Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-05-19

cut reserve. herseN rhsss - -
harsasr specsers to Iay tAAs tAsas oam1
dreaas. Memories. hoW0Sse - -
ais@.sssd. or smotheFsd ~ - osUOGn
sf later ones u she haAs sAso 49,
well nov. II Nas for . HS0etDs. =
lifetime she repesied sAissssaG Uen1
q sick chill and croachinG i9wss -
the register Maybe tsa. noyo1
is a tedious sluRsbsr Of ones heart. an1
a ioseless marriage Is q ioaihsSuse 49,
ulcher for ones bester and real self 4
lifetime and | can have but one, Du;
one II this step should he ruin aaa
misery. there ear be no reaeRptioa
this side Of the grave Hts grave. per-
haps just as probably miner
Tonight. this very hour. she must
rcs,s; the glit.ering temptation - eeSe-
swear her wemanhood. or murder. With
her own hand. the dear visions that haa
come to be more to her than reality. TIE
winter twilight had fallen early 1t wss
the season best loved by her arsso
visitors She had no, lied in declsrtaS
10 her iaeuisiter that she had sever
been In love. but she coafessel
hat she had eaaivecated -
the shadowy Aeure Of aes
ideal lover stood beside her in the
friendly gloom. Mrs. Romsine would
have questioned her sanity had she
guessed how the girl had sobbed her
griefs into quiet upon his bosom. hos
talked lowly but eud bly to him Of her
love and the coAfort his preseRc
his face. but she should know him In
an instant should they two ever meet
in the flesh, as they did now daily in
spirit. Some where In the din ana
blessed future he was waiting eoe her.
and she had borrowed patience fvom
the hope. She was to be his wt1o-4hs
mother sf children as unlihe The preai-
Eies Of repression that lised tive sides
OF her brothers table - cheruhs -
puppets. She welco med then TO her
arms in these twilight frances. They
lolled upon her knees. slept In ~ en-
brace. strained eager arms about hes
neck. dappled her cheek with their
kisses. Unsubstantial possessiens
these, but cherished as types q SEED
things to csme. Osher women had such
riehes-women with faces less fair and
affections less ardent than heru. II
the Great Father was good and merci-
ful. and the Rewarder of them who put
their trust in Him. true and loving
parent. who rejoiced in the happiness
OF His creatures all these must be
hers at last. Ii she resigned them now
ii was final separation.
And | can have but one lifetime. :"
she moaned again. Thwarted and fruit
less thus far. but still all she had.
The one idea REQUIRED to her with the
persistency OF presentiment. The life
whie' God had given, the heart He had
endo. ID,
II some one. stronger and wiser than
l. would only take the responsibility OF
decision from my soul, would hedge me
in On the right and left, l would 10
forward. As it is. l dare not, 1 dare
not" She sobbed and wrung her hands
in the agonies of irresolution.
You told Constance about the ,el.-
gran." II was her brother speaking IN
the library below. The sound arose
plainly through the open register.
Il id. But regret to say that she
not yet in the frame OF mind We could
wish her to carry To the interview win
Mr.. Withers." said Mrs Romaine. she
always expressed herself with selib
crate precision even in conjusal tese-
a-tete.
NO" Crnstsnce heard the rustic q
Inc evening paper as Charles laid n
1osn, and the creak OF his chair o. -
confronted his wife What Is the mat
err"
some overstra,nod ideas o, the beau
y and propr.e,y OF reciprocal devotion.
believe. She Looks Tor hero in a
husband, and Mr. Nithers has nothjns
heroic in his appearance or com posi-.
ion"
lie is worth r,cvc han haDf a mil.
non, all accumu lreI by his en- tal-
ah's ana industry. returned Nj. Ro-
maine Constance caano. he such an
egres -ous simplefon IS not 10 ,erceiye
he manifest advantages OF fJis .onuec.
ION to her l have never complained OF
ne oarden of her maintenance. hut I
aase often wonder red her own sense Of
Justice and expediency did not urge her
TO put forth some effort at self-sup-
port There is but one way in which
she can do this. She is not susiciertiy
thorough in any branch of literature.