The Sunday globe., 1901-06-02

bade teachers and schoolmates fare
well, and wished them a merry Christ
mas and a happy New Year.
THE Lieutenant called on me the
day following my arrival. We were
married the next morning, and started
for our Western home. After a long
and tedious journey we reached the
post. where we were cordially re-
Ceived by the officers and their fami-
lies. Although far from civilization,
and amid rough surroundings, | was
happy with my husband,
His company and conversation in
terested and attracted me, and II was
a pleasant relief from the monotony OF
the school room.
In the summer after our arrival
there appeared at the post dashing
Young widow from Chicago-pretty
and rich. She was a sister Of the wife
of one of the officers. My husband was
very popular with the laules, and fond
of their society OF course he was de-
lighted to see so charming an addi-
tion to our little social circle, and quite
naturally did his best to entertain
our mutual guest, and make her visit
pleasant All the other officers were
much older than my husband, and
upon him devolved the duty of acting
as squire to the pretty widow. Ihey
were much tOgther-took long rides
over the plains and hills when the
weather was fine. and when II rained
they PLAYED chess. or he would read
10 her while she did fancy work. ]
do not know whether the officers and
their wives noticed the growing in
timacv between them know | did
not until | began to find myself a
badly neglected wife. Ny husband
suent no more of his time than was
necessary for his own convenience at
home. and never returned at night un'
tN late. and was ill-humored and cross
| with me.
Jealousy does not exist where there
| is no love, and ] was not Jealous, Dut
| [ had the inborn sense of honor ana
| self-respect ! determined however
to be absolutely certain before l TOOK
any decided step.
II had formed, in the short time !
! had been at the post, a close friend
! ship with the wife of one OF the ON
! GERS. She was much older than my
! self. | asked her If she would re-
ceive my confidence in a very delicate
matter and give her counsel in my
trouble She replied that she would.
then told her my suspicious about
| nv husband. She smiled and SAID, lt
was an open secret he and the pretty
widow B--d were dead in love with
each other and that everybody was
! feeling very sorry for me.
NV friend and myself concocted a
plan to entrap the lovers without their
| being any the wiser, so that | might
see with my own eyes and hear with
INV own ears what relation existed be-
tween them. In the opinion of some
this may have been mean and con
temptible conduct on my part. dc
not so regard it. ! had a right to know
the truth and to find it out in any way
| could. Suffice it to say, our plan was
successfully executed / was secre'
looker-on at a rendezvous between my
husband and the widow l listened &c
their amorous words and witnessed
their warm kisses.
"Instead of heart-break, at the loss
of his affections my feelings were
those of loathing and contempt Ahc
at this il might have remained, nae
not his subsequent conduct created
within me thirst for revenge.
From the moment | had witnessed
the love passages which | have men
toned. | regarded myself as morally
released and actually separated from
him forever.
"It was not possible to start for m!
home Immediately. but | began max
ing preparations to do so at the ear
lest moment possible, would no
make a scene. made up my mind U
Etell the Lieutenant / was going u
leave him and my reason for doing so
1T was nearly daybreak the mex
morning when he came home. ! i'm
mediately rose and told him ! had
word TO say 20 him He asked M
brusQuely what it was. told nm
that / would not stand between hin
and his widow, and tnat ! was goln'
home at the first opportunity, and ina
from thencefOrth | was no longer hi
wife.
He turned pale with anger, an'
said in a low kissing voice betWeel
his teeth. You are not going away
YOU will stay where you are and rais
no scandal You will hold your tongue
about the relation between myself an'
the lady to whom you have referred
Then approaching me, and poinunl
, his forefnger. which touched my face
he said i'm a whisper, II you maxi
trouble. I will kill you Then b.
SLAPPED my cheek, turned and left tn
, room.
"The blow was light. which gave m
no pain. nor was it so intended. h
1 only meant to show the contempt II
b. which he held me; just as one woul
/ kick a brute out Of his way The In
suit was intolerable. Nothing coul
. wipe IL out. and there ! made a VOW O
- vengeance.
D 81 resolved TO act at once. ha
, about a hundred dollars i'm money
"a costly diamond rings and other walt
able iewelry ] took these and som
a necessary articles in a hand bag dress
! ed and left the house.
Z Kansas City was my nearest poin
i. land ON the other side Of a desert IN
h Tested by prowling hostile Indians.
d had no doubt that ] should fall in wit
\ some of the numerous wagon train
which were passing from Salt Lake
my place of destination. Day was ju.
a breaking when ! set out on my jou
BE- ucy.
- had travelled a few miles frol
# the post when I was overtaken by
H. wagon train bound for Kansas Cit
g AS the first team passed an elderl
n man. seeing me alone. came TO me an
4 invited me 10 get In mis- wagon an
o. make one of his party. saying it wa
dangerous for a lone woman to trav
n over the plains thanked him for b
, kind offer and accepted. soon fo
s af ease read his good nature ar
NJ perceived that he was TO be relied 70
.u That night we went into cam