The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-29

boives, anu your lips, THAT cWn trem-
BILE sometimes, press togetller-you
had better know the truth: your
brothers story will be mine without
this money; love you Kate, and I'll
marry you II you are true To me; but,
by heaven, II you think to put dead
brother before n living husband. I'll
be more like killing than marrying"
/ heard his teeth grind together ms
he spoke, nnl there was an awful
silence. The girl must have drawn
back from him. for, when she spoke
again, her voice sounded further
away, and there was u kind OF sob in
her throat which broke and checked
her words.
81 must give you up, Harry; lean
never be your wife now. When you
are calmer you would despise me, as
! should despise myself Tor lending
you what was not my own. The
money is in a dead hand, dare not
touch it,"
A harsh laugh burst from the man
close to me, and my hands which
were locked together, were wet and
cold; TRIED to tear them apart; tried
to bite my lip and force the blood
into my face, but though l knew
how was covering, / had no control
over the horrible demon offear which
had me in it's grasp.
what do you mean, child?" the
man who laughed asked in hollow
voice, what makes you talk of dead
hands? Come near me, Kate, l will
not give you up SO lightly; see, we
will tnlk of other things: don't look
so frightened, come md kiss me,
Kate; you are u brave girl, we'll for-
get that cursed money"
/ heard her creep back to her old
place, heard her crying as women cry
after tension of mind and heart has
been removed, heard him kiss her,
and ask her forgiveness: and then,
just rs the cold fear that held me
seemed about to relax it's hold, l felt
mo, l felt nothing, but heard. close
to me now in the silence, n movement
of trembling, fumbling lland-a
hand that sought something, some.
thing secret, something that it would
grasp unseen.
The two were not speaking now,
or only in murmurs so low that the
moving hand which fumbled near me
seemed to claim my ear more than
their words.
My head throbbed with the tension
Christening; oil the blood in me SEEM
cd to be beating there, leaving my
hsart stone cold. Suddenly the crop
ing hand passed swiftly close to my
face; l felt the watt Of the parted mir
against my wet temples, and then l
heard a err; all, such = cry Of surprise
breaking into terror, of terror over
love, as the girls voice
mo, no, not that, not that; oh,
father, help, help-help."
Help? Against what? What had
the girls eyes seen, what dread had
iorced that bitter. broken cry from
the poor lips? At last leaned for
wBrd; cried too, Help, Help!" At
least think did. but il any sound
came from my dry tbrOat1 knew not;
before me / knew the man bent over
something that moved a
little. rhat moaned, that sighed soft
". And after the sigh, She bending
TOrm lifted itself and nuttered, and
I heard the hands tearing
1t something; then heami quick
n rustic OF crisp paper,
md then the door ut my side was
open; ] felt the Tnin on my face, for
! hes W shower Was passing over US.
The blessed rnjnl the comforting,
wesaess reass rued me;
teIt my TENOR passing, auI even
-esched hand. hslf llcarted,F shut
fe. door, with IN dszed feeling THAT
lad hail bad] drenm.
hat some object was Dragged
.g'sinstit, wnStorceti through itEeep-
ng5s open, until j heard n duh thud
outside. and them for the last fius q
lars&s voice, ppw Ina the doorway,
muster:
"xhnt devil drives me? Tdsre's
he Tlgnction: ] must leap!"
TES train sIaRkennl speed, the
door EN- into it's place slow
Y, AZ though released from the pres
iure- of u restraining hand, and /
ooks~l up and saSw - porter run for
varSf ~ we steaneti INTO the sta Eipn-
Cnnght mt his arm rs he came. to
he e~rriage; it nts ~ relief to hold
once r.orp. l saw him
ook in my face euriousHy.
"Ar you i'll, sirp'' he asked; "Wour
,arrivage door va,e open; were You
getting out?'
i a1uld not answer him.
''E0u hurt yonr' hand, sir. I sup
ooss.it IN not safs tn open the door
too0oon.'
IVY hand! No. i have not hurt it
-wRy?"
managed t0get the words omh at
asst.
alr porter l0okssl ut me again
Iuserly. WELL Won we're staring ut
t. when came.up ma If you Thought
sw0uld he aewpred with blood Or
lite
IL did did" then realizing what
D WAS saying. broke of. Mono,
4 is not hurt. but am not we'll; /
will stay here an hour or sos i can
not go ON just vet"
The porter seemed surprised, but
helped me ont, and then got out my
things. rs 10 did so he exclaimed at
The alta b Of the carriage