Daily Republican., 1888-11-17

toNo IN lltlr uepthH as THE Old, old
story Nas ted again."
Sunset, IN EGutheFh country. Over
la tap veal grsht bankH OF 1919 colored
olo1ds, furfOunded BIZ 6 RolGon halo
and mtfTofed IA the dirk waters OF thg
bsyou over which crest oAks sWupR
dropping pendants Of Ray moss. In the
distGnos iLa faint tiIkle OF CIV bells
alCre broke the 81 each OF the hoar snI
.he sosna. IL was aiil, calm, peace
iul plctuTei what harmony did 10 bsve
with lhls WomAL's bel fi, stcrniBR and
breaking within Der AFas2
Father Dare had not seen keg danger,
Eo5 until It mas TOO lzts.
Che had Allo ged DE-. BertrAm 20
lsAke her hls o0mpa hion, TO ride and
drive aud walk win her, TO read aloud
in the long, bright NorninRs, or loat
In the Hunost Of the still, 0erk waters
OF lne 0ayou, watehil 8 the stArs Como
ont and Listening 10 the niSht song OF
the Inoekipg and the mOnotonous
chant OF ihH VhlppJo will OF In the
tangled swamp.
Dr. hush B5rtran had come up
from NsW Orleans TO pass o few weeks
In tho quiet Of tbs country, He hsd
been ovsrWorbe1 and nature had ct last
given wy, and hd must Eebt or he
would die, his bs0thp r physlelAub had
declared.
Aa advertisement Inserted 10 the
Sew Orleans neHspapefs, atirAotsd the
attention q old Ruben Rand
whtB1 qualut, od-tsshioned home on
the banHs OF the sled py bayou WA iust
The plfc9 for . tired man to rest and
dream Reay the dieting golden sam.
mar days,
DIR. Her,Fam had found the piece
uniquf the o.d.timt hospitality Simply
deliehlul, snd thu society Of Esther
DAre, Old Rsnbsn's niece and house
k6sper, more than delightful.
She was 8 pela, bToWn.tyed young
woman Of twsnty fourj NOT beauty,
0ug With q q1isb Rraoe Of her own
which pleased the weary physiniar--
{ rrd VI watching he GraoeH OF fashion.
able oily bellies, And Esther's etuca-
ton was superior; she soon became o
companion 70 him n every sense OF the
Gord' VI her or life her own sell.
she rover spoke.
|, he CHANGED to refer 10 her history
ia the most dalicatb way she contfiYed
70 avoid tbs buij Ct aud seemed TO
shrink from the thought Of the past.
Olo0 he Yensured VI ash her how she,
with her ulusuAl education and bril-
lisa. Intellect, happened TO live buried
alive In this rtnots corner Of the earth;
ara her pale 4 60 gteg ghaBtly vale
ald into the large sad eyes o look of
uiltr WaaTintss stple--a look that was
pitlful to see
Il VA tired-aVen 81 you were" she
al6wered, simply, "Ani / came. Uncle
Reuben Is DID, and he needs me. /
laVd been here ia tho woods for five
long yesYs." ......
And that Was a. that shs would ssy;
40 not Wiabing Up trouble her, Hugh
hsEiFam deEisled, satisfied to knoT
that sho was not going away out OF HE
rfs Alrsl rot ydi Ans 90, this even.
ing IN thd kOlden sunset they stood b5
81 G tho oRyuu, j1bt beneath tall mag
n5na Tree, willie tIehind them str tlhed
dense tanglo OF HwRmp aud jungle,
an ] ne tod his story o. love.
T. ther, lore you II seems yegrs
s'nos l hrst ]. we'd you. DAZZLING, for you
have become q rHrt Of my very life.
Tell me, Will you marry ms Euhe,2 l
org 10 tEke YEN NaAy from"
Ho ttoppsa sA0ti, swol by the look
upon her white face. Bhe was brs atbIng
hard ss though ~ mortal anguish, her
eyes diiatsd snd Wild, one cold hand
pressed upt heT thr0bOinR hesrt
"DonbI' she painted, hoaraely-"5e
lieve ne | neTet hroarned Of this
hsvo hten nsa ard blind 1 never
though Of such d thinsl"
rs hdr'-bis dsih eyes gazing into
her anguish STRICKEN face-'dRTlins,
you ca1no!-dart not say that you do
OF iOvo mel
No AnsweE. Only one swift upward
glance into bis fhoe; bnS tue u ute au-
suish In her eyea would have touched a
leArt OF stone.
HU caught her in his arms With q
low csy OF IERsuge. But AZ sight OF
the hTfui look upon her facs he released
her,
: Yol love mt I know I'll" he cried
"ob, Esther--you are-"
"Auufhsr mAh's witei"
He started ~ though he had been
ho', putting ny both hands 70 though
he had Eeoaived his death blow B.owly
her low, irs tnuous voice vent on:
IL ou2ht tp hsEe told yGu bsfore
Bat Fou we're Hp Kind to me, aud / am
30 lonely and deserted and m lserAble,
Aud II seemed 10 herd to psy foE one
mad mistake " tn All tbs hope aud hap
piness OF my lip. Yes, DIR Bsrtram,
TgH married a5e .eeL-IiK louR years
ago Harold Dare. H. IL now 10 the
Baton Rouge Penilenttary serving out
bis sentences [1r crimes committed
crimes OF which he was guilty, for b8
admitted biz guilt TO ne. Oar marriage
MAS mistake q SCHOOL girl'e folly. He
was arrested = month after our mar
ritgei his trial came of, ha WAS Goa.
voted and senIeuO3d, and came here
to Unole Rau bRR-the story OF my life
all dope l RWOke then to the truth
thss had never really lowell him Thas
is SILL Forgive roe for not having TOLD
you before; iE hurts me 60 20 spssk VI 1t,
aud how coald know that you would
care for mf2 %
How still evorgthins was beside the
bsyOu, With night coming down upon
all thlpRg, ue tuTnad sloWlF-sloWly ;
dis face looked Old and hsZgsrd as he
| RaE d Into hel eyes OuOs more.
God help % bottl' no nourmursd
brokenly. 'lsther, l am going away
1 must. But shall prsy Goi for the
dR7 to como Hhen cEn return here to
| claim you"
He pressed bis lips upon her cold,
Trembling hands, then turned away
sud iStt be- trpuohing undsE the big
mEgDo Ola tTee, Syerhsad an cpAliEa sky
With q nilvaiy mGon rising Blowly IN
heavens.
How long she orouahsd thers alone
with her broken heart Esther Dsre
never knew. The crashing OF h0aYs
ilOtsteps thr1ugh the tangled swaIop
atoussd } O.. she started 20 her fGat
A tall, gsuRt figure dashed from the
Jungle and paused In E5ther's path
wild eyes, matted hair and beard, and
the sttipes oil q copviot's desc.
"Esthsr, Esthsil' Dried q voice in
Wild terror. al kuo1 you, yOu see |
Y EEs M own wife. Esther Dare
| I've esOGped ! have run oil this way
/ - hIda hosh uvtIl tba Faruap "a nwa-