The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-18
UNBIDDEN GUESTS.
No. ID sQuARE.

Il want 10 talN oFti 't4 '1iH Ni+t'N'' wa
you. so can you come down and stay -
pair of DAYS" with me? You see ain a
the dear old place in -- square. Yours
always,
OF course vent. for would havc Gon'
anywhere ard left anything at the BID
ding Of the dearest woman friend ! cyci
had. Il was uausaaly hot weather 70,
MAY. and whether i, was the change from
country 90 town or what it was that in
ducee one Of lay violent attacks ! never
knew. but i'll was and alarningly so iof
few hours. the doctor gave me hypo
dermic Of morphine.
| slept for hours, a quiet peaceful sleep
that was partly induced by The morphine
and partly by The exhaustion Of physical
suffering.
When Gwol;c, gradually coming TO. a
realization Of what had happened and
where ! was. felt too happy to want
ANYTHING beyond the enjoyment Of my
present state Of bien-etre; before going
further rlust explain lly whereabouts.
Ny friend. in renting her fine old man
sion for a fashionable boarding house.
had reserved for her own use the several
rooms Immediately behind the large
drawing room; the frs. Of these, cut OIL
from the drawing room by wide folding
doors and heavy curtains. she used as a
. library. work room, etc. and hero | was
installed upon q sofa bed; back Of this
again was her own bedroom. with dress
ing closet, cue. attached. thus making an
extremely comfortable apartment.
With M waking camo sort OF half
dreamy remembrance of \ patient, loving
watcher near my bedside, | turned my
eycs-I was far too comfortable 70 move
any part of mc-toward the armchair ~
which she had been sitting Is was
vacant, aud | understood at once that
she had gone 10 beI satisfied nbont ne.
and | could also see that she had lett
open the double door into her own rooiI,
so that my slightest call would rouse her
Imust have slept again after that, for J
seemed to wakcn, all ut once. 10 no con
seriousness of some one near re. ana
knew also that it was near morning. |
looked tOwsrd the armchair, all seeing
some one sitting there ! called, 'Nannicl
She made no reply spoke again little
louder. Mamie No reply. 10 move
ment TO show that she he'd heard mo !
looked with closer attention IN the di-
light and then saw that u was not Nan
nic. but a stranger person whom had
never seen. and yet there WIS something
I'm the look of her that was not wholly
unfamiliar, | thought. She sat with Ter
face turned partly toward lie, her eyes
looking straight before her With sod,
earnest gaze that called for M sympathy
for her trouble whatever il might Dc; in
deed, the whole expression If hcr lovely
face was extremely sad. lalnost thought
she had been weeping. Her hands were
folded ON her lap. and her attitude as she
Law back in the old fashioned chair spoke
of the deepest dependency. There was
light enough for me TO see that she was
very beautiful, and although wondered
greatly who she might be yet did not
ST all wonder that she should be there
Presently the light seemed 10, or rather
st did. grow brighter aad involuntarily
turned M eyes toward the largo folding
doors. shaded By heavy curtains They
were gone and looked away through the
length of The drawing room 20 the front
windows. heavily hung with lace and
damas, of old time; the light had become
sufficiently distinct for me 70 SEQ clearly
totle farihes. corner. Now, too, ! could
note every particular Of the appearance OF
ny lovely visitor 1 saw that she was OF
medium height and cxQuisitcly formed
that she was fair. with yellow gold hair
which was worn in light coils over hci
broad. rather low forehead. and gathered
up and tick, with y ribbon at the back oil
her proudly set head, delicate, iilmy lac,
vcilcd tho white full throat. and fell over
the round fairness of her arms, bare IRON
the elbows. and the pale green Of her ricl
silk gown showed the pure palcncss OF
her lovely skin. gazcd a. her with dc
light, she was 50 fair
Suddenly saw o new look como il hcl
sea blue eyes rs OF greeting, perhaps o.
welcome aud followed thc look ana
saw. entering the drawing r3O-l . young
man in naval undress. as the door Wa.
closed behind him she rose and approaches
him quickly LAYING her hands in bis
held out TO take them look OF sucs
love was in his dark, proud eyes as h
bent over the pretty hands and lIsse'
them lingeringly then, still standing be
fore her with her hands held close IN his
he talked very earnestly TO her and
knew from his manner that the young
sailor was begging for something in hel
power TO grant. some gracious thing thai
was 10 be as the gift OF life TO him, some
tender word or promise that might keel
his heart warm and light with hope dur
ing weary months of absence. She wcpt
and smiled on him through her tcars anC
left her hands in lis. while love raincd OF
her from his dark eyes that shoe above
her, but could see that slo would not
give him what he sought. Then Lay
hear. grew very tender over tho mans
great sorrow, and then, although Eeart
no word nor sound ofyoicc, yet ixsom'
strange way knew what hc Eas SAYING [,
her. when at last he cried pas .onately:
"And this Is all. Yol viii give m'
only this? Naurat but word like thcs'
10 keep nv heart IN storm and darkness
and in-pcr,iaps the light unto death
that are all in 10y way! Oh. my love, my
love, Only this Well, all the saint,
keep thee, my one love. an! when, II
come back, then AL then
The grand proud look came back ant
shone in his dark face, and with a sudden
movement he snatched lcr 10 him, laid
one kiss on her sweet trembling lips and
hurried from ths room.
AS the heavy door closed upon him tho
fair girl. weeping bitterly. stretched opi
har txl nftsf. .ff ,oI a.