The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-03-02
His eyes ran over the sweet words,

His eyes ran over the sweet words,
hind him. he asked. Whom is your
letter from, Annie? II seems to please
you very much
She leaned forward to him, with the
paper IN her little trembling hand,
and said:
1T is from Cornelia."
"My God!" he circulated, and the
words were fraught with such feeling,
as could have found no other vehicle
of expression.
'She has sent you, dear George. a
copy of the letter you ought to have
received more than two years ago.
Read It,"
His eyes ran rapidly over the sweet
words. his face famed his hands
trembled he cried out impetuously.
"But what does It mean9 Am I
quite in my senses? How has this let
ter been delayed? Why do get only
a copy?"
Because Mr. Van Ariens has the
original"
1T Is all incredible. What do you
mean, Annie? Do not keep me in
such torturng suspense
at means that Mr.. Van Ariens ask,
ed Cornella to marry him on the same
day that you wrote to her about your
marriage. She answered both letters
In the same hour, and misdirected
them"
Gods death! How can ! punish so
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letter from him, If follow him round
the world for IT,"
"You have your letter now. ask.
ed Cornela to write It again for you:
and you see she has done it gladly"
Angel OF goodness, But / viii
have my first letter"
1T has been in that mans keeping
for more than two years. would not
touch 1t. 'Twould infect a gentleman
and make of him rascal just as
base"
HE shall write me then an apology
In his own blood. will make him
do II, at the point of my sword. Re.
member. Annie, what this darling
girl suffered. For his treachery she
nearly died | speak not Of my own
wrong--it Is as nothing TO hers"
However, she might have been
more careful" q.
Annie, she was in the happy hour
OF love. Your calm soul knows not
what a confusing thing that is-she
made a mistake, and that sneaking
villain turned her mistake into
crime. BY a Gods mercy, 1t is found
OUTPUT how? Anniei Annie, how
much owe youl What can ! say?
What can | do?"
BE reasonable, Mary Damer really
found ID out. His guilty conscience
forced him TO tell her the story.
though to be sure, he put the wrong
on people he did not name. But |
knew so much Of the mystery OF your
love sorrow, as 10 put the stories to.
gether. and find them At. Then
wrote to Cornelia"
How long ago."
About two months"
why then did you not give me
hope ere this?"
"N"iN h'A hiNt guu nopts tlll nope
was certain. Two years is long
time in girls life. II was a possible
thing for Cornelia to have forgotten--
to have changed"
Impossible! She could not fo.Ket. /
She could not change. Why did you !
not tell me? | should have known her |
heart by mine own"
y wished to be sure" repeated
Annie, little more sadly
Forgive me, dear Annie. But this
1ors thvrws mo .a,o an urspoakable
condition. You sec tlat ! must leave
Tor America M once"
No I do lot see that, George"
'Eut d; you consider"
u have been considering for two
months DC, nae decide for Won now.
Tor yc1 are rot able 10 do so wisely.
write 40 once Ia Conella: hat Is
your Gaiy as wei as your pleasure.
int before yen go 10 her there are
hugs itdispon able Ia be done viii
.oH as Doci.e @oran .0r hh chnG.
'nd %, ia a,l e DO show him that you
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