The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-06-13

The min droppo5 from the roof
zen Eraves ienenth. and ran In thin sheet
!HNn tie timi facing Of the tower. the dead
aves whIrled and ratified In and about ih,
:IiIty porch. AMI over all shot one red ana
I"ry arrow from the sinking sun. Sh,
| .wsi In tie wind and rain, and gazed at thu
| "a church that hall seen the end Of 20 man,
prIuwS nuTp bitter than her own and th,
rrork Of so many SUMMER, till the darkncsS
cyan to close round her like q pail, whIh
IL wImh sung the requiem Of her hopes Sh,
vas not u u lesrontl:ng or psSimiStic char
cter. but In that bitter hour she found Il In
yer heart to wish, as must people have done
Il one time or other In their lives, that tliI
ragcdy were over ind the curtain bad fallen
nj that she lay beneath tboSe dripping sol,
without sight or hearing, without hope ~
read II sccGled 10 her that the hereafter
must indeed bc terrible II it outweighs th,
Or1pUs Of the here.
And then, pO0r woman, she thought Of ID.
Ins years between her and rest, aud, leanln:
cr head against the gate p st, began 10 crJ
tIerly in the gloom.
Presently shO Stopped crying with q starr
.ad looked up, for she felt that she was n.
longer alone Her instincts had not deceive,
, ner, for there. not more than two PACE
from her, In tho shadow Of tho Or trees, wa
the ISurO Of u man. Just then be took o
step to the lett. which brought bis tiSur
against the sly, and lda's heart stool still
fur row she saw who It waa Il was llar0l
luaritch, the man over who's Ius she ha,
cen weeping.
''ltS deueod odd, she heard. him say, 70,
he was to Ieewanl IL him, ''btt could hnv.
worn that ! beard somebody sObbing; ur
pose II was the wind-
ldas first idea was fisbt, and she mnds
movement for that purpuse, anil In doing .
trinpcd over a STICK and nearly fell
In q miuuts he was by her side She VI.
'auzht, and lerhapf she was not aitogeths
soITy, especially ns she had tried to got ava:
"Nhg Is III Whats the tnatterf' said ID
colonel, lighting a nisse under her nos
It was one Of tbUse Canning fuaeS and Gurnr
With blao light, si0xlnS ldaS tall 6gur
ind her beautiful face all stained with gric
md tVars. her wet nlacEintosh. and the gat.
'oSt against Which she had esan leaning
.bowlng everything
"why, lla,r be said. In amaRN. ''what ar
sou doing here. crying tOoF
II I'm not crying" sho sold. with . SOl
its lie rain has male my+fAft wet"
Just ulen tie light burned out ard b
!rOirrd It,
What is It, dear, what q itT" be said Il
Teat distress, for the siStb Of her alone !.
he vet and dark. Ia tcaFs,i moved him l,eyou,
nan II il had not
She tired " answer, but, poor thing, sh
ould not. and ~ unOIher minute, 70 tell t.
uOnest truth. she hal exchanged the cate POI
for llaTOld's 6rOad shoulder. and was hniEh
ing her "Cryr there
Now. to see young and pretty W0maI
weeping more este,ially 10 she happens TO u
weeping OH your shoulder u a very tryinr
ihms. It Is trying even II you do not happsL
10 W In love VITA her At all hut 10 : you ar
~ hive With Der. however little, Il b dreadful
GhVreas, u, Hs IN the present. case, y0u hap
nen to worship her, lnure perhaps, than II y
soOd To worship any falIibls human creature
then the sight Is positively Overpowering
Aud ~, indee,l, Il proved IN the pFrsent In
StancO Tue colonel Crmld not tear u, hut lift
iii;; her head frum hts shoulder, hO Liaed hei
sweet fare again and again Nov, natur
mas generally u remedy for most Llls u OnlS
the piysiraan EnOws where 70 look Tor u, nm.
there Is no d'nIht that tins sort VI trsatmon.
lIus bcTuro new prNe'i eillcaci0uS In man,
s!aI!!lI ca&s Atany rats It answered here
Tor igesently Ida grew quIeter. -
"D1n't, size SAID ieeb.y a phrase commoi.
To people IN such circumstance, from
durlIvSses 70 mllknlnids, aud Que full d b1
man nnluro
what is It. darIingT' be said; "Whas 10
the l.lattcrf',
Leave go Of me | will tell you" Gbs
answered.
lie oucyed, though With some unwilling
neSS -
She hunted for lser handkerchief and
wIe,l ter eyes, and then al lasl sue aDkO,
Il MA riSaspi " be married, " she aid. IN
low VuTe. 'Iu MIR ItpSsey"
Then. for uis'ut the Inst time In bis life.
Harold UVIaTIu'i swOrU vIolonuy In The pro-
eu,pI lady 80
Oh. d-n 1t oil" be said.
SIZE t'N.k no nntIcO Of the strength Of The
language, prrialR. intlstli, she rO-ech0o1 Il
IN sOnip feiuIniIIr equivalent
ut Is tue" she sad. with o Sigh ~
Knew that 1t GOuid roInO. those dTvadful
Iain:,S EIMuys dO-and It was not my fault
| anl sure That you will always rUnisnlber
that. | tad todd ~ be Ulvangesi the money
% tie espac.ls ranslitl,'R. and even u eUuId
pay l2r, 10 EIuney, SupIosS that should
W LVuaI to carry out tie uargain. u Z noe
IaS niuilcy that lie NaiIts. Lut hD bond
''I'urse him for an Infernal hylock," nd
Haroid agnW. aud ErUansL 10 bis bittarns1
anl jealctISy. lis there nOthing 70 10 d0nsr
hS Gxsed presently IN . hAisb Vol6s. for -
was very bAni h,L
."ycJhn,c," she answered. sdly. ~ Do
not Sx wat ran hrlp " unle8 thO lnAn
dassl." Sic sad ami that nn1l hEsly, har
ol1,r- shv aem On a.slFsnlne ntn'for ~
arst Iims ~ hei lie W BIZ Chrnalan' uAnlA
Cur shs let t.,EI Aftsr eryIng u,ssn Q ulanni