Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-06-09

been witness of the teArfssl struggle
sefxeca her real self and fa1e. hie
had pitsed her heartily then = h5se
comparatively ignorant 81 the reason
Tor her sedsziO.ss emotion. His com
PASSION xas more profound a. be bet
ter understood the relations be;~e
the Unmatched pan. Had his personal
IikiEA TO- his ne~ sssser b.-cI less de-
claea he ~essid have pronounced her
unhappiaoss to he the riGnteoos p.nish-
menf of her cr,sse and folly IN having
linked her destiny with thx; Of a maH
whom she did nos love. he had known
dozens OF other women who did the
same a; the bidding Of similar motives.
and his sympethies had lain dorman
bnt this one had heart aHa intellect
and bcta we're famishias
! have said that MIR Withers sensi-
pilities we're not lively nor has love in
tense. Bui 0f all people living this. his
only brother. had most hold upon his
heart. most influence upon his juae-
ment lie made much OF him afte- } is
formal style. listened with obvious re
spect and secret pride to his opini 1ns
and conceived the notion that bis wife
sled her out as the object of mis-
marked attentions. and did no; Gis-
guise the pleasure he. the lion OF many
brilliant circles. took In her society
This fuilness Of confidence Ia them
both. aud his unselfish regard for his
nearest living relative might have be
gotten softer aud kindlier sentiments
toward him In Constance's breast but
for the palpable fact that he encour-
aged the association not because IL
brought her enjoyment. but as a means
Of proienging Edwards stay with them
ou seem TO amuse my brother" he
said to his wife one morning.. as she
was arraying herself for her ride His
admiration for you is highly eompH-
mentary I trust you will leave no
means untried TO induce him to remain
with us some weeks longer. 1t gratifies
me 10 see how amicably you get on to-
gether, end the friendship is especially
creditable TO Edward inasmuch as he
was universally regarded as my heir
prior 10 my marriage"
In thai oose he deserves oil tho cour-
tesy | can show him" mused Con
stance, going thoughtfully down to her
steed and cavalier. Il do not know
many men who would be so complainant
to a stumbling block in the path TO
worldly Advancement"
The conversation would have thrown
her on her guard had she ever consid-
cred II prudent to be wary In an asso-
citation at once so natural and inno-
cent. She had always liked Edward.
and was growing to like him better
every hour. They were near the same
| age and, being of har mon ious tempsra-
nents, they usually enjoyed the same
/ things. He was good. kind and spright-
ly; amused and interested as much as
Mr.. Withers and Harriet wearied her
| This was the reason why the sun s,sone
more brightly, the breeze was more
odorous, her favorite exercise more
/ inspiriting on that early midsummer
morn than these had ever been before
Il can hardly believe that l enter to-
day upon the third week of my sojourn
| in this regicn,' said Edward, when the
steeply-rising ground compell1d them
| to slackep their speed
is 1t possible?" The exclamation
was not a polite and meaningless for
mula as Constance brought her startled
eyes around to his. at seems a very
little while ago that you came 10 us.
You do not think of leaving US soon,
| hope?"
Il cannot say positively how long |
shall stay This visit is welcome ex-
change for my long wanderings This
! my brothers home-is the only one
have in America. Yet | was dissatis-
fed with it last year Elnathan was
often absent-you know best upon
what business meaningly.
"and, TO be candid with you. our cousin
Harriet is not the person whom |
should voluntarily select as my only
companion in a desert. But for my gun
and fishing rod should have commit
ted suicide or run away and left her to
the tender mereies of the Hibernian
domestics and the bears. | would not
be so communicative touching her TO
any but member Of the family. But
she is enc of my betes noires. | never
liked her"
Nor II answered Constance. .ner-
getically
Then, my little sister. you and I
should unite our forces to counteract
her influence with my brother. His
disposition is in some respects, singu-
larry guileless. He believes that Har-
riet's otiicious regard for his comfort
and Difference to mis- wishes and opin-
ions have their root in sincere attach
ment for himself. We know better
know her TO be as mercenary as she
thinks herself cunning. and that she
clings TO him as the leech does to him
whose blood is fattening it, / lose all
patience with her fawning and flat
teries when | recollect that these arc
the tricks by which she hopes 20 cam
her living. and. at his decease. a cor,
Portable legacy"
Continued next week.