Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-05-16
was by tho deed felt most wildly the
temptation that had urged it. Irealzed
too plainly tha. might have - it

myself, hid nay own pistol been lea ly
loaded rs hers had been. tried to re-
move i;cr hands from her face, q fear
taxing possession of me that her reason
might leave her in this dreadful time.
After moment she allowed me to with
draw her hands and look into her face.
Fvr an instant she met my gaze.
should not have recognized her eyes IS
the same had seen one minute ago.
Soft. sweet. as the midnight sky of sum-
mer. they looked into mine with mex
tinSuishable regret signing in theis
depths.
"Oh. Viviane!" l cried, thinking for
one ecstatic moment that my love was
returned. \ deeper shadow fell like g
veil over her face. She moved away.
ATTEND to him." she said in n voice
OF anguish. and turned and fled toward
the house.
Al this had not occupied moment
since the shot was fired. bent over the
fallen man with despair in my heart.
PROSTATE, senseless as he was, l almost
hated him. for | felt that my future was
ilnpenetrably darhencd, and thought
i: was to him owed it. lie was hit in
the side. whether MORALLY or not did
not know, but l was sure that no was
badly wounded. Stanching the flow Of
blood rs well as l could, l ran to the
house and sent the child for the nearest
neighbor to help mo get Gilroy to the
shelter of Mrs. Jerdan's roof.
Answering all inquiries by saying that
he had been accidentally hit while we
were firing. finally quieted the volley
of questions that were leveled ut me and
succeeded. with the help Of the man
who came. in getting him on to one of
Mrs. Jcrdan's spare beds.
Then l galloped in furious haste after
surgeon. At nightfall of that day
IL waa decided that "Gilroy was very
severely. bur, 1t was to be hoped, not
dangerously wounded" The manner,
more than the words Of the surgeon,
soothed my spirit. Not till then did l
know how had dreaded to hear O worse
sentence.
Mia Clare had kept her room. Mrs.
Jordan said she WAS 50 much disturbed
by the accident that she would not come
down. begged Mrs Jordan to 60 up
and inform her of the hopeful opinion Of
the surgeon; then retired to my own
room, almost i'll from sheer excitement.
My sympathies were SO acutely interested
i'll Miss Clare, that it might as well have
been myself who had done the deed. It
was in vaii, that tried to sleep: walked
back and forth in my little room with
the unmcaninS fury of an imprisoned
tiger. In the gloomy blackness of that
winter night. seemed fighting with
future that brooded over my present like
the wings of vulturc over the strug-
Cling deer. In the midnight there shone
no g,iaimer Of hope to quiet me; there
seemed not even the peaceful light Of
passivcness for me: for. to my tempera-
'nrnt. thought it must be happiness or
misery: could take no refuge in glacial
calm.
Sleep at last came, but l only painted
through terrific Nightmares; I drank no
draugh: Of sweet repose. It had been
daylight for an hour when l awoke.
hurried down stairs with q resolve to see
Miss Clare-to let her know that, loved
or unloved. I could be to her friend in
this her hour Of trouble.
HAS Miss Clare come down YETI I
asked, standing before tho kitchen fire
and waiting the answer with Vague
anxiety.
"Come down! Bless you. Mr.. Perrom.
she's been gone these three hours"
The words fell like doom upon me.
"Gonel" echoed. with imbecilc blank
mesa "WhereY
"She did not say where, but she hired
q man to carry her to the station some
time before light. She took her trunks
with her."
Mrs. Jordan looked ct me curiously.
She thought I was getting entangled
somehow.
asked: Ibid she leave no message?"
Message for whom?" she inquired,
little maliciously.
For me-" answered boldly. but feel
ing very much like uttcrihg a cry of
despair.
No"
Invent to the barn; threw myself on
to my horse and sped to tho depot.
Ny horse did not run-he few. I en-
tered tho little depot breathless. but
cold.
What trains have stopped here this
morning." was my first question.
"Two-the up and down."
Tho terminus of the down train Is
Boston. is it not?' asked. had an
impression that Miss Clare had gone to
Boston.
Yes"
when did that COZ" He consulted
the clock.
1.-TWO hours and twenty minutes ago."
"And the up train-whcre docs that
goy'
THAT goes through to Montreal, and
has been gone from hero just thirty-five
minutes
Ibid young lady take passage In the
cars fos DostonY' knew there were but
few passengers from this town ut this
season. and I felt confident the man
would remember il he had seen her He
reflected o moment.
mo; there was no lady, old or young;
only o man went In the Boston train"
"You are surc-you would have seen
herr"
"Ycs. sir: I see the passengers." The
man began to look inquisitive himself.
And the up trainY' said. Now he
looked wise.
snow you come to something" he
said. "a young lady took passage
through to Montreal"
''Ahr That exclamation came from
me with such mingling Of emotions
that the man stared. Clearly, II no lady
had gone from here toward Boston, and
ono had gone north, it was natural to
think that lady must be Miss Clare.
ibid you notice her face?" inquired,
though felt already sure.
"Dark-dark hair and eyes"
What visions Of happiness I had
dreamed Of that face about whom the
man said carclessly, "Dark-dark hair
and eyes" A feeling Of inexpressible
tenderness throbbed in my heart ut
those few words. l turned and looked
from tho window; my softencd eyes it
seemed to me would betray me.
when Is the next train for tho north
due?'
Tonight. at o o'clock"
walked out and mounted my horse.
There was nothing for it bu: to wait-a
torment which the inquisition would
have exultcd in.
No unfavorable symptoms appeared in
Mr.. Gilroy's case during that day. Tell