Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-07-21

eoherent to to6go UDeuoo- Uae ekp1sc ss
ana tervsat ~ kseW ~ - hss Rase,
and w0ssld sst Give hag up ssssrs~d bic
rigass WttA . master sutAor ity. Nhile
his heart scAed at though, of the S0o
IN store for her Reuinsl possessos
Il have startled you ~ my seAe-
mence. ~ eoRssnued. taking the has q
-ha; lay spoI her lap. Il feared lest
this announcement might seem sbruv;
bat the Steamer sails at Ave e'cioc
aud las, night obtained E.Velys's per
mission 10 .aS yea TO see her oG
she owes you a asbs OF Gra .itude fer
vaHr sisterly care OF ms lonely aud
graeeiess self She loves yoa dearly
slrsaay ~ yoa III her when YOU have
had one glimpse Of her face Noa re
minded Me of her the hrst DAY OF our
meeting | have Travelled with her and
her sick father fos three mouths and
a. parting more Jhan limited at my at
tachment With csnder that would
have driven me to desperation had Il
been less moarnful. she declared her
mention not TO marry while her father
lived tie needs my constant care.
she said. Without II he would die n
a week He will never b. better The
kindest service you can do ne. as the
sisesi You can do yourself. is to forget
me | have been steadily disobeGie't
to her advice. I told her AS much whea
| found out by chance two months ago
that she WAS in the city. She was very
resolute for time. often refusing 20
So me when I called. and again beg i-s
me even with tears to dismiss all idea
Of making her my wife. 1t is now a
fortnight since her father unexpected y
announced his determination to return
to Europe. and. In the anticipation of
our second parting. acknowledged that
my love Was returned Our engagement
would be an unsatisfactory one to most
people. but she ,s the earthl impersoa-
alton Of the ahee' Of patience. and I
can surely wait = few months. or even
Fears. tss gift 10 preci'us. u 2 10 hss
is af9tcteA ~ . complication Of disOr-
ieF1, ths 0sst ~ ieus sselEl ~ organic
afsetisa u ths hesrt. eAe % The oRly
living child. i wealA - sheer barbar.
ity 10 ssparsae tAeB. and with an in
' aiia's ebstinscy he will nOt hear Of
takss.G uP bis abede In his daughters
a<,ess shssld she marry. Ny poor
Evsova. ~ 0sstle love; she is . martys
~ I go - - Nttls u tighten hes
bur1eaw
1t - very he- ie lad paused and
CoooeAnce must ST.. K.
fee pre-eccapiea by his own rehec-
tieos - osAe her thick articulation ana
averted face, Edward took
W ths werd warmly. Hard! What
could - harder for both Of us?
She Interrupted hin BY an impet-
aoss gesture. You are talking Wild
Think what you would
su1Rer n you loved without hope sf re-
Quital."
He absolutely laughed. As II that
csulA BE-. Affection, full and fervent a.
mine, holds . witch-hasel that never
errs IN pOiAtine to the fouAt Of answer
inG hove. Why. CoAnie, We were made
for sae ansther-Eva and T."
was - scaldinG drop Of bitterness to
Be spared frsA her cup! Whose. then,
was the fatal mistake which had opened
the slulces - that other fountain that
was dreWninG her soul with cruel hu-
niliattsa anA anguish,
Drive ~ Bear to the steamer as you
eaa, Johav' called Edward from his
wiadow, asA in the Appreciation Of the
trvth tAs4 the sharpest ordeal was yet
belsre ~ and fearfully near at hand,
Csastaace ssbnitted to Be handed from
the casv1aoe to the wharf
rArsagh . bewildering hase she saw
the Oetsy crowd, the smoke-stack e
the RonserOus vessel. stumbled along
the gangway connecting 1t with the
ths-e yieidisS pssslveiy ~ the up1 ss
hearing and consciousness Of brain
wAen she stood in 4 handsome saloon,
small hand, warm as hers was icy,
flutterine in her grasp. and a pair Of
dark; thoughtful eyes fixed upon her
face.
You were very good to come" said
a lev voice, fraught with emotion. yet
steady. ALLOW me to present nv
father, Mr.. Pynsent Mrs. withers.
father"
She looked up and spoke the lady. and
ner 1atnef Afpse lTOm his ulVdn. sup
porting himself upon . cane. and sa-
luteA Mrs. Withers with stately polite
ness. Both were high bred. but it was
not Evelyn's beauty that had won her
lover. Her eyes and mouth were her
only really good features. Constance
knew heIeelf to be the hAndsomer of
the two. but the persuasion added TO
the hopelessnese Of her ill-fated love.
The qualities that had knit to this
girrs heart that Of the man who had
eeep the beauties of two hemispheres.
which had kept him true to her and her
alsne although opposed by abseoce. dioA
covraGement and the wiles OF scores
of other women, lay beyond her power
of ANALYSIS and counter-charms. She
beesn to understand how 1t had come
to pass when she had commanded her
wits % far as to talk five minutes with
Edwards betrothed; owned reluctantly.
that had she net her as new acquaint-
auces eenerallv meet she would have