Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-07-18

restrain an audible smile. Ills rutreat was
as precipitate as his entrance.
Here was Toms chance. lie had been
lowering in the distance like bird of
prey, and now he swooped down on
Ethel with alacrity. Ills face was
wrcathed i'll smiles rs nc half coaxcd, half
compelled her to follow him to corner,
where for the present they could be COM
paratively alone.
"But, Tom, - she pleaded, "mamma-
she is watching me. can't stay here"
Just wait minute" he began, i'm
pcrativcly. 81 have been trying to speak
to you all day, and that glass-cyed little
cad would not give any one else chance
You must listen to Inc for moment. l
have an idea, IA thought. have evolved
Il plan which is really stroke of genius.
And then, abruptly: "Ethcl, is your
mother fond of you"
"Why, yes, of coursc"--in surprise.
'i5ut mean very fond. What would
she do if she were TO lose you--if you
were drowned, for instancci"
She looked at him askancc.
"Tom," she said suddenly, "you look
sane, but you do not act so. What is the
matter with YOU! Is the sea breeze too
much for von:"
"Ethei, do you love mc:" he quericd,
irrclcvantly.
All the laughter had left his face, and
she SAN only the passionate love and mag
nctism lii his blue cycs-dccply. darkly
blue they were now, almost black. She
turned Il little pale, her quick breath
pnI vnt .,t,.i.l-
very near hers, so near that IL wanton
breeze blew II stray tcndril across her
check.
"You know it." she said, simply.
Was that a kiss! The sea gulls could
have told, but they never did.
"Then. Ethel, he said, ~ nave Il way.
1t is II little dangerous, will not deny
that. If you love me, dear, as well rs /
do you, you will not fear"
The hand in his trcmblcd slightly, but
she made no protest
al cannot give you up. This is a
desperate remedy, but desperate cases
need such. am going 10 make Il heroine
of you. You must iall over the rail into
the water"
Toni" she gaspcd, staring at him
with wide eyes.
"Ycs-wait. You must fall into the
water, you see, and then will jump over
anu s"'c your me IL VIII be easy. AS
soon rs you fall will be overheard, too.
-. no ''o' oc a,r'''' 10 trust your'cii 10 me;
t'''o 10 :e"''y NOT 'n''cii Hanger, because
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i rc ~ s"V, 10 nave me brought back to
'a.o wa, =, S'ic "'''-"''i lei us nave our
way w. n.,
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put ~, o" mere not some other
way Nv, Inns Is IecM'eSS' i, Is
eii, r''nc'' ne saiu' can see no
o.,', way S'..i DC sure 10 save you,
,."' ,ne"-.'o''' 'i'''c S'''' you are mine
i'' ",""Ss
H'' ,''"' sue "rSe.i, suppose
''a.,' "i WI, ''u' !'ci'' ,nch
onc WILL 'ho"Sh' TIC asserted, CON
'"'c"'H.
oo','c,h''S o. Ills own DARING spirit IN
, s'.u ..ci inc si'cc Oh "hh@er, her
,"a' '""i'''c''co III MS "pi'i'y their long
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1u','io' o,ico''cn, "u. entered hcart ana
sun ,,, ii'o 'nc VIM sc'c''ie.
w" an " KNOW wheh 10 ihli!
~" ''"s' n'" your opportunity.
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~ s'','' pc very ,'c"' 20" all the re-
'""'''.'c, vi ,.'c "''H, nut II" not notice
, Nv ~ "'' on wiz pc very careful, SO
''i', no one may see tHat inc iaii was pre-
n nI''"' n I.ni,, goes the first
"c'' num- Ethel' NO one must know
we nave neGn 'aiSing. And, Ethel do
"0 s, ~ ,''t , ho',t- -, Out sue was gone
,,.' Y AWAY pa,se, : 'nc "ay. Luncheon
,'.'n, ~" nuns AZ" anu INC after
. iop', was Shipping on Ill the saloon the
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