The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-08-06

in time, thank God. l do not want
to set them upon you again. Do not
try to see me, for it will be useless,
utterly despise you. Go back to
the only person who believes you
10 be worthy of love-who is dying
for You.
Iiurnedand dsped back to the house,
and for two weeks scarcely stepped
outside its walls. l was i'll in mind
and body. My unreasoning roman
tic folly, that l had called love, died
suddenly at one blow, and / knew
there was only one man in the world
that loved, or ever had loved, and
that ono man was Rolhn Weather
bee. But two weeks passed by, and
/ heard no word and saw nothing of
Breeze Rogers, until that chill Octo-
ber night when my stpry opens,
1 turned my face away, lest the
light Of those dark eyes should bring
back the old delirium For at that
one glance felt the blood leap
through my veins and strange glow
shoot through my heart. thorough.
~ despised this man, yet he had
power over me still. A woman who
has ever been held in q mans arms
and felt his kisses upon her liz can
never so learn to despise or forget
him that the sight Of his face will
not sometimes move her. At length
1 arose and moved away from the
window. A second later something
struck the glass with a sharp click.
g WHAT is that?' asked mamma.
4 "Tho wind hurled something
against the window-pane," | answer
ed A moment later and it was re-
peated. "Why, 1t sounds like some
thing thrown against the glass, I"
mamma said. "Tell Harwcol to see
what it is, Rose.
I got up and went out OF The room.
knew it was useless to resist Brecce
Rogers summons longer. l must
4 go and see what he wanted Ithrew
a dark cloak over my shoulders, and
went out. Ho heard the door open,
and glided into the shadows again.
''What do you want?" ] asked icily.
"Why are you here? | told You never
TO approach me again.
"Yes, but you were angry then.
You have had time to think more
kindly Of mo since, and came to
tell you that Cora is dead She died
last night, and with her dying lips she
forgaye me, surely you ought. l know
that / did her great wrong, but /
repent of it, and she has forgiven
me. viii you not do the same, aud
como to me?'
He took a step toward me, but /
retreated, coldly. IF she whom
You so wronged has forgiven you,
well and good. l owe you no ILL
will, but do not love or respect you
now, and never can.
'Rose," he cried, ''you are crucll
Oh, come to me and fly before il is
too late
''HushH | said sternly. IAN that
wild folly is past, and forever |
shall be Tho wife of Rollin Weather
bee next week at this time and fal
from here The wife of the only
man / ever loved That mad fancy
J / conceived for You died as suddenly
as it spraug 10 live again, Go away
now and leave me. Good night and
good-by."
/ sped back into the house, and
locked the door behind me, leaving
him alone in the darkness. / found
mamma had fallen asleep in her
chair by the stove, and was relieved
that l would thus be spared answer
! ing her questions
The wind blew colder and harshel
/ across the moorlands. A dreary raiI
began to fall, and the night settled
down desolate and lonely. Meredith
, House was oppressively quiet and
: my heart was full of sad forcbodings
What if the dreadful Autumnal stormi
should come on just after Rollin en-
barked for Avondale? What il thu
; ship went down in the waters OF thu
! lake, and he never came to me
| Would It not DO just punishment
for my wild folly? Had not beer
/ untrue to him in thought, and almos
broken my VOWS, and fled with an
other, and that other a hase-hearted
+ unplinciplcd villain? Had / not le
his kisses fall on my lips, and Listened
to his words Of love? Oh | wa
ashamed -ashamed; and | hid IN,
face in my hands, praying 10 God t,
II forgive me and.send Rollin to me il
: safety
3 Tho days that followed were dam
] and chill With mistapd wet east winds
/ But the dreaded storm did not com,
: on. Each night | went to rest with
heart full Of anxious fear; each,morn
gI arose, thankful to find only we
weeds and somber skies Ihursdn,
1 morning came, gray, cold and chill
+, like the ones that had preceded il
Thursday night the ship Coru Be-
was expected, and by that ship Rollii
, Woatherbeo would come to me.
r was restless and uneasy all tn
/, long day. No glimmer Of sunshin
lighted the dull, gray skies. A dam
mist fell, and cold east wind bley
r over the moor. By night was al
/ most hysterical, and my heart wa
like lead in my breast "a wan
faced brideye'll be, il ye dinna bright
Ell M BIT, Harwood said to me
and / did not wonder as ] caugh
sight Of my dead-white face in ih
/ mirror.
Q The evening came on dark ani
Z desolate. No moon, no stars, only
4 gray sky, varied here and there wit
= dense, black clouds. / could nc
! stay ia the house. II seemed like
prison to me, and seiziug o cloak,
threw the hood oyer my head, an
3 walked down the avenue, and leanin
e on the stono pillars Of the gate, lool
!. ed out toward the lake. Snddenl
Z aonafhtnts eaushf my eve. IL WAS