The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-03-05

mo, except to let me visit heI
without announcing that | am com
ing"
1T shall be as you wish.
The next day Harry was driven tc
home of Kate Dallas, and as he sat il
the parlor awaiting her appearance
his thin white lips seemed to move
as if he were rehearsing his part.
81 am glad to see you out again
Harry, she said, as she came tow ard
him, but though her voice was
sprightly, her face was fully as pale
as his.
"Thank you, Kate, this is my first
call but DR.. Brown consented to my
ride to-day"
Her eyes tried to read in his if the
doctor had told the story, but she
said:
81 hope you will soon be out OF
the doctors hands,
81 learned from DR.. Brown only
last evening"" he went on, as if de.
termined to Say at once what he had
to say. "Of what you consented to
do during my sickness. ought to
thank you for, perhap saving my
life. l do thank you heartily for all
that you did, and all the more be.
cause | know it was a terrible task
for you. He told me the complete
history of his plan, and while / wish
l had never been thought of, l can.
not but see how great sacrifice you
made for me, and l thank you for it. I"
She had covered her face with her
hands as soon as he began, and still
kept them there. He waited a mo-
ment as if to give her time to speak,
but she remained silent.
81 have come,' he resumed, mot to
thank you only, but also, to say
goodbye" She uncovered her face
at this and her eyes filled with anx.
iety-he went on, Sin few days l
leave Melville forever, but if-no
where l am-the day shall
come when l can be of help or assis-
tance to you, you will remember that
| owe my life to you, and," he al
most broke down here, "all that l
am or have will be at your service"
She had covered her face again,
and had he looked closely he might
have seen tears forcing their way be.
tween her fingers, but his eyes were
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 will be forgotten, and
| hope you will think of me, if at all,
as one who would rejoice in your
happiness and be happy in your
joy"
lie waited moment, as if hoping
she would say word, but the tears
were dropping from her eyes thick
and fast, and her tongue refused to
speak.
a3 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, exul-
ting light leaped into his face and
eyes, but died away again.
"Good-bye, Kate" he said as he
moved towards her.
Her answer was a sob.
"It is my lot" be said, "to bring
your life unpleasant experiences,
when my dearest wish would be to
bring you joy. / shall never be a
cloud on your horizon again, 80
once more, good bye"
She turned her face from him, and
said between her sobs, 81 don't
want-to drive you-from your
home."
"Let that give you no pain" he
said tenderly, 81 could not live here
now"
"But it is 1 who am driving you
away" she said.
"No, you must not take the blame.
| should never have supposed you
could love me, but let that go now.
Good bye"
"Dont CO." was her answer.
81 must. / could not stay and
see you the wife of some one else."
''Dont CO." she repeated.
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. Skate" he
said, Gam / coming from death
once more to life T.? Can you love
me? Do yon love me Ask me to
stay but once again +! 1 am yours
for life or death if you love me.
What shall it be, darling, shall l go
or stay ?"
"Dont CO." was all she said"