The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-05
IN DAYS AFTER.
BY JOHN L. MEYER.

hls x (Copyright, 1904, by Daily Story Pub.
 Company)
 The waves on old Lake Konowa roll ed on and on, and over and over, in sort of disconsolate melody. Bits or silver flashed up among the undulations close to shore, while far out golden ana red hues intermingled unceasingly ana formed a great patch of trembling bril- liancy on the waters as the sun, lanRuidly going to rest among the nils in the west, kissed them good-night.
 A man and woman sat side by side on huge, flat boulder m the ssnus ~ of the beach. But moment pefore. deep in earnest deliberation, they hao wandered to this spot, as on many nights before during the summer wnicn was now waning, since coming to the lake and it's peaceful, though populous' vicinity.
 He had come to rest from a long and severe grind over a barrister's desk' and she was resting and trying to es- cape-how she wanted to escape, too! from what people called a career. They both were successful people as the world says such things. But, sometimes the world does not know ana cannot understand!
 The man and woman met here, on the banks of this restful lake. It was not the first time they had met
 Ge in the prime and strength Of fuiI- grown manhood, with earnestness and mastery ever written upon his massive face, was pleading a case as he sat there.
 She, of the career and great beauty. she, who was usually the center Of Q large circle of admirers whom she de- spised-she was listening. It seemed then as if she were crestfallen; or even as if her very soul had just been some what bruised. Over her refined and de- lfcate features giowed a soft, faint
 
 upon her countenance now and then, interposed by weary and careworn smiles, deterred not from her charms. We were boys and girls together" he began for perhaps the fourth. or fifth or perhaps the sixth time that evening He did not remember, or think to remember how many times.
 And we were sweethearts once-yes, sweethearts,' he added, with just a trifie of a smile. and in tones that were sake of the oId--for the sake of our former affections, I should say. you will come to me now. Will you not? ! have asked you again and again, Nellie, but will you not answer, he pleaded. T want you for my wife. T would have you come to my lonely housings, and make cheer and comfort in them, where now is loneliness and gloom. I am plain and blunt with yuo. And, as you say I know full well l cannot give you that Whlcn She ana the little baby took with them to the grave over there in the old churchyard; down there where we two used to chase fire flies on such evenings as these"
 'I loved that little girl with all the fire of youth" he continued after d sigh, "until-we are not always youths and maidens. And, then, poor thing, she died. and the baby died, and
 He stopped abruptly. The big, calm lawyer, whom people called a man of iron, fho had often stood relentlessly against the pity of wretchedness, of poverty, of crime and of misery was indeed deeply moved.
 You need not explain" she said quickly, for I understand you. I have always and will always understand you. MT. Lloyd" ...-
 q wish ou would call me Harry again, as you used to-" he requested, tenderly, and then looked as if he wish