The Portland daily press., 1883-02-19

Out no WORDS were audible. che made a
step or two forward in the direction of the
house. but her strength failed. She caught
at the table to support herself, and sank
back again in the chair in the same DEATH
like immobility, with the same death-like
pallor as before. Unable to guess the cause
of her misery, could yet divine by the re-
action now, by this MISREPRESENTATION what
| the last hour had cost her. The wine still
stood on the table. / poured out glass and
held it to her lips. She tasted 1t, then sat
up and drank it eagerly. 1t revived her II
only to keener anguish; it gave her the
| power and the will to speak.
Il never wished him goodbye" she said
| in heart-broken accents. 81 might have
said one word, and now it is too late.
| shall never see him again.
| She wrung her hauds as in bitter regret or
| self reproach. No one could see a fellow
creature held by such mortal anguish as hers
without striving to find the clue to it.
"Who is ityou will never see again?"
said. ''Not your friend who has Just now
left you? Is he not to take you to the opera
tomorrow nightp'
ooh, the opera" she said, clasping and
unclasping her fingers. "He was so anxious
to deceive me, he forgot. There is no opera
now"
1t was true, though also had forgotten
it. There was no opera at that season. In
a moment she began to speak again, rapidly
ana excitedly.
he tnougnt TO deceive me, put deceived
MIN, she said: he ccuid never nave
guessed that knew. he would have hated
me II l had maze scene. lie used TO IKE
me, ne sald, because was always orlgnt
ana ne VIII always remember me prlght. !
was Just the same to him to the very last,
though 1 knew 1 should never see him
again.
one paused. Even tnen, though mel
WORDS were apparently addressed to me,
douet II she were 1ully conscious OF my pres
ence. she never once looked at me, OF
turned her eyes IN my directlon:
now ala you KNOW! asked hef al
last:
| was tod, sne sald, more apsently
ana inquired, ana FOUND II was true
Wnen ne asked me 10 come mere to-day
knew IL was LOT Inc last tlme, and know
ing wnat dld, ms manher told 1t to me too
we have often been here" she went on {
nttle Wildly, looking round her. This
a,o S Nv was new lew, sle lrss ume we came
anu nc salu nc iikeu IL petler IMAM any dress
ne nao eser seen. que started 10 her lee
agsln. poln nanus presse sea- win the 1amillal
ges'u,e On ner y ne aa IN cam pear IL
W. W. Doaa =. sne siieu' .r.
oo,,ap, 49, 49, p.ea. sa, ! navs
tbo o.ra s,,ou +" soioe iioli 'ne upper Gnu o.
wa s narun , ~.
youne woman, poorly ciau III dlng,
prown gown ana shaWi, came running TO
@a ssf. US Us win ouIstfetohed hands.
~ ne sones sne CRIED oreatniessly.
..lI uo M. hnoW wnaI ~ was tnat moved Inc
~. WneIner JUG ou.spoken questlon actee
,lAe an as yet unreali.eo eminent Of
ner woe ~netner Ihe 1amiiiar apparltion o.
n ner .rie. ~ recalled zoo viVidly the dusty
sio s VI ene work,a-1ay NE from winch she
naa elhefgea' 10 wnlcn sne was about t.
aet .a ros one moment slle stooa LOOKING
nei VIII s.altisu eyes, Tue next, Win ONT
swMt rush sne nag reached the end OF the
suen, sno lau Gioa.ou tne low pallsaue
ann ~ anS . .uso sio iisel. 20 swne was ne,
nossn Lei Una. we nealu me spiasn ana
noleu 'ne Ieeelhs waves, WINE still loe
'iueA VIII noiloI W hioVo iroli Tue spot;
que was instantly '.sy rescued just DeioW
.ne g aruen ntIe weooen piatiorm, supper
:eu " piies ullven ihlo tne pahK, projected
tnso INC stream ana MADE moorlng-piact
Ior Doat Inc Doatman, stronghold
ms httie bark; lie heard the plunge. AZ
tne girl rose, ne caught at her dress will
MS HOOK, ana WIN MS sturdy arms liftet
ner out OF Inc water. Almost by the TINT
we mad reached the bottom OF the garden
she was standing beside us again in thu
sunny path, dazed, dripping, half-stunned
DuI otnerwlse not the worse. She stood
sun IN the centre OF the path and looked
down at her mud-stained frock.
IL Is good thing 1t will wash, she sale
10 minute with laugh.
her friend put her arm i'll hers and triet
10 Draw ner toward the inn; but she resisted
anu lreeu nerseiI from the grasp. Shelook
ca roAnd ner, shlvering in the bright sun
SHINE, ana pusnlug PACK her long hair
streaming with wet, from her face. The
man, with shrug OF his shoulders, hat
gone BACK 20 MS boat. No alarm had reach
ed the house; we three were alone. All a
once the glri dropped on to bench close by
ana broke into an agony OF weeping. Five
mlnutes DeIore DOUBT II she could have
sned tear; now the cold the clinging we
OF ner garments, the physical wretchednes'
ana aiscomfort, mad touched lower chors
oI misery, ana sne wept conVulslyely will
despalrlng, neart Droken sobs. Her friend
ihean"hlie, sIood beside her. She was |
psind, ratner sulien-looklng young woman
Win worn race. one did not speak, ou
pu. n5i gill .vunu sne younger giri, Wne
III. n go; pde'ensiy anu nlu nel lace agaihs
nea inaen III IN an4sner minute sne rose, ane
sureluu nelse,l W De leu away 70 Inc mouse
io.io"eu en1ni, pue oniy 10 desire th'
.nalu W see 70 Ine,r comlore anu give then
a. oy 10y nIeo anen lesurl y:
~ 10y "i Shap mo,h. canhos say uie
haa i,.. ou :. anu started py tne scene
4h au ga :, mllnesseu, lny .nougnts were WIN
~ WY nad iouSe4 "a ine an interest -
Inuo,nr amJ sG Yep l uiu NOV 20 W her
.rao;o Io',r ~ @u Deeh an inIruuel III
tha nt nsi " hes ,ie sne fecognislon INA
With har aud n Ir;.h n.y. ~ Desu uawelcpme Ia
hna sha o u %, W.. l soo, iLieo ,s A. nanu,
dasortod Sal, nUv .oo. l1usei neIpiess =
w;thnnt soa;rn i ,or "aS unmni Willie " ~ ava,
rassod tha ,;,l ~ h U LII, Ing noui
traa ,aie sno go .iS sun nuhg on In
w ", mn ~ sue nau tieu ~ III tne morning
anu W .nls sigu Anew tnat she ana ne
oum a;a nau not yeI ieIt Inc I'M. Iowarl
ssnlng, w1en was preparing 10 take my
uepaa.are .ne uonnee was ietcneo, ana re
lurnlng 70 Inc mouse l met Inc Two IN thu
paSsS t anu H. io Jun .nas tney proposed re
soif nv " oHT Il.y W 0ne same traln as my
J;a; o,;,.o5 s.ii iooheu nae anu ianguld' ahe
oloa, my ~ " spsaA. lug pinK COTTON Was
cn;1ad. hui ~. ~ ~ nel uai halr was neatll
bor ch oIs a. i pi l coior was gone IRON
anas hoS f an sno isns nau uieo out Oh nel
oy1S hei iioch nung aoouI ler III imp ioias
anu tne Crisp wnite musln pow, when Fac
| her toilet of the morning as from herself fl
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