, 1873-03-30

lest again I should become an unwilling
eaEes'iropper. Hoa' tho evening wore away
I and two others waking and watching. Who
was the thlrd9 The thought was maAldening;
the air in my room seemed sitting. Throwing
my ave!ing rug over my arm, started deter
m1nedly for the Long Beach.
It would be low tide at II the farther seward
point OF Pinnacle Eock would be bare: che night
fine for the phosphorescent effect on the water;
the eea-anemones would be in view. had never
eyes sare on such night and with such a tide.
My fayorite nook YVES deep uater-worn hollow.
where one would be quite invisible except from
tho sea.
would not let nv Thoughts stray back to the
place had 1eft. I would commune ,st., tho
Eternal the Infinite. the Unchanging. Tho
wnycs. as they roso and fell, we're like emotions.
aspirations Of the soul, reaching forward lnl't- !
far. aud no farther backward downward: ro-
luctan:, yet inevitable i'll its deseriou leaving
the ragged rocks, the desoiato, barren san!s-
Was it tho murmur OF waves or OF human
voices that came to on the night wind, neaEe.
and yet nearer9 Her voice again!
II will not hear YOU. Forgive you? Never.
this side the grave. Why yon pursue me, why
you torture 10 relentlcs=ly. know not You
have wronEed and mine only can
wrong woman and her helpless children. I an
alone IN the world; but tiol lns opened u wa.,
und will walk III it. Yon cannot injuzo my
ciAl position. I haso none Ny children
force mo to disclose it, Wilca you look or
that helpless one. recall Your mad Jealous fury.
Remember the pititass storm III whel, YOU drove
NE forth, with Marian III my ar1as anl the ua-
boru resting beneath my heart, tanning ne with
a revelation OF the nlackost decd CT your bIara
1fe-a mock-marriage with the trusting girl whr
broke her old father, heart hy her dcse.tloa ~
Ills d1eary. lonely home for the false warmth
Of your love Ho Las forgiven me in thu
Heaven from which ho looks down on my yc:-s
Of struggle and bitter anguish. Forgive yot
When you restore my lost youth, when YOU
give buck my faith md hope, when yo. re-
deem your lost life. then ask Tor foEgiyeuesa!"
ss1arian, you wrong tue. Caceasiugly for ti,o
long years have I sought yon, to zctracs tie
fa1sellood born OF jealous, drunken rago a!srla:.
you loved INC thou. Coma hack AMI take ag:.u
:he name NO other woman will ever have Il r1s'.E
to wear"
ado you think hnva fallen low! DID
I love you, Christopher Wentworth It is
70 long ago, I hare to take yolr word for it,
Love you now? I would tear my heart out
if thought it held ono tender thought To-
ward you! / will not listen to you. I nm not !n
this place at this hour to hear you recall the
past, but to speak myself Of the futnre-to do
inuud US the only possible reparatinn for that
past that you leave mo aud my chillron u1mo-
Tested. Thank Heaven, my boy never drew
breath Of his fathers natiyo air! The land Of,
refuge where gave him BIRTH has given me work
for willing hands and brain; it is our home. OF
you we ask nothing but silence and fo-getful-
ncsa"
Marian. Marian! will you not hear me7 l.
have wandered over the earth with tho brand OF
have mover ceased hoping, believing, in our
meeting, in your forgiveness: Nv temper ID my
Inheritance; God knows il it is not almost i'll
SANITY! I loved you honoEably, truly. / mar
rsd en f hGnes & 5uy Vie 40a IN and GTneken G1he5
jealous frenzy I lied to you. I was =
brute, a mndinan. When l came to myselt
you had disappeared. From that hour till;
ceased my search, nor found one trace Of you. I
cannot hope for forgiveness to-day nor to-mor-:
row; let mo win the love that you gave me in
the fret flush OF youth and beauty. I will not:
worth the bearing g-ti1l you can lay your hand in
mine, and willingly, gladly say. My husband!''::
Tho glass that mnde me 6end and cursed
your 1ifo held tho last drop that will ever.
paasss my lips. ! have made vow " before t,
" halls that now are mine till Jou walk;
proudly by my side. Do not answer mo
now. In the Stiffness and silence Of your room,
with the little onas-our little ones-nestling in
your arms, think Of the happy home, the long
years Of peace and love, that yet may be in storo
for us!"
a vivid flash OF lightning and the low mutter-
ing Of thunder, unobseryed till now, warned
them Of the approaching storm. The drops
weEe falling thick and fast az they hastened for
| shelter. was glad to DO released and follow g.
safe distance the retreating figures
ro13droma nr was fherc = trcrafy in ator. i
I{ow TN storm rnpe1, How ,,ti1ess1y II hcar
m .l,o s1,e,l ~ = anm1nerhonse ahakiu1 Il h H..
! rarv fonndation.i Tno heavens o,,n constnn.
ahaet ~ Hame-t,,e thunder one cfnt;nnoul
rnar n wonIer tl,o ancicnta tormcj s,,cI war
~ tho oIennon.s tha hattIc4 ~ tho e,otl,i Uour
of+ar 1,onr IL 1ostai ;r.rr,sino r,finr thon H.
sa;,;strn ~ ne ant-na rcra fiial 1th L,if.
Iraaao, 1or,an md ci1aron nro.s,,nct 1,,,o
s;len7a One cr,sI n fn.I, tint h1inIeJ arerr
ona snd ,,;o,c;ra s1,r;aE .1,ot ror, h;rl s,osa
t,,a stn-,n taa nTIs honao ~ s,1e. - - II ).
m fTet; ain tho jcft vino j" {. WIN room.
tt,ara y, am onc" .,Yos Mira Kint.."
io mt know how 7 reached the room. uor
1rhat l1;ni instinct taurht rno tho ahoItsst xnv.
Tos1 nrnr;nns r,omcnfs vcro lo.t hefn1c cnnIi
fraoE anen the door S1r,. I;inr Iav scnsr1csa
on tha ttoor sti]l in her wct c1otl,ss Mnr;an va
oa11;nn 1o;nf, m = m.,nr,, - T7;nad tho 1toot
~ 49,. an1 hora ber ~ mr. nrrnu ~ rouch tho
b,;nd;na srnoha low1, t1,a nLottnre5 atasTcaaa
i;t.ia Tar;an c};noino tn hcr atii, 7 carrinli
1,ar ~ nv ,oou, a,,d annI;ed hoat;lv aucl ra.
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