Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-03-30

81 speak only of myself" he said.
She was lying on the sofa-her face in
uer hands.
lie stood over her, STOPPING, his hands
2lenched, his eyes stern and hard, his
arms bent. 1t was as if he was accusing
aud yehemently reproaching her. But
he was not. He was accusing himself
though every word fell upon the girl like
g blow from heavy stick.
You must hear all, " he repeated.
Well, it was done. He had no more to
say. lie had confessed everything.
Tell me to 90, Hetty," he said, at last.
She gave him her hand.
you must go, Paul. But must go
with you"
Il lcathe myself, Hetty l could kill
myself but for you, and for the thought
shat even by killing myself should not
escape"
"0h How dreadful-how terrible it
IS ~ said the girl. "All my life | have
had the horrible pretense about me, and /
could never escape it. And to think that
even the man who loves mech, who
loves me-shOuld have been dragged into
1t. Well Oh, my poor Paul, shall we
carry the sham spirits and the mock mes
getber, far away, where nobody will know
any maiden name or your story, do you
think that they will follow too, and will
20 on Iapping messages and playing con
3ertinas -
"No, Hetty, no. We shall leave them
behind us, and all the inventions and lies
otthe craft. We will 90 and live among
the woods out of the reach of them. Only
love me, Hetty, if you can, and forgive
NE"
oh. Paul, if can love you"
And forgive me ~ he repeated,
cried together "You do not understand
PAUL There is nothing that could not
forgive you, even if you went back to the
old life. | could forgive everything, even
if it broke my heart"
"My dear, what should deserve If l
went back TO the old life ~ He had been
bending humbly over her. Now he sud
denly sDrang upright and threw out his
arms. on" he cried, lit is all gone ]
lael like Christian when lie threw off his
bundle. ! ON breathing a pUrer air al
ready. broke the last chain tn At bound
ne when ] told Won the whole. Help to
make me forgive mSself-aud forget Het
y. Lift up your head, dear These shall
Oe the Last tears you shall shed for me |
Ntss me. LIT us talk Of this new lie. !
3ethiah Soy that you Will take care Of me. |
she SAYS that | know nothing You VIII |
gtcu 4Ilts l'tl. ! tlll llOJ GlIOiU OF NOlk, I
though do not know what work you will
set me to do. Only fluid me work, even if
&c IS only ran splitting, and will do it for
you, Hetty. What fool | was And
eli sc emed 50 grand that nothing but su-
perna tural assistance could account for it,
was ~ FOOLS Paradise, and the way
put of Fools Paradise is through briers
and brambles, and across the Great Dis
nal swamp"
Well, he mad said all he had to say. And
lefty loved him still. She loved him, |
link all the more, because Of the courage
)f this selfinflcted humiliation. Many
sins, said, Will be forgiven before mar
rage. After marriage they are condoned
viii CHI is not quite the same thing-or
, tssiv ely endured, or even accepted as
part o life. Even suburban builders,
1eliev c, have wives.
1t h appened, while this pair of lovers
sat ha nd i'll hand, with fearful eyes and
;often ed hearts, whispering to each other
words of consolation and hope, that Mr..
Medic ok, returning home, learned that his
laugh ter was sitting alone with her fiancee
n Miss Ruysdaels room. At ordinary
times this information would have caused
him to respect the sanctity of the room
with the greatest carefulness, because,
you see, he was afraid of his daughter
But tn is afternoon he felt bold Perhaps
he had acquired courage after the manner
arrone ously attributed to the Holander,
shoug h a single glass Of hot rum and wa
ter wi tn a slice of lemon and one lump of
sugar is nothing but an old-fashoned
5toma chic after an early dinner, like your
glass of port, and, | doubt not,
affects the head no more Perhaps, how
ever, the chance of introducing the sub
] -ct emboldened him.
Hetty indeed showed in her outward
carriage little or no respect for her father.
She knew what he wanted her to do
now could she respect him ? And he was
SO mean of aspect and manner; and he had
Lived such an ignoble life. To travel
around with a show to lecture at piano.
rama to lead about giant or dwarf to
a two-headed Nightingale
1t Is not immoral, but it is not ennobling
And to ask your daughter to 90 on plat
form as clairvoyant, is to deprive your
self of all the privileges conferred by the
Filth Commandment.
Mr.. MedlOck, as we know, had been ar
ranging little scheme for the future the
programme, in fact, Of a Show which for
Talent and Completeness would eclipse
every Spiri.uali-tlc Caravan ever wheeled
before the public. Lavinia as the Sibyl
N extreme age, in crimson velvet Hetty,
The world renowned Clairvoyant the Sig
nor Paola, already famous from the Pa
"hc TO the Atlantic shores, in direct com
nunicatiOn with Spirits who cannot lie
with himself as the Illustrious Cranolo-
Rlsti Professor OF PalmlStry, or Graphiolo.
gist, as the case might be. The prospect
Syas splendid. And now the most import
ant member of the Company was engaged
to his daughter, and was at that moment
nnder his own roof, counting his own gal,
and no doubt in an amiable and Yielding
mood. Mr. Medlock thereupon tapped
at the door and coughed. To cough when
you rap at door isl don't know why
The surest sign of the suppliant The man
who would like something on account,
something in advance a temporary loan
an interview for an explanation. always
coughs when he knocks at the door. As
no one replied, Mr. MedlOck turned the
handle and opened the door.
Hetty drew her hand from her lovers
and rose from the sofa where they were
sitting.
'Do you want anything ?" she asked,
with severity. "This is Miss Ruysdael's
COON"
II wish, my dear" he replied-a girl
ought not to be taller than her own father,
81 came'-nOr ought she to look at a pa
rent in such terrifying manner. Il am
sorry to interrupt. ! was wishful of a
few words with your-my intended son-in.
lew, Hetty. A few words only" He
COughed aOain behind his hand in an av