Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-04-29
Elizabeth changed the subject TO one

| here, the guest Of your very beauti.
iul and fascinating cousin, Capt.
Ir"ntshaw?'
THAT cannot definitely answer
now iOI orders from Washington may
arrive ut any time, changing my plans.
| sincerely trust, however, no such in
%tcrrupIon will occur to end the pleas
urcs ! am now eXperiencing'-with "a
meaning look toward Eiizabth The
tctc-a-tctc va. becoming more and
more interesting when he little
winged messenger of time succeeded
In convincing his stubborn little
friend. Cupid. that the hour Of de
iHrturc was AT hand, and the merry
chatter Of girls could be heard, AZ soft
wraps were being thrown around their
fair young shoulders. and the clatter
and stamping of the hoofs Of impatient
horses as carriage after carriage drew
up at the door.
That night. and often afterward,
Elizabeth was destined TO meet Capt.
Trentshaw, first at one social func-
ton. then at another, and a feeling
OF intense interest had arisen bet wecn
them. Engagements were made for
afternoon strolls, where, amid the
beauties of natures garb, coniidences
were exchanged.
This friendship Horace Trcnishaw
valued highly, for Elizabeth, besides
her physical charms, possessed mental
qualities which made Il most cOngcnial
and agreeabl" companion.
But h~ow-hOw could he tell her?
Would she not think she had been tn"
dupc Of his deccptions? And-und
suppose she cared half as much as he
ala? But he must Danish all such
possibilities be "A - max" n clean
breast of it and return to Eleanor.
his cold, uncOngonial wife, ten years
older thar himself, by whom he had
been inycigl"d into marriage. just aft
rr his graduation from tn" academy.
For n while their marriage had been
reasonably peaceful but this state
proved transient. for they were in
hcrcn,ly u"ncongrnial, and after Il year
Uf domestic turmoil, strif" and discpid,
they concluded to end all prrtrnsc OF
affection and 10 agree to dilirr'
This plan worked well, but proved
a miserable substitute" for the con.
Genial companiunship and matrimonl.
al happiness which should hay" g.
!, ia,cd; and there was ever latent n
n"yeT-to-hr-srI"nocd lpnHin" the un-
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within US are STRUGGLING for slprcm.
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