The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-20

something deSPerate, lmplOred MARX 10 Hollow ana priu
him back With a contemptuous sheer, he answered
DO yea think I'm a fool No, no! Kathleen, you'v
gone too far with me to retract now. The world se,
and knows our intimacy the only barrier 10 our hap
piness was your foolish lover, IMke--he has taken thp
sulks and gone away-our road is now elear. Il love 20,
better than a hundred such milk.sops us he ooula--s,
GENE, say the word !"f ~ tso-i ao. % auh -..,.' VS.
THAT word, replied Kathleen firmly, 6 shall never
be said by me- SO oa W. II iH,a sa,i7ol 44aci<,
Have a care, girl 6ercely retorted Mark, Am no
q man to be trded with J; you have led ME to heliev.
that you liked ne, and ynn shall redeem the pledge
your eyes at least have given ~ odw no,ea3 .,4 ~ +
Never! Mark Dermot, never" exclaimed Kathleen
rising from her seat but with a fierce GESTURE and
determined FIRE in his eye, Mark forced her down again
saying in a clear, but terribly earnest manner, Kath
leen, from my youth'up, I never allowed the Slightest
wish of nv souito be thwrrted think ycu that tslsa+
submit TO be led or driven, coaxed near or sent adrift,
at tho caprice of any living thing? No If you can,
be mine from love, you Ehan Eola i1ar; for %ratifying
his threat by a fearful oath, no obstacle shall exist be
tween me and my desire
what mean You, Mark Dermot p cried the terrified
girl. N'",2 "-A
No NATTER he replied, = the choice rests with you.
You cannot deny that your manner warranted me in
soliciting your hand. Remember, love and hate dwell
very near each other-the same heart contains them
both. Be mine. and every wish of your soul shall be
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. me, and trcmble at the conseqdcn.
ces.' .sN. estA@lt .r4 srsssf 81.
Heaven forgive, and help me- inlyi prayed Kath.
lecn, as the result Of her weak conduct now made itself
so awfully apparent. Thinking to enlist some good
feeling from Marks generosity, she frankly acknowledged
to him that her affections were entirely bestowed upon
the absent Luke. yt. et41.aa. 4r. 49,
She knew not the demon.heart in which she had
trusted instead of inclining lim to mercy, her words
only inaamed him into tenfold rage.
'ViIc woman = he exclaimel starting to his feet.
6 Have you then been making a scof and jest-a play
thing and a tool of me? Better for you had you raised
a fl nd than tempered with me thus. How know l that
you do not lie, even now, woman.devil? One word for
all !-by your eternal hope, who is it that you do love ?
On my knees-Luke Bryant f~ervcntly said Kath-
leen.
Then woe to ye both = cried Mark, casting her rudely
from him, and, with a look ofintense hate, rushing from
the cottage. E.. uC.1.
There was a perfect tempest of rage in Marks breast,
as he quilted Kathleen plans Of revenge, deadly and
horrible, suggested themselves to him, and he nurscd
the devilish feeling within his heart until every human
izing thought was swallowed up in the anticipation Of a
sweeping revenge. On reaching the village, his first
care was to End Luke upon seeing him, he started as
though a serpent stood in his path.
keep away from me, Mark Dermot,' he sternly
exclaimed. If you are come to triumph in your sue
cess, be careful, for there may be danger in it, ,s9}
- Luke replied the other, in a sad tone, we are rivals
no longer. Nay, listen, I bring you god news, there
are U luauy WIN HOuiu nave uOuC tulS UuU WudG care
l 1cuAthe fact is, like a sensible man, l am come to
proclaim my own failure. Kathleen has refused me-
{ She has? 1885
sAs true as I'm aliye-rejected me for YOU, Luke
Nay, as good as told me that she merely hirted with
me to fix your chains the tighter. Cunning little devil
eh Luke? Come, you'll shake hands with me now, |
know
'If l could believe you, Mark said Luke, the JOY
dancing in his y.ry eyes. .-4
Il tell you she told me that she never could love any
one but you. Now am | not a generous rival, to carry
his mistress's love to another? She requested me to
ask you to call in the morning, if you would have con-
elusive proof of her sincerity, and you would then find
that she could never use you so again. But now It's
getting late, and as | have delivered my message, shall
night-be sure and see her in the morning > and they
parted.
Soon afterwards, Luke miss his clasp-knife with
which he had been eating bis supper, but, after a slight
search, thought no more of the matter, his very soul
glowing with renewed delight at the thought of seeing
his loved one on the morrow-that their indiferences
should be made up, and all again sunshine.
About an hour after, as he was preparing to retire for
the night, it suddenly occurred to him that he would
like to take a walk towards Kathleeu's cottage-pcr.
chance he should see her shadow on the curtail-he
might hear her sweet voce-no matter, to gaze upon
the home that contained her would at least be some
thing; SO off be started in that direction, a happy feel
ing p~ervading, his every sense. Arrived within sight of
her abode, he fancied he heard a stided groan, but his
thong hts, stepped in JOY dwelt not on it. In a moment
after, a distinct ana fearful scream, as Of one in agony,
burst on tie stiffness of the might. L. came from the
direction of Kathleen's cottage. Inspired with a hor-
rible fear, he ran wildly forward-another, and another
terrible scream followed; there was no longer doubt
it was the voice of his Kathleen. With mad despera-
ton he reached the place just in time to see the figure
of a man, who, in the doubtful light, he could not re.
cognize, rush from the door and disappear in darkness.
In breathless horror Luke entered. Great heaven !!
what a sight met his eyes. His, beloved Kathleen lay
on the blood-dabbled floor, in the last agony ofdeparting
nature, her beating heart pierced with many wounds
she saw and evidently recognized Luke, for mid the
desperate throes Of ebbing life, she clutched his hand in
hers, essaying but in vain to articulate-she could but
smile; her eye glazed over-her- hand relaxed its grasp
and with her gentle head resting on his breast, her
spirit passed away
All this was so sudden and f~earfully unexpected to
Luke, that he scarcely felt it was reality, until several of
the surrounding n~eighbors, who had been alarmed by
the cutlery, came hastily in. slft : .Toiea
'Sce! cried one, Otis as l thought; murder has been
done
'And here is the fatal instrument with which it has
been Effected said another, as he picked up > CORY knife
from the floor. 1t caught the eye Of Luke IS that is
mine,' said he, in the measured tone OF one stricken
down by terrible calamity. err f %&
yours y they all exclaimed at once. Then you have
murdered her?
Luke only smiled-a CHASTITY, soul crushed smile,
most awful to look upon at such a time bis heart was
too full for words. Reason, which had been dethroned
by this unexpected blow, had scarcely yet returned to
its seat, for all unconsciously he still held the lifeess
form tightly clasped in his arms, gazing, with a sort Of
stony expression, upon the face of her who had been to
him the world. g.
1t was not until they approached to seize him for
killing her, that he seemed to be thoroughly aware. of
his position. oa ga rsrl-& y
sWhat would you do, friends ? said he mournfully,
as they endeayored to force him away. Would you deny
me the sad comfort Of dying ip her presence?
Have you not murdered her, wretch 2 cried one Of
the bystanders.. :.
= tWhat. murder her, God in heaven forbid he said.
SIS not this your knife ?
'ItisY %h3H& t"-' 1tEls1
'And how came it here, if not used by you, in this
unknown manner
1T was stolen from me by that arch demon Mark
Dermos,' shldderipg to the very heart as he mentioned
that name. &A% A~$@& A&4A
THAT has got to be proved cried one of the crowdi
who harnnnnd IN he q friend ,of Marks we cannot.