West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-07-23

The young man leaned suddenly
toward her. Kathleen" he said "staY
with me always. Come with me over
the water where I am going. want
YOU need you can't YOU love me
enough?"
The girl looked up at him with tho
wondering look of a child. Love
you?' she said, ''Of course; are YOU
not my brothcrg"
"No. don { want a sisters love. I
want "a wifc's.
The bright color that had been i'm
tho girl face until now died suddenly
out; startled look came into the
brown syss looking up at him. "Oh,
Robert, l can't, | can'U''
He started moro at her voice than
her words. and asked, quickly: why
cam yOuP'
For moment She seemed struggling
with herself then, with a deSpairin0
face. she cried: IL don't know; /
can & remember
A few weeks later they were max
ing call on some friends or Roberts
ON neighboring island. An open
piano stood near where Kathleen was
seated, and rs they were TO 90. she
went 10 it and struck a few notes.
The Others turned in SURPRISE; they
did not know she played; but, without
needing them, she seated herself, and,
after few uncertain touches, her
fingers flew lightly over the KEYS.
bringing out such melody as its owner
had never known how to awaken
Robert and his friends stood amazed
IS one after another the selections fol.
lowed each other in rapid succession.
Suddenly the girl paused, bowed her
head on her hands and sobbed aloud.
After few moments Robert went
up to her. &" Come, Kathleen he
said, gently, " let us 90 home, now"
She looked up at him as though she
had never seen him before. "Homc?"
she said, "who are you?" then the
strange look went out of her face, she
put out her hand, with light laugh:
Yes, Robert, I'm ready she said.
Something like week after this a
stranger came across the big rock and
made his way to the side door of the
old NARROW House. A Young man
with clcar-cut features and an unmis.
! takably Well-brcd air there was an
! eager look in the stecl-blue eyes. and
a suppressed excitement in his man
ncr when he asked the gray-haired
'N'AifAiA ct NltN hbpl IL Nlt WIS MIS-.
NARROW. He introduced himself by a
card on which was the name Everett
Moulton. Then he entered and made
known his call
Kathleen came into the next room
while he was speaking. She heard the
voice and paused, troubled look
coming into her face, then she went
nearer and stood i'm the doorway The
young man turned and saw her as she
started toward him with new light
breaking into her face. Everett"
she said, softly, "have you como fp
me?"
Eyes, Kathleen"
And Mrs. NARROW, with tears i'm her
eyes, went out and left them alone.
Ere long the story became known.
little more than year back Kath-
leen Bray, the daughter of a man of
supposed wealth, found herself upon
his death left pcnniless and alone. She
cepted for the summer the position of
pianist ut q popular hotel, where she
met Everett Moulton. The acauaint-
ancc grew into something more than
friendship, but the Moutons were
proud family and would not hear to
the only son marrying a poor girl
like Kathleen. She was treated coldly,
unfeelingIy by them, till her sensitive
nature was Stung almost beyond en-
DURANGO, and late one afternoon. hard
~ thinking or caring where she went
she entered q boat moored near the
shore and rowed it aimlessly up the
river: the storm came on, and weary,
bewildcred. i'll, she found her way at
length to the old NARROW homestead
The boat was found down the river
aficrward with light wrap i'm it rec
ogniled as hers. The Moultons thought
she had taken herself discrcetly away.
and Everett mourncd her rs lost. until
"a friend wrote TO him of hearing music
strangely like what Kathleen had
played on one of the Boothbay Islands.
He had made inquiries which resulted
in Everett s calling ON the Marlows.
With Kathleen he went to Chip
munk Island, and on the scene of her
happiness and misery the meaning of
ltaIl came back 10 her and was never
lost again.
That fall. when Robert NARROW sailed
from Boston harbOr. Kathleen and her
husband came down to the wharf TO
see him off He found little to say ~
he grasped their hands in his farewell.
but Kathleen. glancing mp with a kind
~ smile, said: However lone YOU
may be away, be sure we shall not for.
get you. COU0ge Hearih.