The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-28


u,,;, nova.h.d mo-, k,ovn how PAS
lagsS 49, Ea "a fnownt
4. ia 2aSsd her beyond INV
aonbt win an ns beart and soul. but
mill ibat rebuff until she hsd shown
aim 30 ~crnelly "a needlessly. that he
was more than dissatisfied 10 her. he
had not fully realised all it meant-fhat
there was no hone for him.
HOW lone he bad been there he could
not have 1old. when he heard q light
footfaIl' and Somebody who was already
heralded by a dainty suggestion Of the
fraorance or wood-yiolet. somebody
who went over 10 the louuee and kneit
down beside il, and laid her cheek on
the rug that SO completely concealed
him. and threw one arm across the pill
low.
Somebody who said yery besseching-
ly, very charmingly: .aGodmotherr
And of course in an instant this
trcacherous hypocriucal fellow, of
course YOU will think he was all that
and more, understood the very natural
mistake proud Nora had made. and. al
though his first headlong impulse was
TO immediately inform her of her error
and announce his own identity. there
came a second. still stronger, more
headlong determination that. since Des-
tiny had evidently taken this affair in
hand. Destiny might carry it on, and he
would just-iie still and Say nothing.
..Godmother, dear, / know perfectly
well why you came off up here by your
self-you are vexed with me because
| treated Mr.. Courtney SOL
No answer.
"Are you SO very angry dearP" Nora
went on, In such sweetly coaxing tones
as he never had heard in his LIE. Il
know it is Just because / threw those
flowers out Of the window, but-but-
godmother-n you only will forgive
me, and please speak to me. FL tell
you-I-am-so-sorry l did it."
But godmother still did not answer
the pretty penitent. Indeed the wretch
under the rug was going through the
strangest experience that ever yet had
befalfen him.
az think you are too severe, godmoth-
err" she went on, with little delicious
breaks In her voice, very suggestive oil
coming tears. accompanied BY affection.
ate, coaxing little pats ON the shoulder.
.for indeed. and indeed. / did 1t on such
n half-terrified and ridiculous impulse,
But, 1 am sorry."
Still no answer-only this guilty fol
low under the rug wondered why shs
couldn't hear the violent a~uricular and
ventricular commotion beneath the gay
Persian stripes, and then the -sweel
breath foated nearer bis face, the sweel
lips almost touch his cheeks.
81 know l deserve it" and then great
az 4, Ieansd AGAINST him ..but- I can't
ssv anv more can r. yes-I can
ycn,iI yorg;ve ma n I confess / lows
him. podmother. 1 do. do. I do. and
--ssa 6are-I went and njcked mn hi,
aear aovers after he won't, and nj nav.
A. o;vo them nm .oain lido love him
daer. and because q have 40 often
snot.n 10 mo about him there ISM
apvthino unwomanly in nv ~confessine
" !. shsrsp cndmothe voS
longar dear lodmother Won hurt n,
bv mt sneakino Wbv-whv-n
nd fhan a. sba tsndarly w;stfpll,
cached ont her hand TO touch Mrs
HeSion,s face II came in contact wit
haard
4 srroro N hey fact with n tbr;l,;n,
acream of horror. inst ne Mrs. H0YtOI
cana into tbs room. herself Harmed 4
The sbriek Of fear. "
mora What Is the matter-wbat /
aL;dp I,
For Nor. wss o~I;no;no to her like
fricbtansd babv IN it, mother.
.sTharass 4 man buroIar-on IN,
~lonngcn
Ara Mrs usxton .pddenlv turnei
up the lamp and revealed Lewis Court
ney standing beside them.
ut was /. Miss Hexton-Nora."
And despite the thrillingly-passionfu
intonation Of her name, by which h
never had called her, the one look sh
dared take at his face, Nora suddenl
felt q s%corching hot tide surge over hel
then an icy cold wave, then, she kne,
shc was fainting, Tor the very flrst tim