
would bring back the rose to her cheek
and far from their unhappy past
for he, too, was unhappy--they would
live in a perfect whirl of delight, she
should nurse him back to health and
be forever his sworshipped darling. his
angel his wife, y divorces in that
life would be to the, "a perfect Ely
stun Carol listened nd her heart
yearned to go, TO leave all the un-
happy life for the beautiful picture
Of happiness with the man she loved.
But then came a thought Of the man
who loved her, who trusted her who
lad given his honor into her keeping
and she faltered; she could not do it.
Walter pleaded, but she would not list
en-. Man-like, finding her beyond his
control he was more than ever deter
mined 70 take her with him. Failing
20 move her. however, he begged that
she would at least spend a few hours
OF his last day with him. II ever she
had cared for him she would surely
DO this, for il was more than probable
that she would never see him again,
etc TO this Carol consented and Wal
ter departed 10 ueet Lupin, whose as
sistance in the scheme he needed. Lu-
pin said: You are to send a carriage
to bring her To your MOTEL. where your