The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-22
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Bv OTILLIA F. PFEIFFER

Copyright. 1919. by tho Western News
:: paper Unton.)
'They say it is fine picture, r1o''
ence. Won't you take the children and
go?" r..
II don't care much for the movies:
Eta, but l: suppose the little ones will
be pleased" answered Florence Trude,
resignedly. '':..:
There was no affectati0n in words or
manner. Florence looked and acted
inexpressibly ,wearied and dull. She
wasg.yisiting with relatives and her
cousin. Mrs Wilson; married and hav-
ing three children, had been disap-
pointed from the first in interesting
her guest in any enlivening pleasure.
She could scarcely connect the sad
eyed Florence of the present with the
lively, intensely human Florence Of
their schooldays. She realized, Of
course, that there must be cause for
the startling change. but Florence had
not seen fit to confide in her and she
had hot penetrated the cold calm that
was ever present with her relative and
guest.
Pictures! Alone by herself, Flor
ence's lips tremored and her eyes &C.
quired a pathetic, far.away expression
Alas! there was one picture framed
ever in her mind, involving the tragedy
Of slain love. trust and hope. A glen
silvered by the white moonlight-her
trysting place with the only> man she
had ever loved. ever would love: her
joyful heartbeats as he advanced and
then his sufden conformation by Il
woman young and beautiful like her
SELF That flashing-eyed beauty had ar
costed EIdon Ware famiiarly. For !,
moment he seemed dazed-'ll:r|
stunned-the woman came still nearer
and threw her arms about his Mer'>
He did not repel her. She kissed him
fondly and then slowly, arm in arm.
those two disappeared amid the miss
and shadows Of the glen and aplnIr
emily out of the broken life Of Florence
Trude. .- l.
She had crept home blighted souf:
incapable of even thought beyond the
fact that the man with whom she hid
pljghted troth was base deceiver.
Circumstances Immediately ensuing
seemed to enforce this fact. Florence
heard next day that Ware had left the
town, on. night train with her apl'ar
ent rival in his affections. A week ''"nt
by. Ware did not return and when n
letter, mailed from the r'tv arrived.
Florence placed:it unopened in another
envelope and returned it t" Ills adj
dress with the words written across IT.:
II hope never to see you again.,
Then it was a long lmttip rgaiust
heart break and threatened illness.
Ware had come to her home, hut the
servants had strict orders T." refuse
him admittance. Other letters had
come. Florence returned the first un-
opened and burned the rest without
seeking to know their contents. What
could the same be hut some specious
explanation of his base treachery?
Florence had heard incidentally that
Eldon Ware was leading lonely. un-
eventful life at the home of married
sister. He was reputed, to have been
left quite fortune and engaged in no
special business activity. There seemed
to be no attachment or complication In
his life. but the memory Of that meet
ing with another woman than herself,
their brazen-faced departure together.
was a source Of bitterness and re-
proach that Florence could not dismiss
from her mind or forgive.
Florence ACCOMPANIED the three chill
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