The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-08


your mother first went out Of my life.
she was placed very much like you 10
4 comfortable home In IA college town,
where her father, too, was professor.
'-she and | had discovered the purple
twilight In every blossom ] saw her
face: the dewdrop beamed with the
iuster OF her eyes: her voice was the
wnrbling Of the birds; her smile was In
the sunshine Somehow ] feel, Estelle,
that Is the way Teddy Yariel feels Of
you
'-IIer mother forbade our engage
me1t WIS only a struggling student.
aud. though her father believed that |
should win fame. be did not check his
wife's ambition for heF child.
There came 10 the town. very much
like the coming Of this young Denton. a
man with gracious personal gifts and
riches which az that time seemed i'm
nense. lie had just come into bis in
heFitance
They mct-and be loved her. Al
nrEt abe would not listen. bus her IA.
gurv was gentle, beF mother deter
mined and her father. porting over an
rieng tragedies. overlooked the one
creeping Into his home. was power
less she could not receive ne when
called. and AZ the functions where
We met she was Bsaia1isly guarded by
her mother and TIE man
she accepted hitn Sbe told him
frankly that her love WIS mine: that
20 promising him she was Hcceding 20
her mothers VIII Rut be- was buoy
antiy confident that love would come
They were married. and he took beF
away 60 a mansion fiiied with treas.
ures OF art Shs had Jewels and gowns
| sud houses ell tbe things that mauey
| could buy but losc did not come
'For a year did not care Whist b.
came II uac Hut lowed her and could
/ Do nothing Of which she wouh D.
ashamed / went to Egypt and began
tho rr@enrrhs@ that have brought me
fame
Five years passed. Tho longing 70
see ber again. IL hear her voice. be-
came lntnleFahlo paln. went back 70
London and haunted the Ntr~sts tho
shofs. the tbcaters. where abe might
h. Then enc night when had al
most dcgpairod saw her In her box
at the opcra
''elae surpassed oven my dreamR
| Her gown was soft and white Above
her shoulder red rose lifted with tho
same proud TIT Of her own pretty
bead I thrilled AZ the thought that on
her had never seen faded flower.
4 hurrirsi out and Htood IN the oh
nrur4nR crowd. near enough to 500 my
lost Girl and 20 hear her voice as shs
PASSED She turnryi her head restless
~ from aids 60 side dt was perhaps the
magnetism Of my gaHe; suppose my
heart aud eoul were In 10. aud then
before realiEed Il. the cruud bad
parted. and she stood before mo with
outEtrptrhed hands.
L could not speak. Tho old Joy had
gone frum her eyes. and In them was q
sadness that never liEhtencd. neI
husband atood Whiting under the por
,ico, tie had grown coarse and worn
and on bis fnce were the lines OF 4
tyranny which would deal humiliation
for her RuIlelesa taking of my hand.
Il did not try to see her again.
felt IL was better for us both but
stayed near lest some time she woult
need me, and somehow she know wa
always waiting.
she found her husband dead one
morning shot b. his own hand III
had spcculated lost his wealth anS
died heavily Indebted.
Il waited some months. and then
claimed her | shall never forget he
words that night nor the sorrowfu
eyes smiling into mine. She gave m
her hand aud whispered:
Once. long ago. looked into tn
heart 81 a purple twilight and drcame,
a dream OF my life and you. Tomor
row shall look again and soc tn,
realization Of my dream Tho flower
are asleep tonight, dear: but. see. tn
stars are ahininEr
I'VE had two short years together
pitifuily short. ypt sometimes l thinl
day II worth lifetime.
when abe lay dying In my arms IN,
morning you were born she looked a
Jour tiny pink face and said.
some time il may come to you. m!
little ono, to chouee. 10 weigh tn
wealth Of love against that'of goal
that time ever comes she whispered (,
nue., tell her the glory of my sunset
think she will understand
The din OF n bell intrudesi, on Oh,
soothinR silence He turned to hi
awed young daughter.
Good night. Bstelle.s
Che kissed him fondly. Tsen. las sh'
had done every night since sho' was
lisplng child. abe went to ti1e window
drew aside tho drapoFy and rs4orentti
raised her syes 20 tlae stAnas-I IAsstrai
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