The Irish standard., 1890-05-03

But It made the blood leap In his veins
to hear the sweet, musical tones, so
strangely like Lillian's.
They paused every few minutes to
take breath, and Jacks companion
would crouch down silently into the
snow with averted face,
II wonder if she has the least look
like Lillian he said to himself, peering
curiously through the whirling snow, in
q vain attempt to make out single
feature.
Her long hair had become unfastened,
and streamed upon the wind.
Suddenly she larched forward with a
half articulate moan, and her small
head rested motionless against the dead
" GOODNESS of tho snow.
''Poor little thing! She has tainted
from exhaustion - and no wonder!'
Jack exclaimed, lifting the senseless
figure tenderly in his arms.
Just then halo of pale light glim-
mered through the darkness. Rightly
concluding this was the beacon to which
reference had been made, he struggled
toward it with his precious burden.
The front of the house was half
buried from sight; but he found door
on the south side, from which the snow
had been swept away.
Itfew wide open at the first sound of
his step upon the porch, and woman
looked anxiously out.
ISIS it you, dear? have been so wor-
RED"
The sentence ended in cry of grief
and terror as she caught sight Of a
stranger bearing an inanimate form in
his arms.
''My niece has persisted in this terri
BILE storm! I tried my best to keep her,
but she would go for the medicine. She
is very fond of little Benny. and could
not bear to see him suffer. 1t was like
her to risk her life so bravely and
heroically! But, oh! can never for.
give myself
Jack strobe past the weeping woman
and laid his burden on the chintz-cov.
cred lounge.
s'Bring restoratives," he cried. "Quickl
woman; every moment is precious"
With his own hands he removed the
snow-covered hood.
AS he looked down upon the white,
upturned face His own grew CHASTITY
pale and he ree}od like drunken man.
'L;,.an%'
The >..c *, broke from him in half.
convuIs vo sob <,f anguish. No wonder
that vc:g,s mad sounded startlingly IA
miliar. It was the girl he ardently
loved, but mad never expected to see
again.
What did it all mean? He had be.
Loved she was thousands of miles away.
He snatched the restoratives Mrs.
West brought, and thrust into her hand
the littlo package Lillian had run such a
frightGul risk to procure.
clock to your little one. l will do
what is necessary here"
The woman gave him a long, search
ing look, and passed on to an inner room.
Jack pressed a passionate kiss upon
Lillian's unanswering lips; then, with a
curious gesture of self-rcstraint, began
rubbing her cold hands and temples.
1t seemed an age before there came a
faint, f1uttering breath, and her big blue
eyes stared bewilderingly up to him.
'1-I thought you were Jack" she
whispered, dreamily, pushing the dis
heveled hair back from her face.
$50 l am. But can not understand
your being here, Lillian"
She sat up, and suddenly put her hand
to her forehead.
II remember all now" she said ut
length. II had sunk down exhausted
in the snow. A stupor was creeping
over me. / knew it meant death. But
did not seem to caro- Then you came.
knew you the instant you spoke. Your
! presence gave me fresh courage and
strength. rose and struggled On again
| until could go no further. And now l
am safe, thanks to you"
Jack looked down at her with a
strange light in his eyes and his breast
heaving.
LILLIAN, don't keep me in suspense
you owe me an explanation. II thought
you were in Europe, travelling with your
husband"
81 am not married, i" she answered, with
vivid blush.
The young man leaned nearer. He
trembled with excitement; his breath
came and went quickly.
"Rumor said yt~ were engaged to
Richard Vose three years ago and
would go abroad on your honeymoon
trip. l never heard it contradicted.
Lillian seemed to struggle with her
self moment, as if there were some-
thing she wanted to say and could not
find the courage.
"Mr Vose did propose to me- she
whispered, falteringly, ''but l refused
him"
"Why?"
because I loved another better"
s'Do you mean me, darling?"
No need to record the answer. Whom
Mrs. West peeped out from the sick.
room a moment later the big blonde
stranger sat on the lounge with his arm
about her nieces waist.
ga romance of the blizzard," she said
to herself, smilingly. 81 suspect there
were many others. "-Rett Winwood, in
Boston Globe.
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There are very simple ways of getting
foreign substances out of tho eye. A
glass of water is filled to the brim, in