Telegram-herald., 1890-04-08

Suddenly sAe lurchoa forwar4 Hita
half aruael4le me4a. ~aa hef s.a@l-
ae2a restea motlsnless al-.t t-e ats.4-
~ eolaaess II the snow.
s'Pe-as 6sGlS lAipg she las fsintea
from exa2usaon - Gna no wonaer
Jack exol9sgnea hfsiAE tie senseiess
hsure tenderly ID his arms
Jl.sl then halo 81 pale light Eln-
E.ese1 shnough tie asrsnoss Rightly
concluding Uhls wss tie tescoa q Nhica
retoronse he'd been naade, BE etra-sioa
howard Il VII his prooisas buraen,
TIE iaOAs 81 the hoess 49, hsf
buried irom sight BAT he founs doar
on the south slae. fr0ln which the saow
las been ssgeps away.
II new wade open al Tie first sound q
his step Upon tae poroh, and woman
hooked anxiously out.
is IL ysa, desES have been - vor~
rled-"
The sentence ended tn c ~ q grief
and terror as she caught sirht ok
stranger bearing a. inSlliIaste fern in
his Grns.
My nleoe hss perished In this terri
Die stofml / tried uy best to keep her,
but she wosld 80 foF tie meGleine. she
Is rery fond Il httls Benny, 4na oould
not beas T. him safer. IL Was ike
her % risk hor hfe 90 brsvely aud
beroioalyi But shl oGH never for
give myself.
jack strobe past the weeping woman
and laid his burden on tho slintz-oov.
cred lounge
Bring rest0ratiy es. ne cried. ''Quicki
woman every moment is precious"
With his own hands ke renewed the
snow-covered hood.
AS he locked down upon tie white.
upturned face lis own grew gAas.ly
pale and he reelsd like = drunken uiGn.
Lillian
The word broke from hin in half
oonN ulsiyo sob of snguish. No wonder
that voice h1d sounded startliprls Ia
milisr. IL was the girl ae Er4eLUy
loved, but lad nevoT expoot<d ~ ses
again
What did 1t all meanS Tie lad be-
lieved she was thousands of uil0s away.
BE snatUho6 the rostorztives Mrs.
West brought, and thrust into her hand
the littlo package Lillian had run such
frightfcl risk 70 procsTo-
Lock 70 your little ons- ] vii CO
what Is necessary here"
The woman gave him . long. search
ing look, and passed On 70 al inner room
Jack pressed passionate Ass upon
Lillian's unanswering lips; then. viii
curious gesture OF self-res traint. began
nff fv.ry -. .,41 - -. a
II seemed an age before there came .
faint, nuttersng breath. and her big blue
eyes stared bewiidertngiy up ~ him
Il thought you were jack sue
whispered, dreamily. pushing ths dIs-
heveled bsir back from bcr fsoa.
$50 ] an Bat oan Rof un6orsx1s.d
your being here, LILLIAN"
She sat up, and suddenly pot hs< bend
70 her forehead
II remember all DOW" she eah q.
length. II had sunk dowa exhausted
IN the snow. A stgpor Was oroepzng
over mo. know IL noaaf deatA- Ban
i did not soon 10 caro-. Thea voc came.
knew you tho instant you spoke YosT
presence gave me fresh courage and
strength / rose and struggled on again
until / could go TO further. And now 1
aD safe. thanks u you"
Jack looked down at her witt
strange light Ia his syes and his breast
beaving.
LILLIAN, don't lreep me IN suspense
you owe re az explanation. II tbongbt
you were in Europe, travelling with yOur
husband"
~ an not married, A" she answered. With
q vivid blush.
The young man leaned nosrez- Ho
trenbled with excitenents h4s breath
cane and went quickly.
"Runor said you we're cngAged 70
Richard Vose three yoars ago and
would 60 abroad on your honeymoon
trip never heard ~ contradieted
Lillian seemed to struggle with her
self moment. as II there were soDo-
thing she wanted 10 say and could not
find the courage.
MIR. Vose aid propose % me-" she
whispered, fslteringly, "but ] refused
him"
"Why7-
because loved another better
'TDo you mean ne. carlingT"
No need 70 record tbe answer When
Mrs. West peepod out from tho sich-
room 4 naOmont later the big blonde
stranger sat on tho lounge with his arm
about her niecc's waist.
"A romance % the blizzard. . she said
70 herself, suilng,y. u suspect there
were many Others. "-Rett Winwood. In
Boston Globe