The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09

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the dull, unloVely world first Jared and
trembled and began to move, there has not
been another Of my kind. nor has man suf-
fered as l have suffered, and been crushed
and torn and thrown aside TO die. without
even the mercy Of death wound Describe
| 1t: Tel il! Look at me. | am both love S
description and the epitaph on his
gravestone. In me he lived. me he
tortured. with me he dies. never TO
live again as he has lived this once
There is no Justice and no mercy.
Think not that it is enough to love and that
you will be loved in return. Do not think
| that-do not dream that. Do You not know
that the fiercest drought is as a spring rain
10 the rocks, which thirst not and need no
| refreshment,''
Again he fixed his eyes on Cnorna's face
and family smiled. Apparently she was
| diSpleased.
= What is it that you would say" she
asked coldly. 'What IS this that you tell
Us OF rocks and rain and death-wouuds and
| the rest! You say you loved me once-that
| was madness. You say that / never loved
| you-that, at least. is truth. Is that your
| story! II is, indeed, short enough. and
marvel at the many words in which you
| have put so little
! She laughed in u hard tone. But Israel
| kaIka's eyes grew dark and the sOmber tire
| beamed IN them as he spoke again The
| weary, tortured smile left his wan lips and
| his pale face grew stern.
Laugh, laugh, Unorna," he cried ''You
| do not laugh alone. And yeti love you
! still. | love you so well in spite OF all tina,
l cannot laugh at you, as l would, even
| though l We're to see you again cling!ng 10
| TO the rock and implorinT IL to take pity OH
YOUR thirst. And he who dies for you.
Unorna-Of him YOU ask nothing, save that
he viii crawl away and die alone and not
disturb your delicate life with such an I'M
seemly sight"
You talk of death, exclaimed Unorna
scornfully. You talk Of dying for me be-
cause you are i'll to-day. Tomorrow Keyork
Arabian will have cured you. and then, for
aught know. YOU will talk of killing me
instead. This is child talk. boys talk If
we are to listen to YOU you must be more
eloquent You must give Us such u tale of
woe is shall draw tears from our eyes and
SoDS from our breastS-then we will applaud
YOU and let you go. That shall be your re-
ward
The Wandercr glanced at her in surprise
There was bitterness in her tone of which
ne had not believed her soft voice capable.
Why do you hate him 50, if he is nad!''
he asked
The reason is not far to seek" said
Kafka. This woman here-God made her
crooked-hearted, Love her. and she will
hate you, as only she has learned how TO
nate. Show her that cold face of yours,
and she will love you so that she viii make
Il carpet of her pride for YOU to walk on
aye, or spit on, either, if YOU deign TO be so
kind. She has wonderful kind of heart.
for 1t freezes when YOU burn it and meIts
when You freeze il. -
Are YOU mad, indeed2' asked the Wan
derer, suddenly planting himself in front of
kafka. They told me sol can almost
believe it.
"No-I am not mad yet, answered the
mar II
need not come between me and her. She
can protect herself You would know that
II you knew what | saw her do with YOU
first when | came here
What did she dog The Nanderer
turned quickly as he stood, and looked at
Unorna
DO not listen to his rawlings" she said.
The words seemed weak ahd poorly chosen.
and there was a strange look in her face as
though she were either afraid, or desperate
or both.
She loves YOU; said Israel Kafka,
calmly. And you do not know it. She
has power over YOU, rs she has over me-
but the power to make you love her she has
not. She Will destroy YOU. and your state
Will be no better than mine to-day. We
shall have moved on step, for shall he
dead and You will be the madman, and she
VIII have found another TO love and TO tort
ure: The world is full OF them. Her alter
will never lack sacrifices :;
The Wanderers face was grave
you may be mad, or not, he said 81
cannot tell. But you say monstrous things.
ana YOU shall not repeat them
Did she not say that ] might speak?'
asked kafka, with bitter laugh
i will keep my word, said Unora
~ on seek your own destruction Find it !
IN your own way 1t will not be the less |
sure, Speak-say what YOU will. You |
shall not be interrupted
The Nanderer drew back. not under |
standing what was passing. nor why Unora |
was so long suffering
Say al YOU have to say" she repeated |
coming forward so that she stood directly !
in front of lsreal kafka. And YOU she |
him to me. He is quite right can protect |
myself II | need any protection
You remember how we parted, Unorna?r |
SAID hafka. 1t IS Il month to-day | !
did not expect greeting of you when | |
came back, or if ! did expect it, | was fool |
ish and unthinking. ] should have known |
You better. | should have known that !
there is one-half of Your word which you
never brcak-the cruel half, and one thing
which you cannot forgive, and which is my
love Tor you. And Yet that is the very thing
which cannot forget, 1 have come back
10 tell You so. You may as well know it, "
lnorna' 5 expression grew cold, as she |
saw that he abandoned the strain of re-
proach and spoke once more of his love for
her.
Yes, l see what YOU mean he said very
quietly. You mean 10 show me by Your
face that YOU give me no hope l should
have known that by other things have seen
here. God knows l have seen enough, But
meant TO find you alone. | went to your
house, | saw you go out, I followed YOU. l |
entered here-l heard all-and understand, |
for know YOUR power, as this man cannot !
know it. Do You wonder that | followed |
YOU! Do You despise me, Do you think
| still care because you do? Love is stronger |
than the woman loved, and for her we do
deeds of basenesS, nbulushingly, which she
would forbid our doing, and for which she |
deSpiSeS US when she hates US. and loves us
the more deeply when she loves US ut all. |
You hate me-then despise me. too, if YOU
will 1t is too late to care. followed you
like spy, l saw what l expected to see. I
have suffered what knew should suffer.
You know that | have been away during
this whole month and that | have Travelled
thousands of leagues in the hope of forget
ting you"
And Vet fancied that I had seen YOU
within the month"; Unorna said with a
cruel smile.
They say that ghosts haunt the places
they have loved" answered Kafka. IN
moved IF that be true l may have
troubled your dreams and you may have
seen me. l have come back broken in body
and in heart l think have come back to
die here The life is going out of me, but
before il is quite gone can say two THINGS