The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-27
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| who tan say-the TWO are always
mingled
She sighed and turned her eyes to
the ground. Presently she raised them
/ to mine.
| Tell me-" she said, show and when
did you come into my life-why did
dream of you?"
.'You saw me so often when you were
ILL.,"
"Why did wake and find your old
servant taking care of me?'
''Your uncle gave you into my charge.
promised to watch over you during his
absence"
s.And he will never return. He is
punished for his crime-for standing by
when the poor boy was murdered. :"
She pressed her hands to her eyes, as
| if TO shut out the light
pauline. said. wishing to change
the current of her thoughts, tell me
how You saw me in dreams; what you
dreamed of me?"
She shuddered. 81 dreamed that you
were standing by me-in the very room
that YOU saw the deed. Yet l knew
that it could not be So"
And then?''
Il saw your face many times-it was
always travelling. travelling through
clouds. saw your lips move. and you
seemed TO say, 4 am going to learn the
truth'-so l waited patiently Ill you re-
turned.
You never dreamed of me before?h
1t was growing dusk. was uncer-
tain whether it was tie deepening shade
from the trees which made her cheeks
look darker, or whether it was a blush.
Nv heart was beating madly.
Il can not tell. l don't know. Don't
ask me- she said in a troubled voice.
Then she turned.
at grows dark and chilly. Let US
go in"
followed her 1t was so completely
the rule for me to spend the evening
with her that / did not even wait for an
invitation. 1t was our custom to play
and sing together for an hour or two.
Pauline first expressed desire after her
recovery had been for piano. Believ-
ing herself to be an heiress she had felt
no scruple in asking for all she wanted,
and nv instructions to Priscilla being
that no money was to be spared in min
istering to her comforts, piano had
been sent from the nearest town.
All her skill had returned to her.
Her voice had come back even stronger
and more sweet than of old. Again and
again she held me entranced as she had
held me once before, when l little ex-
pected the fearful ending to her song,
or that nv fate and the singers were SO
closely interviewer.
was surprised. therefore, when this
evening she turned on the doorstep and
said: Not tonight. Leave me, please,
for tonight"
As we parted she looked at me
strangely, almost solemnly.
Gilbert" she said, speaking in
Italian-for Priscilla was now standing
at the open door-''shall pray for the
past to return or that should never
remember it? Which will be the best
for me-and for you?"
Without waiting to hear my reply,
she glided past Priscilla. who stood
waiting for me to follow her.
Good night, Priscilla" l said. 81 am
not coming in"
Not coming in. Master Gilbert! Miss
Pauline will be vexed."
'.She is tired and not quite well. You
had better go to her. Good night.
Priscilla came out to the doorstep
and closed the door behind her. There
was something in her manner which
told me she meant on this particular oc
casion to resume what she could of that
she had been delegated to ex-
crcise over me during my tender years
an authority did not dare to dispute
until long after had been invested with
jackets and trousers. | have no doubt
but she would have liked to seize me by
the collar and give me sound shaking.
As it was she was obliged to content
herself with throwing world of SORROW
full indignation into her voice.
"She may easily feel i'll, poor young
lady, when her husband lives at one
house, and she at another. And here's
everybody roundabout trying to find out
what relation you two are to each other
asking NE all sorts OF questions and l
say you are husband and WIFE"
''No-not YET"
"Well. I'm going to, Master Gilbert.
If you won't tell the poor young lady, l
shall. I'll tell her how you brought her
home and sent for me to take care of
her-how you tended her and waited on
her all day long-how you shut yourself
up for her sake, never seeing an old
friends face. Oh. yes, Master Gilbert,
I'll tell her all; and II tell her how you
went into her room ard kissed her ere
You started on that fools journey,
wherever it was. She'll remember
everything fast enough :hen."
Il command You to say nothing"
1--WE needed too many commands Of
yours, Master Gilbert, to mind breaking
one for your sake. I'll do it, and take
the consequences"
Feeling that the expla nation, if made |
BY Priscilla, would not Gully sweep away |
a great deal of romance, but also might |
matters and make them far |
more difficult to adjust TO my own salts
faction. was bound to prevent her car
rying out her threat. Knowing from |
old experience that although the good
soul could not be driver, she could be
led l was obliged to resort to cajolery.
So said, As one asking boon:
You won't if entreat and beg you
not to, my old friend. You love me too
much to do anything against my
wishes.
Priscilla was not proof against this
appeal, but she urged me to proclaim
the true state of affairs as soon as pos
sible.
.'And don't be too sure, Master Gil
bert" she concluded. las to what she
or doesn't. Sometimes /