The Delta independent., 1900-04-13

ext OF esarss l doa't kDsw your
stnry"-
-It's not pleasant" said ths other
nan. knocking the ashes frOm his
eignr with nervous hngerx. ''It al
happened the year ieft cslBeSe. 1
net . girl IN Denver. She was beau
tiful and clever. aud you're right about
6ay being sentimental. Teller fan
eicd because her eyes were pure ami
eright as the stars in heaven that ST..
must b~ an angel. She was poor too.
Her father was drunken. good for
soothing fellow. and she was very un-
happy and I pitied her. All. ! WIS
very fa- ro,.r indeed. We were goin:
10 b. married when ! had masle nIon-
ey er.a.i::,ii. and meantime. I was happy
as-well. as happy as fool.
"And then one day ms we were wni:l-
ing down the street together we met
. man. low fellow. with n dyed mus
tnche knew him. lie was IL shoe
string gambler who came down some
times from the mining camps aud as
vile q cur as ever breathed. To my
amazemcnt he stopped and spoke to
me. What nre you doing with my
wifeT he asked nngrily. I supposed
he'd been drinking and was about TO
brush him aside when ! happened 10
look ut her. and what ] saw told ue
al. She was covering before tlsar
beast. with every vextlgr OF color G0nc
from her face and her eyes fnsteuetl
on his with such look that In . Sash
! knew that her fear Of him was no
new thing with her. t...
~ slsn1 4 cet~~e sHulo ussn
this isn't true: But she ouly gave .
left them thcse. neves saw hsr
agaln."
There was . u,Oment's pause. The
orchestra from its perch on the kind
ing Of the marble stairway was play-
ing nm mir from ia Boheuse." re-
peating the rcfrnin over and over
again with passionate insisfcnce.
Isn't Il possibk there was some
OistakeY'' asked Teller NJ last. Q little
swxwartlly.
NO" said Frink In hard voice.
sIIer father came to see mc after
war,l. She was getting divorc.
quietly. he told INC. and they had
agreed to keep me In ignorance OF the
whole affair. OF course the black
guard threatened to shoot me if v
didn't marry his daughter. hut when
he saw was not afraki ~ him be lct
me alone. They came easi after that.
! believe"
"Pcrlaps she wasn't ~ much to
blame ~ be-" observed Teller thoughs-
fully.
"Pcrhnps-she was very young. Hut
snch training In deceit doesn't turn
out the women who make good wives.
and divorced women nre hardly in my
llnc. No. there Was no excuse for hef
and Il was only my tuck. Ton fell h
love with the right woman. and fell
In lore with the wrong oee-shat's ALL
woman came down the corridor NJ
~ s,oke the hast words. Q tain. sar-
tart WOMAN. n . moslish Rown. wlsss~.
gieaminE folds rsuax eioeely 70 ls.r
siesdrr agure. a hoy Of Or years
held her BY tlSr hand. and both looked
ont o. tlBe world with the same sycs.
ssxnt. beautifuL gray eysa. at socs
peeusi and sad.
As the wosnnu's eyes net Frink's
they dilated suddenly. and he started
with . sharp palm at Ills heart that
canght his breath. fl-
y How had slse come there Just then
the very woman of whom he had been
talking3 As he started up Teller
glanced around aud then rosc also with
sharpy smile. - n.fl
"lAh. Lucille" bc cried. ~ have met
an old friend. Eesl trink! ilc must irr
your friend ALSO. Ned. this IN my
wife, r rrN rr ~ ... ....s
Tho joyors pride In his fricn'i'r
voice made Frink w.Dc.. inward!y a-
he bowed crrcinon!ously. LIZ a.a
I'm very glad to meet Mr. Frink."
she sa!i cnimly. How well bc knew
her voice. -
"You'ii dine with us. hope. ScdY-
called Teller over his shoulder as he
stated ON with the hoy. sats... a.,l b
"'rEank you. no. I leave FOR ben
yer In half nm hour" replied Frink.
Then y sudden surgr In the crowd
brought sogsc one i~iw~n them for
moment. and the woman turned to iii:.;
abruptly. ' - 81
The pisifus arr~ni ID kev ~yes w~ss
straight To frink's heart. sud he felt
Ills own eyes Erow din, with trnrr.
lie docs not know" she said sins-
ply.
he revcr shall" cried Frisk.-chi-
cago Herald.