The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-26


she stood up in ali Der delicate beau
+ fy, aud promised: I viii wait for
you And DOW must she die. Die il
her bright youth, or must she drag
out 3 weary life Of pain? No, no. she
should net die, she should get well;
she was bis; bsd she not promised to
ssii fos biml Through the half-opea
window be caught snatch of song
from some oae passing: Wait for me
al heavens gaie-snd the words
smote bin sith a quick, sharp pain.
Would Il be al the pearly gates thai
she would wal; FOR him He would
never reach ber there, nerer, never;
bis was brute's life How should
be gaia the heaven where her pure
spirit Eouid resi-? Aad she was dv-
ing, dying, dying. With > muttered
Eord be sPrsng up, seizsd his hat
aud went ont.
Halo, E1gene. just going for you;
eome On. old boy aud be felt bis arm
pulled through John Rush;on's An
hour afterwaTd Eugene was seeming
ly the gayest oftbe fr0licking party
10 Lawrence WiBsfoa's room And
YET strangely mingled viib the clink
# glasses aud The shouts Of laughter.
tue sound Of Nisa Kenyon's voice
in those three words; A bru;e's
life
Dasky twiligb; IN Louie's room
Through the oDen window came the
warm breath Of May and the fra
grznca of delicate blossoms. Nina
Kenyon SAT by Louie's bedside toy
ing with the soft enrls oa the pillow.
and watching with sad loving ewes
the wasted fsee they shaded
'Nins. after an dead-doo't
clasp me 50 tightly, please-will Won
give 6 message from ne to-to Eu-
geaes
Yes, darling and Nina shaded
Der face in tie cuTls
Tell him that I loved him to The
end. that the last PRAYER / offered IN
this world was fer him. and OBJ Nina.
tell bin for bis dear mothers sake
aBd mine 70 meet Us bath in heaTen
4 fl Of coughing came on theD. a7d
she Looked 50 white that Mia felt
alarmed aad rose 20 call her mother.
Il is nothing, said Lcuie family:
but even s. she spoke there came a
dash Of crimson on Der lips, and
Nina's frightened crv brought Mrs
kenyon from an adjoining room, and
Mr WaIlaee from the library. Far
into the night they sat by Louie'=
bedside. while her life went slowly
out Resting IN her fathers arms.
she looked AZ Nina in mute s2tFsais.
and Nina spoke softly:
1 VIII nos forget II that Is what
you want to ssk me.s'
The pale lips smiled family; then
her gaze rested on her fathers fsce.
aud. With kiss on ber,lips, she shut
her eyes il the dreamleSs sleep that
knows 10 waking while the earth en-
dgres.
Nina was standing concealed by
the heavy enr.aiEs il the room where
Louie say in her cofh0, when she
beard a step IN the room. Turning
she saw s man bending over the
coffin. He touched his lips TO the
pure. cold brow. aud when De raised
hisibead, Nina saw Eugene Durani's
face She shudderei Il was so lined
and worn wi;G pain. He did not see
her, and Isft the room quietly he
was Bo1 present at the funeral seryi-
ees, bat late in the afternoon Nius
found him BIZ the new-made grave.
He turned 10 go, but Nins held on,
her hand and be took il silently.
with clasp tha: made her fingers
ache.
Mr.. Duraat. she left message for
YOU; shall | give it to YOU now"
He bowed his head. but did not
speak, aud with a guivering voice
she repeated Louie's words. When
she had finished she looked up; bis
face was rsle. bat verv calm. and the
dsrk eyes were gazing at the sunset
sky with tender, yesrning look, S.
ifin the glowing clouds be saw the
gates Of light. and Louie standing
there beekoniog 70 him with her
small white haad He csugh. his
breath I thank YOU, be said, and
Nina left him.
Did You know Durant bad left
town. asked Fred Stone Of Nina
KENYON, one evening in June. Left
for good, / mean He has gone TO
ST. Louis TO Hve-is prscticing law
with al old friend Of his there. He
watched Nina's face while be stated
this fact He had felt latent jeal-
ousIv Of Dursnt, and half blamed him
for Nina's failure TO appreciate him
self. But Nina's nerves were under
good control: her face expressed only
conventional surprise, and she evine-
ed lust the conventional amount OF in-
crest in the subject, and 10 more
Fred felt releved. ssd during the
evening found courage 10 try bis
fste-and lost. Il was not kind, it
wss not gentlemanly in him 20 say
Whist be did then, and Nins's dark
eyes flashed as she spoke her answer
to bis insiDustion.
You are sadly mistaken 10 your
belief. Mr. Stone. II | had never
seen Mr. Durant. your answer would
be Just whist il has been You, aud
you alone, are 10 blame for this; | re-
rro. .hn. th;s canrersatinn hss nn