Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-01-30

o. HE course of true love is never
ii smooth. There must be a little
wounded vanity and Injured
feelings, rihing MISUNDERSTANDING
and ephemeral quarrels, which all clear
up of their own accord, and the sky
is as serene as ever. But now and
then there Is a more serious falling
out, which can only be righted by a
confession of having been in the wrong
and a prayer for forgiveness. Some
times both youth and maiden are own
ers of a pride which they would rather
die than humble, and their two lives
are irremediably severed for lack of a
simple, Il was to blame; forgive"
Bessie Winthrop and Albert Hedges
had parted in anger. They had been
engaged for nearly a year and, though
many petty alterations had arisen
from time to time, they both felt that
now all between them was over, IL they
pursued their usual method of letting
matters drift. One of them must bend,
and from Bessie's knowledge of her
lover she was quite sure that 1t would
not be he. The tears welled up as she
remembered the ugly humor in which
he had left her. He was always so
hasty, but perhaps she had exasperated
him a little. Perhaps she was more to
blame than she at present realized. At
any rate she would try to bring about
q reconciliation; she would write him
a note telling him that h was sorry,
and asking him to forgive her. Reason
urged that he was more at fault han
she, but he would never see it in hat
light, and=well, she loved him, that
was all; and what will not a woman
do to win back the man who is her
whole existence"
So, In spite of the fact that Cousin
Henry, who was her favorite cousin
had come to bid the family good-by
previous to his departure for the Klon-
dixie, she stole away from the parloI
to write the letter which would re
store matters to their old footing. She
did not spare herself, nor did she re
proach her 1ance in the least 1t was
a self-condemning appeal. such as only
q woman can write, and which woul6
max the man who had called 1t fortf
feel ashamed of himself, If he had {
conscience. She was positive, as sh'
handed the letter to Cousin Henry t.
mail, hat Albert would rush to se'
her as SCOT as he received it, ant
everything would be all right foreve
after. They would both have learne'
a lesson, and would take care to avoi
a repetition of the incident.
But what perverse spirit is it tina
sometimes enters into men? Wheneve
the bell rang the next day her hear
throbbed with eager expectation, bu
the door opened only upon disappoint
ment- When night came there wer
great red circles around her eyes.
There must be something wrong, 70
Albert certainly would not so abs
iutely ignore her motel Perhaps b
was out of town. Another day passes
and then a week, and then sever,
weeks; but he did not come. She sa'
him twice on the street. Once sh
knew he saw her, but he quickly turf
ed his face the other way; and once
for a moment her sorrow gave place
the wild fury of the "~green-eyed mo-
ster"-he was walking with anoth,
girl.
Then rumors of his attentions
Mia Ross began to reach her ears, ar
ere many months had passed the pit
less black and white announcement
their engagement appeared In II
morning papers.
n had spells of inward rage, VIII,
h would accuse him of shallo'
h~eartedness and unworthiness; but b
mind never failed to drop back in
its normal calmness, and h her on
thought was, I'm spite of all 1 cam
help loving him."
Albert Hedges and Mia Ross we
married before the year was out