New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-11-10
HER OATH.
BY PHILIP BoURKE MABsroN.


! The night of the eleventh OF October,
$40, was wild night Of cloud-wrack and
lie, intermittent moonlight. The high
sesterIy wind seemed like demon let
lose over sea aud land. In cities houses
ere unroofed and chimney pots fell with
10 sound of thunder. On seas, full of
Erry and confusion; ships staggered
indy, with far more chance of going
wn than of making port. Through for.
s the wind roared and raved in its fierce
rushing One could hear great trees
ughs snapped short from the trees and
rled shout in blind fury.
At seven o'clock in the evening q post
:riage, with smoking post-horses and
outing postboys, drew up before the
ncipal inn in Deal. The carriage was
,upied by two persons, man and
man, who, having heard that they
I'D obtain good nights shelter, dis
,unted.
seen by the bright light Of the inn par
the two travellers showed a strange
ltrast. The woman, or girl rather-for
Would not have been more than TWEEN
presented striking type of village
hty, She was tall and straight, with
Nm, shapely figure. She had brown
thick in curling. There was visit
,ok in the dark, deep eyes, whose
dant lashes fell on rounded, warmly
a cheeks. The lips, ripe and red,
NsAhaEa excused any man for longing
Jon, who was at least ten
Is evidently in a very diff
of life. He must have had
his veins, at least you could
from the long slender I'm
ING in the exquisite filbert-
He was tall and slightly
khe face would have been
me one, but it was too pale
e in outline to suggest the
manly beauty.
my darling" he said,
in his arms, show do you
- ke being Mrs. OIdworth,
ife9 Would you rather
farmers daughter?"
sould have remained so
4 could have been a far
be were plenty Of lads
There was Bob Turner,
Eichest farmers in Kent,
who fought Joe Martin
home from church one
~ sSeazng with Joe, when I had
bised to walk with Tom"
And you prefer me to Bob, Joe, Tom r.
TUNED the man,
ayes, or why should 1 have married
u7"'
He drew her head downupon his shout
!, smoothing lovingly her soft brown
u. They had the room to themselves;
4 SO raped up were they in each other
at they sailed to notice face from out
l., pressed close against the blindless
ndow, was Watching them with bright,
aimed, sinister. eyes. But when the
u, changing her position, did catch
Iht Of the faees.ths blood suddenly for
pk Der cheeks and lips, and uttering q
ort, sharp CRY, she hid her face again on
husbands shoulder.
r'Ob, my God, it can not be r she ex-
timed. 1--WE are watched, Arthur.
bbn't you aee?"
But the face had vanished, and 50 Old
Srth replied quietly:
''ASy darling, / see nothing. 1t was
by 8 nervous fancy" adding, as she was
hvering in his arms, ethe long, windy
i've has been too much for you; you have
zen chill"
sYss, ! think / have. Let as go.r
dworth was about to ring the bell, when
door opened and closed, and man came
, 70 where they were standinga man
pout the middle hsight, but powerfully
pilA Els fAea beaten By wind and tam
a by sun. was ons which. having seen,
IN would nna saslly forget. The eyes,
hich looked straight ont nt you, from an
y ths heavy ovsEAan heaWg, had in
lem 5 strange and ind bls lAsein-
Jon. He was 8 man, yoa s1ssA al, who
aant to have his own ways epzt Of
lssiifl; dangerous when reused.
II have coma to Offer my congEaaul
pna b said. addressing hinasslf %
aWoEihs wife, and holding out his
na whieh aha did not appear to eco.
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