Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-01
What a Dress Was
Responsible For.
lOriglnal.l

the world, first under the primeval for
est, then in a skin covered dwelling
and now in splendid residences. The
man was i'll the conventional black,
the woman in dream of a costume
| that had just been turned out at the
hands of an artist
Your answer Is tiual?" asked the
man almost with moan.
Yes"
But you have admitted that you
could be very happy with me-"
The happier | could be the more
miserable would be-"
What do you meanT
in poverty | would suffer in seeing
you suffer"
But you might wait for something
better than poverty. AT the gold fields
l shall'-
"A bird in the hand Is worth two in
the BUSH"
"Well?" anxiously.
within few days I shall be en-
gagged to man whose fortune is not
In the bowels Of the earth"
| 1t was with a sickening sensation
about the heart that he went away
from the place where he had been told
that all he cared to strive for was de.
MED him. He turned and looked back
at the lights, and the music came to
him In mockery. Should he 60 to the
river and end it all or carry out his in.
tention to go to the gold fields? The
former course was but a momentary
weakness; the latter would take him
far away from the girl who was about
to pass to another.
A man with few streaks Of gray in
his hair and beard entered ballroom.
At the farther end woman stood with
her back to him. The moment hfS eye
lighted on her costume he started. FIJI
teen years before the girl who had
worn that dress or It's counterpart had
refused him and told him that she was
about to marry a man whose fortune
was real tangible thing, not a dream
Of the future. The figure was the
ssme, and the hair, like hers, was Jet
black. He advanced and when still
at a distance she turned She was like
his lost love, too much like her for the
interval of years that had passed since
he had seen her. He had expected to
see her look older. But 1t was she.
OF that he was quite sure.
She walked past him on the arm of
| an attendant, but gave no heed to the
newcomer who was 50 much interested
In her. He was not surprised that she
did not recognize him. If she had not
changed he had He had been buried
in a wilderness and had done nothing
but dig in the earth.
That" he said to d friend, pointing
at the same time to the girl, sis or was
Miss Howes?'
"Yes, Miss Howes."
''Please present me to her without
speaking my name plainly, so that she
will not hear It,"
The Introduction was made and
"Donald King" so distorted as to sound
like another name
"Are you resident of the city?"
| asked the girl by way of introducing
conversation.
81 was at one time. have been
away long time"
II thought you must be a stranger.
since l don't remember ever to have
seen you before"
you have known me we'll"
'IT' She looked at him searchingly.
VI must admit that you have passed out
of my memory"
That's natural. It's years since we
parted. might not have recognized
you had it not been for something to
guide me-"
"And that is?'
The orchestra gave the call for a
dance. A man came hurrying up to
Miss Howes and led her away.
Donald King laid his plans to make
more than casual acquaintance of his
former love and kept his. identity so
well concealed that he did not reveal
himself. He was careful to chat with
her only ON subjects entirely discon-
uected with their past affair and learn
ed little more about her life since then
than she knew about his. He wished
to know why she had not married, as
she had intended, but feared to reveal
himself by asking. He made rather
quick love, but the lady seemed In
clined to listen.
Finally he revealed himself In this
wise:
when went away you said that
you considered a bird In the hand
worth two in the bush. Why did you
not take the bird in the hand?"
you speak in riddles"
"You are the woman loved and the
only woman shall ever love. might
not have recognized you on my return
had 1t not been that you wore the same
dress as the night before my depar-
ture, when you told me there was no
hope for me on account Of my poverty.
But on my return / recognized you,
and you excited In me the same
Are you bereft Of your senses, or
have you mistaken me for some one