Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-24

man prejudice you against the whole
sex? OF course don't know your
story
It's not pleasant" sail the other
man. knocking the aslicS from his
cigar with nervous fingers. 1T all
happened the year | left co'i"g2.
met girl in Denver. Nh" WI; beau
tiful and clever. and yu;I'rr right about
my b"!u% sentimental. Teller. fan
cied because her eyes vCr" pure and
bright as the stars in heaven tilat She
must be an angel. She was poor too.
Her father was Il dIun!i"n good for
nothing fellow. AMI she vas very IN
happy. and p,tird her .Ah. was
very far gone indeed. We were going
to be married w!cH | lad made mon
ey enough and mc%ntiiH" was happy
as-wrll, as happy as Il fN"l
And then one day aS W" wrr" walk
in% down the street together "" met
n man. a low fellow. with - dyed mus
t1"hC. ! knew him. lie WIS Il shoe
string gambler who came down some
times from the mining camps and as
vile cur as ever ErcHthrl. TO my
amazemcnt he stopped and spoke 10
me. What are you doing with my
wifrT' he aH!."d an%rily. supposed
he'd been drinking and WAS about TO
brush him aside when hnnpr ncd to
look mt her. and whH; | saw told M
ali. She was covering before thai
beast. with every vcSti%V Of color gone
from her face and her eyes fastened
on his with such n look that in flash
| knew that hc. fear of Him was no
new thing with her.
Great God. LIicy.' | cried. tell me
this isn't true But she Only gave Il
little moan, and so turned away and
left them there. | never saw her
again"
There was n mom"nt'S pause. The
orchestra from its perch on the land
ing of the marble stairway was play
ing an air from LA Rohrmr." ir-
prating the refrain over and over
again with passionate inSiSlrnrr.
'ISr't 1t possible there WIS S0mr
mistakc:' asked Teller at last. Il little
awkwardly.
NO" said Frnk in Il hard voice.
Her father came to see me after
ward. She was getting II divorce
quietly. he told me. and they had
agreed to keep me in ignorance of III"
whole affair. OF course the black
guard threatened TO shoot me if
didn't marry his daughter. but when
he saw ! was net afraid of him he let
me alone. They came east after that.
| believe"
"pCrEapS she wasn't as much to
blame as he" observed Teller thought
fully.
"Perhaps-she was very young. But
such training in deceit doesn't turn
out the women who max" Good wives.
and divorced women are hardly in my
line. No there was no EXCISE for hrr.
and it was only my luck. You fell in
love with the right woman. and fell
in love with the wrong On"-thatS all"
4 woman came down the corridor lis
he spoke the last words II tall. clr-
CANT woman in II modiSh gown. whose
cleaning folds clUng closely to her
slender figure. \ boy of = or . years
held her by the hand. and both looked
out on the world with the same eyes,
great. beautiful. gray eyes. at once
proud and sad.
As the woman'S eyes met Frinli'S
they dilatcd suddenly. and he started
with a sharp pain at his heart that
caught his breath.
How had she come there just then
the very woman of whom he had been
talking: AS he started UP Teller
glanced around and then rose also with
n happy smile.
"Ah. Lucille" he cried. Il have met
an old friend. Ned Frink, He must be
your friend also. Ned. this is my
wife"
The joyous pride in his friends
voice made Frnk vince inwardly as
he bowed tremendously.
"lm very glad to meet Mr.. Frnk"
she said calmly. How well he knew
her voice.
You'll dine with us. | hope, Ncd?"
called Teller over his shoulder as he
started on with the boy.
"Thank you. no. | leave for Den
yer in half an hour" replied F'rink
Then sudden surge in the crowd
brought some one between them for a
moment. and the woman turned to him
abruptly.
The ptful appeal in her eyes went
straight to Frinl'S heart and he felt
his own eyes grow dim with tears.
"IIe does not know" she said sim
ply.
"IIe never SHALL" cried Frink.-Chi-
cagO Herald.