The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

yards from a little station, and we
were soon under its shed, she tremb-
ling conyulsively still, and clasping
my arm tightly. l let her remain
silently for a few minutes, then
poured out some sherry for her from
my flask. This revived her, and she
said, with sweet resumption of her
own graceful manner; "Mr. Robinson
how can l thank you enough? But
what shall | do? / have forty miles
yet to travel to s., and my bag
gage lost, and with such a headachel
so shaken with it all"
"The first thing is to telegraph to
friends at Shat you are safe.
To whom were you going?"
"To the Lumberts."
"They are friends OF ours, oddly
enough, You must let me telegraph
to them that you cannot go further
tonight. Then stay with US, only n
few miles on-with my mother and
sister. They will do everything in
their power for you; and you can go
Tomorrow, when you have rested.n
AT this moment the station-mas-
ter's wife came to beg Miss Frere to
enter her home till few carriages
were got ready to proceed, and 1 de-
voted myself to helping the wounded
and doing what could be done to al
leviate their sufferings. In an hour
the road was sufficiently clear for an
engine to take three or four carriages
on. Miss Frere accompanied me, and
much to my mothers amazement l
took her home. 1t was quite clear
that she could not proceed, however,
for she tainted more than once before
| got her safely housed for the night.
Nor could she leave her room for
three days.
1t was impossible for the above
events to have happened without my
having my old feeling strongly recall
ed to my heart. 1 was miserably
anxious and distraa until she was
able to be brought into the drawing,
room. | was decidedly in love with
Miss Frere.
could not, however, do more than
worship my goddess assiduously, as il
that did aught but heap fuel on the
fire! She was a rich mans daughter
nay, his only child. Mr.. Frere had
been down to see her while she was
i'll, but had been obliged to hurry off,
and gratefully commended her to our
further care. What right had | to
interfere with his plans?
Another consideration had still
more weight with me. She had new,
err named Buchanan, which | had
magnitied into an acknowledgement
that they were engaged-especially
when l remembered the familiar
terms on which they had been on the
only two occasions when l had pre-,
viou5ly met Miss Frere. How could
| be so reasonable to my friend as tc
undermine him in his absence?-
Clearly could not make love to his
fancee. But l was nettled, all the
same; and |, too, never mentioned his
name.
Our talks became longer and more
confidential. Sometimes | even read
to her. Then there we're always lit.
tie cares to be attened to, flowers tc
be put near her couch, her shawl to
be arranged over her feet, and so forth
1t was Il sweet yet terribly danger
Gus thing to be thus brought into
such close relations with a lovely anG
lovable girl. Perhaps she felt it too
for she was in no lively mood the
last two days of her visit.
The end must come to the sweetest
dreams. Miss Frere was now well
enough to leave on the morrowjI was
to depart for India on the following
week. Naturally that evening we
were neither very cheerful. My sis.
ter was gone to visit a friend; my
mother knitted in silence; our talk
at the sofa had gradually died also in
silence. Twilight crept in aud
brought its store of sad memories
We were to part for long term Of
years tomorrow. Still, how could
speak of lover Be base to Buchanan,
and abuse his trust? Never.
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