Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-03

she never can. She would not have done
what / have done. Dream only that
am Beatrice for this once. Then when
you wake you will not think SO cruelty
of me. On, that might be she-and you
your loving self-thatI might be she for one
day in thought and word, in deed and voice,
in face and soul. Dear love-you would
never know it, yet I should know that you
, had had one loving thought for me. You
would forget 1t would not matter then to
you, for you would have only dreamed, and
I should have the certainty-forever, to take
with me alwaysp'
As though the words carried q meanin 2
with them to his sleeping senses, a look of
supreme and almost heavenly happiness
stole over his sleeping face. But Unorna
could not see it. She had turned suddenly
away, burying her face in her hands upon
the back of her own chair.
"Are there no miracles left In heaven7"
she moaned, half whispering, lest sine should
wake him. SIS there no miracle of deeds
undone again and of forgiveness given-tor
me? Godl Godl That we should be for
ever what we make ourselves!"
There were no tears In her eyes now, as
there had been twice that night. Iu her de-
spair that fountain of relief, shallow always
and not apt to overflow, was dried up and
scorched with pain. And for the time at
least worse things were gone from her,
though she suffered more. As though some
portion Of her passionate wish had been fui-
filled, she felt that she could never do again
what she had done, she felt that she was
truthful now as he was, and that she knew
evil from good even as Beatrice knew it.
The horror OF her sins took new growth in
her changed vision.
"Was lost from the first beginning?"
she asked 'passionately. "Was born to be
all am and foredestined to do all I have
done? Was she born an angel, and Q
devil from hell? What is it all7 What is
this life, and what is that other beyond it?"
Behind her, in his chair. the Wanderer
still slept Still his face wore the radiant
look Of joy that had SO suddenly come into it
as she turned away. He scarcely brezthed,
so calmly he slept. But Uncrna did not
raise her head nor look at him, and on the
carpet near her feet, Israel Kafka lay as
still and as deeply unconscious as the Wan
derer himself By q strange destiny she sat
there, between the two men in whom her
whole life had been wrecked, and she alone
was waking.
When she at last raised her eyes the dawn
was breaking. Through the transparent
roof of glass a cold, gray light began to de-
scend upon the warm still brightness Of the
lamps. The shadows changed, the colors
grew more cold. the dark hooks among the
heavy foliage less black. Isael Ksfks's
face was chastity and livid-the Wanderers
had the alabaster transparency that comes
upon some strong men in sleep. Still,
neither stirred. Unorna turned from the
one, and looked upon the other: For the
first time she saw how he had changed and
wondered.
"How peacefully be sleeps r. she thought
HE is dreaming of her."
The dawn came stealing on. not soft and
blushing as in Southern lands, but cold, re-
sistless and grim as ancient fate; not the
maiden herald of the sun with rose-tipped
fingers and gray, liquid eyes, but hard,
cruel, sullen, less darkness following upon
a greater and going before q dull, sunless
and heavy day.
The door opened somewhat noisily and q
brisk step fell upon the marble pavement
Unorna rose noiselesslv to her feet and
fastening along the open space came face to
face with Keyork Arabian. He stopped
and looked up at her from beneath his
heavy brows, with. surprise and suspicion.
She raised one finger TO her lips.
''You here already3" he asked obeying
her gesture and speaking in low voice.
"Hushl hushp' she whispered, not sat
isfed. "They are asleep. You will wake
them"
Keyork came forward. He could move
quietly enough when he chose. He glanced
at the Wanderer.
"He looks comfortable enough, /" he whis-
pered, half contemptuously.
Then he bent down over Israel Kafka
and carefully examined his face. To him
the ghsstly pallor meant nothing. 1t was
but the natural result of excessive exhaus-
tion.
"Put him into lethargy," said he, under
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ner.
Unorna shook her head. KeYork's small
eyes frightened angriiy.
"Do il" he said. "What is this caprice?
Are you mad? / want to take his tempers-
ture without waking him."
Unorns folded her arms
do you want him to suffer more?" asked
Keyork, with disbolical smile. eff SO, I
will wake him by all means. am alua avs
at your service. you know"
will he suffer if he wakes naturally?"
"Horribly-in the head"
Unorna knelt down and let her hand rest
few seconds on Kafka's brow. The fea-
lures, drawn with pain, Immediately re-
laxed.
"You have hypnotized the one," grum-
bled Keyork. as he bent down again. "I
cannot imagine why you should object to
doing the same thing for the other"
"The other?" Unorna repeated, in sur
prise.
sour friend there in the arm chair"
"1t is not true. He fell asleep of him
SELF"
Keyork smiled again. incredulously this
time. He had already applied his pocket
thermometer and looked at his watch.
Unorna had risen to her feet, disdaining to
defend herself against the imputation ex-
pressed in his. face. Some minutes passed
in silence.
He has no fever" said Keyork looking
AZ the little instrument 81 will call the in.
diyidual and we will take him away"
"Wbere?"
''To his lodging, of course. Where eise7"
He turned and went toward the door.
In moment Unorna was kneeling again
by kafka's side, her hand upon his forehead,
her lips close to his ear.
This is the last time will try my power
on you or any one else, she said quickly,
for the time was short. ''Obey me, as you
must Do you understand met VIII you
obey?"
"Yes." came the faint answer a from
very far of.
You will awake two hours from now.
You will not forget all that has happened. |
but you will never love me again. forbid |
you ever TO love me againl Do you under |
stand2" |
"I understand"
"You will only forget that I have told |
you this, though you will obey. You will |
See me again, and ii you can forgive me Of |
your own free will, forgive me then. That |
must be of your own free will. Wske in
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