The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-03
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(Copyright, 1902. by ". r. Hearst.)

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Copyright, 1902, by w. R Hearst)
When Carolyn Arnold left Paris she
had no idea of ever going back again,
for had not the saddest moments of
her life been buried there?
When she was but sixteen her pa
rents had taken her so far away that
they might hide the great sorrow Of
their daughters quick marriage and
quick divorce from all who knew them
Carolyn did not at first feel pain at
abandoning the tender little blossom
she left behind, with the Understanding
that she was never to know what be-
came of it. But after her return to
New York an irrepressible longing for
her baby seized her.
The years failed to bring the balm
of healing one might expect to one so
young In time her grief became so
evident that those who knew her best
believed her heart contained a story
her lips dared not tell. Her mother,
who had never referred to their trouble
since their return, little dreamed her
daughter felt she had done other than
right In obeying her
Carolyns second wedding day was
not far off, Nothing would do Regin-
aid but a European trip and. Of
course, they would visit Paris. Moth
ing could have pleased Carolyn more
If Reginald had only known all about
it. How would he take it? Would he,
could he love her Just the same?
He had never said word in refer
ence to his past, and he had lived so
much longer than she, Was there no
mire on the undersole Of his existence?
If so, she did not wish to know It. She
loved Reginald for what he was-not
for what he had been: but for her to
hide a secret longer from the man she
;l>Jr ~,
would bar all hope Of ever seeing her
child This alone would render her
unfit for the highest womanly develop
ment
That evening Carolyn called to the
maid as she was hurrying to answer
ring at the door:
IF that Is Reginald, send him to me
at once"
There are Drawer battles fought than
are recorded This victory had proved
one of them, but in the battle CAROLYN
had won that high plane of idealistic
thought that rendered her thoroughly
unselish. So with all her gentle wom-
anliness she breathed into the ear Of
her lover her story, the sufferings of
which had so purified her nature as TO
make one feel he was in the presence
of an angel
AS she talked her big brown eyes di-
lated until they were black. Her golden
ha1r, Which she still wore after the
fashion Of a schoolgirl fancy, fell
gracefully about her neck. The last
rays Of a setting sun kissed her cheek,
now growing redder and redder with
eveYy word
Before she had finished she felt Reg
maids arm steal closer about her and
in a low voice he babe her say no more,
With a kiss which seemed mart Of
his soul he assured her the one object
of his life would be to ever be worthy
Of a love so pure; that If his efforts
and money could restore to her her
child she should have it,
Never did merrier wedding bells ring
than rang for those two. though none
save Reginald knew why CAROLYN was
so doubly happy.
Their trip to Paris was nearing an
end when suddenly the train stopped
near a small villa for the purpose of
taking water. In came a small troop
of children bearing armfuls of flowers
Scattering the flowers from side to
! side that all might share alike their
frac,ance. feeling do11blv Maid If in ra-
turn thew gained a, smile from this or
that one the children hurried m, thar
way
Following in the trail of the older
ones came a little girl. scattering Mere
and there some yiolets that her own
tiny fingers had plucked and shn neernd
as she passed into the face Of evary
woman passenger.
|; When Carolyn's ewes fell unon her
she seemed dumb for the moment,
she cried out:
"My darling, my darling, I have
found you at last"
Reginald insisted she might be mis-
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