The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27

| ENOnttIhe.
she has. I know H. Men whom
| had been friendly with. got out OF
my way; women excused themselves
at their homes. and did not sec me on
the streets. ] have no doubt all Hos.
to-. Is talking of the ahair."
Go away as soon as You can.
don't want TO know whcrc you 20 Just
yet. New York is impossible. and Bos.
ton Is impossible. Father says go Ia
| the frontier, ! say 20 South. And
! would let women alonc--thcy are be.
yond you-go In for politics.
That day Rem fingered with his
sister, seeing no one else: and In the
evening shadows he slipped quietly
away. He felt that his business ~.
forts for two years were forfeited, and
that he had the world 10 begin over
| again. without a friend to wish him
Godspccd the wretched man went
ON board the Southern packet. and In
her dim lonely cabin sat silent and
dcspondcnt. while she fought her way
| through swaying curtains of rain to
the open sea.
This sudden destruction of all her
hopes for her brother distressed
Arcnta. Her own marriage had been
a most unfortunate one. but its misfor.
tunes had the importance of national
tragedy. Rcm's matrimonial failure
had not one rcdccming quality: II
was altogether a shameful and well.
deserved retributiun.
liut the heart of her anger was Cor.
nclia-"but for that girl" Rem would
have married Mary Damcr. and his
home In Boston might have been full
Of opportunities for her. as well as u
desirable change when she wcaried of
New York.
When CornClia entered the Van
Aricns parlur Arcnta was already
there She looked offended. aud hard.
~ spoke to nCr old friend. hut Cor.
nciia was prepared for some oNhibi.
tlun of anger. she had not been to
see Arcnta for a whole week, aud she
did not doubt she had been well aware
ui something unusual IN progress.
liu, that Rem had accused himself did
not occur tn h y. therefore she was
hardly prepares for the passionate
accusations with which ArcEtu as
sailed her
u think she said you have bc.
haVcd dlsgrac"fully Ic poor Rem,
You would not have him yuursrii. ahd
yet yuu prevent another girl whom
he loves tir better than he ever loved
NOu--from marrying him. He has
gone away 'oui Of the world he SAYS.
ana indeed | should not wonder If he
Kills himself II Is most certain yuu
have dove all YOU can to drive him
tu it
'Arcnta' have no idea what ynu
mean. have not seen Rem nor writ.
ten To Rem lur more than two years"
Very likely, hut you have written
about him. You wrote tu Miss Damor
aud told her Rem purpOscly kept "A
letter, which you had sent To Lord
Hyde"
II did not write tn Miss Damcr. |
do not know the lady. Hut Rem did
kccp II letter that belonged tn Lord
Hyde"
Then anger gave ralschoud the bin
and she answered, Rem did not keen
any letter that belonged to Lord HYDE
Prov" that he did 80, before you ac.
rusr him. You cannot"
Il unfortunately directed Lord
llydc's letter io Rem, and Rem's letter
Ia Lord Hyde. Rem knew that he had
Lord liydc's letter and he should
have taken II at once 10 him"
LuH 10,
ought Ia hav" taken II AT once to
Rem"
There was not u word IN Rcm's let
ter Ia identify Il rs belonging Ia him"
Then you ought To be ashamed To
write love letters that would do for
any man that received them A poor
hand you must he To blundcr over two
love letters. have had elght and ten
al once Ia answer and never failed
Ia distinguish each, and while rivers
run into the sea | never shall mis-.
direct my love letters. Very clever Is
Lord Hyde 10 excuse himself by throw.
Ing the blame ON poor Rem. Very
mean Indeed To accuse him to the girl
he was going Ia marry"
"Arcnta, ! have the most firm con.
Niction oI Rcm's guilt, and the great.
est concern FOR his disappointment.
assure you | have"
Kindly reserve your concern, Miss
Moran. TIL Rem Van Aricns asks for
H. As for his guilt there Is no guilt
In question. Even supposng that Rem
did keep Lord iyde's letter. what
.hen? All things are lair In love and
war. Willie Nichols told me last
night that he would keep n hundred
letters, II he thought he could win
me by doing su. Any man of sense
would"
IAN | blame Rem for Is"
"All ! blame Rem for is, that he
asked You Ia marry him. So much for
that! hope II he NEEDLES with WON.
cn again, he will seek an allround
common'sense Dutch girl who will
know how to direct her lcttcrs--or
else he content with one lover"
"Arenta, ! shall 20 now have
given You an opportunity 10 be rude
and unkird You cannot expect me
Ia do that again."
Arontn watched Cornela across the
street, and then turned Ia the mirror
and wound her ringets over her I'm.
gers II don't care" she muttercd.
1T was her fault To begin with. She
tempted Rem, and he fell. Men
always fall when women tempt them:
II IN their nature tn. am going To