The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-06-12
On the contrary. came to hear from

lid mt uSk ne any gIHTiiuIIs. ~ SEEMED
natural. lie resumed IiIS IHIlItp air lnd
slid.
unfortunately. ! can give you M in.
formation
In that ease. ! will not intrudC
longer responded. rising.
AZ the door he sud. with u peculiar
laugh.
We do not learn much. do ne. MIR,
PeTronIg'
1T appears ~" replied. and went
down the steps I nO hunger wondered
that Miss Clare had left her uncIciS
house.
O" day. about six months after my
return. l was standing by the window In
INnk store on Washington StpTt. !
turned the leaves Of u lEEIk. hut ! WIS
looking out on tO the street Suddenly
Lrpw back. for Mr. Clare was passing.
and I'm hiSarm Iran,rlt iilry -rmarmttrl.
haSgIrIl. hut still griurful striking u
ever lie walked slowly and evidently
with SMIr difficulty SlIiv+nIl, Il
4PmPNl To me that felt CUld wind like
that which the legend tells annuHInCp~
the cunning az the dreadful LiInIInpus
shadow went lack To my hHlginSS In
III unnaturIlly dpprI~Si mKRh Not
once since Miss ('lar' had gone had felt
NOR miG'rihly tleSIHin'linS ! attributed
II In Inrt To the Temperature. Il was u
lay IN the latter IHIrt at AuglIst-alm,Ei
1t sunset a white film was over the
sky. the sun was Il HSl tail that hung
like un evil eye IN the h0ri1In.
did mt ,akp the hUrSe carl pre-.
fPrrII "alking over the bridge. for
hOINEl ~ grI breath II salt He;I mir !
nal lI"tNl for II few weeks III t'harlI~t0wn.
IN u quiet StnS.t. whence I Iruld M. the
mouth uT Mystic river and glimpse. Oi
The lay nTlrlWEl the 'kur ~ my IGlg
IngS. lOiterL there u nlOmpnt. then
SIuntprpl IN. ! Thought Il would TX
more hot and Stiiletl In my rUOm than Il
was under the sky.
walled slowly to the end Of the
street. down n the water There wa
not the raintest Scent Of Saltnesa In Tho
ur-nO more than II ] had stiHd by TIN
'lIOrtH 1T IN inland lake Il wiS deaf.
alm. The water lay almost hlark
lnSpd with u fuint dark purple. the Eili
II the sun. which Ind just ,liSippca ri
listened for the ripple 0f the sPa among
he stones. Il was low tide heart
mthiaS. the ripples were nSl,Pp. or per
lalns dead.
\ few Irish children sat ilat IN TIC
and. with their feet in the water They
Id mt talk loudly: the atmosphere WA
UGH ~ SulAlucd even their GGlrrulity
Far niT, low down in the northern sly
here wer' flashes Of lralr lightning. hut
here was no thunder II w;s silence
hat rrignNl now -nUrI' awful. NOR. up
.Ir~Sivp than the cTIISlIPS Of tempest.
1t SEEMED to me that ! hrr;ltllSl with
difficulty. the pulses Of my heart wcr
weakened. this great. brHHling stiffness
HaS Suifrating | stretched Out my
lands toward the silent asa impl0npl
( for unr breath uf liz SlltneSs It gave
me nUtlinS save sense Of infinite
wearinrSS-alm,St " StagnatiOn.
Unable u endure this Hunger. turned
and walked hack | llaul reached the
house next to the one where lived. sep
Iratpd rrOm It by littlr garden. A /
,ElSStd slowly along ! inhaled the T'cr.
tune Of heliOtrOpe. Quickly. with
memory acute and painful. glanced
1t the window | was passing, It was
open. anil on its ledge St'HL u pot al
helintrope. My heart no longer IHai
languiIlly-it lnunded. At that moment
/ thought ! recognized the plant. Il was
larger. 1t had grown, but ii appeared ra,
miliar To me.
Had ! reasoned upon that hClicf
srOill have laughed at myself. but did
not reason: felt inSpir'l.
mounted the STEPS II that housr and
rang the hell. and with the fragrance
still Heating about me asked f"MisS
Clare was I'M"
knew that had but to apologize &:
she WIS not there.
The servant did not hesitate. She re-
piled:
"Yes. sir: como In She opened the
,loor. nnd saying. Miss Glarr. a grnti@
man To zee you" she clnslSl the IlGOr nn,.
left me alone with lady who set neal
where St0'd.
AuaAt lsAAy NAiS " lsAAlt NstsNCs
Her face was palcr. her eyes were
larger. her hands were thinner. saw
that while the servant ann0uncctl me.
| saw Il with pang Of sorrow for hel
suffering.
watched the expressions CHASE each
other over her face - Of SURPRISE that
any One should come tn a'p hcr-h
frightened inquiry of relief unuttrr
able.
The hand took was cold. hut not
colder than mine. Though wGtclI
her ~ clUs,.ly Il did not scrn Ia me that
was aplf lNRsSaSSGSl in the lt'ast. Il was
all could do 1" bring my rebelliIis
frame into Subjccti0n
IInktNl into her eyes IInw famishcd.
starved ! had lHPn for the GlanIr~ Of
thER eyes! ll0w had lived wIpn |
cOull not aP tllpmI I wondered Ut that
n0rr than ever. now llIat | saw thpII
again.
thought iirst Of relieving any anxiety
she might fN a.sut t.I;rOy. said:
MIR GilrIy IL HsGrN we'll
IVES. EnTw il. With u sigh of thank.
fulnlSO.
"llow long have you been here I
asked
Ever sine came rrum r.. mention.
ing the Iilatp' where 81 ha,l stopped,
"Yna came ,IirrtIr tn IsRtOn!' In.
quirNl inrrHluiUusly
"IC~. ,lirITtly." 4 t.iomcntary silence.
"Will yen sit IL" !. Mr. lhrrrnI!'
We had laZ'n standing. our hands joined
u we lEul int.
"lsM tho man at tho \. station said
tlhat nn Il,ly tmk pls;lge that day for
Rntun." ! said.