The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-07-28

his mother told him all they knew OF
her.
Ii was Robert who first induced her
to step into a boat. She seemed
ashamed of her fears. but her face was
very pale as they took the first sail
down the river together. As the time
went on she grew accustomed to the
water and came to enjoy it.. Many
were the sails the two took during the
long summer afternoons. On one OF
these, as they rowed slowly along
toward cove bordering the farther
side of the island. Robert said, looking
off to the wooded island beyond, with
their green branches reflected in the ,
Shepscots clear waters: ''How still it
is! we might fancy ourselves the only
people anywhere about"
He let the oars rest, and the boat
drifted slowly; the tapping of the
waves was the only sound.
Eyes" Kathleen returned, 81 was
foolish not to like the water"
"You like it nowP"
'.When am with YOU" The words
came quietly, and she did not look up,
but sat as before, with one hand over
the boats side, just touching the
water.
The young man leaned suddenly
toward her. Kathleen" he said "stay
with me always. Come with me over
the water where / am going. want
you--need you--can't you love me
enough"
The girl looked up at him with the
wondering look of child. ''Love
vou?" she said, 'Of course; are you
not my brothcr?'
mo. don't want sisters love. ]
want Il wife's."
The bright color that had been in
the girls face until now died suddenly
out; q startled look came into the
brown eyes looking up at him. "Oh,
Robert, I can't, can't!'
He started more at her voice than
her words, and asked, quickly: why
can't you?'
For moment she seemed struggling
with herself, then, with despairing
face, she cried: IL don't know; !
can't remember" .-..-
A few weeks later they were max
ing call on some friends OF Roberts
on a neighboring island. An open
piano stood near where Kathleen was
seated, and as they were to 90, she
went to it and struck few notes.
The others turned in surprise; they
did not know she played; but, without
needing them, she seated herself, and,
after q 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
as 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 10 her. "Come, Kathleen" he
said, gently, "let us 20 home, now. "
She looked up at him as though she
had never seen him before. Homer
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 u week after this q
stranger came across the big rock and
, made his way to the side door Of the
old NARROW House. A young man
with clear-cut features and an unmis.
takably well-bred air, there was an
, eager look in the steelblue eyes, and
a suppressed excitement in his man.
ner when he asked the gray-haired
woman at the door II she was Mrs.
r NARROW. He introduced himself by q
. 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. q troubled lool
coming into her face. then she wen
, nearer and stood in the doorway. The
: young man turned and saw her rs sh,
t started toward him with a new ligh
breaking into her face. Everett
. she said, softly, "have you come fol
, me?" -
Eyes, Kathleen
And Mrs. NARROW, with tears in hel
/. eyes, went out and left them alone.
Ere long the story became known
A little more than year back Kath
g leen Bray, the daughter of n man O
. supposed wealth, found herself upol
0 his death left penniless and alone. Sh,
t cepted for the summer the position O
!. pianist at popular hotel, where sh'
e met Everett Moulton. The acquaint
e ance grew into something more thar
It friendship, but the Moultons were
n proud family and would not hear t.
q the only sons marrying poor cir
J. like Kathleen. She was treated coldly
d unfeelingly by them, till her SENSITIVE
:. nature was stung almost beyond en-
" durance, and late one afternoon, hard
d ly thinking or caring where she went
II she entered boat moored near tn
It shore and rowed it aimlessly up tn
n river; the storm came on, and weary
:. bewildered, i'll, she found her way a
e length to the old NARROW homestead
e The boat was found down the rive
IT aftcrward with a light wrap in it rec
ognized as hers. The Moultons though
d she had taken herself discrcetly away
RI and Everett mourncd her as lost, unit
y friend wrote to him Of hearing musi
1t strangely like what Kathleen ha
played on one of the Boothbay Islands
n He had made inquiries which resulte
t in Everctt's calling on the Marlows.
i With Kathleen he went to Chi
munk Island, and on the scene of he
h happiness and misery the meaning 9
it all came back to her and was nevc
g lost again.
re That fall, when Robert NARROW saile
Is from Boston harbOr, Kathleen and he
id husband came down to the wharf {
N see him of. He found little to say q