CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-04-10

sit was q supper after the theater.
and we rode to my house together In
q hanson afterward Mt 2 O'Clock in the
morning. and the chaperon OF our
supper party rode In another direction
IN another hanson with another man.
Ny escort talked about the 'Rubaiyat'
Of Omar khayynm. and l then first
appreciated the beauties OF that sub.
lime composition. Afterwnrd he spoke
OF my work In very earnest and en-
eouraging way. He let me know that
be had been quite student OF the
arama and that his criticism and adj
vice would be Of the greatest assist
ance. That. Mt least. was the Infer
ence. Finally he bade me good night
IN the doorsteps. with a gentle sadness
n his manner which let me know that
there was "A romance In his life. That
made me feel safe. for at that time
surely did not want him to fall In love
with me. and | stilI retained the delu-
sion OF my earlier years that romaDce-
n n persor's life acted like vaccina-
aon.
THE gentleman called upon me the
next afternoon. and he was very enter
brought me large book. ! forget
what II ~ = about. The next day he
took me out to dinner. and remember
shat he gave me some very shrewd and
he.pful criticism about my work
Then I didn't see him for two whole
days. ana began to MRS bin very
much. At that timc | was lonely. My
girl friends In the profession were all
cut OF tswn. and some OF the men In
49, company who wished to bc kind
- me were rough In their ways-pot
at all like the cultured gentleman
whose acquaintance ] had been 30
fortunate as to make"
"But didn't you ask about himy" said
Brenda. Didn't you md out how he
saood sociaiiyT-
Elsie laughed
"Hcw was to mud out any OF ,hose
Aingsy" she said. The world Is = big
place. In the midst OF which IL society
N you know II. a little mutual insur-
ancr company for the purpose Of pro
necting Its members. especially the
younger ones. against accldrDts only
knew that liked this man and that lac
seemed to be n true friend to me. What
ether guide was TO have except my
swn beautiful igporanecr'
Il don't know" said Brenda aloud.
bus TO herself she was saying The
more wrong sbc has suffered the more
] want 10 help her. won't let any
shing take her away FROM me-"
Presently Z heard the story OF the
romance In bis life" continued Elsie.
'1f appeared that the gentleman wBs
married unhappily. Where was
his wife, lie had pcrmittd he. % Oh
tain divorce. This was pure generos-
.ty on his part. He would rather suf.
fer an Injustice than attack In the
courts the woman he had sworn TO love
and cherish. He mentioned several
high society precedcnts for this con.
duct, In fact. he convinced me that
divorce was. upon the whole. . mark
Of distinction In these days. II APP
scared that his was q sort OF limited
divorce which did not permit him 10
rcmarry. hut after this aspect Of IL
had been presented TO me on several
occasions he discovered that he could
marry under certain conditions with
The full sanction OF the law and heav-
en-.
swell. Brenda. let's Ice fair. want.
ed to marry the man. | persuaded my
self that was In love with him. !
wasn't. can see that now. | wasn't
within n million miles OF loving hIm.
but was ready TO be loved. Brenda !;
that's the truth about II. My heart
was full of tenderness. and ! saw the
whole world rose tinted IN the light OF
the dawn OF love. That's poctical But
wait n minute. ! am coming TO some
thing very unroman'ic. ! wrote this
story. Brenda wrote II all down for n
great heart thrilling novci-and then
hnd sense enough to burn II. But that
helps mc to tell II straight. and you'll
catch fnc phrases now and then. but
you won't laugh at me.
''Weil. we were engaged. OF course.
Ny iancc presented me with din-
mond ring. and diamonds are my soul 5
delight. After ! got this one ! used TO
keep little Hight burning In my room
AT night 80 that might see II sparkle
n ] happened 10 be wakeful. sub
scquently learned that there was a
financial irregularity involved in the
obtaining of the glIiiering gem, but l
did not learn that until after II had
passed out OF my possession"
where did fate ind this prccious
rascalr' whispered Brenda "And why
did fate send him to your
why did fate send a good man after
wardr' said Elsie. why not before
Well. the moving finger writes and.
having writ. moves on 1t was to be.
Finally the gentleman announced that
a marriage under the laws OF the state
OF Pennsylvania would NEE, the re-
quircmcnts OF the situation was n
good deal startled by this definite sne
gcstlo.-. and | wrote to my mother on