The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-09


upon the garden, upon which the rays
of the moon were now shining brightly.
The strips of ground at the back of the
houses were bounded by q somewhat
high back fence, which separated them
from piece of waste land on which
were sundry evidences that an enterprise
ing builder had intended making q rush
into work, and then abandoned it.
Far over there, beyond this waste, rose
church spire.
On either side were some trees, and
here and there pool shining in the sill
yer light of the night goddess.
And therei What was that?
Her heart gave q great leap as she rec
ognized tall figure in an ulster dasIling
across the waste ground at headlong
speed. Was that Gay and were his pur-
suers after him? A eickening feeling of
dread invaded her heart, and though her
bosom heaved madly with the wild beat
ings of her heart, she stood and watched.
The tall figure had evidently for the
time given his pursuers the slip, and was
even now climbing the high fence.
He came over somewhat cluinsily,
partly through his long coat and partly
through nervousness, and he fell. He
was up in a moment, however, and hur-
rying into the house.
When May descended unsunmOned to
the parlor, which for the first time was
lit up, she found Guy in his shirt sleeves
and Mrs. Preston busy with cold water
and sponge.
Guy had cut his arm badly, and the
blood was pouring from an ugly wound.
tsLet me help you, Guy" said May,
amazed at she knew not what as she
gazed into his hard set face. Run and
get some bandagas, Mrs. Preston. while
/ lathe his arm
All, thankee, childlr said the worthy
woman. 81 couldn't do it all by myself,
and I didn't like to call you. know
girls don't fancy the sight of blood
May felt, she knew not why, that
crisis in her life had come, and she braced
herself to meet it.
She rolled Guys right shirt sleeve up
higher, that he might help her. 1t was
the left arm that was hurt, and badly,
too, the flesh being facerated deeply.
In one instant she had learned the fact
that this man who stood before her in the
semblance of her Guy, her own darling
Guy, the man for whom she had deserted
home and friends, had no mark on his
right arm!
Her heart beat as if il would burst; but
in this supreme moment she kept calm.
She knew that the slightest display of
emotion would ruin all.
She, as calmly as she could, rolled up
the other sleeve higher, and saw what
made her brain joyous and her whole
being become infused with a delicious
thrill of relief.
The woman who had been SO cruelty
used in the woods had muttered some
thing about marks on Guys arm. All
they had heard was the word dagger"
On the left arm of this man was a
cross and two daggers. and just above
them the jagged scar of sword thrust.
At this moment Mrs. Preston re-enter-
ed the room.
81 am glad you have come. said May.
81 miscalculated my strength. Blood
always turns me faint.
And she staggered from the room.
When Mrs. Preston went up presently
to her with smelling salts and a glass of
wine, she found her extended on the
floor in dead faint
where is-where is Mr. Hartley?"
were her first words when she regained
consciousness, and she gazed as If in fear
round the room.
'sOh, he's gone said Mrs. Preston
cheerily; 'he left his best love, and said
the Clergyman would be here very early;
and that he would get you over to France
quick, instead of stopping here
May quickly took her resolution.
ssThank you, Mrs. Preston" she said,
@for your kindness in bringing me the
wine; bnt that is only stinulant for
the moment, and / must have something
to make nae feel strong and look bright
on my wedding day" (She shuddered
involuntarily as she uttered the woras.)
II viii go out to the doctors, whose light
I see at the end of the street, and get
him to prescribe for me.
The kindly look died out of Mr.. Pres
TONS face, and stern frown took its
place.
'Not tonight, miss she said, edging
towards the door 81 was told most
particular not to let you go out at night;
and Mr.. Hartley
"Never mind Mr.. Hartley" said May,
with mirthless attempt at q laugh, AZ
she put on her hat and threw her travel
ing cloak over her arm. "Tine enough
to obey him when l have said the ortho-
dox words love, honor and obey Kind
" let me pass, madam"
The latter words were added in
hard, commanding tone quite unusual
to May, as she advanced quickly.
Mrs. Preston was desperate; she had
long seen that all was not quite right
between the f'lovers,' and she would
lose big reward if she allowed the girl
to escape.
She stood, therefore, at the door to
prevent her egress.
But she had entirely miscalculated the
strength Of viii existing in that youthful
mind and the power lying dormant in
that lithe young form. With one
spring, bay Fielding had darted for
ward, and Selling the woman by the
arm, had swung her backward into the
center of the room.
Then, without pause, she fed down
the stairs out int0 the street and AWAY