Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-07

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time II securing an Introduction 10
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o. Ihe evening wiki be- and reoeivs-i
permission 10 cal upo1 hs-.
There was curiosity OF The na-t G.
ssvsrZl women who had each 81 ha-
cap 1o- General L0reno-n when L.
was conspicuous for rs absence from
the neZr notable social function When
rEo o. three ot such affairs had vlassad
without his being present c11rinsi-v
had grown inI5 alarm When il nnallr
began 70 h'e whispered that The gen
eral was devu1lug himself 10 8 ladr 10
whom royalty had hot given 4 ticker
10 the court circle alarm cave wav 10
CONSERVATION When he was sean 81
The opera WIKI the lady who had IN
consciously orcasiguei this tlisUuie-u1.
nscks were craned and l0-cneues were
ieTeleo n the couple from The circle
Z where sal the arist0cracy OF Cor.eubs-
gen
Seneral LorenUrn asked Inrehr--
hmuing 10 be his wife. The manner
wiki which she received hsg de--la-.-
hon was q puzzle 10 him. There was
mol that hearfinfss il her reply which
he had Iced tor. he felt toward her
& certainty - his own feelings which
Cid noI meet with q Response He
knew thai she was the only woman he
mad ever wished 10 marry and was
disappointed thai she should have
doubts as 10 her wish 10 NARY him
I must ask for time" she said. ..in
which 10 consider SO important z deci-
sion"
DAYS passed during which the woo
er's fate hung in the balance. At last
she sent for him.
There Is but one thing" she said
that separates me from you. Years
ago. when / was il the first freshness
o. youth J met young man 70 who4p
! gave my heart he did nUt enter in1o
ny lie Our acquaintance was the
briefes-. buI from that day 10 this the
dream Of { Young -i-l has been with
me have n0g seen him for years. l
may never see him again. It was rhe
part Of girl just coming 70 woman-
hood 50 suddenly and unlimited to sur
render 10 man; but. having done so.
have never since been able 10 break
the bonds that have held NE 10 him.
/ viii NOT deceive you. II would be
dishonorabie in me 10 marry you with
this dream still il my heart"
Your keen sense Of honor only
makes me more desirous Of possessing
you ] have heard Of cases where a
young girl has given her heart in that
way, and there are such cases among
men I, too, once met q girl Of whom
| dreamed TIL ] met you- Now that
dream has vanished before mature
love"
That is the difference between the
loves Of the sexes." she replied. smil-
ing. "a woman's love is more endur-
ing"
These heart fushes Of youth. l ad-
nit. are refreshing Would you mind
telling me about this young lover who
caught your young fancy 50 suddenly
and has held It SO long:"
When I was very young" she said.
I'VE lived in a house close beside the
ramparts. One day while ! was sittin.
By window young man had never
seen before tapped upon the pane /
raised the sash and listened TO what
he said. Pointing 10 two young men
ID the ramparts. he told me that they
would furnish him with the means to
enable him 10 make q mark in the
world il / would give him q kiss"
She paused q moment, then contin-
ued:
Il shall never forget that young and
enthusiastic face, full Of eagerness; the
intellectual cast Of head, the
@TOa have forgotten," exclaimed the
general, starting up. at is / who
have been true 10 my dream. Yours
mas passed into mOckery. IL is the
man who is true. the woman who wor-
ships fancy that has faded"
You are
''The man you kissed Thank heav-
en-. vino has guided me to you. TO
thank you for that favor To it. to
you, is due all that l am today. With
out il should have remained here.
thankful FOR an occasional crumb drop
PED Dg sOTie TdTTOIIzIng n0DIT It - II
l have received the confidence Of 6
king"
He was standing when he said this.
and she. too. arose, peering into his
face as IL to recall an image she had
long held il memory.
Yes" she said presently. "it is the