Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1888-02-03

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ior s'''s 'nAn ws7 oreiking &c break "
kvsas'iefa q the SPIDER weaving ~ To
seot' pus si'e khse no crys q'aue p
s9'Aa'' ,8ep'S Hsoous hehfl A'ck Afn SOUL
woa souus on the very euge ~ tlse stan
Tvs e & !. I.
tasz heard you ~ 4. tnat ll'n|
sHsa ssl2a Lrea ss4ld lseslf 4
Aaa ~ WIN. 2 aadsasSs sha!uly uiss "
breath crossing her whtseued lips adj
Vanced till she stood beside them. !.
gu are rlght my cousin, she said
un"ave'i"gy. nave nearu, ana sec
MN 'ree--tree OF oil things give the
,r.eProaen l must ever feel Tor an acted
he, Here' hoy
ohe drew on ana extended towards
MN tue ring with which ne had pilght cd
her;
He' startled snamcd, Sinking under
the steady scorniul gaze OF her dark
blue eyes, with MS arms fallen from
about her cousin, aud his face crimson
w,th not, traitor blood felt the old spell
laii over ms heart once more ana the
new one pass from u,
inez' ne sad pioadlnsly, listen,
l Will
Dut she unclosed her myers, and tho
ring rel! at her feet' she turned and
passed again into the shadows.
Beatrice lald her hand on his arm and
smiled IN MS face.
you are now free, Roy she said
softly Are you not glad = He look
ca down ~ the ia,r race that mad so
charmed him, and 1t suddenly lost all
beauty for him.
You want me to answer honestly 7"
wv ny. OF course J!
"fhen he spoke through shut teeth
ana more cruelty Than no realized
"then' Beatrace, no. am not glad l
would give all l own to nave all things
as they were before your coming between
lnez ana myself. NOW you understand,
ana now VIII you care to wear the ring
she cast back to me
a MOI color lived translently III the
pretty lace. then died look OF pain
was followed by II llamlng wrath IN the
blue eyes
mo !! rang out her angry silver
tones no. hoy Alton False to her
ana false as wei to me
ana sae lett nun standing, wondering
a. ms own sensations feeling dull pain
AZ mis- heart Tor inc brokon troth, al
though aa hoar before he had wished it
proKeh
Fate sometimes grants prayer, III
very scorh OF man.
-.
rive years la'ef, lnez ola're' stu un-
welded altnougn Dcatrice had Tor years
peen Tue w''e o. man o'u enough 10
10 nor iaIner' pu' wealthy, en'efea
ci'y hoSP''ai ny noresc ciahce'
Inc nurses were g'iding IRON couch
70 coucn. Siient' gentie' soothing, now
laying soit COOL nahds on nushed cheek,
now touching win silent myers q band
age no" hoidihg a draught to feverod
Ups
lnez followed one whose voice ana
Iouch seemed 70 calm ana neal, as she
went among inc suherers and tnis one
paused ut last, and stood long gazing on
the wan, worn race Oh man which lay
SUI on its Pillow
cuch WHO, coid Iace--such thih
bloodless lace. lnez felt her own pulses
pause as she looked on IL then low
agonized cry broke from her' ana she
darted forward and caught tho nurses
arm;
us he dead r Oh, tell me- that he is
not dead-my love. my love|
The nurse took her hand gently and
laid finger on her own lips.
"He is sleeping" she said softly
"they sleep so after long fever. All,
his eyes unclose Back, my dear lady.
Do not let him see you, lest it should
excite him, and he IS SO weak"
But his lids had lifted, bis eyes were
fastened on the face of lnez, and with
an effort Nc put out thin weak hand.
"lnez." he whispered; "lnez, will
you stay beside me for q little while !? II
will be but little while, for | an dy-
ing. But stay, lncz, because--because,
dear, have seen no woman like you in
all the years since that May night, and
my-my-heart has ached for you--be-
yond my telling, | was weak, false, but
--but----"
IIuSu lueAt over