The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-01-10
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have done befoFN. Do yOu not - how m
and worn she Isl Believe ne, sbe suffers TAR
more nov than II she knew the truth
He stared blankly. in hslple1 s1rt q wnvi
fbea signing heavily, roe and WALKED about
the room.
II win see,- be Eaid; ''thsnk yOu-gOod-
~
In dark iZrorancs wondered over % an
wood that bitterly yindictivs spirit pursue
Vengeance until Der victim lay down In q dis
konorsd gravel Was her sfeadfastne8 will
ful-a scheme laid down and rigidly carried
outI Or, On the other hand, In carrying out
this thrsat upon her dying lips, vas she WORT
ing lser own penancel 10 seemed % me poe
sibls that in her changed conditions she
might abh0r what vet she Eas compelled By
some great moral law 10 do
Al length the clouds gathered too thickiy
about them for Calixta % remain silent Shs
eutreatsd Der husband In Der direct, trust
inspiring manner % tell her all, and then be
told her. lie called upon me 20 answer for
bis story, and did 20 a. far as could, for
strangely enough Agatha bad never appeared
when Eas present. The relief % Calista's
mind Was at once apparent, once shs under
stood the facts Of the case, extraordinary ~
they we're: sho showed all her strength Of
charncteT and was ready 30 brave all the
world calmly-in her own dignihcd, sweet
way.
"Yes, have sen her, she saId 10 me,
''and am willing 30 take my sharo Of her
vengeance Poor girl, pity her from the
bottom Of my beart, and une Of the most
painful parts 90 this strange, mysterious
visitation Il that pity should be still needed
by departed spirit How ] wish that we
could comfort her somehow"
wished, yet dreaded, 10 Sc the Appari-
ton; Tut as yet Il hal never bsen seen by me
CaliSta's fears for her husband had rapidly
deepeael, taking the terrible form Of dread
lest he should so mad He was very unWell
aud she persuaded him 20 81 q physician
TEL me the simple tTuth-have you any
fears % mental diseaser she asked the doc
tor, hanging up1n bis words Of life or death
81 will tell you the truth since you alone
may help hun, be answered. "IIe l. suffer
ing under soms mental strain, and can do
IittIo for him. lie needs entire change Of
scene; be should travel"
''It IL absolutely nscessaryT7 "Abso
lutely" CalistA told him the strange story
She did this rather than let IL c0sne from her
husbands lips, rs there was m question Of
her sanity. at any cost he must CO." was
the ultlnatum This decided the matter
She urged him 90 throw up everything
money, professional Rdvancement, position,
country.
1T means the extinSuIshing 81 my whole
future he sail Nevertheless IL had 20 ls
And ~ 20 follows usf'
cit will not, {" sho answered Il have
feEling that 10 will not
But n worse trial vet remained Calista
fell Ill; her health Ind been undermined by
thess trying nunths. and professional nu-
thOrtty forbade her going 90 bit climate,
when all Mai Hnringfleid's Arrangements
for taking an official post In India were quite
settled. There was no help for H.
They bad taken n cottage un the Thames
Tor the summer months, aud | had gone
down 20 them for day o. say good by, for
by this time all resentment against Mai
Hnringfield hal hoen merged IN COMPASSION.
He and ! were sitting together On the little
terrace, Calista having gone d fetch WRAPS
for the evening was IA little chilly. With his
head between his hands, be said: Surely
she must bs satisfied nov she has ruined my
life~
CaIistH returned nj this Tnnrnant. and saw
that her hustand cuuld not bear TO look her
In the FACE. Tie Tuae hastily and mrrmured
that hs was going for half an hours row.
The nom was nearly full ard shining bril-.
liantly over the hrnad river. Calista and
watched hun put on in tho little boat, and
began 60 walk slowly UP and down.
Before long the boat came gliding In sight
again We saw u A. n dark SPOT upon the
mOOnlit river; we saw ~" sJ.arkleOf the drip
from the uaTs Then We buth stood still, our
eyes fixed by simultaneous impulse upon
the two figun-s seated Ia TINT boat
Tbsre sat Mr.. HarinCiisli, bis head bent
with his usual mir uf d"ie''iiUn, and ihere, Op-
p0Sits him sat n slight figure, wrapped In
furs, wblso Enunt, pallil face and rel gold
hair the mOuu showed up clear and terrible in
that light which. Rlthpugh - familiar, never
csascs % lie strange. Suundlassly lut FOR the
dip of ths car they drifte,l by. he absorbed IN
thought, she bsnding forward and looking In
his face With n rapi gar sullsn, despaiFing,
and at the sane tins, as fancied, inquiring
-pitifuL
Suddenly ! lccams aWarp that was icy
cold from haad 10 f,Tt: nv teeth chatterei,
ltruublsd violsntly.
"Yea Sc hsr,r whispered C1lista- The
boet arif1sd on, the nars scarcely touching
ths ua4cr, the two iDiiuuless figures tending
e0Uarti Crc another. - they Cliled through
the brilliant Path 81 light cast by the moon
across the river she slowly lifted a trsns-
parent hand AMI Eermssl O. Law IL on his arm.
He gave n shudlcrinE staTt-ws looked-and
be was alone