Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-26
CHAPTER VII.

A few days after TIE occurrences ;u5t
related MIS-. TreyyIiun had IN accident
slipping CT d step ladder while mailing
up :; piece OF creapsr. She twisted her
ankle, and the injury, though rot serious,
Was sufficient to colfGe her to her room
3or some sine,
Hence d singular change which E2l
taken place il Olive vas Unrelnarkad by
anyone. Mal;ge was busy Attending 10
her l2othcr, and Harold Darlington too
engrossel BY the secret trouble, whica
haunted hi-a day and night, to take heed
OF her 4 strange gulf seemed also to
have Nidaned between the cousins.
Formerly, though SO ualillo, they had at
least lived OF friendly terms. But now
Olive Seemed to avoid tIa}ge all to
speak 20 hc- IS little rs possihle-or, if at
all, III a ta-i5uI:l, strained manner-
which, w-hcn her cousin noticed it, panied
her. Stiu sic took no serious heed, at
tlibut;ng il to one Of "Oliyos oaI
moods which yYo2ld soonc- o. LATER
pass over.
Meanwhile Olive ST. Marr's face grew
thin and pale, and Ter GTeat black eyes
burned with unnatural luster from the
holl0ws which began to form under them.
She slept little and ate less, her whole
appearance being that Of d person whose
nerves were strung up to the highest
pitch, OF who was 4 prey to the most ter
rible suspense. Tho atmosphere Of the
cottage seemed unbearable 70 her. and
she would walk for miles on to the moor
land, only stopping when dead beat
through fatigue. An awful struggle was
going On in her mind. The deed she
meditGted WIS one of such black trcacL-
cry that, unscrupuloUis as her nature
was. it made her pause.
She recalled the many kindncsses Har-
old had done her, the gentle considera-
tiCn with which lie always treated her,
but the evil angel was stronger than the
good one. Jealousy and haired stro7e
for the mastery, and were successful.
Little dreaming Of the dire danger
which threatened hnu-a danger worse
than any he already knew of-Harold
! Darlington was lulled into a sort of
false security. He thought he saw a
way out of lis trouble-di2ficult, per
I haps, ard rsr:lous; but his was not a
nature to shrink from the cost of what
he undertook. Madge's love seemed
somehow to have brought counsel Is
well as comfort. no word had been
spoken between them since that mernor-
able day that might not have been heard
by al the world. But 1t was enough to
understand each other-to be together.
Harold had hecn forced to lay aside
his determination to leave Trevarrocls.
IN fact, there were now the weightiest
reasons why lie could nct do SO.
y
"Whish5! step softly-he may hear We;
and he's sleeping-tho first time for
many nights. -
The Sky hcooded darby over Trevar
rock bay. Only distant suI!en roar,
and faint glimmer Of white at the foot
o. the cliffs. slowed Where the angry sea
tore and lasnel them is its wrath. A
red CLEAN Of light flashed for 4 moment
at the door Of Dinah Retallack's hut, and
the Old woman ree7ed out into the
murky night anxiously. a figure stood
Eithout-th&t Of man, who had given
three taps ct the window before Dinah
lifted the latch.
] Come il, come in! Him as you want
10 see amt come. but he viii, he will,
snTes Life. Luu ha' patience and wait a
bit, shcnlumbled, pointing to the locker
close by the FIRE
The new conner. a short, bu1ly man,
with weather beaten face and strong
black beard, dressed il seafaring clothes
and with 4 sou y-ester pulled well down
over his cars, obeyed.
Nun gie me sulnmat to sweeten the
waiting. then. But where's he-I mean,
tim Is ycn'm''-- he began IN low,
growing tones
Hush"
( She pointed with her thumb back
wards towards Il Door, which seemed set
IL the solid rocl; Then diving into
chest, sha produced a square stone bottle
and a glass. She poured some Of the
liquor into The latter and gave it to the
man. who smacked his lips approvingly.