The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-30

wei iagsed'-with an expression NJ
apologize weakness.
Oh dear, how dreadful" ~resnonded
me young wife with pretty symnathv
iou must come in and rest and I'll
make you a pot OF strong tea. You
never can walk into the city in your
condition. It's a good ten miles"
Come in there?' faltered the WON.
an, pointing toward the house.
Yes, indeed" replied the other
'and lie down a bit on the lounge
while | make you some tea and fix
You up a lunch
Lie down in your pretty cottage
while YOU wait on me?" And the
woman laughed harshly. But the
laugh ended in a sob and she broke
down completely.
Nom, | won't do that. But I wish
you'd let me just kiss your hand
anu she grasped the others hand i'm.
puisively and raised it to her lips.
It's the first kind words I've heard
TO-" many Il month"; she sobbed.
Mrs. Dennison gently pulled her
within the gate and before the WON.
an knew 1t she was lying on the com.
Portable lounge in the bright little sit.
ting room.
Tired nature asserted itself and she
dropped into a gentle slumber which
lasted for two hours. When she
awakened Il dainty luncheon was on
a little liable by her side, and the
Young hostess who had been watch
in2 hey came forward with a warm in
yitatioE ;haL She par'ake. Wor.ucr.
ingly she did ~.
If there were more like YOU there'd
be fcwCr like me- she said.
"Perl.ps it Is not all your fault"
sugges.;I Mrs. Dennison gently.
NO, before heaven, it is not" re-
Piled ;;e latter p~assionately. "Al.
though I've plenty 10 answer for. But
in the Beginning | was honest. | be.
licvcd rim although | knew he was
not Of my kind, and that gentlemen
were ltOt in the habit OF marrying
shop .irls. But he was SO fair of
speech and 50 honest Of face that !
believed him-and, of course. he tired
Of me and threw me aside like q
broke plaything. ! ought TO have
kuOwD it, but | was an ignorant young
thing and | didn't know the worlc
then. First I was broken hearted, but
| VI. proud and-well, simply
drowred myself IN wickedncss. !
thoueAt I didn'c care for a time. but
lately I've been sick q good deal and
I'm getting old and the river amt far
ahead OF me. Oh. | know. Such as
you don't know, and | hope and pray
you may never know, but I've g G
il many times. There's nothing but
the river when We lose u good looks
and get sick
md this man" suggested Mrs.
DcpLison.
y look Cf black hate, murderOus IN
It's Intensity, anne over the woman's
face. Il heard a few weeks ago that
the man was married and settled
down. Married and respectable, while
was sick and hungry and an out
cast and 1t drove me nearly mad.
And that's why | walked fifty miles.
Ia going 10 make him feel some OF
tie things I've felt. AS | loved him
once now | hate him, and the whim.
poring chit he has married, and I'm
going to ruin his life as he has ruin
cd mine"
"Oh, that would be terrible ex'
claimed Mrs. Dennlson. How do you
know she is a whimpering chit" Do
you know herr"
NO. but | know the tribe replied
tla woman with a gesture so fierce
hat the other ~recoiled, They draw
ojde their skirts when | pass. Well,
I'll give this one a chance to see how
il seems
Maybe she is not selfish and proud,
only loving and trusting, suggested
The bride.