Gunnison news-champion., 1920-05-28
LIES
ROMANCE
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n Vas - Joyous slopsoeat -
ardsnt love advsnturs. very ratisa-
ally Arnold Brant and Eusenie Vale
had met any miies from her home.
had gone 70 ~ ehseurs clergyman.
asd been united In marriage. The
new husband Aad 9ust time - catch
. train across The coutinent within
the hour. and tAose two. 20 hurriedly
bound In wedIock. ~ hurisdly parted.
sIn two years. dear" he said. -
he kissed her gsod-by.
You wouldn't wait. You woul0
have II so.- she sighed- 7 hope y b
for the best
the knowledge that you are mine.
al mine" returned Arnold Brant.
will inspire me - make . bushes
succesa"
The train flashed away. the bride
waved an adieu through . mist of
tears. Before noon she was bach at
home. passing into the house II ho
brother Hartley. With whom she liveo
and No one was the wiser.
Hers had been Q strange expert
ence. Almost from her baby days she
had been dominated by her brothers
win. He had one thought In fife-
10 make money. a cold. unsympa.
thetic being. he chilled all the sweet
ness out Of the life Of Eugenie, an6
when she was seventeen forced her
intb marrying Peter wynne.
The latter was Q man with pros
pectA. which Hartley magnified. The
checrless honeymoon lasted less thas
q month and then Wynns went to the
far North to develop some mining
property. n turned nuf q complete
dasco. and Q year later word was re-
ceived that wynne was dead. Before
that event Eugenie pined IN solitude
until. At q neighbor's home. she met
Arnold Brant. There was no impulse
Of disioyalty to wynne. but . deep.
unspoken love existed between thoss
two.
When the news came Of the death
sf wynne. both Bnnt and herself
knew that the seif-seeking Hartley
Vale would never sanction their
union. Brant had the offer of POSI-
tion IN Australia. He induced Eugenie
to consent to the secret marriage.
And when they parted at the steps Of
the altar and possible years Of part
ing faced them. Eugenie was supreme
" happy, fbr she had found love at
last.
Only one letter Eugenie received
Pr~,,. nr.uk tcf,to~ that hn v,a. ahrvSN
to start Into the most remote part Of
the country and that. II his purpose
succeeded. he would return With sum-
F.cient means to win him the approba-
tion and recognition, Of her mercenary
brother.
Then to EuEenie came an appailing
discovery. The full details Of the NJ
ness and death Of wynne arrived. The
6rst news had been premature. He
was mortally III, but survived for sew
eral months. Acting upon the initial
intelligence. Eugenie had welded
Brant fifteen days before the demise
0f her first husband.
The later ceremony was Illegal.
and she was simply widow and the
man she cherished a. her lifs's mate
was no more than IN utter stranger.
She at once wrote to Brant. trusting
to the letter finally reaching him
however remote he might Be from
civilization.
A year went by and there was no
Indication that Brant had received
the letter.
There was an old man named Mark
Denvir who had been power In the
business world, but now Q helpless
invalid. : Hartley had cultivated him
ID the hopes Of utilizing his past
prestige for his own benefit. One
day he came to Eugenie astounding
her with an offer Of marriage from
Denvir.
TT means independence for you" "
represented the subtle schemer. '.Sor
he will not live long"
Eugenie shrank from the proposal.
bat the artfnl and persistent Hartley
finally overcame her opposition. A
seeming plaything Of destiny. forgot.
ten. at least neglected by the only
nan she had ever loved. Eugenis
e
consented to the sacrifice for her
brothers. sake.
Denyir died within q month. Hart
ley made fortune. died before .
year was over. and Eugenie was -
last truly independent. but she con-
sidered her wealth as, mere dross. for
Il failed to bring her happiness.
Another year passed by. Amid her
seif-enforced solitude Eugenle found
no surcease to the vague longing for
the peace Of mind and contentment
fate had 20 cruelty denied her. A
stray item in q newspaper, citing the
discovery Of q man named Arnold
brant in another city. detailed his be-
ing removed to Q hospital from Q
wretched tenement room where he
nd lain down to die amid poverty.
Illness and despair.
It was Eugene who had hasfened to