Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05

And I, TOO, III answered; 81 am
grateful to you for coming .''@ Y
81 have not slept the whole night, .
l5said the voice. Twas SO terrified.
am very much afraid I am doing
wrong to come. 5sS 5s.5 /, s.zl= Il
Are You still afraid Of me?''
| .Not exactly, but it is SO strange
"'Will you tell me your manner"
81 don't know-Lenore. What is
yours?"
George" / answered, initiating her
example and giving my first name
only. Shall we not be friends, Le-
nore7" s5.S. b III ..a s
"Oh, yes,'' answered the voice with
a,silyery peal Of laughter. Evidently
it's owner was getting over her fears.
"Don't be offended, George. It's SO
strange two people who cannot see
each other, and probably never will,
making friends" -.
II will solve the mystery yet, Le-
nore," I answered, ''and find out
where you are. Would you like to see
me in my proper persona
EYES," was the reply. "Ishould like
to see you" ~. s
"And l would give a great deal to
see you, Lenore. You must be very
beautiful if your face is like your
voice"
"Oh, hush!" was the agitated an
swer. sit is not right to speak thus"
"Why not? Do you know, Lenore,
that if this goes on I shall end by falling
in love with you, though [ have never
seen you"
"You are very audacious;" was the
reply. "If you were really here before
me should punish you for it. AS it
is am going now"
"But you will come again to~mor-
row, Lenore?"
eff you will promise to be more dis
Greet, George-yes.
AS may be imagined, did not fail
to keep my engagement with my invisi-
BILE friend. For many consecutive
days these strange meetings continued.
AS absurd as it may seem, the voice
was beginning to make q powerful inn
preston upon me. l felt III it's soft
tones the manifestation Of sweet, re-
fined woman's soul.
True, l had made no progress to-
wards unraveling themystery. Never
theless was confident that through
some inexplicable dispensation OF
Providence I had been permitted to
hold communion with real, living,
lovely woman from an unknown dis
tance. She had not yet told me more
than her first name, and I did not
press her for more as yet. Her only
answer as to where she was, was, "In
the garden" She did not seem capa-
bic OF grasping the fact that was not
invisibly near her and capable Of see
ing her She seemed content with
| matters as they stood, and for the.
present I could do no more.
my daily occupation; first, because I
knew that I should be regarded as a
mailman upon my mere statement
OF the facts, and, next, because
l shrunk from having an auditor
at my mysterious conferences. Will
it be believed? was in love with the
invisible girl-in love with a voice!
Absurd, Of course, but am not the
first man who has fallen in love with a
woman's voice. Besides, was conf
dent that it was only a matter of
time before / should see the girl in per-
son.
One day towards the end of the
summer we had been talking as usual,
and had said:
"My stay in Italy is nearly over,
Lenore."
"Ah," was the quick reply, "you will
leave me, George"
"No, Lenore," I answered, mot if
you wish me to stay"
"How can / help it, George, whether
you 20 or stay? have never seen you
III never shall see you. What am I
to your"
Cali the world, Lenore," I answer
ed. "Ours has been a strange expert
ence. Without knowing each other
as people ordinarily do, We have yet
been close friends. You are more to
me than a. friend. l love you Le-
nOre"
There was a quick, suppressed cry,
no other reply.
"Be truthful Lenore. Tell me your
heart. If you love me, trust to ME to
discover your whereabouts and come
to you. If you do not, say it. and
will spare you the pain OF meeting me,
ana never let us speak again"
There was pause, then she trem-
u!ously said:
II have never seen you, but my
heart tells me to trust you. l know
you are good and noble, and am will
ing to leave my fate in your hands.
Yes, George, I love YOU"
Even as she said the words she ut.
tered a cay of alarm. Then q gruff,
mans voice spoke:
go to your room, Lenore. AS to
this villain with whom you have been
holding these secret meetings, we shall
soon find him, and punish him as he
deserves. Search for the rascal, An.
tonic, and bring him to me-"
| There was quick trampling 81 feet
and the sound of crushing shrubbery