Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-02-06
CHAPTER XXI.
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1hs Iast was sleep. an I her NE c.gtn.n
Not coldly. not scornfu,ly, now do
Norah's eyes meet Delaney's, hut with
tender welcome i'm them Softly she turns
To him, with little living &c ture, and
with her lips parted 10y aDpy smile.
Sho has forgotten everything in thii supreme
MON mt, save those al sw ct DAYS when
FIRST b ey met, and, st II half W apped in
tire tender dream taat hal carr ed her back
10 them, she whispers fondly, slice .jily, as q
child, "Denis."
1t is all so unexpected, So terrible, boz
! ccuse OF tie hopel9smess tn { must fellow
| il, that lie Is stands besi her as one
stricken dumb. All his being hal rushed
to her as the sound of that d voice rall.
| ing on him fell upon bis car. aud it 10
! by supcrhuman G Ort a one that lie now
stands beside her, irresronSve. rnotionless;
oh! the sweetness Of { ose parted lip-i The
lovelight in tie deep gray eyes Once
| agoin f. IL old N~rah who is with him--his
darli g--his Duchess
And then there is an chi of il. He drops
| her hand end turn away, and, leaning Ills
arms upon The chimney piece, lets his face
| fall forwar upon them.
"You hare" says tho Duchess, now in
| tone that trenbles. She has sprung 10 her
| fe t, an is wide awake staring at his back
with astonishm'nt tlat Is half fear Bh ming
in hor eyes ~ thought you were in Ban
don?'
at could not stay there. could not
] rest"
"Put M this tour," rlancing at tho
clock. which points to two. ''rhere was
no ira NJ"
''St v one moment, " ovclaims he, turn
| irg vi, haggard facs toward her. "You
|
why could n t re- t. Your ordinary cold
ness was bad enough to bear. but to feel
that had angerel you, wounded you past
forgiveness-that you Ind actually don'ed
me pardon--was intolerab'e. ! ha g come
back to ask you again, entreat YOU to put
| your hand in nine and try to forget whatI
have done"
"Lt it be as you wish fhon," saws she,
with sad cold little glance, and with n
touch of weariness in her tone. az shall
try 10 forget ut" tu ming suddenly up
to his laree mournful eyes, ''if only might
go home
A pause.
'You are unhappy hsre"' asks he at
Last
az am. confess it. l." with desper-
ate attempt al an everyday manner miss
dad, think want him, oh, so badlylo
/
"We'l. you shall go, Norah We have
no right TO keen you. But YOU know your
father is coming here the day after to-
morrow, and after little while you can
return with him."
''That will all take too long" cries she,
feverishly. Il don't want b IN to come;
want to go home to him-to be alone with
him.
"put," questioningly, "must it be al
oncesh
'As soon rs possib,e. At once, YES;
meln-to-moTow," In a nervous, un err
tain way, trilng ahssntly with IN orna-
ment on the table near her.
mot tom lrrOw, I'm afraid" colby.
"You must try" with a rush of reproach-
full anger, Ito curb yo1r mad ha to to 10
rid of us for day or two / can telegraph
20 yo father in the morning to expect
you, but there are one or two things must
see to before can take you back to Bally-
hinch."
"You take mel Youl oh, no; you
must not; yen shall not, vchemently. ~
can go b,ck alone"
Certainly YOU cannot, Z" decidedly. 1T
brought You here, md | am responsible for
your 81 g return. shall most undoubtedly
&C ompany you"
~ tell you YOU shlll not, " in snro dis.
treSs. Ths cruel m,a1in in + nthrrire
Cazalet's face re urs to h +, Ii se n stab at
this moment. "Do rot insist on this,
Dsnis Understand me when say" go
ing nearer 10 h m and speaking in low
voice. ut with intense ex itenent, that
rather than have you "a my sort home
would even pie er o rem1in here"
Even! ! thank you for 10th ny mother
and myself, " says he with a b tier Ian gh.
1--WE may. indeed, congratulate ourselves
on the success OF our efforts 10 make youl
stay happy one. 2"
'Do not say such Thugs t. me-" says
she. her eyes filling wi b tears "You
know well how 1--we yo n mother"
She il st ,nding close to him. 10 king no
ward with a greyed expression OF her
charming ace. II pre- t., naked, rounde !
arms, hang hosely before he, the fingers