The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-29
CHAPTER XVII.

FIRE that night almost putting Il out
with the tears she shcl as she ar
RANGED the Gr.rvunl For Mary Anne
was @ vcr.tlhlc Niohc those last DAYS
poor soul. and every spare moment
was given over 10 weeping. She was,
she told us as she struck the match
going homo 10 England. whore she
hoped she might die happy some day
if only she could learn 10 forget She
could live on her savings. and II not
work was always 10 be- had when one /
looked for TO- And she hung lovingly |
about us. too. with proiostatlons Of
affection and regret NJ all that had
happened
- looked ont fur YOU" she said; z
done what ! could. fur ! come to love
YOU an. and 'uw could I clip II? u
made 'cm give back your ring, Miss
Elizabeth which she took Omen your
finger before YOU very h'cyos. miss
when YOU was 'oldlng NJ 'cr and on
the rocks In the moonlight oh, she
was clcycr. she was llut ! made ct
give Il up. went out that night hut
she was away VT AIRY Graham and
couldn't rit II IN next day. Which
II was my shaddcr and WHY'S YOU
seen that night. Miss Elise lie, all
crazy. pore lad. because Jest rs soot
az YOU was out Of sight she up ant
lined AIRY Graham and went ont ot
the water wi i'm. And them rcs
roses. Miss Gabriclle-you seen 'ow n
was. And she alwiz 'ad 'em. alwz
AIRY Graham seen to that. and WHY
couldn't do nothing"
Here she paused for breath.
And never. never drugged you
but the once" she cOntlnued-'ln tho
chocolate. you know. ! wouldn't do II
for neither Of 'em. and very ard they
thought Of me for II. too; but 'ow
could go for TO do II and you trustln'
me. even when you card mo and
Willy tnlkin' In the cellar? And !
brought You the tea myself that last
night. Miss Elise. when she wanted 10
give II to you 'erself and put powder
in It to send you TO sleep; but !
wouldn't let 'er. for all she was my
sons wife. oh, WHY, willy!"
We got rid Of her after awhile, and
/ settled down for our last evening
while the hrc burned with It's green,
blue, lavender. and red lights, where
In now found wonderful pictures and
not 80 very remote either. and the
ocean rolled monotonously outside
In the FIRST long silence ! told the
girls about it-glad that the lamp was
not lighted. and glad also that the
| freight did not shine upon my face
/ Well. they were very, very nice, and
considerable enough TO ask but few
searching observation-disclosures they
| have since told me they were con
sumed with the desire to do 80
So the evening passed, and AT last
we went unwilllngly upstairs. careful
not TO mention that II was our last
night In the little cottage. which. 10
spite Of everything We still loved.
lay bread awake for a long time
| listening 10 the washing OF IN,
waves and thinking the thoughts thai
come TO a girl but once In lifetime
when ! heard a low voice from the
next room, and knew the others were
/ wakeful also,
Were you surprised Elizabeth"
/ yves, | certainly was"-thc en-
phasls In Elizabeths tone left NJ
room for doubt Somehow neyel
associated Elise with marrlage-ol
men either, for that matter"
Neither did l. She'll never be Tho
same again, but oh, Elizabeth, II 4
had been you, what should | have
done?"
And I was just lying here thinking
how dreadful II would have been N 4
had happened to you So long as ",
have each other, nothing else mat
ters."
NO, nothing else matters hop'
she'll be very happy, but Elise is
we'll, she's Elise, and | can't help won
derlng how she Is going to like mar
ried life
And / wonder, too, for after all, q
is always like starting a very smnl
ship across a very broad ocean. Bu
am not afraid Of the voyage, for Cor
don Is going with me, and we hayl
engaged a pilot whose name 4
spelled with four letters; he Is war
ranted TO steer "A safe course througl
every sort Of weather, and we botl
believe he viii bring us safe into por
at last.
THE END.