Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-07-04
A BROKEN LIFE
-- . 49,
BY ALLEN cHAmPNEy.


Miss Cayenne, you -aldl"
Yes
-Why the peppery namer
you would Know u you ~penl an
evening IA her company illglifuliy
she + Miss Naomi Winters. but 10 =
casual uAs the other appelatise has
become eenlacn You may wander nI
n. Tor she a. moi only beautiful out
rls.h. Her cceeaificisies are constant
sud numerous snd young ~ she ~
hey say she has satire aud ssr
caAm ~ command that would make .
~ar 81 AZ old Creclan persimislic
philosopher Some deep dlsappoInt
inent must have RULED lhe Fair sur
face Of her lie. for she II n consist
mi man halter and her apt rldicnle
~ sham. prclrnsc aud nreeiailon has
not made her a. al popular
The speakers stood NJ window 81
she lobby 81 tie hotel AZ Walford, re-
garllng aucenly appearing lnd' who
WAS Just passing by.
They casualty discussed her ana
turned eWay. hnt y man o. about ii'r'
~ who had stood directly behind tl'em
moved closer 10 the window There
was something more than Interest In
his face token Of deep emotion
snd a lhongitfui expression were w
III. eyes ~ he remained staring blank
ly out on the street ile had becoine
n guest at the hotel and registered ns
Handai Paxton that morning. AZ the
end OF a proifacted reYerie be turned
sway With n deep sigh
The lady who was the object Of all
this attention WIS life 30 harmony. 70
outward seeing, with The designation
that had been awarded her. Her face,
though snlleicse almost severe was
perfect Ga les contour Tier eyes. which
~ times were scornfu o. naughty
when 10 rep0se bore hnlfhldden
sadness Thai told of some secret sor-
row
A storm ~ ceusure and iisappfofal
greeted her when she selected Alice
Wade rs her mnld A member Of
family poor obscure the father ~
Whiel ives q druukAfa herself de-
serted VITO Alice bad been shnnned
aespised. with rare human pits
Miss Winters iook hei no lifting y
depressed soul lron gloom % sunshine
and winning q devotion and ipye thnt .
Has almost pathetic.
Il was Aiice who knew u countless
deeds of clnrIiy done by ner mistress
ln secret 10 was SHE who knew chat
ln her dnfk moody moments Miss
Winters shut herself up 10 room
never visited bs others II was Alice
who knew that her Young mistress
had loved and lost embittering her
life 10 The present
The stranger al The hotel for three
nights IN succession passed snme time
in the vicinity OF the house whore
Miss winters lived lie vas rather
mysterious Ia his actions He eNaded
pedestrians and never left his hotel
during daytime one evening lac was
near 70 the Winters home, when Alice
was hurrying towards the house. As
she passed hedge rough looking
man spraag into ylcw aud caught her
arm.
"lf's nae. uy pretty. your rowing. I'M
fortunate husband I hear you've got
. lob where there's lots OF money aud
Jewels. You've got to get me some"
Il wouida't give you q penny n yon
we're starving protested Alice and
broke away. The man started after
her. Paxton inlerycned Knocked him
With = single hluw. and hnr
ried The girl homewards.
There. you are safe he said "and
II fhat miscreant troubles yea again
lust call the police Why what IL
hatr' as = thunderous sound emanat
~ from the house. startling alarming,
Something has happened Oh, my
,oung mistress !" paiplisted Alice. sud
he rushed late the house. followed by
Paxton. lnto the wlng room Alice
dashed At its threshold Tor an IN.
'tant Paxton paused A part OF the
.sillng had lsiien aud Miss Winters
sy lnsenslbie on the aoos smld It's De
winters spent 80 many hours o. medi-
stion Ia solitude Upon table In the :
orner was framed photograph mar
-lously resembling the young man,
.oms tribes OF jeweirs. faded
'oaquei. evidently love mementos OF =
ar past
paKtons face was eolorless. He auly'
red like strong tree shaken by =
empest - ie lifted Miss Winters ten
lerly. carried her TO = couch Ia the next
oom and feiephnned for physician
\ great asidralioa ~ relief swept hls /,
Ups a. an hour lasrr Alice Same 10
lin and informed bia, that ihe deyior
sporfca Miss Winter. oniy fempora
iiy stunned Alice lacked as'iased a.
ne glanced a ihr phpioEraph ana
hen as the stranger
"You sre the maa e. she si,ose Ia
ow. intense tone
sYou iaeen. ~ oid frlrad ~ Miss
winters whom she has fsinemberedf'
.splisd Paxias Yes was her N.
ianced husband A sehening sister
,iotfed 10 prove 70 me that She loved