The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-16

hs could not mist, With light. quick
steps on the new fallen snow De followed
her, and, when they had come t5 SPOT
slightly Illuminated by street lamp. De
stepped up quite close % he- and touched
her She turned round hurriodlv. gazsl
eagerly m his face, and threw her arms
round his neck and sobbed couvulsiyefv.
Il saw you, 1 knew YOU at oucei ia
was wrong, It was uukiui of voul But
now / have found you again, can for.
give everything
Her incOhereut sentences were .p8kan
as quickly as her sohs woul permit and
till she had ceased Leonard could MOT
speak word. Then he gently removed
her arms from his neck, aud as she gazed
eagerly at him she saw his face was vhaat.
ly pale. He spoke slowly and as II with
difficulty.
Laura, you must not think 81 he.
We must not see each other again. She
you saw with me was my wife"
He paused The light of half repr0ach.
half joy that had shoue from her eyes
was suddenly changed into a wild glare of
madness. She strove TO speak but could
not Leonard, terrified 40 her look. went
on in humbling tones.
Listen 10 me Laura, To is not my
fault They told me You were-leld.'
She caught both his hands lightly
in her own, and whispered ralher Cham
spoke.
1T does not matter. ID does not mat.
ter. They were right was dead
Then with powerful effort she seemed
to gain command over herself and spoke
calmly, but reproachfully. "Aud you
would leave me 40 Ontc-wlthaut talking
over old times with me? have SD much
/ 10 tell YOU. Come, at least you viii come
/ to my house and sit one hour with me
and talk
He could not resist her voice, bul he
answered nothing. She turned quickly
round and led the way, he following her
with difficulty The snow was now dee
scending heavily and the storm wind be-
gan to whistle through the narrow streets
and heap up the white drifts against tho
! houses. Leonard knew not tho direction
in which they were going the snow and
sleet in his face scarcely allowed him to
keep in sight of the tall, dark figure chat
seemed almost to fly before him. Now
and then she turned round 10 see that he
still followed her. and each time beckouod
him to 90 faster. They had been walk.
ing thus for some time when Leonard
raised his eyes 10 see where they wcro
going. They had got out of the regular
streets and he could only See a few houses
around him. The storm was raging lcar-
fully and the snow was already s5 deep
as to render walking difficult He stopped
and called to ner.
Laura, l cannot go further where do
you live ?'
She did not turn round TO him, only
beckoncd with her hand. aud cried,
"Only little further"
Leonard could not see at all whore hl
was. In Che utmost perpexity DE still
followed. Finally they came 90 the lor
of a short flight of steps below which hs
could discern a long, level white track.
They both stopped at the same moment
| Leonard strained his eyes through the
storm and the dark, aud then suddenly
drew back.
Laura, where are You going oh,
God. it is the river"
She answered with a wild shrek oI
laughter, clasped him fercely round DO,
neck and dragged him down the steps
In vain he tried TO struggle, for she was
, nerved with the strength of frenzy.
There wa a plunge "a cracking as tho
thin layer Of ice gavo way, gplHshing p
the water on the lowest step and then al
was still The thicL, snow soon made tb.
river once more a smooth white surface
and the hidden depths bore witness % thl
edict that the sins of the fathers shall m
9 visited upon the children,