The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-29
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One afternoon Nahwa was standing at
my window. Suddenly the door of my
room was opened and Mr.. Barclay en-
tered, his face as white as death could
have made IT. His lips trembled as he
stood, SPECIFICS, looking into the boy s
face He pointed to one of the windows
on the side
Nahwa moved hastily thither, and
cautiously parted the curtains. When
he turned around, al instant later, his
Tisage had also paled perceptibly.
GO TO your roomi l will meet them -
he said, quickly. Don't be frightened
remember that you ar
He stopped abruptly, as he glanced
around AZ me, and they left the room to-
gether
i is beyond my capability to describe
my feelings as / lay. unable to move, in
that lonely mountain house. The hours
passed, not a sound disturbed the awful
stiffness. 1t grew dusky without, and
dark within. did not experience feai
on my own account, / was only con.
cerned about the boy, who, it seemed tc
me, had gone forth to face danger Of
some sort was wildly excited, and a:
the time passed without bringing auy
lsxIHEnll1i5n 4 ! eJEid hardly TesITail my
self from springing out Of bed and
going in search of the boy, regardless Of
my bodily injuries.
At last the direful monotony was
broken. / heard door close, and foot
steps became audible in the adjacent
hall.
A form glided into my room and drew
near me in the darkness. Ii was Nahwa.
lie liz the lamp on the table and brought
me hot lemonade.
81 did not wish to leave you alone so
long-I could avoid it, - he said gently,
with averted eyes. - will stay now and
yol must drink this; you are excited; it
will quiet yOu,n he added.
But what was III What was the
matterl asked anxiously.
a. Nothing ask neil can't
explain-now drink the lemonade" he
replied hurriedly.
The hot potion seemed to fire my
already throbbing brain. | forgot all
else save my sympathy for the troubled
boy. caught his hand and drew him
lNHaIA me lAlA4 AI vas SSatN0 va e--S
edge Of the bed. My eyes seemed to
cling to his. / felt my blood bound
madly in my every vein as his hand lay
Tor an instant Passiyely in mine.
As If in dream drew his slight form
10 me. In that instant felt that loved
him with all the force of my nature.
He struggled from my relaxing en-
brace and ran blushing from the room.
! could not comprehend it The more
attempted 10 drive thoughts OF the boy
from my mind, all the more did realize
that loved him with the most incongru-
Gus. devouriug passion
The next instant / Eel! to trembling;
the most horrible Of ideas had taken
hold Of my brain. Twas, beyond doubt,
mad How can / convey any idea of
what my feelings were Insanel IT
struck me that il might have been the
elect Of the electricity of the storm on
my brain.
Islept little that night. In the morn
ing my breakfast WIS brought by Mr..
Barclay. | longed to see Nahwa again,
aud was angry with myself for it. He
did not come. I thought l understood
why.
Ii was the third day after l had dis
covered my incorrigibility- Twas gliding
into that state which so frequently fol
lows mental arrangement -eontempla-
ton Of suicide. The horror Of the
thought and yet the fascination of it.
oblivion death was ten thousand
times more desirable than facing my OVID
self.
Perhaps the reader will be moro
charitable in his estimation of my char
acier, i he viii duly consider the situa
ton in which was placed. Surrounded
with mystery, alone, suffering from in
tense pain Of body, and possessed by
the most eccentric, inexplicable desire
that ever chained a mortal heart.
had managed TO get to n window.
aud sat with my broken limb resting in
a char. The view was beautiful, but il
had no charms for me. My revery was
broken all al once. A sweet harmony Of
sounds, as Of the twanging Of tuned
strings. fell on my ear. So sweet seemed
the far-away music that all nature with
out seemed TO be listening to it.
Where did il come FRONT II seemed
70 be in the house in one moment, in the
next % come from the smiling sunshine
bathing the rocks and trees in its spien-
dor.
Unconscious Of pain in my leg, got
% my feet. and opened my door. l
could hear It more distinctly. Slowly
moved across the little hall, between my
room and another. The door Of this latter
] opened. The music sounded still
louder. but ended at once. found my
,cif in a sumptuous apartment II was a
lady's room. On the walls hung tasty
paintings Of mountain views; books
were on the tables, and a piano stood
open against the wall.
At window. in the sunlight, sat the
rnost beautiful girl my eyes had ever be
he'd Her figure was nodded TO beauty,
her dark eyes aud glorious complexion
were unspeakably bewitching.
The guitar, which she held m her lap,
fell 10 the floor as she spfang TO her feet
aud ran 70 me screaming. In an instant
her arm was around my waist and she
was supporting me TO sofa imploring
ne in every breath from her heaving
bosom not 10 stand On my wounded
limb.
! understood il ali in an instant
knew that loved her. and that was
loved IN return. Seated on the sofa, |
threw my arms around her, and tenderly
kissed her red lips.
80 you are Aahwaf' ! SAID finally.
'-Yes. % she answered softly, with hot
hu.h mounting ia her face.
And Mr.. Barclay is"
"Ny father.
heard her story then. Her fathers
partner had been murdered Suspicion
pointed 70 Mr. Barclay As the guilty one.
lIe was tried for the crime, and, although
innocent. the circumstances were such
that be had been ad judged guilty, and
sentenced to death. ON the night pre-
oeding the day appointed for his
execution. he. aided by some faithful
friends. made his escape.
she left with him. They had lived in
the house 10 the mountains for the past
fEo years. she lad assumed the dis
gui-e in order that she might safely 60
~ and come from the small town at the
100; q the mountains
The afternoon her father had been so
ercitsd. some hunters. having lost Their
Ear. stgpf.ed 70 inquire the direction on
70 their destination Mr.. Barclay had
mistaken them FOR officers Of the law.
AahFa- rightly. Ethel Bfown-had nd