The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-06-12
MSS CLARE...ContInucd.

III,
snthel my spirit. Not till then did
know how had dreaded to hear worse
sentence
Miss C1are had kept her room. Mrs.
Jordan sid she was ~ much Iliturhcd
by the accident that she would not cOuIe
DOWN. legged Mrs. Jordan To 80 up
and inform her Of the hopeful opinion Of
the surgeon. then r'tirpd to my own
room. almost III frum sheer excitement.
Ny symlnthieS wCTrS' acutely interested
In Miss Clare. that 1t might as well have
bspn myself who lIilil done the deed Il
was in vain that tried to sltpp: walAeN.
bick aml forth in my little rnm with
the unnWanina fury Uf AN imprisoned
tiger Ia the SlHImy hlHckm,~S " that
winter night. arnTl Sighting with u
futur" that brNHltEl over my pr,rRnt like
the wirgS 1T vultur ever the Strug.
CLING ,l,pr In the midnight IlIrrS. SHINE
M IlimnTr " hope To quiet me. there
RFpnNSl not even the lHsIIpiIII light Of
pAssIvcn,4SS for me. for. u my Ipmppnl.
mcnt. Thought It must lE' happiness or
rniS'ry: could take nn refuge in glacial
calm
Sl'Pp at last zane. hut ! only painted
through terrific nightmares. drank M
drought Of SWEET rrIEEe. II had lten
daylight for AN hour WHEN invoke. !
hHrritEl dawn stairs with resolve to EFp
Miss lHr'-tO let her know that. loved
or unlnvISl. ! could IE Ia her u fTieEd In
this her hour 81 trouble.
"llas Miss Glare come down yeti" !
asked standing .Rfnp' the Kitchen lire
and waiting the answer with vague
anxWty
Come down! Rless you. Mr.. Perrom.
she's hTn gone tlt$a' three hours"
The words fell like 'I,nm IIMn me.
"tiOm!" EfUed. with imOecile Llank-
nesN "WhPreE'
''Shp dill not say where. hut she hired
man I" carry her To the station some
time IRfOrp light. She took her trunks
with her"
Nina Jordan looked ut me curiously
She thought | was getting entansled
somnlnw.
I ask ri: did she leave no meSsaSc?'
Message for whom she inquired,
little nIalicinuSly.
For inc" ! answered boldly. but feel.
ins very much like utterinS q cry Of
despair.
NO"
went to the harm: throw myself on
to my horse and Sprd To the depot.
My hOraI did not run-hp flew. ! IN.
terSl the little depot breathless. hut
cUid.
What trains have stopped hero this
,,-,,,, ,,,,. .,osti,n
"TwO-ihe up and down"
THE terminus Of the down train Is
Boston. IL 1t nutg'' ! asked. I had I'm
impression that Miss Clare had gone to
Bost0n.
Yes"
when did that go:" He consulted
the clock.
Two hours and twenty minutes ago
"And the up train-where does that
gOr'
THAT goes through to Montreal. anG
he" Rrn gone ON here just thirty-ilve
minutPa'
Ibid young lady take passage In the
cars for TaHtnnF' knew there were but
few passengers from this town ut this
season. anl | felt confident the MN
would remember if he lad seen her. lie
reflected IIOment.
ma; t!lprp was no lady. old or young:
only MN went In the EOston train"
''YOu urr Eure-yOu would have seen
herr
"Yes. sir: Gee the passengers" The
man Lesan to lHs inquisitive himself.
"And the up trainF" | said. Now he
looked wise.
snow you come to something" he
said. "a young lady took passage
through to Montreal
"AhT' That exclamation came from
me with such minSlinS Of emotions
that the EIan stared Clearly. II no lady
had EDne frOm here toward Boston. and
onr had EOnc north. it was natural u
think that llIly must Tx Miss Clarr.
did you notice her faGeT' ! inquired
though felt alrIsUly SURF.
"Dsrk-tlark hair uni ryes."
What visions Or happiness I had
dreamed Uf that face alout whom tho
man Said carrlessly. "Dar,; dark haiI
anil eyes" \ feeling at Irresponsible.
tenderness throbbI In my LPart III
tlMna' few words turned anil looked
from the window; my ErtPn,d eyes it
sepInt1l to me would btray me.
when Ia the next train for tho north
dueg''
Tonight. ct o'clock"
wals.NI out and mounted my horse
Their was nOlhinS for II lIu. to wait-a
torment which the inquisition would
have rxultrSl in.
No unfavnrlhlc symptoms appeared In
Mr. GilrIy's Cgl~' during that ,lay. Tell
ing BlnS Jrrian that ! SHOULD HPnd lcr
MY nIltln4S, that she IaiSht cuinmuni
cate the StatPOT her patient. littlc after
nightTall started again for tho station
Meantime ! haIl formed M definite
plans lIut Onr hlIsI had "ntir' pOsRa7SiUll
Of IntN-m lind MhS. Clare What I
SHOULD do thin did nat know I,HIketl
not lryond that could mt endure the
Thought that Miss C'lar was alOnp ant
pursued 10y the HTTnlIrsIn,P WT that
RCpiW with tiilnJy tInly To Iind hr. u
offer again the lave whGh she Only
cn'id inspir.- then lift tn an unknOwn
futurr all tlaI might follow
As I was whirIe,l alOag In tho cars l
tried Ia usslip' myself that | might not
find her. that tho city Of MONTREAL would
enSuif and hide her from me Hs entirely
~ t,nugh size hal never existed But
all xuc.I contingencies melted like snuw
In ms burning heart For love like mine
imIHaSSilIiliti,sS were IMHSSihlG
The faint light uf tlR late dawn was
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