Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-27


"BoSH, do nat ,cc.p. Oncc more, tell you.
an not worth such tore as yotuS'
covered her dear face with Kisses. l
strained her to my heart laVisnei words
IF love upon her She smiled family then
signed hopeless "a sigh which almost broke
my heart.
'Tel me all, my love- she said calmly.
Let me know tie verv worst"
| could not speak for the life of me the
words would not come. With trembling
hands drew out the newspaper and pointed
to the fatal lines. She read them with a
calm which almost alarmed me.
II knew it must be, was all she said.
threw myself on my knees before her.
embraced hor. was half distrau. mt. Save
for my wild CALCULATIONS of undying love
there was silence for many minutes between
us.
Presently, with great force, she raised my
head and looked at me with her sweet and
sorrowful eyes.
Basil, my dearest, you have been wrong,
The right Is right, the wrong is wrong. SEE
what you have donr Ha You not striven
to save me. only | should have had to answer
for this. Now it is you AMI me, and per
haps Il thri-an innocent, stainless lie, that
will be wrecked"
Spare ne! Spare met said. "As you
love me. spare me-
she kissed me. dearest. forgive me. |
should not blame YOU. Only em to blame
Then, with a sudden change in her voice.
When do we start Tor England, Basil"
Although expected this question ! trem-
blnd anil ,NUlld"r'l as | heard il. Too we'll
! knew what England meant. 1t meant
Philippians s'anliu- in oYen court, in pIis-
oner's dock, the centre Of gaping crowd,
self -ao cus"i of the murder Of her huohan I!
And as pictured this once more. NM for
the last tim" the temptation si'Ck me.
spok", hut ! avertad NV owes from Hers.
could not moot them. Nv voice was HUSKY
and stran""; it SCUM lal Tx" ,he voice Of
another NAM. y sort o I'm !nrcurrant Of
Thought ran through me, that if Ih,hppa
would but share it, could bear any burden,
any dishon0r
'Listen!" said, in quicls accents. I'VE
We can he hanpy. Let tie man take his
chance. What does anything matter, so
long rs We love and arc tOEetho":'
felt that her ewes were seeking mine. !
felt a change in the clasp of her hani |
knew that she was nobnr and better than l.
Basil she said softly, AMI speaking
like one in dream, ait was nor my hus-
band, not the man love, who said that
forgive You for the sake oF vour great love,
for the sake Of all YOU have done, or tried
to do. for me. Tel mo now, when do we
start for ENGLAND"
Her words brought back my senses. Never
in the widest height of my passion had |
loved Phiipra as Lowell her at that mo-
ment. / be,ought her pardon. sac gave
il, and once more repeated her question.
With the CAIN OF settled despair | con-
suited the rail way-guide, and found that If
We left Seville tomorrow morning 10y the
first train We might, by travelling day and
night, early on the morning OF the twentl-
eth reach the town in which the trial was to
be held. ] made the result oi my n searches
known to my wife; and upon my assuring
her that We should have time to spare, she
LETT all the arrangements of the journey To
NE.
After this another painful question arose.
Was my mothe. to be tpidI Fhliippa, who
may, perhaps, in her secret heart have
craVed for woman's support and sylnpa-
thy in her approaching tIial, at first insisted
that my mo,hcr should be taken INTO our
coniid'n ro---u confidence which, alas. in a
few days time would bs gossip to the world.
l hssJu[ht her t. waive tho point, to spare
my mothe's ic'iinrS until the worry last mo-
ment. We cuul not take her vita ~ On our
hurried journey. We were younl; she was
Old The tNt!.ue, combined viii the grief
would he more than her frame could endure.
could not bear to thinN Of her waiting
lonely in Seville for the bad news which she
know must com" in day or two from Eng
iGut. Let uF s"y nothing respecting tn,
wr-tcied ,Tuul on which We are bound.
Let as depart in secret, and leave som,
plausible explanation behind us.
To my relief PhiIippa at last consented tC
this. tU'H, " .'or a long, tclriuI embrace
We steele ourselves t. john 'ny rU tu." "a
the cy l.nr m.tI, AMI 10 u.9r our, .vs su
that she .A.u'i suspect noting uO ts, trm
pest within ,rr unpr,S. W u. .. yury
long subj .ct our--ly-- tn It's Strain moon
our nerves. 1t o"yuyl to mo now tina, over,
moment epagt Otherwise tlUu atone with nv
wife was "a pr c.ous treasure wasted. q los
which I should forever rcgr.t. 81 very
early We pleaded fatigue, and retrel TO our
rest Such rest.
Philipua bado my mother good might will
an embrace 50 long and passiO lGte tint
feared il would awaken alarm, especially
when 1t WIS succeeded ly my own yelled
but scarcely less emotional, adicu. For wh,
could say that We should ever meet again
do not Iclieve it struck Philippe that il
accompanying her was running the slight
est risk Had she thought SO, she woul,
have insist / upon going alone But
knew that the part ! had played in tina
nights work would probably bring a sover,
punishment upon my own head. W What Iii,
core for thrtt
Silently AMI sadly in tho retirement o
our room w made our preparations Tor tn
journey, which began with the morn. Their,
was no need 10 cumber ourselves with mucl
luggage. We should rest in no bet unit
the tIia was over. What resting plac
might then los Phlipua's, Heaven onl,
knew! so our package was soon com
pleted,
Then ! wrote letter, to be given 10 o
found by my mother in the morning. | tol,
her that an important matter took mo post
haste TO England; that Philippe had dete /
mined to accompany me; that would writ
as soon as We reached London. gavo n
further explanation. hoped she would at
tribute my sudden flight to the cratic ma
ture which she often averrel possessed.
After all, the deception mattered little
In weeks time nothing would matter
Grief, overwhelming grief. would he m
portion; a portion which, by her affection
FOR me and for Philippa, my poor mother
would lie forced to share.