Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25
HER PUNISH MENT.

to whom have given my love! 1t
were treason TO the very name of
loycr'
"At least it would be wisdom"
"Such wisdom as scorn. No,
Hilda, say what you will, You cannot
shake my faith in Ernest. lie is as
true as steel"
The speaker was tall girl with
dark face, from which eyes of witch
cry looked out. She had lips which
were now slightly compressed as sho
finished the sentence.
81 would not be so sure, if | were
you," was the response from her COM
panion, who stood on the path which
led to the road from the country house
behind them.
Juliet Harrington turned her head
with quick, impcrious movement, as
The exclaimed:
"Why would you not feel sure since
l am sure? Do you think | would
give my promise to man who did not
adore mcP"
"But when men adore at one mo-
ment and be Indifferent the next" re-
turned Hilda, stopping to twist more
closely about her head the blue, fluffy
mass of wool which protected her from
the cold.
"The man whom | love will not do
so," was the quick reply.
Miss Hilda Pcnryth, who was four
or five years older than the magniii-
cent brunette beside her, looked at her
curiously, in silence, for time.
Hilda Pcnryth was small. One at
first would have said she was plain,
but one might discover that her face
possessed wonderful power of ex-
preston; there might be conccn-
trated spark in her eyes that would
possess force in whatever way she
chose.
After 4 pause she said, quietly:
81 should imagine it might be easy
for n man to be faithful to Il creature
like you. Is Mr.. Holbrook coming to-
dayP"
"Yes."
al think you made great mistake
in loving any man so much. All! what
is that!h
The exclamation was made by the
sound of something rushing through
the shrubbcry of cvcrgrcens at the
right OF where the two girls were stand
ing.
Juliet shrickcd n little, and sank to
one side, and at the same moment
huge, dark-colorcd dog, dashed out
from the hedge. His head was down,
his mouth scattered foam, his eyes
emitted sparks.
While Juliet, who had sprung away,
had gone directly in the path of the in
furiated animal, Miss Penryth, who
had remained where she had been
standing, was several yards from him.
The brute was going on with that
answering leap which is so terrible
to see, and he had passed Miss
Penryth, who had not moved, toward
Juliet, who seemed petriiied with ter
ror in the spot where she stood.
Miss Penryth could not stand quiet
ly. There was dash of physical
courage in her which enabled her to
spring forward, slipping OFF the Grim
son shawl from her shoulders as she
did SO, and then haunting it full in the
face of the wild.cyed animal, while
Juliet sank Gown to tho ground in
heap and her white face was like the
face of the dead, save for the protrud-
ing eyes of horror,
The dog, baflled for moment, and
uncertain, now turned toward Hilda
Penryth. Useless for her to try to run.
She clasped her hand and stood still.
Only for n breath of time, however.
The sound of footstcp on the frozen
gravel might have been heard by the
girls, if they could have heard any
thing.
The footstop was that of some one
running furiously. The figure of
man appeared. He had a pistol in his
hand, and thongh there was q terrible
fear in his mind that he might not
aim correctly, he could not hesitate.
The flash, the report of a pistol, and
the dog rolled over on his side with u
moan, his teeth set fast in tho skirt of
Miss Penryth's dress.
It was to Juliets side that the man
sprang, hardly glancing at Miss Pen
ryth, who coolly drew a penknife
from her pocket, and STOPPING, care
fully cut her dress away from the grip
of the dying dogs tooth.
THAT, suppose, is Mr.. Holbrook,"
she said to herself, looking at him
attentively, as he bent on one knee
over Juliet, whose senses had come
back to her sufficiently for her to rec
ognize her lover. Eyes evidently he
loves her. wish she had not been so
sure of him. 1t was such temptation
to prove her words false. !"
That was what the quiet-looking
girl was thinking, as she again wrap
ped her shawl about her and walked
slowly down the path.
In few moments she heard her
name called, and pausing and looking
back she saw the two coming toward
her.
When they were little nearer the