Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-02-01

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other side Of the world l~nvoluntarily
she put ont her arms seeing nothing.
hearing nothing M the anguish Of that
sudden doubt Suddenly she ran against
something unseen through her binding
tears and d harsh voice exclaimed
What mean We girl rinnin against
peaceabie iuik M such mannerf uae We
no e en- youi headr Oiae hame TO your
guide aunt. girl and tell her DR. Maken
zie says shes ueglectin her duty I'm
lirarin struuge an wicked tales o We.
Margurth
1t was dusk when she reached tho little
cottage How long she had wandered In
her crushing grief She did not know The
door stood open. and as she crossed the
threshold her foot touched a PROSTATE
figure Il moaned as she bent over II.
and Margurth cried in sudden horror.
Aunt aunt
By great exertion- she succeeded in get
ting her Oh the bed. and then she threw
her little shawl over her head and started
for the village The way had never been
so long before. yet she had never gone so
fast. At last she stood before the house
Of the English doctor. who had recently
come there. ard hurriedly rang the bell
She could not go to DR. Mackenzie. who
had dosed her aunt with harmless pills
for years The doctor was at home. and
looked sharply at her AS she made known
her errund.
You are cold and tired. my girl, he
said, come In and rest.
ma. nn. ! Gamma. she cried. breath
lessly Haste. guide mon. oh. make
haste-she's like to deel 1t seemed to
her almost as though she was in some
way to blame for her aunts seizure
The doctor shook his head when he saw
the patient. She might live a month. he
said. and she might liFe only till morn
ing. He gave Margurth some medicine
for her and then went away. promising to
look in again the next day
One week. two weeks passed and then
the stern soul was forever at rest 1t
was not until after tie funeral that Mar
gurth had time to think Of herself and
her own future The events Of that uf
ternoon bad so faded before the tragedy
that followed, that it was not until now
that she remembered how near fair night
had come. Her mind was in an agony Of
hope and fear. belief and foreboding Her
days were full Of waking %terrors. her
nights, of fearsome dreams. The miu.
istcg called to advise with her us to her
future, and was willing enough to receive
her into his own fatally, her aunt having
left her all the little wealth accumulated
by years of toll, but Margurth seemed
scarcely to hear him, and only said,
wait Il wee, sir, an let me speir wi my
sell afore ! say 'ay' or ma"
Il am fearful. Margurth. that what the
evil tongues say has some foundation O.
truth. / viii roturn to you when you
are acquent wi your own mind. said the
good man, half angrily. as he took his
leave. Il shall send my sister to be wi
you till you hae decidit.
Twas fair day fast sinking into night.
All day long knots of girls lad gathered
among the gay booths or under the trees
at the edge of the grounds, discussing
some project which seemed to cause mirth
for all, and to which one fair haired girl
cried "shamel'-a cry which was drowned
in laughter. AS the dusk deepened they
stcalthily left the place and in the early
dark gathered around a little cottage in
the outskirts of the village. At first there
was laughing and rapping at the doors,
and cries of "Margurthl'-then one or
two stopped and threw handfuls of mud
at the shining windows; and finally one,
more bold than the rest, pushed open the
door and led them in to wreak their chas.
tisement on the unhappy girl within.
Blu Margurth was not there
It was a beautiful night-soft and dark.
lit only by the stars, that winked merrily
at the dark river flowing heavily by.
Two forms were outlined against the star
liz sky, sitting hand in hand on the bal
cony above; a third crouched stealthily
below, The man was speaking and there
was no mistaking tho love that quivcred
through his earnest tones. The listener
below shiyered with mortal cold.
EdTbara ie ofc iNcflorf In unv Efo E4bo1
that / have been ashamed to tell you"
His companion turned her soft eyes on
him in wondering surprise. But now
that our wedding day is so near" he con-
tinued. Il feel that | must tell you and
50 be able to bring to you a clear con-
science. More than a year ago ! YVES in
Scotland, as you know, and while there a
little Scotch lassie fell in love with mo-.
I'll admit was Aattered. too. and-well,
to tell the truth. ! suppose | made love to
her, and finally went through the Scotch
custom of breaking a sixpence with her
partly because she expected il, and |
couldn't bear to see the tears in her blue
eyes, and partly because | couldn't resist
the romance Of it. kept my half; here
IL is"
He laid the little broken bit Of silver in
the palm outstretched to receive it, kiss
ing the little fingers as he did so.
But you love me best, Alanf she muir
INJURED.
"Ay. love, better than life itselfl' he
said, and the crouehing figure moaned rs
if in pain, then rose and stole noiselessly
away.
Then I forgive you, you bad boyr' she
said. tenderly. "And no doubt your
Scotch lassie forgot all about you before
the year was out, and has peacefully mar
ried some shepherd or sOmething-they
are most all shepherds in Scotland, aren't
theyr'
"Ihope she has. said Alan. doubtfully.
Some way he could not quite forget tho
look in her eyes that last morning ~ sAa
babe him good.by.
"HGrk. what was that!"
But the river tells uotales. even though
it gives up its doad.-HGte a. Bradley III
Detroit Free Press.
A Substitute Tor WOOL
Tho pronos Avros Ueroid ,,Vc Tho raode