Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-16
He started more at her voice than her
words, and asked quickly, "Why can't


you"
For momentshe seemed struggling with
herself, then with a despairing face, she
cried. 81 don't know, 1 can't remember" ."
A few weeks later they were making a
call on some friends of Roberts on neigh
boring island an open piano stood near
where Kathleen was seated, and as they
were to 60 she went to it and struck few
notes. The others turned in surprise-they
did not know she played; but without heed
ing them, she seated herself, and after a
few uncertain touches her fingers flew light
ly over the keys, bringing out such melody
as its owner had never known how to aWak-
en-. Robert and his friends stood amazed,
as one after another the selections followed
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 60 home now"
She looked up at him as though she had
never seen him before. "Home?" ?" she said,
"who are you?" then the strange look went
out of her face, she put out her hand with
light laugh. eyes, Robert, Pm ready, u
she said.
Something like week after this strang-
er came across the big rock, and made his
way to the side door of the old NARROW
house. A young man with clearcut fea-
lures, and an Enthusiastically well-bred air,
there was an eager look in the steel-blue
eyes, and suppressed excitement in his
manner when he asked the gray-haired
woman at the door if she was Mrs. 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, and a troubled look coming into her
face then she went nearer and stood in the
doorway. The young man turned and saw
her as she started toward him with a new
light breaking into her face. "Everett," ,"
she said, softly, shave you come for me-"
"Yes, Kathleen"
And Mrs. NARROW, with tears in her eyes,
went out and left them alone.
Ere long the story became known. a lit
tie more than year back Kathleen Bray,
the daughter of a man of supposed wealth,
found herself, upon his death, left penni-
less and alone. She accepted for the sum-
mer the position of pianist Of a popular ho-
tel, where she met Everett Moulton. The
acquaintance grew into something more
than friendship, but the Moultons were a
proud family and would not hear to the
only sons marrying poor girl like Kath-
leen. She was treated coldly, unfeelingly
by them, till her sensitive nature was stung
almost beyond endurance, and late one af-
ternoon, hardly thinking or caring where
she went, she entered a boat moored near
the shore and rowed aimlessly up the river /;
the storm came on, and weary, bewildered,
ill she found her way at length to the old
NARROW, homestead. The boat was found
down the river afterwards with a light
wrap in it recognized as hers. The Moul-
tons thought she had taken herself discreet
ly away, and Everett mourned her as
lost, until 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 Eve
rett's calling on the MarloWs.
With Kathleen he went to Chipmunk ISL
land, and on the scene of her happiness and
misery the meaning of it all came back to
her and was never lost again.
That fall, when Robert NARROW sailed
from Boston harbor, Kathleen and her hus-
band came down to the wharf to see him off.
He found little to say as he grasped their
hands in his farewell, but Kathleen, glanc-
ing up with kindly smile, said, "However
long you may be away, be sure we shall
not forget"