The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-01-07
"Sdddpst Of These"

| Nau NofH9u gay hliof Gay 70 nhhe
/ Il cosy and homsiike found her IN
the great oaey chair, cnried ap like
tired ohiid, The eyes we're closed
and the long. dark lanhes rf~sed on
| cheeks that were deathly white The
| tender, quiverinG mouth was drawn
| with the pain that had entered her
/ heart At his words. The iurnflant
! hats had partly escaped from con
I nnsment, and. falling In n tangled
mass over her shoulders. looked like
| rhimmerinG bronze IN the sunlight
/ French window.
Edgar Eidrire had come home 20
| hts young wife that day with an IN.
disguised scowi on his fair. hand.
some face, and Marian, who vas
putting a silver tray % dalntira ups
on the table 10 tempt his appetite.
looked up In some surprise AZ his
frown.
ia anything IN. matter. Edsarf"
she asked, going 20 him and quitting
her little white hand on his arm.
he shook u on impatientiy.
do away from met" he cried.
nerceiy. n almost hate youl"
Hate me- oh. Edgar. what forTt
and the srsas brown eyes looked rp.
full q teas.
'Bscauss you s,and between ne
and wealth. n you we're no, wife
could win Gertrude Gardner With
wofd-pretiy. ssyiish Gertrude.
with her magnificent fortunei"
A great stream u Jealousy crypt
Like burning lava through Martans
veins Then the shap@ly head y lth
as wealth Of bronss hair, bowed u
ssif on the burning white hands,
and srsai soos broke the stiffness Of
the room.
'rooi tina, I wss 10 burden ny.
self with a poor wifs'" Edgar broke
cut again.
Am TO blame for your doing
sor' Marian suddenly asked. hush.
inE her sohs and raising her head as
an INDIGNANT nuTh passed over her
head, I did not give my love IN.
asked. 90 place myself in your say
You sought me al my home. and you
knew then and when you married
me that my love for you was my
only dover. Ana now. how dare
you come 10 me, sayins the things
you dor
Dare because ! am tired Of fkls
everlasting plod. plod piod. this
self denial. this void 90 ipnurfen.
Was never made for such a lite and
! viii not endure u any longer. This
iots IN a cottage 10 very pretty Ia
the abstract. bat ne ma II hat q
dream. an infstuation. that fndsH
sway xtth the rrst responsibilities.
| he nrst sarrthrfa"
Ne. true love does not. and n
such are yuur fesiinsa. then you
never loved mo
lie gave a ilgtis no-klng laugh
Then her wpman's heart triumph
/ "a over her Indignation. pfide@Rn
/ and reaching out her hands. she
cried. IL heart. broksn tesisa; oh.
EDGAR Easaf, SAY that you did
/ love me once"
lie tips euried suornfully az he
I said Perhaps I thought 40 once"
Then thc little 1.-The azure tarusf
away. and sat down ~ the great
crimson easy chair, and resisf her
head on its back There were No
| tears nov on her chs~ks-hsr rrisf
I haa ps~rceA too deep for that-bui
there was rain like a knife pass
Z ins through her heart. and numb
ness seemed ere~plns over her ~he1s
/ frame.
Taxa your luneh ana bs sssssbis,
Marian. am soins out 70 eIns.
have bssn thinsias vsry dsilesfsssiy
must make up yosf mind 70 ths
t.Is.s !. 4 sAail marry o"sras'
she sls not move OF make amp re-
ply. and. TAKING up his hat. be left
the room
shs heard hin 90: she heard his
cruel words. Then her thoughts
wandered eaes % the paste the
Lsssrsnse. Her pstisnes With his
erossness. bis frcNns, her devotion
% toai. on. 0odi asa u amount ~
thisf was th.s her reward And
90 think he never loved me- she
muFmufsf %, shy can I rot disf
and abe held her hand 20 her heart
- u % slsil the great. sharp. throb-
bing pain there. Then shs grsw
STRANGELY quiet, Q mist ersps before
wss Il chance 90 Pfovidenes that
seat Edgar back 70 lock upon the
ruin he had arouHhtf
Hs started slightly when ne enter
ed the room aud found Msrisn just
where he had left her. And how
strangely shit. her fare locked.
leaning against TIRE ertrnsvn lining
Of tbs chair Was she asieepf He
shook her BY the arm.
Come. waks upi Why viii yon
worry me with your childishnessf
Can you not be a wefnanT'
bat the chirplng OF a canary In
les gilfef cnEe was All the sound he
heard
Al you may call her by nsms,
you may clasp her hard. but she
viii never answer you again. No
need of divorcc-shs Will not stand
between you and your hearts desire
any longer, Gertrude Gardner and
her fortune may be years. Marian
10 dead.
Two weeks after. when the deli
cate blades Of sraas had begun 70
spring up over the once warm al
sing heart Of the brown-sysd Mari
an. Edgar EidridEe sat BY uertruds
oaransrs side and pleaded for her
love.
Then TITS far, sussnly woman
are which until now had been hid
den. biaTsd In her eyes until they
nhone iiks diamonds,
Edgar Eldridge. dare you ask me
to place my life In the hands OF n
man who, but a few days ago, broSs
the heart Of a tender. trusting little
wife. who loved you az you viii new
er be loved AGAIN.
who told your he cried. spring
Your servant, who witnessed all"
1T In a lisl" he exclaimed, his face
dark with rage.
II have investigated n ana found
II but too true Nov 60" she sald,
pointing toward the door. Il shall
not attempt 20 harm you, Cor l
know you win never be happy. A
pale, beautiful face, with tender
brown eyes, will haunt you till sou
die. Farewell"
What land now shelters Edgar
Eldridse no one knows, but he "a as
much forgotten an the little, l1ne,