The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-12-07

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nv story and send Il into the worls
-the world that shall judge me an
vhoeeJ judgement ! do not fear.
Iglance up Just nov from my buoI
writing. what did I see. A roo6
scrupulously clean and neat. Blu
ther1<ib< SOmething odd-somethinl
wmtink. What 10 It?
Oh, I see! There IL not Q piece o
china, o piece Of giass, q single articl'
Of bfic-a-bric which lenda - an
apartn0pt that -gfnceful or Of living
IS - = ,4!!I:|ll1E;,g|$ FL, -
knife to cut the leaves Of the maga
xines which lie upon my table.
Perhaps you have guessedc3he seeel
I an about to tell you. I am In . mad
house and they call me mad.
I wAs eighteen when my uncle
bronght ~ e bis- hopae. He bad bui
onS 'dsutfAee, . syedk syoungss than
myGDlf. She - I'll a School. Would
III / I'D ntte5 20 her fAir. fslse
IN TO- ITkSt have not
told you Of Donald.
He was my uncle's partner. To my
uncle he was almost son. Indeed,
always think IL had been his cherished
hope that one Wy Re would sustain
him this reAtiok; but. be this - II may,
he was constantly at our house. 1
shall never forget the ffrst day I saw
Donald Craig. loved him then, 1
love him now; shall love him In my
grave. was sitting alone In tho H.
brarf, gazing dreainily into the IRE,
w6ed be and uncle Frank entered to-
NINA, DEAR" said the latter. "Mr
Craig dimes with US to-day. Let me
present him to you:
We went In to dinner later. but
could eat nothing, nor did 1 talk much.
He talked, and listened; but after
dinner, of my own accord, went over
to the piano, opened 1t. and sat down.
First let my fingers Idly wander over
the keys, than { struck prelude and
began 70 oinB.
Before my song was finished Donald
had risen and crossed to my side. l
knew that he would come; knew that
/ had begun to exercise my powef-the
power which | made oath to myself
should usurp his life.
No one spoke when l finished; no
one spoke for an hour, when l arose
from the piano.
Donald drew q long sigh, as Of one
surfeited with ecstasy.
ming. Oh, how I looked forward to
his visits; how l hungered for his pres.
ence; how I thirsted for his voice!
Yet I knew-knew always-thst he
did not love me. fascinated, be
wildered him, but could not touch
bis heart.
To every sense l appealed except the
sense of loving. In vain | strove to
disguise the truth from myself. 1t
was always before me. Yet he could
not stay away from me. There were
times when he made the effort. He
always failed, and could see his anger
ut bis failure.
No matter where he was, what he
was doing, l could wish snd will him
to my side or this secret control he
had no idea; but all the same IL fretted
and CALLED him.
SO the months fitted away, until
the summer came, and brought with
II, with its sunshine and Its birds, of
which she seemed so fitting part, the
return Of Inv cousin to her home.
was, a. have said, but year her
senior. but she seemed to me yerita-
BILE child-a doll, q playthlng.
or course we had met before-she
had been home from time 70 time on
her holidays; but then | had seen
nothing, suspected nothing II re-
malned for the long summer days and
moonlight nights to reveal to me- the
truth-Donald loved her. Yes, my
uncle's dream babe fair to be fulfilled.
Should IL: To my own heart ] swore
neveri
One evening she was Ill, confined 10
her room with severe nervous head
ache He came a. usual, and, when
told he could not see her, was about
to leave.
But when be stopped for few mo-
ments' conversation with my uncle, !
crossed to the piano and began to sing. |
In ten minutes he was by my side. |
burst into an impassioned love-sOng- j
my hearts misery and longing found |
vent. I let the last notes die In sob, |
then I arose and slipped my hand
through his arm.
Take me into the air" whispered;
II am siifling""
Together we crossed over to the |
window opening upon the versndah: |
but, a. he walked he staggered lik. Il
man intoxicated with drink.