Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-05-04

lerie turned to the fiy-leaf. and saw, in
Beauregard's free, bold hand, the name,
Max Eustace Beauregard." She looked
down at that name till it became blurred
and dim: then she kissed it reverentiy, and
began with trembling fingers to turn the
pages. Ii was something to touch what he
had often touched.
Ali What was that? Who was that?
The girl started like guilty thing, hear
ing the door-handle move. One OF the ser
wants, perhaps, flashed across her as she
looked toward the door. or had Mrs. Lang
lev been speaking TO Lady EliuOr, and Lady
Eiinor-
But Valerie got no farther than that, for
the door opened, and she saw the tall fig
ure Of Max Beauregard.
The girl drew one breath and stopped;
her heart seemed TO cease beating. II one
word would have snatchcd her from the
presence so inrffably dreaded she could
not utter it. She was for moment para
lyzed
Beauregard closed the door, and came
forward and rs he did 50 Valerie rallied.
What strength came TO her she never
knew: it must have been the sheer terror
Of self betrayal, yet her voice did not sound
to her like her own; she looked at him, but
not ut his face.
"CoI. Brauregardr' she said; Il thought
You were out with the otacrsr'
NO" he said, pau5iny. Il toll them
could not 90; but thought then that you
were going. Angela told me afterward
that you had stayed at home"
Something suppressed and constrained
IN his voice made NaIcric's heart turn sick
with fear; it crossed her too, that he had
heard her enter the library, and had
sought her Why dill he do this2 1t was
crucH
still not daring to look at his face, she
laid her book on chair near, and rose.
Yes she said, trying to speak careless
ly, but hardly succeeding Il was busy,
and ="
Are you going to run away from me, is
that it, interrupted Beauregard, laying a
light touch on her arm. Don't do that
yet, Fairy Queen. ! heard you enter here,
and cam,-to say--to say goodbye"
He took her hand in his, folding it close
" in both his own, looking down on the
lovely face with such agony in his dark
eyes, that if She had seen 1t she must have
lost utterly the self control that his cling
ing clasp, the pain in his voice, had we'll
nigh robbed her Of,
1T is hard, " he said and his lips paleG
even rs he spoke, 'to say goo l-byc; and it
may he uc.laDs wears before we meet
again"
81 suppose il may be- the girl said, in Il
mechanical, plssionleS5 way; or perhaps
ncvcr-that would be bcst!'
"Why do you say that, VaIcrie2" said
the soldier. almost sternly. Tell me one
thing: Won are not going to give yourself To
Aston Lawfor,Iy"
Nor She said. suddenly wrenrhing her
hand from hi. hold. 81 have not sunk quite
SO low ~ that
She made a quick step forward to 20,
but Braurrrard did not move.
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forgive mc-rorgiyc mcn'
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him,
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