Daily Republican., 1883-11-05

lips broke the prayer Of the publican
and sinner-tle prayer thst never ye
was uttered IN that spirit without beinl
answered Oh God, have mercy upor
me."
And even a. she cried there came in
to her great strength, born OF hel
great need, and she rose and walked
toward TO the entrance NJ Varley had
done ;but she did not look ut the water;
her face lifted itself to heaven and her
lips moved in voiceless prayer.
For moment she stood thus, the
light of the sun falling round her like
flame. Then she walked back to where
Vxrley stood watching her and laying
one hand on his arm she spoke:
There are times In the lives Of most
men and women when the restraints o.:
society are forgotten and soul Is laid
bare to soul. This is such time. |
have no hesitation In declaring that
love you. and do not think it Is owing
to blunted conscience that l feel no
shame in doing 80. 1t is not u sin to
love you, but 1t would be one TO sin for
you. You love me feel confident, bat
1t was passion not love that just
spoke Society has more influence
over the lives Of mortals than they
think.
JNowoman is ever happy who steps
outside its pale No man can truly
love wOman::unless he respects her,
and no man can respect a woman whom
the pure repudiate and who has been
untrue to another, even though it be
for his sake. Dishonor can never pur.
chase true happiness. You may
think l ain cold and passionless be-
cause ! can reason thus calmly, but it is
because my love Ia true love thar |
can look clearly down the vista of the
future and see only the dead ashes of
passion.
" l shall always feel thankful for our
love, If you will let it make you better,
not worse, for true love enobles not
debases.
"Our ways lie apart in the future. I.et |
us say farewell here and pray that, ON
on another shore, we may"-her voice |
faltered and died away.
She raised her glorious eyes to his,
but In them were no tears, only q look
Of unutterable sadness and pain, and
held out her hand.
In silence Varlsy took 1t. An ex-
preston OF mingled pain, shame and
love crossed his face. He looked st her
" Adam might have looked on quitting
Eden.
Whatever the future may bring to
me, l shall always be glad to know
that love you for God never created
\ :nobler woman. May he bless you,
Ind pity us both. -
Long and earnestly he gazed in her
,yes-in through the windows
IF her soul," but he offered her no
,aress ; it would have seemed sacrilege,
like touching with pitch the fair
whiteness of marble saint. Silently
md lingeringly he dropped her hand
passed through the door, and was gone.
For a long while Mrs. Derne remained
where he had left her
The golden flush died out of the sky i
he good night of the birds had ceased.
Through the lattice work twinkled the
lights Of the hotels and pavilions. One
~ one the stars shOne out In the blue
vault above. The moist, salt breath of
he ocean swept across her face, lifted
he rings of soft hair upon her forehead,
md darkness deepened over all the
and.
Then mechanically she stopped and
picked up her shawl and letter. As in
! dream she passed from the place up
o the house and gained the privacy of
Ter room unseen. IL
Locking the door she threw herself,
lressed as she was, upon the bed and
ave way to the tenn pest that shook her
Oul.
For hours size lay with her eyes wide
pen, burning and fearless, till at last o ,
lull stupor crept over her and she slept. :
In the gray of the early dawn a
mock sounded at her door. She rose I
md opened it. A boy held toward her (
telegram, and in the faint light she
cad these words:
"Your husband was lost this after.
oon While fishing off the Point. Body
OF yet recovered" c
An inarticulate cry broke from her |,
ps. Then SIZE tOttered and fell to the =
OOr. Ia
"A yofI laVCi MdJoI NdTIoy cHteTcu INC
pom where sat Helen Derne. III
Her face had lost nothing of its ex-
nisite loveliness by the frey ordeal $
lrough which she had passed The a
ames had not hurt her only the dross 9
al been burnt away, but the gold, re-
ned and purified, remained.
As once before, Major Varley took 7
er hands in his.
" Helen, there is no longer barrier
etween us. We love each other, why
eed we longer live apart ."
He opened his arms; she entered their 5
lelter and they folded closely around
Or. Her head was upon his breast
Ia kisses upon her lips, and for them a.
9TH the dawn of perfect day had
rOken. l.
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