The Grenada sentinel., 1889-10-12

dlinosG ueHduIly, as lHOuBu W Luil
challenge at his audacity. Men had
made love to her in many forms, but
always as suppliants. This man dared
to suppose her in equal danger with
himself?
you deal in riddles, Lieutenant
Fleetwell," she returned coldly. Il
am accustomed to plain speech.
Rather say that plain speech Is to
you an unknown tongue, and that
am the first man who has dared to
speak frankly. Would you have me
speak palmer still? You shall have
your wish. A week longer under the
same roof with you, week more OF
exposure to your destinations. and my
ship would 20 to wreck and ruin on
the bar; unless"-he leaned nearer,
his voice grew softer, more full OF
tender feeling. and his hand fell on
hers very lightly, but with caressing
unless, Dorothy, you would
let it float your pennon and guide L
into the safe harbor Of your love-" I
She had been wooed many times, in
many climes, by many men, but moth
ing had ever moved her as this WOO
ing on this moonlight night in Octo'
Der. Yet this soldier-this man
dared to tell her that in another week
this all might come to pass.
OOthers had sworn to go from her
presence to put an end to the ex-
istence she had rendered miserable, or
had vowed that henceforth womans 8
smile would be gall and wormwood'
or pleaded that she had shorn their
manhood of it's strength and rendered
their life burden.
This one did none of these things
While his strength yet was his he saw
and met the danger
"a week hence" she said to herself,
bitterly, "and the fame might slnge
him. Now his wings are all un'
scorched. He does not say: 4 love
your In time I might love you.
Was he then to win SO easy victory
Never"
LET us 90 home" she interrupted,
in constrained voice. "lt is grow
ing chilly"
Dorothy, is this my answer"
"Your answer?' with an assumption
of surprise. Il was not aware OF any
question"
You shall not have even this eX
cuse. Will you be my wife?"
His voice was hoarse and stern, ant
his grasp frightened on her hand.
You hurt me, Lieutenant Fleet
WE'LL" she complained, petulantly
making an effort to withdraw her fin
gers.
Instantly he released her.
Il see that l hurt you," he returned
courteously, and took up the oars
pardon me-" he continued, Il vii
not do it ever again.
A few bold strokes and the boat
keel grated on the shore. Ten min
utes later the two reappeared in Mrs
Hurlton's beautifully-appointed salon
On the parterre beyond shone the re
light from mans cigar. 1t was sti
there, still cleaning when she. ha
gone up to her own room. She crosse
to the windew to pull down the shade
but stood minute, fascinated, motor
less.
"After tonight he will forget me,
she murmured, sadly. land /
shall remember him-forever!
Then, as though a sudden truth ha
burst upon her, she drew down tt
, shade to throw herself with a qulcl
impetuous motion prone upon he
couch and weep the first heart teal
she had ever shed.
1T is all over Miss Niner has r
:. fused him." This was the gener
, verdict when twenty-four hours late
Jerome Fleotwell bade his frienc
adieu, and withdrew to town on pie
q of sudden business.
q The news soon reached Dorothy
! car. II have not refused him, 81
- said aloud; mot even that satisfa
= tion is mine," she said to herself
NOR ever will be! 1t was only I'll
: might have BEEN
: He was not a man, she knew II
s well, to plunge desperately into 1lrt
q tion. or associate his name at on
= with another woman's, or to reti
later or rise earlier or in any way d1
!. turb the even tenor Of his way. II
4 difference between them was only tn
II his heart was healing, perhaps
a ready healed, but he would bear
h scar to the grave; hers was feste
q ing sore, which hurt the more tn
# she had let the physician who mig
work its cure pass her by.
The summer wanes to close. A
f. tumn had touched the mountain al
ID hillside into a glorious beauty
te brown and red. Then came winter
a. tagging footsteps, mercifully beari1
le the exquisite white shroud OF snow
Of cover up all signs of devastation a
t. decay.
p The season in the gay world was
2r its height, Occasionally murm'
ID among the debutants for its hone
in arose at the fact that, though Nj
n yiner's fifth winter, her former S,
cess paled in its most etfulgent lig