The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-17

music teacher was om-
I-,o-I pioyod In the seminary,
u1ll lGll ANA she was one Of his
pupl-. lie was handsome, blue
eyed blonde. with musical voice and
perfect manners. lie WAS also that
strange creature-a male Dirt lie
spent the six months In winning
Glorias heart, never saying a word or
committing AN act that would COM
promise himself.
How She loved hlml
"First lover you ask.
Yes. is there anything like ~ II Is
well that 1t comes but once.
He called one night to say Good
by"
Gloria thought he was coming back.
He said
II suppose you know that am to be
married next month"
II was cruel blow. Better men
than he have committed murder
An older womsE would have con.
cealcd an almost iportal wound. but
she grew 80 white that he sprang to-
ward her.
Don't touch me-" she gasped, strug
Cling with her agony, and then woman
~ pride trlumphed. aud into her eyes
Ieapt a flame that literally scorehed
him.
u fear You have misunderstood me-"
be said gently.
Were you engaged when you came
hereY"
or COURSE
"why did You make me care for
youg"
Forced to answer at the bar Of be.
trayed trust. for the murder OF love
he stammcred-
"Why, really; I-I-you know I did
not try to do that exactly. I-wish
you would not lool, at u that way. We
have been good friends and"
"Mr Hnrlon." Gloria interrupted,
evil you kindly go awayy' opening
the door to facilitate his departure.
Il hope we may sim be friends" he
ventured rs he passed out,
"And I hope" she rctorled. "that l
shall never look on your face again.
or that Of anyone like you, In this
world or the next"
Afterward she read Of his marriage.
but small as the earth Is, she never
saw him again.
As result or this experience. Miss
Spencer grew q tlfle cynical. but pride
kept any one from knowing that sir
Deco had passed over her heart.
At seventeen she learned that men
do not always mean what they say
For ten years this fact formed a centre
piece I'm her mind around which to
group all ideas regarding the sex. At
the twenty-seventh, having Travelled,
studied, and thought. she was n cul.
tiyated. wellinformcd woman. equal
In intellect 10 most men. Every one
said "Glorla Spencer will be an old
maid"
one day cards were issued for her
marriage; the groom-oloct was we'll.
TODD merchant. slightly past thirty
People talked, speculated ana filled the
church, when the wedding a white
satin AFFAIR. occurred
Sidney Clarke was worthy Of any
woman's affection and ne took his
fate In his own hands when he said
"Glorla, viii you be my wlfeY"
She thought "whnt difference does
Il maker ana replied
4 do not love you, Mr.. Clarke. II
Is not possible for me 10 care for any
man. ! loved once, and" with cold
smile. History does not repeat itself
in a woman's heart still, II you wish.
! VIII become your wife"
AZ the end Of three years Mrs Clarke
was thirty She aud her husband had
never quarreled, they We're good
friends but she never thought OF low
ing aim. She respected him, liked
him even, and Sidney seemed per.
fectly satisfied with this state of af-
fairs, out OF his content, at length
grew Gloria's discomfort She began TO
wonder why he did not love her.
arguing that he did not, ON the ground
that were II otherwise he could not be
happy without his wife's affection.
''It does not follow that II Is because
do not toyc him" she SAID, for men
have adored women who were mdif.
ferent TO them I wonder II he ever
loved"
one day she asked him
"Sldney, dld you ever care foi s
womanfr