The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-12-07

the hgures, but upon " Their shadows
lay as they sat against the sunny win.
dow beyond, and pl-lnly outlined
stephcnie's beautiful head and Capt.
Langdales profile.
did not mean TO I've listener to
their conversation. but as ! demurred
about going forward I distinctly heard
Stephenie say:
II love you utterly, with all my
heart. am not ashamed to say this,
because you will never see me again. "
She continued talking, but her voice
fell to a low monotone, and | realized
my position aud stumbled backward
out Of the room and found myself in
the street, going dizzily home. Like
some hunted thing rushed to my
room aud hid myself from all eyes.
remember throwing myself upon
a couch and then starting up and
walking the room, looking at my pale
face in the glass, taking up books and
opening as IL to read them, doing all
sar,s of ,,;,,s,,;o,.I ,b;,o. !, mo
chanical way, trying not to think Of
the revelation that had con,e IN mo
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10 marry me
Sick nj heart I realized il NOW 20.
viewing the mast in the hat, fuI liyb,
,f NV sudden d;scovorv w.. g,
lawve, and !, ,bs ,o,o ho,rs -, ,I.,,
utterly sleepless n;cLt 7 s,ud;e1 tho
case untiringlv ne If II had NO, hee,
my own.
7, w,s mn, mo,,sr q, m;.,.Lon
identity. Lenving ont the cors;dsro.
,iou that NV heart would never in his
world mistake S,ephepie's voice Idis.
tipctlv saw the outline of her bus,
and her dress revealed below the cur.
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'"'e' Elm, '''n''e" WIN
DiacK lace. oh her ROOT she wore a
pretty black satin shoe, with silver
buckle, and the instep showed n
,reom colored STACKING amhro;doroa
III .;,,.o,, IL. e;
WIN 'e" o'' "'' vines
The dress ana stocking with its EN-.
broidery. were all Of the same tint,
md the whole costume revealed but
.wo colors-.cre,m and block AL
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e ' ~ '' ''. Jam 'ne ar
istic effect was very beautiful.
All, no! it was Stephenie, peerless
among women. and in beartsick misc.
.vIat length rave nm the lost cs,se
The gray dawn was s,ooI;nc u
windows ia sweet broozes hs,b;no 49,,
ching ,amnles who, an, dow, :,
nv desk a,d manned nv e,,owol,io,
wv
"Stenbenie-I cannot ,r,s, ,,vso,,
0 see you again. | am weak as a
hid, and worn out with such suffer
ng as ! pray you may never know.
uuuNtTttHtiNS yesterday, nearu YOU