The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-13
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 GOOD MIGHT COME
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The sun was pouring warm rays upon us. thawing our hearts, for John had wounded me and we had quarreled, and we could almost sec the buds ex- pand. SO rapidly were they opening. The thrushes were singing over the meadows, and myriads of Insects, awakened after the long winter. were chlrplng mcrrily. There's never such a sweet time as after making up a diff ference. and John chose it to tell me that he loved me.
 ''I badc John adicu at the gate, not with a kiss. for the bright sun still shone upon us and an the neighbors could see. but with a multitude of kisses in my heart. He was 10 go to the city the next day to begin work. | saw mother looking at us through the blinds of an upper window and a troubled expression on her face. ] went in and met her in the hall
 "'what makes your cheek SO red, my daughtery she asked
 "'Its the warm sum-
 ".And your eye SO brlghtT
 "'The singing birds and the chlrplng insects
 "Tll not blame you for concealing the real cause she sald. with a sigh that John Darr has been making love to you, but I'm dreadfully sorry.
 "why SO. motherr asked. blush Ing Co the roots of my hair.
 "'The young would act differently could they be old They must go through poverty; they must bc worn out trying Co make ends meet-for whatl A fancy. Mir Winfield came to your father yesterday and, Ike an honorable man. asked for you. He owns all the land hcrcabout and has money in the bank. With him you would be looked up to- admired
 Mother"
 "'I know that lt Is useless Go tell you this, but the day will come when you will wish you had listened to me-
 "She passed Into the kitchen and, taking a broom. went up stairs, where heard sweep. sweep, sweep, and | knew that she had been giving me her own experience.
 Days passed into weeks, weeks Into months. I looked for a letter from John, but no letter came, nor did any letter ever come. Mir Winfield came often to see father and sat with him, talking about the price Of land and the crops and loans and mortgages. such things as | did not understand or care for. often [ saw hlm look wlstfully at me. but | was thinking Of John, who had broken my heart by sending me never a word Year after year my mother urged me to be the rich mans wife. but five years passed before | be gan Co think that since John had cast me of | might please father and moth er One April day, when the sun shone as lt did on the day John left me with such warmth In my heart, told my mother that ! would be Mir. Wlnheld's wife if be asSCd me
 "He did ask me. and SO kindly. SO thoughtfully. for he was older than L. he was thirty-hyc-tha when he put hls arm about my waist and drew me to him [ suffered myself to cry on his shoulder-for my lost love.
 '.The next day was walking on the road listening to the birds and the in. sects. Just as I had done on that day with John. when saw a man, his face covered with a red beard. coming to- ward me. He was well dressed and stepped along with jaunty air. When be met me. I saw him start Then he asked me about some recent changes In the land. whose was that new barn, that dwelling. Somehow I didn't like the free tone In which he spoke, for ] could not help thinking that be bore himself toward me as a city man would toward a country girl
 "'You don't remember mer he said.
 "T am sure I never saw you before, [ replied
 "Tm not surprised at your forget ting me after the word you sent me before went away he said contempt- uously.
 "'You are
 "John Darrr
 q stood still, staring at him. This was John Darr, from whom had part ed i've years ago. for whose lost love only yesterday had wept.
 "I sent you no word before you went away I said.
 "'Your mother told me that you de- sired to be released
 q have not since harbored hard feel lngs against poor mother, though her fault was grleyous. She sought to give me a pleasant life instead of an un- happy one.
 John came forward to take me in his arms. but motioned him back. telling him that only the day before I had pledged myself to another.
 "I have been deprived of you by a lle.' he said. Therefore you rightfully belong to me- He spoke with his old thickness, which had now grown to harshness.
 "I went straight to Mir. Winfield and told him all. His voice trembled when he sald:
 "'Poor chlldl If could only have known that wns a party to such wrongl I will do all I can to atone for your mothers act Don't blanc hei too severely. She did it for your sake I must give you up, but you shall have that which will make you comfortable for llfe.'