The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-04-24
ashes zone auay." affirmed Bonnie, in

! ashes gone away" affirmed Bonnie, in
that slos, solemn tone peculiar to children,
and without looking at me.
"No:" said John, "but we shall be very
lonely il she does go"
She's gone away" reiterated the child,
and he was right.
The applause still rang in mr. ears. !
could hear the rustic and tread u The crowd,
the hum of voices as it retreated. l had
read in the theatre of Western city, and
now in the green-room awaited the carriage
that was to take me back to the hotel.
1t was a pretty tIring room-htted for
some star, 1oubtlcss--all white and gold
with lilies upon fpor AMI htngins', with
lily caps upon the chaa lelier that lit up
the mirrors, where | could see repeated
again and again nv weary face. A soft,
white shawl, a m .sl.l li.e-like hel l-cov-
ering, a pair ot gloves, bpal let--l hal
thrown down beside me, and lying back
in the depths of an armchair, waited.
"You are tired To- night, said the gen.
tleman upon the the divan oppo site, as he
consulted his watch.
"Yes more tired than I can tell" an
swereI, closing my eyes. IL. left me
moment.
ct was a stupid mistake Of nine" he
said when he returned. Il should have
ordered the carriage earlier
pray don't disturb yoarself. 1t vii.
soon come, don't doubt
"If could bring yru any thing Let me
see, thare should be-yes; there is some
wine here" lie unlocked the cabinet rs
he spoke and took out a decanter shook
my bead. John and | hell queer old
fashioned notions.
"But /! insis.," he said; "yoa mast take
it. You are ILL.,
He poured out the wine l drank 1t
down.
''Strange that We shoui have met here
today" lie said. Il We never once seen
you since-Don mind; for.ave You lon.
ago. kept your letter too-the tcnlere>t
saying Of no man ever had from woman."
'Pray don't speak Of it. WIZ bring up
what as been years for.ntten?" Nv fee
was warm and conscious, knew though
tried to speak colily. Perhaps it was the
wine-it burned in all my veins. Perhaps
it was the flowers. How strong their per
fumc was.
"Why not' | ought to have overcome
any pain had years ago. AMI you-you
never cared, you know"
felt HIS eyes npun me; but would
not o,en mine. L. came to IN: like the
far off stretching ont of hanls, that
ought to rise and 60 away; that it was
not good for me to be here tried to
think Of home. | trie to think Of John,
from whom | hal heirl nothing for IN my
days; bat both were vague an nlistinct
Nothing was r. ! or ne rrer t. me than the
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Through all the next dav seemed to
sleep and dream. Still we went On: but
now | had ceased to care. Some one
spoke to me 1t was a woman, gentle.
faced and young, Bennie's mother
thought, and yet kew she was in heaven
"You rnust be ill.," she said.
"oh no: m going home--to John
and then slept again.