The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-06-14

TWO LOVE SUENES.
ny S. ANNE rnosr.


The irsi one--ah, how we'll l re-
collect il, was on the beach at Long
Branch. The moon was making a
siIvery track across the waters, the
baud was playing ata distance That
gave Us only the sweet, faint echoes
Of the music, the sea was nurniuring
with inonotonous sound at eur feet.
We-wlo were weS | was Harold
Quinn, a young lawyer, striving for
cmihence in my profession. with a
handsome private fortune, aud, lei me
add with all due modcsly, a fine man.
ly figure, fully six feet IN height,
broad .sliouldcrcd, iull. chcsied, a good
horsenian, n lover OF oil athletic
amusements, with fair share OF
pride In my strength and skill et all
OF them.
My companion, Marcic Holt, was q
New York belle. blonde and gcnllc-
girl but eighteen, all sweetness aud
YET accomplished. lloved her with
all the strength of o honrt that had
meyer before telt the power OF wo-
lnan's charm. And I believed In her
love, mcasuriug its truth By my own.
We had talked OF many things,
when my darling, looking across the
beach said sadly:
.lIero Ia Cousin Ralphl wonder
lie camc hereF' ''-tet ts
Why" asked. "IIc seems 10
enjoy tho society, tho sea, and the
gaycty as well as any oue.''
"'Irue! Aud yet Il seems TO me, If
were IN his place, [ should hide my
self away, where no ono would sec
my deformiiies." yb
.'Iihink lie is right said | quietly,
''and you would, be wrong. Ills ter
rible delormily is no FAULT Of his
own"
"So. lie was brave soldier, and
his crippled condition Is the result OF
wounds. And yet, hugh at me II
YOU will, 1t gives me a sick shudder
to see him." -
when you are SO constantly to-
gctlerl"
"Yes. lean not become accus-
toned TO the sight OF his crooked fig
ure aud scared face. am afraid II
Is tault with me, but ever siiice |
was babe hayo been just so sons,-
tive TO physical deformily."
"Thcn,r | said half jealously, half
jesiiugly, III lose my legs or my
arms, you will not love me-"
could feel her sludder Us she put
her little hand OH mine. lf ailsf
"Don't talk so she pleaded; ~ am
proud of your strength and beeuty.
like to think you can protect ITO all
my life, shelter my weakness and
cowardice behind your bravery and
manliuessIn
''It will be The dearest privilege oi
my lifc," answered grayely, seeil.y .
that slle took the matter so seriously.
"Do you remember" she said,
"when you took ME IN your arms and
swan ashore with me, after tho boat
upset In the sqaull? That was before
thought we should ever 10 the
friends we are now" .,i't
II remember"
"I Think" she whispered, shyly, ~
began to love you then. ( r. was half
fainting with fright when you spoke
so coolly and quietly, as II there was
no danger, and told me to cling close
| ly to you, but not to choke you,"
"Well," / said.
"And even in my terror | thought
how safe l should feel all my lie Il
| your strong arms were between mt
aud the world"
] We fingered there until those last
| words that lovers dwell's0 long upor
we're said, and theu walked OH brisk.
| ly TO the hotel 10 dream OF famc and
love, OF winning a proud place IN my
profession, and being Marcia's hus'
band.
i So ended one love scene.
Six months later, when the winter
winds were bowling around the dool
aud windows, when the snow lay in
Iwhitc nantlc all over nature, | can't
back to life slowly, after a delerioui
fever, the result of railway collision
that had brought me to deaths door
l was in a country hotel, where thu
landlady had nursed me, truly like
mother, aud I was thinking mohrr
fully that | was we'll enough to taxi
Iup my duties aud resume my place II
the world. .,,.
n One week previous I had writer
to Marcia, freeing her from her en-
gagement. We we're to have beer