Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-03-02

ret-like way That Hunice Trevecc,
was secretly pining her heart ava.
Tor Wilfrid Stennis became perfectl.
clear to Hews the unsuccessful. Since
the formers return the girl had growI
perceptibly thinner and paler, her steI
had lost its pretty quickness, her man
ner lacked its old-time buoyancy anc
! sprightliness.
The certainty that his diagnosis wa
right fairly infuriated the rival suite,
Originally he had approached the gir
In a spirit of sordid speculation, witt
only the counterfeit pretence of low
upon his lips But as the woman,
sweetness and the unattainable natur
OF the prize became apparent, so did hi
feelings change. and he who came tt
barter with a woman's heart RENAME
to beg for a kindly glance, to year
for word that might give him hope
FOR Hews was deeply. passonatel,
smltten with Eunice Trevecca. t.
such a pass had 1t come with him the
TO win her he would have been willin.
to forego the golden fruit of all hi
plottings and schemings
Again and again did he try to ar
proach the forbidden topic of his love
but always with the same quiet avoid
ance of it on her part He had prom
ised to respect her wishes, but the
hoodgates Of passion were at length
overflowed, and he. resolved to know
his fate once and for all.
To help his cause somewhat he
sent Eunice anonymously a marked
copy of society paper which author
ltatively announced the engagement
OF Clara Passavant and Wilfrid Sten
mis-, with the added intelligence that
the wedding would take place at
Easter. This time there was no mis-
,take-the gossips were right.
On various occasions throughout
the winter Wilfrid had tried to see
Eunice-sometimes successfully, but
more often failing-in a sincere en-.
deayor and desire to renew their old
footing. But the girl met his ad
vances with such coldness and pal
pable indifference that at length he
came to the sorrowful conclusion that
she was hopelessly offended with him
Then, and then only did he put the
momentous question to the daughter
of the house of Passavant. and was at
once accepted. She had been ready to
yield months ago; in her inmost heart
she wondered why the man had hesi-
tated so long.
When Eunice received the paper
which Hews so thoughtfully sent she
happened to be alone She could not
help seeing the paragraph, encircled
as 1T was with broad blue pencil
marks. AS she took in the sense Of the
printed lines her lip curled scornfully, |
as she said half-aloud
81 hope she is satisfied now!"
Quite on the impulse of the mo-
ment she ran to her little desk-one /
Of Willis keepsakes = and rapidly |
penned this note:
Dear Mr. Stennis: Some kind friend
has just sent me copy Of the Home
Journal containing the announcement OF |
your engagement and forthcoming mar
Rage. AS one of your oldest friends
want to be among the first to congratu-
ate you. and to offer my sincerest wishes
Tor your lasting happiness.
Cordially yours,
EUNICE TREVECCA.
She dashed off the address, and
with her own hands posted it forth
with at the box on the corner. Then
she ascended slowly to her room,
locked the door, and had what wom-
en- call "a good cry" But when old
John came home that night she was
able to tell him the news with com.
plete composure, save for tiny dash
Of red in either cheek
"Eh, lass" he said, getting up from
lis chair, going to her side at the
)ther end of the table, and taking her
ace between his horny hands, "thou'st
gotten tha' dose, but doan't ZEE fret;
ha' ither 'ooman has ma landed i'm
,et, an she will ma" He sealed the
words with a hearty, compassionate !
Mss, and went heavily back to his ,
eat, chuckling to himself. But Eunice
hook her head hopelessly
Its all the fault of that horrid
money, father" she said
There's nowt ia matter wi tn lad,
frlie; niver forget that. He'll win
ot!" affirmed the old man, empha
izing his opinion with his knife and
Ork in the air
Il wish could think So" sighed
lunice, smiling wanly, but it's no
Sc; he will never come back to us !
ow-it has gone too farl" And SO it I
eemed, for with his engagement to
Iiss Passavant openly announced it d
,oked as If wifi were indeed ire
ocably lost. Then her pride came to p
er rescue, and with some attempt at
bandon Eunice exclaimed: c
"I don't care! | sent him my con. II
ratulations today" U
Did zee, now! That was plucky of a
e," was her fathers sententious an
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