The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-10

! anu Idi't, Wu'h kuuOl turner, Ma
bells handsome. manly lover. came
upon the scene. Kitty ran off to spend
her evening with Ada Brown. who had
the fiat below
Poor chap, thought Kitty, commits
eratingly, aS she saw the hopeful love
light in his eyes a he rested. his gaze
upon all he loved in the world, you'll
be sent away tonight. / know; I'm
awfully sorry for you but. after all. il
! can't be helped What Is love. any.
| way, when II means everlasting prov
crtyF She'll forget all about it when
she is Mrs. Johnson. Why, it'll be just
! Ike fairyland after this
And pretty Kitty, worldly because
! She had never felt the fire Of love, went
of to Ada Brown
And those two; They remained to-
! gether. with all they both loved, IN that
small room
She had kept him hoping on for
weeks, trying to decide the bitter
! struggle that ragged in her breast.
Now that it was all over, she knew
her course, and he was TO hear it to
! night
How she told him she knew not; a
| dull Clutching held her heart and she
was conscious only Of those words
which would keep them apart for ever
| more
As through curtain that seemed to
hide from her the fearful wrong she
wrought. she saw his face become
deadly pale. ana his eyes darken with
a strange despair.
And this is the endr' he said. in Il
| low, hoarse voice that sought her heart,
and stilled it, this is the end dreaded,
| These are the last Of those enchanted
| dreams that kept me for YOU, and you
for me-crushcd beneath the feet OF
| the woman | wOrshiped. the woman |
loved with all my heart and soul.
better than life itsclr-ruincd and scat
| tered 10y you--'
Don't. Rudolf, don't reproach me-"
| she sobbed
II don't reproaCh you. Mabel: why
| should |? According 30 the world you
| have done wisely You have chosen
what is worthy of beauty such as
yours-and what matters it that you
| have walked over one mans bleeding
heart to gain IT."
His answer was her sobbinG and her
! Quiycriug frame; and he rose.
Could she lose him like that?
| "Ru IOlf," she said. lit is for Nitty's
sake-not mine-don't, oh, don't Judge
| me harshly'
For her sake what Of minc?" he
said. with hard. cold laugh and he
was gone
The next day the mIlonaires be-
| trothal ring, a magnificent C,rClet of
diamonds and rubics. glist"uing on Ma.
herS lovely hand. and, urged by her
dancce and Kitty. she consented to an
early wedding
Mr. Johnson was n constant visitor
at the little Hat. and Kitty. whom be
| treated rs a pctted sister, was never
| tired Of eXpatiating at great lengths on
his charms to Mabel. She thought he
was absolutely the most delightful
man she had ever met, and how stupid
Il was of Mabel not 10 fall in love with
hiu,
Mabel smiled whca she listened TO
these CXtrayagaut comments, aud. eX.
Ccpt when alone. Contrived To keep her
face 50 bright and so radiant that it
was little wonder Kitty only half
guessed what sacrifice Mabel was
making
The Gays rolled on ant it was just
week before the day appointed FOR the
wedding. that Mabel while on a shop
ping tour. came upon an old friend of
her SChOoldayS.
And do YOU know. Mabel" she said
II parting, that Rudolf Turner is seri-
ously i'll with brain fever. They tell
me- it is some love trouble. Poor
Fellow, | hope he gets over it,"
All that evening and the next morn.
ing Mabel was lost in her own dismal
thoughts. II was late in the afternoon
when she suddenly Sprang up, and
white and reSolutc. dung away her
sewing. The light of passion firing her
eyes.
kitty. I can't and won't stand il a.
7 hour longer" she cried: Rudolf rur
T ncr is perhaps dying, ana he IS NINE
T | am going to him.
I Mabel" said Kitty. "acc you mndF
{ 81 have been. but I'm san once
{ more, My heart l. Rudolfs, and hC
alone shall have it,
% She wrcnched away her hN;rotha
! ring. aud threw it into hec sisters lap
There" she said; give 10 back q
4 Mr.. Johnson. II he comes. and tell hiE
$ tho marriage Is not 10 be
D And. before Kitty could dnd words
o she was alone
4 Long after. when Mabel returned
j. her face held such exquisite happincS
y that Kitty started UP ia wonder.
+. "Oh. Mabel. how happy you look!
know you ere now
/. Yes, dear. I ah happy. and so IS Ru
: dolf, and he will get we'll and then
{. But she bcthousht herself % wha
Q she left behind and tCr face hushe
y with pain
p Did he come7 Poor boy
'. Don't I've sorry Nab" returne
Kitty, very dsmurely. and with