Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-06

S4A@ 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 Lindsey is and where she
lives:'
Frank Stanley's face flushed guilty
as, to gain time before answering, he
asked:
why, Bessie, darling, where did you
ever hear anything about Marguerite
Lindsley;'
Il helped Helen put your den in order
yesterday, and picked up scrap Of
paper with that name written all over
1t. know that n man would not write
girls name more than a dozen times
on one piece of paper unless he thought
great deal of her. said. Bessie, with
pout.
When Frank Stanley learned the
source and extent of his sweetheart's
knowledge he breathed a sigh of re-
lief, and at once began to tease, with
out gratifying her curiosity.
II cannot tell You who the fair Mar
guerite is just yet, but l will try to
describe her, and will confess that
think so much Of her that l cannot get
the young woman out Of my mind
when l want to attend to more serious
business. Marguerite has deep blue
eyes like yours. Bessie and she is so
much like you that cannot but love
her, but not as do you. sweetheart"
Going into the den, as Franks smok.
Ing room was called, he took the let
tiers he had written. and with good
by kiss and laughing warning to Bessie
not to HINT .araund for stray papers.
rushed for the train already due. In
his perfect confidence of Bessie's love
Frank never dreamed that he had
raised a 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
1t BY fair means or otherwise, before
she would stay another day in his sis.
terry hom,. Bessie and Franks sister
had been schoolmates, and they had
nevtr givsn up the intimate friendship
llthc h sh Helen was married and had q
bona 4 her own.
Sool after Frank left for his office
the ,ity Helen started out to do the
sNo)pil,' for the house, and Bessie re-
m 'iled Vt home to write letters. Go
'n\ Into he library, Franks den, she
lOu I'd hi. lesk locked for the first time
BE MAD always told her to use it and
taNe aoall be but one reason why he
hA1. t,unetg the key against her this
Aaer. INK. III her jealous anger she was
AZ ont tN fe,, 'e the room when she
til, lghS vt tn, love letter Frank al
wa.A w,2r' to Ter and left on top OF
the Ae.k. Ys. It was there; she die
not kiss IL this time, as befOre-sht
felt too blttel AV that, but she opened
1t and begal - read:
Marguerite, ny Own Beautiful Oar
ling:
"Why, oh, " h.. ne you so cruel t.
meY The fals,' life We lead Is harde
60 bear because know how unhappil!
You are situated. Will you not lister
to my plea, to bi eak the chains whicl
keep us apart ard come " me? Yo'
know that my whole heark aye, m.
vesy soul, belongs 70 you alona hav
never loved anyone but You, m.
precious Marguerite. Come. aad be
lieve me, through all eternity, ever.
YOUR DEVOTED LOVER"
Thu letter was not signed, but Their
was no doubt about who the write
was. The fates had been uhkind t
Frank Stanley that day. E'e had evi
IDENTITY put the letter intended for Bes
sic in the wrong envelope. What o
the other girl?
Poor. pretty little Bess Shu ha
given her whole heart to the man VII
had thus betrayed it.
A letter received by Helen tlr le lay
later read:
Dear Helen-Tf your brother ha
told you why could no lorgtr Wit
self-respect remain under the sim
roof with him. you will fofgiJe III
way in which left you, sail on Il
next steamer. and write to tell 10
that l shall never FORGET, nor cease
be your friend, although we may nevt
meet. With love, sincerely yours,
BESSIE"
Mrs. Van Allen WAS giving one {
her delightful enter tainments ut III
residence in Fifth avenue. Sic W.
talking with Colonial Gregg, aid ha
just said: 81 am very sure tia, tw
of my young friends will be he,e t
night who will like each other Bess
Townsend. who mas just returned fro
abroad, and"
who is talking about me?' ask,
that young lady, as she catered Il
door in time to hear her nsGe.
II was telling Colonel Gregg tn
you had returned from Europe al
also that was to have the pleasure
= entertaining an author whose first DO,
has made him famous. l mean to
tr0duce him to you soon after he {
rives. for l ON positive you will
friends at once"
1--WE probably will hate each otl'
hut who Is your celebrated author o
Il \ Lat hos he x-rtt