Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-05-18


ANA WY nost-any way she would marty
Jeannoe
He. half way TO the town, walked back
again and pauscd moment at the gate; an
emotion. half pitiful, half cynical, stirred In
him
Anyway, he would leave her In a few days;
Parts had again opened her arms to him; his
old life awaited him; women, who claimed
him by imperious, amorom demands, rc-
preached him; and, after all, this day he had
got the Gretchen Of his ideal, great picture
for the future Of his fame
As no would leave her any way 30 soon. he
would leave her unscatheSi--pcor little field
nower-hc could never take it with him To
blossom or wither In Paris
III world would leugh too utterly n no
made for himself mistress out Of 4 little
Fleming In two wooden shoes. Bcsides-
Besides, something, that was half weak
and half noble, moved him not 70 lcod this
child, In her trust and her ignorance, into
ways that, when she awakened from her
trance, would seem 10 her shameful and full
Of sorrow. For he knew that Bobce was not
as others are
lie turned hack and knocked at tho hut
door and opened It.
Bcbcc was just beginning 10 undrcs herself;
she had taken or her white kerchief and her
woOien shoes; her pretty shoulders and her
little neck shonc white In the moon; her feet
were bare on the mud floor.
She started with cry and threw tho hand.
kerchief again on her shoulders, but there
was no fear of him; only tho unconscious In
stinct Of her girlhood.
He thought for moment that he would
not go away until the morrow
"Did you want met" said Bcbee softly,
with happy eyes Of surprise and yet little
startled, fearing some evil might havo hap
pencd to him that no should havo returned
thus.
mo, did not want you, dear, no said
gently; no-he did not want her, poor littlo
soul; she wanted him, but he-thero were so
many Of these things In his life, and he liked
her too well to love her.
mo, dear, did not want you," said Fla
men, drawing her arms about him, and feel
ing her iutter like little bird, while tho
moonlight camo In through tho green leaves
and fell In fanciful patterns on tho floor "But
came TO say-you have had ono happy day,
wholly happy, havo you not, poor littlo
Bebeet"
"Ah, yes!' she sighed rather than said tho
answer In ber wondrous gladncss; drawn
there closo to him, with tho softncss Of his
lips upon her. Could he have come back only
to ask thati
"Well, that Is something. You will ro-
member 70 always, Bebeel" no murmurcd In
bis unconscious cruelty. " did not wish 10
spoil your cloudless pleasure, dear--for you
care for mo a little, do you notf-so camo
back to tell you only now that l 60 away for
little while tomorrow"
"Go awayW
She trembled In his arms and turned cold
as Ice; great terror and darkness fell upon
her; she had never thought that he would
ever go away. He caressed her, and played
with her as boy may with bird before
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