The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-02-03
cred out an entreaty to be lifted to a

tered out an entreaty to be lifted to a
sitting position, and when she clasped
her strong young arms about him to ac-
complish his desire she found herself I'M
awares cntangled in his embrace, and
before she could extricate herself she
felt his lips on her cheek.
She placed him in the attitude he
wished, and then got slowly and YEARLY
to her feet, her face pale and her eyes
dark.
80" she said, with pcrceptible in
tOnltion Of contempt, Il was not mis-
talien!'
Forgive me, Beatrix," ne sighed out
still affecting to be overcome by weak.
neas. Il could not heIq ol % Darling
girl, love you so! I-eFAssEsaH -, AGAINST it
no longer"
II might haze nhJTTS'If That you WerS.
ike the 6thers--or worse" said she, 'but
-FFc6uld not believe it till now. shall
never be mistaken again"
"Oh, BeatriX! have you no pity--no
consideration for-for my condition.?
Heaven knows how l have struggled!
Take off this bandage," he continued
ENORMOUSLY, snatching away the hand
kcrchief from his forehead. "Let me
bleed to DEATH will not live without
you"
ut will take you long time to bleed
to death, Mr.. Jocelyn," returned she
quietly. Il shall not be able to wait for
you. Perhaps Madame Bemax will.
Shall 1 call her?''
"You shall not speak to me in that
toner exclaimed Jocelyn, raising him
self on his couch in real or feigned pas
sion. Il have not deserved it! Have
not done everything for you? Have you
forgotten what you owe me?'
You cannot have forgotten that l |
long since told you could never marry
you, so how could you expect that l |
would pay you what 1 owe with my
SELF
Il am not man to make cold blooded
said he, getting impul
Sively on his legs. IF you had any
heart you would understand, Beatrix.n
he went on, suddenly changing his tone
and attempting to seize her hands; 81
do not ask an ilTevocable compact-I do /
not hope that you can love me always
You will go on, know, and leave rae
behind. But, oh! my dearest one, would
you regret III the future that is before
you, and which my poor aid will have
helped you to enjOy-will you regret,
hen, having made man who loves YOU
manipulating made him, for d little
While only, the happiest of human
beings? You may be loved by younger
men than |, and handsomer and richer,
,ut never"-
''Mr. Jocelyn," she interposed, with a
manner that indicated a lamentable
hardening of her once sweet and gra-
ious nature, ''if you would look at
oursef III the glass you would under
tand why l appear so unsympathetic.
wen prima donna, who holds herself
t the beck and call of every good look
lg fellow who happens to take fancy
her-even cannot listen to you until
on have washed your face, Perhaps
on had better not use my washstand-
eople are so censorious, and your sensi-
llitles are so delicate; but if you will
to your own place and get yourself in
resentable condition then you NAV
)me tomorrow and we will talk over {
our proposal as quietly as your passion '
i'll admit. l will ask my father and O
EN-. lingo to be present as witnesses Z
nd to offer suggestions; for you ware SO
oung and impulsive that perhaps I
light otherwise get the better of you. I
INK / hear some one coming" she add a
|, laying her hand upon the door latch;
perhaps it would be pleasanter for you 6
go ont of your own accord, instead of t
Tnting to be--assistedr' u
Jocelyn departed, feeling sore outside =
ri in. But he fancied he knew way ),
make the prina donna regret his dis
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