The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-24
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.roy shall lill your days. Come, take cour'
age
mot for such cause rs this"
"Atruco 70 folly" cries he, with a flasn
NJ nasslon. II tell you you are mine, ana
shall follow me where go. Have you
forgotten your oath, your promlse'
'"rhat promise was given 10 faui AL
ncrlcy," returns she firmly.
"ynat promise was given to me- 10
me--,lo you hcar' whether my name DC
Grant, BOYLE. or Paul Annerley, or-the
devil, Comet Going nearer TO her, he
crasrs her hand, II cannot speak 10 you
with all these gaping fools around; come
10 some other room"
He drags her toward the door, not
brutlllv. but with determination. Duran,
Going quickly up, by o sudden sharf
wrench delivers her from him. lie would
rerhaps have done more, but that Nadine 4
sronizcd glance Of entreaty Restraints nm
This glance fortunately Boyle fails 10 see
"vho are you TO dare 10 interiors" nc
cries sayagcly, glancing at Duran.
"Kccp back This matter is between
me and Miss Roche
His gaze returns TO Nadine, and again
Il rests upon her, his crime, his rum, MS
coming cXilcl
"Nrdncw he says, and his voice mas
grown wonderfully soft.
"Thiuk, my beloved Would you cast
me Oh nows now, when the world has cast
nc olg See | would not plead 70 you,
| would not throw myself so altogether
ON vour mcrcy-cvcn though that mercy
means the saving Of my soul-but that
know no other man Is dearcr to you than
1 Your own lips have told me TINS.
Your voice, as you gave me the blessed
assurance, still rings in my ears.
Duran. who has been standing near her
with his ewes upon the ground, lifts then
alovly now and fixes them upon Nadine
He has grown very pale.
Nadine is standing with white lips ano
raised head. her glance riYeteu upon
BOYLE. as though fascinated.
"That | have not gained your entlre
heart / know cOntin les Grant, IN inc
same low bat impassioned tone. But
am satisfied with the knowledge that nc
other has gained It. Comet what is there
TO wait for in this land2 Your heart, il
not quite mine. is s,ill your own. If you
follow me il is 10 gain slave Who VIII
coll your lightest wish a dear command
Gomez
Arain he takes her hand. Softly this
tine-with gcntlcst care; and the girl, as
though i'm n dream, suffers herself 10 DC
lei toward the door. \ step or two she
rocs. then stops cOnfuscdly, and raising
ono little pink palm presses 1t convulsiVe'
~ TO her brow.
"You hesitate, my love! But why,
why?" whispers he, still with his glowing
eyes on hers, his grasp growing warmer.
"Nav. consider! Would you send me out
into the cold. the dark. forlorn, lost, with
ont the one sweet thing crave, whose
prcsonce will restore to me light and hope
and low OH have pity, love! And re-
member too, you arc minel Nine only
- have sinnc1 il was to gain means t'
make a home for You elsewhere. For you
1 have resigned fortune, home in my OWL
country, honor-all Now, when every
mans hand is against me, you, at least
VIII not draw back
A SILVER runs through Nadine; thi'
living speech. false in all but the wild
love that speaks through il, stirs hel
frame and holds her against her viii
All power Of vOltiOn seems gone IRON
her She suffers her hand TO be passively
i'm his; like sObs her breath PUSHES from
her breast. As though conquered by
suDcrior power. she lets herself be lee
slowly but surely toward the door, be
vond which lies captivity. She feel
urmbcd. scnscless. She would fam err
aloud: but some strange inward force
strikes her dumb Already the threshold
is reached
She pauscs mechanically. The anguish
iu the eyes always fixed so immovably OF
Boylc's warns him it IS best to humor he
for the moment That she is on the verg
of fainting is apparent to him.
"F0r all this will repay You with tn
service Of lifetime he whispers eager
lv. "My beloved, collect your strength
Trust g me wholly. And think-thinl
ALWAYS of the blessedness Of the work be
fore youl will repent for your sake.
will lead from honceforth a godly life
for your sweet sake. Oh, Nadinel m
very soul is yours TO make or mar! You
promise To me, You shall think of tina
too Il gave You 10 me; it made 20
mine, Mine for all eternity! Comet TC
! ecthcr we must be forcverm
Again he cndeayors to draw her acros
the threshold.
"NcvcrlN
The word rings out loud and clear an
desperate And then even clearer, an
| filed with passionate cntreaty:
"Maurice" she cries, in tone tina
thrills the hearts OF all present.