Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-03-08
Untrue To Both.

cousin stood.
What did she tell you, that YOU
lip curls so. Inezp" asked Roy Alton
with smile. Zone would almos
fancy the old witch had tried to make
you fear some evil."
''She didr' answered the girl. scorn
fully, her dark eyes flashing. False
hood and trsachery are evils. are they
notP She said they were about me-
falsehood on the lips kissed. treachery
in the hearts ! trusted. Bah! How
foolish it is to give ones hand to sucl
creature, and allow her to say such
things!"
Zone never does so in faithr' laugh
ed pretty golden-ha red Beatrice Laven.
the cousin. who. being orphaned and
penniless, owed all things to the
wealthy and generous Inez.
And why not, my beautiful ladv?"
asked the old crone. who had followed
Inez. and paused near. as it that
you doubt, because my eyes might
pierce the mask you wear. and my lips
might speak of the arts YOU use, by
which you make man false to his
plighted word, and plunge into the
heart of one who has been kind TO YOU
n dagger keen enough TO Stay herP
Your fair face is pale, lady, and your
blue eyes are full of fear; yet you paIed
not so when you stole out to NEE t
anOih hers aflianced husband, and you
feared not that he who was won in
falsohood would be as false some day
to yourself All. blue-eyed beauty,
with the traitorous heart, will you let
me read the lines of your hand and
warn you?"
Beatrice shrank under the eyes of
the seepcsS. and chung to ROy's arm.
her fair face deathly in its whjteness.
She is horrible! Let us 60, falter-
tered the roselcaf lips.
And the crOne laughed as they went
slowly away frow her through the sun
light
pr de, and love. aud treachery,
and faIsehood" muttcrcd the gypsy.
OF such things can prophesy to all
and never speak amiSs. But for this
| far beauty and the man beside her-I
was abroad last night. and they did not
see me, as they talked Of love which
must be kept a secret. Bah. such love
must die, rs die the roses. | read all
human hearts. and they give me gold,
think NC read the stars.
Meanwhile, through the scents Of
Maytme went three, and Roy Whisper
Ell Il low word to Beatrice which Inez
did not hear.
Untroublcd by the crono's predic-
tons with faith as strong rs the love
in her proud. true heart. Inez never
! dreamed of suspecting that her lovers
whispers could be 'but stricken air, >"
or that the heart she leaned on and
fully trusted planned the trcachcry at
her very side.
Roy fingered at the stately home of
lncz until the moon was hi IN. and she
accompanied him down the steps and
part way to the gate that divided their
| fathers lands.
There in the clear light of the full
May moon they sad goodnight, and
she stood watching him rs he went, I'M
I'll the shadows hid h III from her.
my love-my kingly, loyal Lowell!
she murmered
Then a sudden thought came-she
had not told him of certain plan for
the morrow, formed by herself and
Beatrice.
She would fit after him. slide up to
him ere he would reach the gate-slip
her hand in his. and laugh at his glad
surpr Sc.
With light feet she hurried after.
reached the shadows which had enfold-
ed him, passed through them. and
paused like startled doe on their edge,
a fierce, incredulOus scorn growing in
her eyes, her proud face blanchng.
swiftly, sharply. as blanch the faces of
those smtten suddenly to the heart.
He stood before her. only few feet
away--her lover. her promised hus-
band--with n slight white clad figure
in h arms, n dainty. golden head. I'M
covered to the moonbcams, nesting
close to his heart, while her cousin 5
red lips laughed mcrrily up to him, and
her cousins white hand held back his
face from hers.
Nay" Inez heard the grIish voice
say, with the laugh in it, you shall
not kiss me. The gypsy said you
would be as false to me, some day, as
you are now to lnez"
"And you doubt me-you, who have
made me chafe against my bondage
until am willing to free myself in any
way. at any cost. for your sake?"
The girl in the shadow heard it all
heard, and made no sigu. The love
of long years of her youth was dying.
but dying as the strong die. in silence.
The faith that had we'd in her heart
for this man was breaking as break the
gossamers of the spider weaving in
the storm; but she gave no cry. made
no sound. only stood. heart sick and
soul wounded, on the very edge of the
shadows.
'If Inez heard you say that. think
she would set you tree?" laughed
Beatrice.
And Inez, with sudden. hardly
drawn breath cross Nc her VIII tened
lips, advanced till she stood beside
them.
You are right, nv cousin" she
said, unwaveringly Il have heard.
and set h m free-free of all tn nos
save the reproach must ever feel fol-
an acted lie. Here, Roy
She drew off and extended toward him
the ring with which he had pIghted
her.
He, startled, shamed, shrinking un,
der the steady. Scornful gaze of hel
dark eyes, with his arms fallen from
about her cousin, and his own face