The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
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M=I RANK. are you sure that
nm mn am the only girl you ever
Ill|Il H ll| lovedT' There was look
5SMsN-molNS 5SMsN Of doubt on Bessic's pretty
Gk=&N face

@lN@ face. ''
Perfectly sure! WHY do you ask
such question. sweetheart?"
IL do not doubt you, Frank, but
wish you would tell me who Mar
guerite LindsIey Is and where she
lives?'
Frank Stanley's face flushed gulltily
as, to gain time before answering, he
asked:
why, Bessie, darling, where did you
eser hear anything about Marguerite
LindsleyY
II helped Helen put your den In order
yesterday. and picked up a scrap OF
paper with that name written all over
1t. l know that man would not write
girls name more than dozen times
On one piece Of paper unless he thought
great deal of her" said Bessie, with
pout.
When Frank Stanley Aearned the
source and extent of his sweethcarts
knowledge he breathed a sigh of re-
lief, and at once began to tease, with
,ut gratifying her curiosity.
81 cannot tell you who the fair Mar
kuerite Is just yet, but l will try to
describe her, and will confess that |
think so much of her that | cannot get
the young woman out of my mind
when | want to attend to more serious
business. Marguerite has deep blue
eyes like yours. Bessie, and she Is so
much like you that l cannot but love
hnr hnt I 10,
Going into the den, as Franks smok.
ing room was called, he took the let
ters he had written, and with a good.
oy kiss and laughing warning to Bessie
not TO hunt around for stray papers,
rushed for the train already due. In
his perfect confidence OF Bessle's love
Frank never dreamed that he had
raised storm of bitter feeling in the
girls heart against the unknown girl.
The more she thought of It the more
she felt outraged. and she made up her
mind that she would find out all about
it by fair means or otherwise, before
she would stay another day I'm his sis
ter's home. Bessie and Franks sister
had been schoolmates, and they had
never given up the intimate friendship.
although Helen was married and had
home Of her own.
Soon after Frank left for his office
In the city Helen started out to do the
shopping for the house, and BESSIE re-
manned at home to write letters. Co
ing into the library. Franks den. she
found his desk locked for the first time.
He had always told her to use It and
there could be but one reason why he
had turned the key against her this
morning. In her jealous anger she was
about to leave the room when she
thought of the love letter Frank al
ways wrote to her and left on top OF
the desk. Yes. it was there; she did
not kiss 1t this time, as before-she
felt too bitter for that but she opened
1t and began to read:
Marguerite, My own Beautiful Oar.
ling: .....
"Why. oh. why. are you so cruel 10
me? The false life we lead is harder
to bear because l know how unhappily
you are situated. Will you not listen
to my plea, to break the chains which
Keep us apart and come to me? You
know that my whole heart, aye. my
very soul, belongs to you alone. have
never loved anyone but you, my
precious Marguerite. Come, and be-
lievc me. through all eternity. ever.
" YOUR DEVOTED LOVER"
The letter was not signed, but there
was no doubt about who the writer
was. The fates had been unkind to
Frank Stanley that day. He had evi
dently put the letter intended for Bes.
sic in the wrong envelope. What OF
the other girl7
Poor. pretty little Bessl She hat
given her whole heart to the man whC
had thus betrayed It.
A letter received by Helen three days
later read:
''Dear Helcn-If your brother hai
told you why could no longer will
self.respect remain under the SAM
roof with him. you will forgive tn
way in.whfch left you sail on tn
Aext steamer. and write to tell yol
that shall never forget. nor cease 4
|. beyour friend. although we may neve
meet With love. sincerely yours.
BESSIE"
Mrs. Yam. Allen was giving one o
1,sr delightful enfertainrnents at he
rreddence N ylfth avenue she wa
talking with Cclonel Gregg. and ha
Just said: II am very sure that tw
Of my young friends will be here Il
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