The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-11

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be forever, " he answered, with Sigh
laugh. ''ln any case, l thank you TO
the most enjoyable summer of my life
/ shall often look back to it with regre
that it was SO short; and then the pitt
of it is that these pleasant things arr
never the same again"
81 don't require these elaborate com
pliments of my departing friends, ;" sale
Miss Varian, with metallic sound for
eign to her voice; land 1 don't agree
with you that it is pity about the uni
queness of our pleasant things. would
rather say goodbye than au revoir, il
means so much less-though ana sorry
you are going away" she added, after
a moment. ave have had a very
pleasant Summer, haven't we? l shall
remember it until quite next Summer, j
am sure"
1--WE are both heart-whole, said
Fielding to his friend. Had we
wagered, would have won.''
His trip to Paris was shorter than he
had expected, and seven or eight
months found him at home again. But
he did not renew his friendship with
Miss Varian. He heard of her some
times in the old way, and wondered if
there was anything in the expression of
those speaking eyes of hers that had
made him fancy something, with pang
of self-reproach, that she had given
him gold for his base metal. No; nom
sense She looked like that at every
man who had an hours conversation
with him. If her voice sometimes
vibrated with what in another woman
would be betrayal of feeling, it was be-
cause she had learned to modulate her
lightest breath for effect.
A note came to Fielding one day. He
opened it hurriedly. There was no
formal beginning. 1t ran as follows:
The physicians have given me up. must
see you before it is all over. Come at once, If
you can. | hope this is legible. am writing
| against orders. DORA VARIAN.
In half an hour he was by her bed
SIDE. His professional experience,
light as it was. told him there was no
hope.
"Dora. WI at has brought you to
thisP" he said, unable to conceal how
shocked he was.
YOU" she answered vehemently.
''You laid a deliberate, cruel plan for
you own amusement, and you may well
enjoy your work."
''Do not excite YOURSELF" he said,
gently putting back with his cool hand
the heavy locks that fell over her fore
head.
81 am sane enough. l have not been
delirious at all. WANTED to to tell you
that l intend some day to make you
suffer as you have made me. You
know you took all the flavor out of my
life when you went away. How flat
and weary everything seemed. 1 took
no pains to live; what could l live for?
My mother cares for my brother more
than for me. So did what they called
running down. danced and flirted
harder than ever, to forget you, and
my heartache, and my languid limbs;
and when this illness came, the doctors |
said l had no strength to get we'll"
She spoke in short, rapid sentences, but |
would not pause long enough to give |
him chance to stop her or answer. 81
have not the will to get WE'LL" she adj
ded, 'but have the will to do this; you
shall love me yet. My soul shall fol- |
low yours day and night, until it wins
your love as completely as you won
mine. There will be way. l shall
ind it."
Fielding was overcome with grief and
'emorse as she went on. He could not
ind word to say, until at last he stam-
nered:
"Dora, / never thought did not
believe that you-what can l sayp Will
Tou forgive mep"
''On the day you say you love me-"
md that is coming" she answered,
With solemn impressiveness that shook
lis nerves in spite of his knowledge
hat her words were utterly futile.
The superintendent life that had been
me of her greatest charms was so soon
o be quenched, and she spoke of what
vas to happen between them after the ;
reat final change had extinguished it. !
''Why not now, Dorapn he implored, !
aking her hand. "How can there be ,
forgiveness if not nowP" !
THAT remains with you," she said, :
iintly, land on that day my soul will /
now and tell you. shall again see 5
on with other eyes"
After that she refused to speak either h
iitiu vi W tllC oiltlS WHO CAME D1ck | I
ito the room they had left that she T
light talk at her ease. y
"The end" murmured Fielding, as /
2 stood beside her open grave with I'M O
,vered head. 1--WE are born and we a
e, and that is the end.' $
{,
Time passed as usual. Fielding :,
rev himself more and more passion !,
ely into his profession, and for so ~
Jung man was becoming celebrated ~ -
r his microscopic investigation of the =
e-germ. He finally discovered that -,
needed rest long after everyone else *
ID been urging him to give up his alb "
rbing pursuit for time; and he be- ~
ok himself in search of health and :
esight to a pretty village, where so ~
" went for the summer that he would Il.
practically alone if he wished. He ~ y,
ade his temporary home with widow 81
10 rejoiced in the possession of one 81 g,
lighter, as beautiful specimen of w
mainly as it had ever been Field y; oe
rs good fortune to meet He looked ~ ~
her as a physician is inclined to re- 'e
rd n prettv woman with tho a,-a of