The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-22

ceived ~ith serene inconprehensica b. Mira. FeathsrstSa<.
 Lyneste was silent and moody in th, drawing-rocm alone with her sister.
 Lola she asked ssddeny. tel n' ahoa, Lady Mildred. You pscmised 70, would once."
 ls is not an ediking story dear. Sh, married Mark fcr his money. She tclt him % afterwards. and made herself as uncomfortable . wife as . man coul< have; fast, eNtravagaal had-,empersd She had sort of way with her that men admired, and she gavc out that Mari was hard ca her. believe she iiirsed tc the vesy verge cf impropsieiy. bat did manage to stop there al least there neses vas any actual scandal agains, her. till she died"
 Then there was a story g' demanded Lyneste. her tace concealed by her tan.
 "Only srpposition at most. Mark wal in Paris when the old butler wrote to him to come back al once. He did so and tsand her Ill with what proved to oe sy- phus fever. He nursed her let 10 one % near her bu, the London nurse be- sides himself She died a week aftes.
 
 in her deluiam. and servants have ears and will talk besides, the butler. letter was written before her illness was known. Her trunks were all rNcked. her maid did no, know why. and letter ct tao came to the house tot her ,ha, Mark read and burned on the spot. He Is very unfor- s,sing. IS Mark. He would not let her be buried with his people m fea,hets,one church. bu, a, midnight she vas carried out to the vault in NJ. Brides with no ono bu, Mark so follow her
 Lynettc looked gloomiiy across the bay to the heailand. dark against the moon il, sea. where the ruined church still stood "a landmark fer the fishermen. Who was het' she asked presently in a dry cracked voice.
 Some young fellow with lots Q, money, younger than herself only know from chance gossip. No enc ever heard the ~hele story
 "Good night. Lola" and Lyncs,e sprang us huruedly Ask them to eS. cuse me. My head is aching mise,ably and NIT Murgsttoyd will want to play billiards halt the night" Lola kissed her tendly. and sA~ her cepir, ~i,h jtrc nus. sivlnxs
 linus, speak to rshn before sleep. !" lynes,e was saying ts herself q He sus. poets something know his face so well, lie has seen the ke,s. Oh. l mvs, hear the full IGth no~, bu, Ii will Kill me. she sabhej.
 She had dismissed her mad. and vas wrapped m her dressing gown sat k. .Lf Iohn's coming. She heard him stirring softly. she faacied in his dressing room, bu, he never came. Midnight came and passed. one, changed from the clock tower. then two. l.ynette started rom an uneasy doxe. Her room was m dat kness the house sunk in tomb-likc stiffness Where was lohnl She listened a, hs doer, then entered so.tly silence and emptiness. No trace of him except that from h.s window she could see ac.os, the great black mas of buildings a glimmer. ins hgh,. ii shone from the blue cham Der ln the deserted north tower. She ~as too crushed and hopeless to weep again. She could only give ian, protecting little p'oan. and Nnk into het char and sleep. Such sleep More painful and
  dreams. Playing with her great misery as with toy showing II ;o her now n one light. now m another now as lest. now as dread. formless, overshadosing horror. She vas laughing. crying danc ing. dressing. going through scene ahei scene, fantastic ot commonplace. but Al. ways alone There was no john tn the world an4 she awoke with bitter cry ,o ind her head resting m his shoulder and his arm round her ~alsi
 "oh. lohn. my lohn. wha, do care II you have had hundred Lady N lifet : for your hrs, loves. Ii you ~iN but keep me your last.
 Why you arc dreaming, my poor It. lie darling. sad John. laughing and no wonder though, you were tn bed hour ago. when 1 listened a, the door and iognd all still and dark
 lyne;,e roused herself to look at hita by the gray Ugh, ot the morning lie was m rough yaehtng suit, h,s shoul- defs were dns.y and his hands smoked and griny. I've had dirty Job 10 do. % he satd apologetically. |" and |, had h be finished tonight. never thoaghi 1 should be so iong about II. though 1 say. Lyne,te, I'm a~fuliy hungry. and l don't know how ,o SC, any bteskias. CA. cep' by goin2 dosn to the yacht fof f :"
 ' Do. cred I.yne,;e. and take me shan'' sleep any more ,hls morning
 ohn departed ,o clean himself whiic l.ynette hurried in,o blue sesgc dress. and was ready as soon as he ~ss They stole out ot their rooms and down the corridor ,o the forbidden feglon Lyn~tte shuddered AZ they came to the stare ase ~ith it's br1ken raiL 4 rush oi cold air and gray Iigh, came from some where below. and the head of John ' fActo,um. the steward of the Pfeciosa, was seen Al, ending to ihesr level
 I've brought the boat round. sir
 Co, the ofds and weights :"
 Here. sir
 "All right Watt here ,ill call yoa. Will you come with me for minute or two, dear The star is quite safe close 10 the wall
 He helped her up, testing carefully
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