Telegram-herald., 1888-02-05


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Leasing oR t1s p@rspst x TIE oslreny,
Asses s.oksa sses1. .1to ts~ back vold
t.sneArk. Her En~sskls Ksssrtsa - t1s asls-
sr-1ls zan SO Aza srsksa hsz pisdgsa fsiga
- Lsr - sa3 Az.l dlsi - tkal 8sSls@ S'u-.
c4.shzs seemed - E4 - sosss 0s~r hsr s-4cs
sss arllsal - kssl-ce. soaae aes la11encs
a4Eeared q ee as ~sfk FlE t4z Grst tisse
- ksr sx4sslaEcs ~ h~rsslf eosoE E~szioa
All nszrss we're Eot tao euly en4o-
tlaus aroused Ia ar - tie rssaeaabTaDee
- f1e l-si &oafbarry. a kssa ssns- 4 tos
N4oag thag sAs nzd suffered, never Jet fsit
- tat gsu,.s aad forElsiag nafuFs, ~ss fst
- K Bo< Sac found aeIssf seinkfng q tDs
q goae DAYS q b~r hap.i.atioa slnoss as
tarsAly a. HsAry " es1 aick lad thought Il
tts.sn-si5e wns aai rsaa<e1 hlaa ne Ass inns
he azd sqokes silgatiIs.y ~ Ia ofotser IA
Lsr psesslcs s1dd-a fsST aEd deUbt q
hsrseI startled her physically As vel as
IsraHy She turned frosa Ias saadossy aDyss
or tas DARK watsr as II the faystsgy saa toe
gloom ~ Il a. os~n aHsvsrsois for tne emo
tous whi-h had tsken her by sGrprLSs.
Abruptly closing The ~iasow. see ,krs" aside
her stasl aad lr the eaadies on tie uiAntei
piece. ialfeilsd by s,iddsn craving Tor light
la tAs solitude of ser roon
TIE ekesr!ng srg atn-ss round her contrast
ing vita TIE olack gloom outside, restored her
sulrits ss- felt herself ehloying the Light
Lks a chli
Would il - well she asked herself to get
ready for beIi No' The sense OF drowsy
FATIGUE that she Had felt hsf al hour since
was gong She returned 70 the dan employ
naenI e unla kmg hsr boxes After a few
minutes Oniy Toe occupation became il7SsoTns
70 Ler onee more. she sat down by the table
AMI t0ok lp = guide book $50 2oss inform
snysslf," shs thought, ''on the subject OF
Vsaicer
der attention wandered from the book oe-
fore sAe had turned tn first page Of IT,
Toe image Of Henry Westwiek was the
present image in her msmory now. Recalling
the usiautext incidents and details OF the eve
mug. she could think 0f nothing which pre-
sented him under other than favorable and
interesting aspect She smiled 20 herself
softly. her color rose by ine gradation she
felt the fuIl luxury Of dwelling on the per
feet truth aad modesty of his devotion 10 hsr.
Was the depression Of spirits from which she
had suffered 30 persistsntiy on her travels TT
tribat.hIe, by any chance 20 their lo1g Scpa-
ration II ON each cther--irnbttered, perhaps,
by her own vain regret when she rerem bered
hsr rash reception Of hirn in Psrisi Suddenly
conscious ol tnis bSd question and OF the self
abandonment which il implied, shs returned
mechanically 20 her book, startled by the un-
restrained liberty ot h-r own thoughts. " hat
lurking taulrtStioas 70 forbidden tenderness
fad taeir hiding places in 4 womsn's dressing
gown when she ~ alone in her room at night!
WITH her heart in the tomb Of the dead Mont
harry, could Agnes even think Of another
man and think OF lovel how Shameful how
unworthy Of heri For the second time she
tried 10 interest herself in the guide book
and once more she tried in vain. THROWING
tie book aside she turned desperately q he
one resource that was left 10 ner luggage
resolved TO fatigue hsrself without mercy
uni she was weary enough and sleepy enough
&c lind safe refuge III be6-
For some little time shs persisted in the
mouctsnous occupation of transferring her
c'o.k kcs from the trunk 70 the wardrobe. The
large clock in the hail, striking midnight, re-
minded her that It was getting late. She sat
down for n moment in an arm chair by the
bedside to rest,
The silence IN the house now caught her
attention and held it-held it disagreeably.
Was everybody in bed and asleep but herselfi
Snrely il was time for her 10 follow thc gen.
eral sxamplei With a certain irritable.
nervous haste see rose and again uBdresse,l
herself Il have lost two hours OF rest" she
thought. frownag at the reflection Of herself
in tho gxsS as shs arranged her hair for the
night; II shall be good for nothing to-mor-
row.
! She lit tho night light and extingnished the
candles--with one exception. which sho re-
moved 20 a little table placed on tae side OF
/ the bed opposite to toe side occupied by the
arm chair. Having pat her travelling box OF
/ matches and the guide book near the candle
in case SIZE might De sleepless aad might want
70 read, sae blew out the hght aud laid her
/ head On the pillow.
BE curtains of the bed were looped back
| 70 let the air pass freely over her. Lying on
/ her left siie, vita her face turned away from
the table, she could see the arm chsir by the
/ dim night light. Il had chintz covering
/ representing large buRches of roses scattered
+ over a pale green ground She tried to
weary herself into drOwslnesk by counting
over and over again the buRches of roses that
4 were visible FROM her point Of view. Twics
I her attention was distracted from the count
ing By sounds outside-by the clock Ginning
the half hour past l2; and then again by the
I fail OF a pair Of boots on the upper f0or
thrown oct 70 be cleaned. and with taat bar
harous disregard OF the comfort Of Others
which Is observable in humanity when il In
habits an hotel. In he silence that followed
these passing disturbances Agnes went or
counting the roses on t5e arm chair more suC
more slowly. Before long she confused her
self in the HEurss-tIisa to begin counting
again thought sho would wait little first
felt hsr eyslids dropping and her head s.nk
ing lover and lower Ga the ps,low-sisaed
fsintly-and sunk into sleep.
How long that srst sleep lasted she never
knew. sac could only reiaember IN ths
after time that she woke instantly
Every faculty and perception in her passed
/ 'he boundary llps between insensihility and
consciousness. 50 to sTesS. al cap. With
ont knowing why she sat up suddenly in tt'
bel. listening for sae knew not woat Her
bead ~as iu = wnirl: her heart Eat furiously
without any sssiEnable Gauss. Bst one
trivial evsns rad happened during the inter
"a wtiis she rad been ssIeep Tae righ'
li-ht bad gone out. and the room, as mates
q course. was IN total darkness
she fsit for too match box. and psuseC
after finding y vague sense of confusior
VS. SSH IN ssr mind She vas in no hurrJ
- lzat To natca. TIE pause m he dark
uess vas. strangely enough, agreeable TO her
In the qaies~r hew Of hsr thoughts dgrin4
Ills interval 81. could ssk herself tse naturs
question: Wat cause hzr awakened her :.
suddenly. sni szi 50 straage'Y shaxsa be'
nervesi had it bees TIE iHsasn~e - drss r.
She bad nes 5eeassad 81 sli-or, 70 spesl
+ rnore correctly. shs BAD no ~skis< re0sn
hrance ef hsvipz dreamed. The rsvstsry -
hrycnd h-r fsthonaia-. the SsrxD~ss b~gsn =
opnrrss her she struck 80 nastcs On th'