Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-08-25

You shall never nave ner1 M0dTe Ge
Diosl never"
He smiled in ghastly fashion with his
mo" he said, and if his tone was
calmer, It was twice as Dangerous and
threatening now. "No shall keep my
oath-be sure of that. ListenP he went
on, after pause, and with that same
forced calmness; from the day saw
her first, and each day more and more,
have loved her-this woman, who"
Who, from that same day, and each
day more and more, has loathed and
hated YOU" / struck in. "Wellf"
BY the light of the lamp above us I
could see his yellow face turn the ashen
hue of dead mans, as that cruel taunt
of mine hit home.
He covered his face with his hands and
uttered faint duh moan, as though he had
in very deed got his death hurt.
The crisis was evidently approaching !;
the mailman could hardly contain him
self much longer. In another minute he
might. be at my throat and then, disagree
able as 1t would be, / should inevitably
have to shoot him. Alvarez Smith was
by no means the sort Of person to stand
on much ceremony with when the IN
stincts he inherited from the Spanish
creole of a mother of his were In the
ascendant; and it was his life or mine. I
began to think. 1 drew the revolver
quietly out of my pocket, and covered him
from my knee in anticipation of his rush.
me never to marry this woman ?"
" I'll see you in Gehenna frsti"
"You will not 2"
"Confound you, mol But III promise
you this" added, as saw him crouch
| ing like jaguar for spring at my
throat, "that, madman or no madman, If
you lay finger on me, will shoot you
In your tracks without further warming"
Raising my right hand quickly, I COW
cred him fairly now. My amiable COM
panion dropped back into his seat with q
hideous Spanish blasphemy, most unex-
pectedly baffled and beaten.
"That's right" said, considerably re-
heved to find he was not 30 mad as to
have lost all fear for himself, and put me
under the painful necessity of winging
him; Z" of course you didn't expect me TO
be so well able to take care of myself; and
suppose you've only knife. I don't
much think you'll kill me tonight, after
all, though we are alone, etc, as you were
good enough to remind me just now"
"OhP' he snarled, I" I shall kill you
yetr
at differ with you there. My own i'm
preston is that you'll be in Hanwen or
Charenton before long. Meanwhile, let
me advise you not to try this again. If
you do, remember, I've warned you"
He flung curse at me, and, turning away,
rolled himself up in his cloak, and never
moved again till the mail ran into the
Dover station. Then he rose suddenly,
opened the door, sprang onto the plat
form, and disappeared.
v.
@And SO you ran away from me, Hell
en- y''
It was some three or four hours after
my arrival in Lindenbad. had forced
the consignee, carried Lady Oswestry's
rooms in the Russia by storm, utterly dis
committing the garrison by the suddenness
and vigor of my assault, insomuch that
after brief, hopeless struggle, it surren-
dered at discretion. My darling had
spoken the words that bound her life to
mine forever.
Under the summer stars, in the hush Of
the summer night, she and 1 were sitting
on the balcony of their room that over
beyond; at her feet, as loved best to sit,
and watch the great violet eyes turn slow
ly on me; at her feet, with her hand in
mine again.
enP'' -
awhat else could dor was SO weak
with you, Frank; 80 weak against my
y
not to be. So / ran away. 1t was terri
BILE work to get Amy to start that night
thought She was horribly cruel to me
she fought for you. How I loved he1
when she did But would go; and &c
we WENT
And then you thought you were
safer"
HSafer. Away from you I was strong
"And did you think you would be out
/ of nav reach long fn
| She gave me smile, delicious as q ca
ress. Then she said:
/ "QuS salt! thought you would come
but not so soon. Not till should have
time to harden my heart. knew wal
doing right, Frank. But I thought, too
that might never see you again. And
then" her face told me the rest
"Enfantl What had you to do with 1t
right or wrong, if you loved me? YoI
were mine. How could you ever think
should let you go? Let you go, who have
/ given me new faith, new hope, new life
made life precious to me, noW-how coulC
II Helen, my Helen, nothing can tax,
you from me now. You cannot take your
self from me-"
From my arms, where she had nestled
on sudden she started.
"There" she whispered, pointing t
the deserted river walk; "therel DIX
you not see him 2"
On her face, yet wet with happy tears
had come the haunted look once more
in her voice was the old fear, though my
arms and my love were about her.
1 knew what had done this; the sight of |,
man for whom was beginning to fee
something of the hate that kills.
saw no one, you know. And
Alvarez Smith wants to do me q mischief
/ why on earth should he turn out and dc
/ melodrama in the moonlight, threaten me
with imaginary daggers, and that sort o.
thing, to put me on my guard?
s" saw him standing there" and she
pointed again straight before her.
=" And how was he dressed ?"
In short cloak, it seemed. saw
him throw it back when he lifted his arm.
:" And then he disappeared-where?"
"Into the shadow of the trees.".
That was perfectly possible. A couple
| of strides would take any one out o.
sight, who had stood even in the centre
| of the broad Glee.
If Helen had really seen Alverez Smith
he might be hidden in that shadow ever
now, watching us. My blood began tc
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