The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-15
sweetheart. What dared you do with hers"
 "i wxs going to many hes.s
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 returned with careless grace. @She thought yoa dead-na,arally enough, 1 suppose. and she was SO good as 10 be willing so become my ~.fe. wi,hou, pse- tending 10 cAte tet me. There ,s no oc- cas,oa that l can sec. to swear d, me. i have acted in perfect good faith. so has she
 "She wants 10 marry gentleman. 1 suppose, no, poor fellow like me Will began. trying to speak more calmly. but breaking oh again :" bu, i'll ask her I'll be sure before l go away and ges drowned. as she thought l ~as. She shAll say which of as u Is to be-
 And leaving Vincent. he leaped up the rocks of his own familiar shore in pursul, oi the S,tl ~hc had aed from his awh,l vision, as she believed. cf her dead love He stumbled over something. and look. ,ng down, he saw that 1t was a woman lying .nsen>,hle A mere heap q clothes !, seemed a hrst. bu, stepping and txrn- ing her. he saw Mary rrrvarroeh's face, wlth closed eyes and white parted iips. Nill gathered her ,o h,s bosom with a sudden change from pass,ona,e anger Ia passionate tenderness. king hcs sn hls arms. trying to warm her Iips and cheeks wi,h kisses. When het eyes fla,,ered open the, tell on h.s
 Wlll." she sad ta,ntl,, bn, smiling as fl she had awokc ia heaven. is II you oi your ghos, ?"
 Me gay hs,ng selt darling al my hean. Mary. who shall par, Us Aaa don't love an, one hut me tod surely never brought me back the only one of the ste~ foi that You're my lass stll = mine ?"
 The words brough, rememhranees whioh the hfst anguish oi her loy had plotted out. She sal up put her hand ,e her head Il was the hand tha, Ninc ent had kissed fc~ minutes ago, She looked Al II strangely and rising to hct feet u,ed to move !, ~tthaa, Will's help. bui her limhs failed hct, and she leaned against the lock. llt,lc turned away tom hun Will stood aad looked al het ~tth a out,oas mixture oi love and tietee. ness. and terror ln h,s face. Al tha, ma. ment ineen, Randall came slowly up and stood before them May looked Al the two men with a qaivcr,ng face. and then. putting up her elasped hands. sae dropped a, Sineents feet
 He's come back come bsfk = she sobbcd ou, oh. slt, love h,m 1 told you did You can't say was false though, in time I'd live to forget hum. and meant ,o he aooi Oh. tell hun tell him and she dropped her head upon the ground.
 "Wha, an l to tell h,m f'i Ains eu, asked in a slos. stern voice "ioa eAn tell him best yourself what there ts io he told. Goodbye. Mary Ttesatieeh
 lie had no, lei, them long betuse he hated himselt He had turned to ga back as hc heard her sobhing. but he dared not trust himself He sent to the tlshetman's Rest. and packed sp his things then he sa, down and wrote fotgise me ioI speaking cruelty. my poat gtti, know what you meant me to tell hun, though a, the monen, ! eauld no, answer you as 1 ought Tell h,tn uow for mr that 1 honor you. and have always honofvd you aa ma h as have loved you. You dId no, say ,es to ntc d, hfsi be- suse l had some worldly goods to offer you Soa saw II sss B hat ( wanted, and you meant io make 1ur : happy bat your true heal; spoke ~hen yoa sad nn. not yes. to ne Nc ste both spared much '.nad bye and tod bless you May 1 need mt hla yau lo be ttae to NtH Peuruddosk. hen the depins haze gwen hun bs. s ;o js,a
 A he ~fs,e the last ~ot,ls ,hc evening d.tkened ia,i bc ,ea!d D af, rl, see aha; he h,a vftttcu. an1 he lad loan the pen A ,ha' motaen, s,me one knos ked lie opened the .iooi and s4~ Mary Ire, .liot ID h~t peasani 8yesa He too. he, handa, wh5f Wrfe lamp ' | | l. She booked Al ham. tembhax in every fibre ot her frame
 They tell me you're ge.nz early to- mofto~. sif she s-ld. 1T a af ely asil. ble voice
 ies, u,y dear
 Oh. you ts no' aa9ty ~tth nc. then Yog don't hate ne sin.e you spoke so str Randall. you understand =
 "1ea understand l was etttlng ta you 10 tel yop SO. iBoes Win unlr, stand too =
 res she murmuted ~ith dfoopins head Iiut d like to ask youf pardon be,ose yoa go. ar. kandal sease been ST good se good to ne The things are al sen, back. af Hefet wanted them
 so.s he fetuined. m inc same qsist. haii aps,hstit tone ka9@ saas 4si neither do l want them
 '' You Niii try fo forgive me -
 !" ise nothing 70 iotsiye on the eon. uaFy. 1 haze one ihing to thank yoa foi. MafY. se al my fife been hantng f,f ideals, yoa haze helped inc gseA, deal. ! see there are women sho tan lose Love ls still no1 and then lord of ail. not money. Good. bye Ny dear. let me klss tou good-bye. fof ! sbaii never zee fenTu,h nor you as 4sn. uaps, likely. You ~lll be msrned sooL
 50 think so
 And then s'
 We shall live here he ~lli se' boa, of his o.n in tune, he hopes"
 An. l hope so, too
 He kissed her on the cheek Aad turned away from her: before she had elosed the door he had torn his letter into