Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-12-04

counter he had approached with out
stretched hand
How charmingly you are looking,
Miss Niner," lie had said. And all in
vain she had watched for a tremor in
his voice, or a shadow of embarrass-
ment in his manner.
''Only a week between him and ship
wreck" she thought, bitterly. 'Oh,
he has sailed SO far from the fatal rock
that doubtless he would now laugh
at its supposed danger-and II was
weak enough to think he stood upon
the precipice's brink -
The new year had come, and one
evening Dorothy stood alone in her
fathers drawing-room. looking out at
the last gathering darkness, when
through its sombre shade she saw a fig
ure pass and mount the steps. "a VS.
itor,' she uttered, wearily; then waited
the inevitable announcement she knew
must follow. But spite OF every effort
she started when the servant, throwing
open the door, called out Lieutenant
Fleetwelll" Oh, how glad she was that
the rooms were not yet lighted as she
went forward to receive him.
May l welcome you in the dark
nessP" she questioned.
LAS you WILL" he answered 81
have but a few moments to stay.
have come to bid you good bye and 10
ask you to wish me bon VOYAGE
BON yoyagel You are going
abroad?'
"Yes. l sail on Thursday. | hesita-
ted about calling, but my desire to see
you led me to believe you would pardon
my audacity in supposing my going a
question of enough moment to make it
worthy of special call"
'My friends are always welcome.
did not suppose it necessary you should
| hear that repeated now"
Nor is II. 1t was ouly a morbid
fancy on my part which Induced me TO
question it. l shall come back, trust,
with my mind clearer. At least shall
be some years older. When l return ]
presume l shall look for Miss Dorothy
Viner in vain, until l shall find her IN
some matron, equally charming. l can
not imagine her quite staid and portly."
So he could speak thus lightly or heI
becoming the wife of another mani
And he was gong away; she might
never again hear his voice nor see his
face. 1t was too cruell He and fate
were too strong for her. The tears
gathered in the black eyes, but the
darkness hid them.
He ratified on-she had 10 need tC
speak. Then he rose to go.
Goodbye. Mss Vinerl''-he took
her hands in both his-''good-bye
God bless youl''
Was it her fancy that just at the last
his voice trembled?
He crossed the room; be had gained
the door. Another instant lac would
be gone; another instant it might lie too
late.
"Jeromel'' she said, softly.
Two strides, 1t seemed, brought hin
back to her side.
''You called me, for what? To max,
my going harderr''
"Oh, is it hard? In mercy tell me
for my own heart is breaklngl''
Your heart is breakingl Dorothy
Dorothyl what does this meanP' Blu
the sound OF her sobs was his onl,
answer.
Dorothy" he continued, ''can 1t b
that L have judged you wronglyY LOol
up, my darling. Is it your wish that
should stayP'
Then she found her voice. ="
thought you did not love me enough,
she murmured. but stay, or if yor
must go. take me with you"
~ WILL" he answered her, simply
as he folded her i'll his arms.
y month later great steamer move,
slowly out to sea, and as they stood Ol
the deck, hand clasped in hand, wit
the salt breeze blowing keenly in thei
faces, it bore them away into the placi
beauty of the coming night, toward tn
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