The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-09-25

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9" You should bc at work, Kenneth,
instead of hindering me.
He caught my hand and, drawing me
toward him, said:
"' Kiss me, Mirabel just once, dear
you never have.
"Ishook my head. He arose, bringing
nae to my feet at the same time his
strong arms We're about me, his passion
ate kisses on my lips ] had no further
control Of myself, and to his whispered
entreaty, Kiss me, darling, Just once,
my arm crept half way around his neck
and my lips met his. No use Of denying
my love for him after that. For one
hour complete, lnthinking happiness
was ours. We did not trouble ourselves
by thoughts of the future We had the
present and each other. We did not
talk much. With provoking pretense
Of industry, said, Let mago on with
my writing.
{" He put his arm ahoutme and heldme.
/ can't spare you, he said. You do
not love Inc as | do you or you could not
think Of work. Oh, Mirabel, | cannot
live without you.
90 Perhaps, ! said, with a side smile
y
with me-
Myra'-he always called me Myra
when very graye-'do not talk so. Dc
you doubt my love-?
q" No, Kenneth, | would as soon think
OF doubting my own.
'fThe time had come for me to 90 to
nv room | said to him, | must go.
He arose and stood looking down sor-
rowfully at my uplifted face. | put my
palm against his cheek.
Why are you SO graye?'
"'Because you leave me, he replied
al can't stay right here always
"'No, that is so; but would to God
we might love each other always and nc
one come between.
g And why can'twe I'm sure | shall
love you always, Kenneth.
He bent down and kissed me CRATE
fully. Dear Myra, / am not worthy
Of your affection. | am Milly Bently's
betrothed husband
g started back ashamed and angry.
He hastened TO entreat, Forgive me,
Myra l could not help loving you. |
have been In paradise; LOW | can suffer
hell.
! q shrank further from him. 'Oh,
| Kenneth, why did you not tell me this {?
:. could not, Myra. | wanted you to
love NE, and yon would not had yea
| knoar.'
Z could only say, How could you
| do SO wrong?
| He replied, i do not feel that It was
| wrong, Myra. l did not know how much
| il was possible to love a woman until
you came.
4 had been seated upon the sofa over
come with grief and humiliation. | nov
arose and said, II you are engaged to
Milly, Of course il is impossible to do
otherwise than to marry her. | will not
| make II difficult Tor YOU to do your duty.
Henceforth you and | will remain apart.
l will 90 home day after tomorrow.
This love making, which is but the
mockery Of love on your part, must &C
no further Keep III mind that you are
pledged to another woman; and, II You
wish to retain even my respect, leave me
to myself
He protested.
- You are cruel, Myra. As God is my
| witness, l did not mean to wrong Mllly,
but | was powerless III your presence.
| will do whatever YOU command.
| go No, lido not desplse YOU, Kenneth
am sorry for you am sorry for my
self but still there is something higher
than happiness. You must marry Mllly.
I command it | desire It. | could never
found my happiness on another woman
misery. And, whether You marry her OF
not. | shall never marry you. No more
need be said Good-by. Kenneth. We
will not meet again If / can prevent 1t.
81 had been strong, cruel, II You Will
hut Just at the last my voice qnlyerea.
It was very hard to he stern then Very
hard to see him standing there "A hls
splendid. manly beauty, yearnlng Z
take me to his heart and hold ne agalns'
the world and then t. turn away 70 TAXI
up again nv old aesolate life. Some
Power higher than myself gave me cour
age ard strength III tAa, hour. Cine NO
1nent ny hand was pressed III his, .Le
the next he held the door open as
passed out / have i confused vision 4
a sad stern face that bent toward me g
if struggling TO speak, and then stooi
proudly erect IS If he accepted the Wers
that fate might infict.
II loved Kenneth more than ! knew
until the inseparable barrier arose be
tween Us. His word was pledged an
should not be violated for ne; that
resolved, and yet cannot picture one
tenth Of the agony that resolve cost ne
not only on my own account, but O
his.
I'VE met the next day at breakfast
dinner and tea, but were not alone tc
] gether for an instant. | would Away
, manage to have Milly with Us. When
announced my intention OF leaving tn
J following day she frightened Pereeptl
, bly,. Kenneth was civil to us both