Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-02-05


Have | not promiscd9"
He would give me w remorse-
lessly. remember that My blood will
be on your head; and. Nine,te, YOU
loved me once
'po not fear me the young. sad |
voice half walled half sighed. land |
now farewell"
He crept into the boat housc silent |
ly. while. sick ut heart and crushed |
with dark foreboding of coming evil, |
the girl flew back through the quiet |
starlight to her husbands home.
She was barely in time even then.
The villagers who escorted him thith-
or were noisily chorusing their songs
and welcome at the gate. but never
noticed the fitting figure that glided
into the dark old porch, and stood
white and trembling on the threshold
OF her homo once more. "God help
me" she sobbed in her terror and her
anguish. What can do? II l am
discovered we are both lost. On my
head his blood would le-so he said.
Oh heavens! and tho tic between us is
one that he will never foregO-that l
can never forget. Oh Pierre, if you
| knew the secret that hold, you would
| spurn me from your home, your heart,
| forever
The sound of a coming football
reached her ears; the patter OF tho
leaves rustling to the ground. the cry
of Il night owl seeking its prey, and
sounded doubly loud. doubly terrify-
ing, to her strained and shaken senses
She turned to the glass and laid aside
her handkerchief and cap, and raised
up her arms to loostcn the ripping
masses of her glorious hair. Her
palor frightened herself.
'.He will surely notice it," she said,
as her shaking hands busted themselves
in brushing out the golden clouds that
yelled her whole slight form. Sud-
denly a thought flashed across her.
She let her hair fall from her hands,
and hurried to the chest in the corner
OF the room, which contained her
clothes and the few possession that
had been that day transported from
her old home.
Hastily tossing away garment after
garment, she came at last to small
box, which she opened with trembling
hands; she took Il tiny vial containing
some colorless liquid from this recep-
tacle, and poured some of its contents
into drinking cup that stood on the
old press. Then. from IL jug of
water near at hand she filled
the cup three parts full, and placed il
on her table. Ito deceive him al
ready" she muttered. ..Oh how vile
and wicked am!'
AS the thought was in her heart, he,
husband entered the room. The sight
of that lovely little apparition, with
the ripping hair and bare white arms
dazzled him, and held him spell
bound.
"Ninette,' he murmured passion
ately, ''oh, say, do dream? 1t it in
deed you? Are you my own, my very
own at lasto"
The blood rushed over her face
changing it's pallor and fear to thu
. glowing loneliness of old. ''Surely
ycs,' she said, softly. and stole to hi
: side with the shy, timid grace of
child. and wound her arms arount
c his mock, and laid her head upon hi
e breast, while his kisses fell in shower
d upon her loosened hair and upturne
IS face. And all the time in her hear
d she way saying: 'Oh, If he knew
= he knew"
g He knew nothing. cared for nothing
saw or heard nothing, now save thu
+. she was there in his arms, while tn
| he, <>f h bno ~
p on the stiffness, and her beaut
}, cleaned in the dusky light of tn
|. quaint old chamber with seductiv
n force that held him like spell. Sh
It drew herself away mt last.
y "Pierre," she said laughing an
1t blushing, Il am so thirsty? Coul
le you bring me a little wine? There
e water here and cup"
Is In an instant he hurried away, RI
70 turning almost Immediately with viii
m she desired. She took tho bottle fro
h. his hand, and poured some - its col
d, tents into the cup on the ta~le; the
Is put it 10 her lips, and seemed to drir
I'd II long draught.
IN "Now, l will pour some out #
or you." she said, and raised the bolt
again, and handed the replenished C,
ps to him, and smiled on him while
drank it with smile that intoxicat
him more than the most pote
ed draught could have done. He p
al down the cur-it was empty. A fe
n. minutes after, the words on his liz
al the smile in his eyes, all changed
ng utter stupor. He stretched his arr
out feebly. grouping as a blind M
or might. The girl seized him. a
by guided him gently. He threw hims
'ss down. and with heavy sigh sank in
ne n sleep so deep. profound, and brea1
less. that it looked almost like uncc
lie seriousness.
Ninette bent over him in terror.
Nv 'How quickly it took effect" s
is: said. "FOr three hours now l +.
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