Daily Republican., 1886-03-22

her companion lay with his face up
turned.
'How pleasant 1t is here" she said
with little sigh of content.
ANY place would be pleasant to me
If you were there" replied Harry, i'm
pulsively pressing fold of,iher lilac
draperies to his lips.
Enid started with frown.
II do not like to hear you say those
foolish things" she said.
but 1t Is true"
ut is not. You fancy such speeches
please me, shat is why you max e
them. Between friends like you and
me, Harry, flattery should play no
part"
MAY not a lover express his
thoughts"
1t was the first time he had ever
spoken so plainly, and Enid drew her
lips together and moved from him
slightly.
"Loverf I do not understand" she
said coldly. ~ hope you have not
mistaken my friendship for different
sentiment. We are friends-nothing
|more-that 10 all we ever can be-"
he looked into her eyes one instant as
! though to question her seriousDess.
then sprung 10 his feet with deep
tiush burning upou his handsome fea.
sures.
"Rnid, you are jestingl" he cried
.'You know love you; you have let me
b,lieve that love WIS welcome, and
now-now-friendship-doy You think II
10 your fIiendship I dssire?"
She was trembling, but her gaze as II
m 81 bis was steady.
~ have never believed otherwise. II
you have deceived yourself, Harry, !
am sorry: / did not dream OF this. OF
J-OY-"
"Stop!" he cried. "You cAnnot blind
me nov. You have TITLED with me;
our past has afforded you nothing but
amusement and qualification. l see II
all. You would not dismiss me when
sought you for the second time-you
would not commit yourself by word
yet you allowed me 70 stay and deceived
me. You received Robert WildAre'i
attentione; was jealous OF him, Euid
Leslie, but believed you were true z
me, and pardoped your coQuetry. VIZ
are both your cupee!"
Isteru-looking.
M will not listen TO such words from
Iyour lips, she said, and turned TO leav'
him; bat a quick report, startling tn
silenoe of the fair summer morning
made her vheeI about with piercipl
leyes.
her feet. a silveI-mounted weapon
rasped In one rigid hand, q crimson
lstream trickIine from his breast. hi
face Qhastly in the sunlight.
II shocked into silence Enid bent abov
ihim. her banda interlocked, her Raz
Iriveied on the boyish face before hel
lunon which suoh an awful change ha
faIiep. when the bushes at one side q
lthe patb we're parted aud Robert Wi
dare emerged to kneel beside the pro.
trate form.
.Look upon your work, Enid Leslie,
lbe aatd IN hard tones. aud his planc
MERGED her heart with Its reproach an
acorn. "You have wrecked the life q
Ithia fool,sh. loving lad and crushed m
love and reepecr for you."
"Robert-no-po." she faltered wit
Ioutetretched arms. "Forgive me-"
"Sncb Ain NJ vours n mast forgiveness
heard enough that passed betwee
l won 10 know Won a. ven area vair
lhesrtleas coouetts. One of sour vi,
D Itlma lies before Won. I am ssronRs
: than he. and"
aOh Rohavt. vou do not believe I WI
,I-faIsa 10 you-deceiyipg you'll"
"Husb. there is nothing TO be said.
He bent closer to the outstretche
form before him. "A the blue ewes opene
and the male Tins moved slightly.
@ HWe were-both-decetvedI"
With these words Harry Poynton
-ll,fe ebhed avav. and a soulless form
v c'nv Law hetWeen the woman for who's
1 sake he had died and the man abe love
a iIav there 4 barrier between them, an
Enid I,esjie realized, as her anRuishe
o.ze assrcbed the accusing. uprelep
,no face hefore her. that they we're part
sossver. vat in her desperation 81
= made a laa, apneal.
"Robert-be merciful. 1 did n
e realize the depth Of my own error.
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