Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-31

meat. The poor girls nerves underwent ter
herr
"Doceor. I want TO ask you one question DO
her love?'
ITO be frank with you, my dear boy, do
not think You ever can 1 have given you a
our interview, and to me. her manner showed
that you had no part 10 her heart"
Yet Yet mother says she has sent over daily to
"Yes; but It was at my suggestion, until l
had told you the story"
Doctor, am. 80 far IS you can tell, IN my
right mind; am 1 not?''
"Certainly you are"
" The fever has all gomez
4 "Qf course 1t has. What are ron driving st"''
( ",Just this" said be, with despsiring sitter
ness 81 wish to heaven you had let me die"
Why, Harry
Nj boy, you are too young to talk like this.
There Is more in life than just loving or being
loved. lou have yoar mother and sisters, il
you care nothing for yourself
well, let it 90. As am alive, must make
the oes, OF IT: l thank you just as much a. if
life was dear to me. When can drive oute'
TO morrow, If you choose. Where do you
"1o see Kate Dallas
" Not to worry her, Harry"
No, to thank her, and then Withdraw from
her presence forever"
" Can help you."
" No except TO let me visit her without an
at shall be as you wish
Tie next day Harry was driven TO the home
OF Kate Dallas, and as he sat in the parlor
awaiting her appearance, his thin white lin.
seemed to move as If he were rehearsing his
| part.
81 am glad to see you ont again, Harry"
ne SAID, as she came toward him, but tnoush
| pale as his.
Thank you, Kate, this is my first call; bat
Or. Brown consented TO my ride to-day
her ewes tried TO read in his / the doctor hal
! told the story, but she said:
II hope you will soon be out of the doctors
81 learned from DR.. Brown only last even
| ing,' he went on, as if determined to say at
| once what he had come to say, "of what you
| consented to do for him during my sickness.
/ ought to thank you, perhaps, for saving my
life. do thank you heartily for all that you
| DID, and all the more because know it was a
| terrible task for you. He told me the cOmnlete
! history OF his plan, and while wish had never
| been thought of, cannot but see how great a
sacrihce you made tor me, and thank you for
She had covered her face with her hands a.
soon as he began, and still kept them there. He
waited moment as ii to give her an Opp0rtu-
| nifty to ak, but she remained silent.
" have come, he resumed. "not to thank
4 you only, but also so say Goodbye" She
uncovered her face at this. and her eyes filled
With anNiety-he went on. Gin a few DAYS [
! will leave Melville forever, but if-no matter
where L am-the day shall come when / can be
OF nell or assistance TO you, you will remember
that l. oWC my lie 10 YOU. anO'-ne almost
broke down here-''all that am or have will
! he at your service
She had covered her face again. and had he
! looked closely he might have seen tears forcing
their way between her fingers, but his eyes
we're on the carpet, where they had been all the
| time.
81 am sorry" he continued, "more sorry
than can tell you, that have ever been the
cause OF annoyance to you, or have ever brought
aught OF sadness into your life, but you have
beautiful days yet in store for you wherein these
rnfs will L. EnF
me, II at all, as one who would rejoice in your
happiness and would be happy In your ioy."
he waited a moment as If hoping she would
say word, but the tears were dropping from
to speak.
Finding that she did not intend to break the
silence, he arose to take his departure, and
then, for the first time, saw her tears. A wild,
exultiDg light leaped into his face and eyes, but
died away as soon again.
A." Goodbye, Katie, he said, and he moved
toward her.
Her answer was a sob.
at is not my lot" he said, ''to bring your life
unpleasant experiences, when my dearest wish
would be to bring you joy. 1 shall never be a
cloud on your horizon again, SO once more,
She turned her face from him, and said be-
from your-home."
s. Let that give you no PAIN" he said. tend
erly; al could not live here now
But it is who am driving you away" she
said.
No, you must not take the blame, !" said he.
81 should never have supposed you could love
me, but let that go now. Good bye
"Don't 60" was her answer.
{" must. could not stay and see you the
wife of some one else"
:. Don't co. She replied.
Heavens. Could he believe his own heart.
Could it be possible that she loved him. His
eyes filled with light and hope again, and with
one step he was beside her. Katie" said he.
Am coming from death once more to life?
Can you love me? Do you love me? Ask me
to stay but once again! 1 am yours for life or
death If you love me. What shall it be, dar-
ling, will go or stay?"
Don't CO." was all she said.