Telegram-herald., 1889-08-06

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moving sooot tbs rooA she came upoa
ne saest q paper containing ths few
words John h41 ~rllte1 q be1 As l-er
syes scanned th~ ue&r scaiaea page she
thge~ herself Ia lsr noLLers aEIzs And
Nepg Tor the rrst tl1e slncs John :
death llteo4s as ~as heF gIl1f hef
mother TeJoic~d IN Il. for he stony 81
lencs q the hours before had nlled Aer
with 4l4Tza-
Il was sad hODle coming - Farm
sted A tew intimate friends met Rush
81 TIE railway station ana accompanied
hlIa With his LrotAsFs body 70 tie house
There Il lay IA 9 coffin IN the little old
fashioned paflof where many II John :
ancestors had lain before, bur none after
such y death.
Amy Bhyliss seemed 70 have got con
troll u her grief. for when size heard
thar the body of her betrothed was lying
a. his home. she took OF her wedding
dress. and. arraying herself n a sait of
black that she had worn after her moth
er death. walked out 20 the homestead.
Rush saw her coming. and taking her
BY the hand, led her tenderly into the
daTkened room where his brothers BODY
lay. and left her alone with her dead.
The good people Of Farmsied, " no had
spent most Of their time in the street dur
ing the past day or two discussing John
Hurlstone's suicide. had their curiosity
aroused 10 the highest pitch by the ar
rival Of two foreign looking women by
the noon train from New York. One
WAS middle aged, the other young and
very handsome. They were both dark
and had large black eyes. and their dress
was as foreign as their faces. They
didn't seem TO know they were being
stared at, but walked along the main
street slowly, evidently looking for some
thing or somebody.
lounger in front OF the tavern was
struck 10y the beauty Of the young wo-
man; and as they seemed To be uncer-
tain OF their way. he stepped up 10 them
and asked if he could set 'cm on the
right track. as they 'pearcd 10 be kinder
lost" The older woman thanked him,
and in her broken English asked for
"Neester Urlstone." As Hurlstone was
the one name on the lips of every one in
t,la hn
where they wanted 10 so and pointed out
the way. Il never seen such eyes as that
young 'un's in all my born days" SAID
he, rejOiaing his companions on the
tavern veranda; "they Jest burned like
two live Goals. reckon there's a story
behind them eyes" a suggestion the
others were quick TO take up and discuss.
Arrived at the Hurlstone homestead,
Leoni bade her mother be seated ON a
rustic bench by the roadside while she
went up the path to the house. When
she reached the door she looked cautious
ly around to see If she was discovered,
for she had a vague fear that if she were
seen she would be driven away. She
turned the knob OF the front door and
opening it softly entered the hall Not
sound was heard. Instinct seemed TO
tell her which room it was that held the
beloved dead. Cautiously pushing the
door open and closing it behind her she
entered.
The room was only dimly lighted
through the bowed shutters, but she saw
the coffin in the center of the floor and
threw herself down on her knees beside
it, burying her face in her hands. In
this position she remained for some mo-
ments. Then she arose and kissed the
cold face, the lips, the forehead, the eve
lids. all the time whispering passionate