The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-09
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What. doub, the truth Of the nan to whom l have given my love- 1, were treason 10 the very name of love"'
 A least i, would be wisdom
 . .ch wisdom as scorn. No, Hilda. say whA, yor will. you cannot shake my faith n Ernest. He is as true as steel" The speaker was ! tall girl wi:h dark tace. rom which eyes of witchery looked out. She had lips which were now ..shtly compressed IS she finished the sentence.
 would not be 50 sure, if l were you. was the response from her com pan.en. who stood on the path which led to the road from the country house be- hind them.
 Julie; Harrington turned her head with aquick. imperlous movement, as she eX- claimed
 Why would you not feel sure since am sGre: Do you think would give my promise to man who did not adore me
 " But men may adore at one mo- neni and be indifferent the next" re- turnea Hilda, stopping to twist more closely abou, he; 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 Hllda Penryth, who was four or i've years older than the magnificent bru- uet,e beside her. looked at her curiously. in silence. for time.
 Eilda lenryth was small One at tirst would have said she was plain. but one mish; discover that her face possessed wonderful power of expression there mish; be concentrated spark in her eyes tina, would possess force in whatever way she chose.
 Ai;ei :, pause she said. quietly
 should imagine ii nigh, be easy for a man .c be faithful to a creature like you. Is Mr, Holbrook coming today
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 '' ,hlnk you make d great mistake in loving any man so much. An. what Is that
 The exclamation was made by the sound oi something rushing through the shruoee'y ot evergreens al the right of where the two girls were standing.
 ul!et shrieked little, and sank 10 one side. and at the same moment huge, dark lolored dog. dashed ou, from the hedge. His head was down. his mouth scattered foam, his eyes emitted sparks.
 While Juliet. who had sprang away. had gone directly ln the path of the in- furlated animal, Miss Penryth. who had remained where she had been standing, was several yards from him
 The brute was going on with tha, un- swcrving leap which is so terrible to see, and he had passed Miss penryth. who had no; moved. toward Juliet. who seem- ed petrified with terror in the spot where she stood.
 Miss ienyth could not stand quietly .. There was dash ot physical courage in het which enabled her 10 spring forward. slipping of the crimson shawl from her shoulders as she did so and then Haunt ing |, lnll in the face of the wild-eyed an- imal, while Julie, sank down to the grown in heap and her white face was like the face of the dead. save for the protruding eyes of horror.
 The dog. batfied for moment. and uncertain, now turned toward Hllda penyth. Useless for her to try 10 run. She clasped her hand and stood still.
 Only for a breath of time, however. Ihe sound of a footstep on the frozen gravel might have been heard by the girls. If they could have heard anything
 The foo,step was tha, of some one run- ming turiously, The figure of a man ap- peared. He had pistol in his hand. and thoagh there was terrible fear in his mind that he might not aim correctly, he could not hesitate.
 The flash, the report of the pistol. and the dog rolled over on his side with a moan his teeth set fast in the Stir, of Miss penryth's dress.
 IL was to Juliet's side tha, the man sprang, hardly glanoing at Miss penryth who coolly drew penknife from her pocket. and stooping, carefully cut her dress away from the grip of the dying dogs teeth.
 That, l suppose, IS Mir. Holbrook, she said to herself, looking at him attentive iy, as he bent on one knee over Juliet, whose sense had come back to her sui hciently for her to recognize her lover. Yes, evidently he loves her. iwish she had not been so sure of him. It is such a temptation to prove her words false.r
 That was what the quiet-looking girl was thinking, as she again wrapped her shawl about her and walked slowly down the path.
 In few moments she beard her name called and pausing and looking back she saw the two coming toward her. When they were little nearer the | man hurried forward and raising his hat | said in tone which was not quite steady:
 "i do not know what you will think