Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-31

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part u her TREND.
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nsv cu.s mus. shy with dear go1m0eh~,
Who has . hesdas.he.- said Dolores ons svsnr
hg. rSs two went willingly enOagh. but.
after singing few songs, vivaen said:
-singsrz os uooulit wafeEs makes o0s long
for them; cannot We have . rev befus
Dolores comes DOWN. And they steppsd
from the low window 70 the lawn, and vent
down the elf. path to the boat heose- Thy
rowsd far I'D thu bay, then driffed alowfy
back. listening to the fAr-oR sounds Of
Guitar and the refrain Of love song in rich
tenor voice. Tbs perfums Of late roses cana
from the shore, and hers vas Vivien, with
her besuilinx eyes, talking in . swsss, low
voice:
you ask me why cannot be your frisa'd.
and IL is q cruel QUESTION Do you ask = .
torture mel 1t b for this reason:
1--WE are frsenis;
And here the music ends"
And she covered her face with her hands =
n With shame At her ayowal Hilary bent
forward and gently took them away. ssyin&:
But the music need not end there, Vivien! !"
and with tender pleading be bent forward,
clasping her to his heart for . moment, rain
inS kisses upon her lips Then be resumed
the oars and destiny, watchful ever, guided
the boat close TO the shore. among the LILY
pa6a
Dolores left MrA Glentworth fast asleep,
| nd. failing to End her friend and lover N
the house. went TO meet them Perhaps they
had gone for water lilies, so she went through
| the garden, picking flowers as she passed and
singing sratches Of . Spanish serenAde- tn
moonlight fell caressingIy on her sweet, up
| turned face, the night breezes softly waved
her dark hair and she went down the ciin
| paths. leaving behind her the scent Of Tower,
| and fragments OF song.
And there were the lilies folded and CLEAN
( ing white on their emerald couches. She tooA
a branch from q little tree to reach them
With, and stepped on . partially submerged
! lox s,he had secured Q handful and W.
| reaching for more when the boat that va
slowly drifting down the bay passed by tn
liIy-bloornfng inlet; the moon shone full b
| the faces Of tho occupants, and Dolores saw
| the hear.-clasp and the kisses. 1t da1ed be,
for Q moment; that heart-clasp had in 1t a.
I arrow that penetrated hers. She atteinptec
to retrace her footsteps, but, weak and b
wildered, she slipped and the hly-pads ~
csived and held her. Some fishermen, ~
turning late, Jaw her fall, hastened to TIKI
rescue, and carried her up the same path By
which she came The moon yet shone down
caressingly. but ON . still white face and lip
whence all song bad departed
The drawing room was filled with hurry
ing figures, pale and SCARED faces, and erie
Of lament; all attempts to resuscitate the in
animate form had been in vain. The hastily
summoned physicians were standing over heI
when Hilary and Vivien came in; and on tn
delicate carpet there were pools of water thu
had dripped from her clothing and hair
Vivien uttered a cry Of horror; Hilary reelet
and would have fallen, but caught at a chat
for support. Recovering his self-possession
he questioned the fishermen
"As near as l ken tell ye, sir, twas tht
way: Me an my pardner, q comm 'ome late
| 'appened along Jest as this ere innocent wa
a reachin' fur fowerA We was tother sid
O. the inle an seed . white gger on u
log; an, Just as she wur q reachin', httt
boat wi two in it cnme by, an she lookin
At that, lost Ter foot-'old an fell We run {.
get 'er out But she sur dead then, poo
lamb Lord ha' mercy on er soulp and tn
honest fisherman wiped his eyes.
As there no life, no hopeP Hilary asked [
physician
dThere is no life and no hope"
Hilary buried his face in his hand an
froaned aloud. Vivicn came to his side
clasped her hands around his arm, end locke
at him bes.ec hinsly; but he shook her OH q
il she had been viper and left the ROOM
The long night was spent in asonilsd self
upbraidings, and, when Mrs. Glantwort
went to summon him in the morning, tb
gay, debonar youth had changed to q sol
rowful, re,norsestricken man
Hours after passing from the room whcr
Dolores Law in woful state and where b
had been touring forth q passionate praye
for forgiveness over the still, pale form, b
found Vivien crouching In the hail She ~
preached him with a caFsssing gesture, b
he notionel her away.
"And is all over between US" she asked.
"Woud to God there had been nothing b
tween us. have been faithless. and my pun
ishment is greater than can bear. Forge
that YOU have ever known me.
There was n peaceful nook where the dee
and gone Gicntworths were buried, an
Dolores was laid beside them. Destiny stso
grim and firm by the coffin lid, sobbing wit
mock grief and, having played out the play
went to arrange other scenes and actoFA =
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