Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-24
CHAPTER NJ.
DEEPER AND DEEPER STILL.

DEEPER AND DEEPER STILL.
at is useless to plead, Kenard; l must
say no."
They stood in the shrubbery concealed
from view, and he had been pleading his
hardest for her 10 consent TO become his
wife, but she dared not yield.
The terror of exposure and following
punishment was the handspring that work.
ed within her, and it did more than modesty
or prudence could have done in such wo-
man.
but what is your reason?' he asked;
yesterday you gave me hope, to-day you
drive me TO despair"
II must have time" she said-"weeks,
months. BE mercful to me. Kenard. Go
away and come again on-on 81. Valentines
Eve, and will be kinder to you"
She had chosen that night on the spur Of
the moment. il being then in her thoughts.
at was Inflated to Ruth" he said.
"And may therefore be fortunate for me-"
she replied. BE merciful, X enard, and 80
awayp
And il do, and come back on st. Val.
entine's Eye?' he said.
81 will be your wife when you WILL" she
replied.
TO that hold you" he said, "and to-
morrow l will 90 to Mentone. can kill the
time there. You will write to me-"
AS often as | dare but yOu must write
very little TO me, as | show Ruth my let
teTS."
Il will be cautious, dearest" he sighed;
"but oh, this weary waiting"
They fingered but little time, for Vida
was in fear of Phoebe, and would not re-
main, and they parted there.
Kenard on going in sought his mother,
and told her of his intended departure.
II have thought yOu looked mwel," she
said, land change will do you good"
She yielded 10 him as she had always done
in everything, ana her husband yielded TO
her, so on the morrow KenGrI went away,
and the Gordonfels was very dull and sad.
Vida and Ruth were thrown more tOgeth.
er than they had been for weeks past, and
drove and rode together.
One day they drove into Carpingdean for
Ruth to see her dressmaker, and OH arriving
there Vida set her down at the place, re.
fusing to go in with her.
You will find me at the CHEMISTS" she
said. II want some ha'r-wash, and shall
have it made up after recipe found the
other day in an old book"
The chem st was not in the shop, and his
apprentice was the only person behind the
counter.
He was young man with budding whisk.
crs, very susceptible to ladies' society. Vida,
10 him, was an ethereal creature, being TO
bow down before and worship
lie blushed as red as peonyas she enter
ed the shop, and when she asked for hair.
wash proceeded to compound il with trem'
bling hands. The rafting he made among
the plaSS hotties Nge prod UiOuS
But the ingredients were few, and he had
the preparations ready in two minutes
As he laid il before Vida, she looked
straight at him, and he was rs helpless az
humming~brd in the presence of rattle
snake.
"You are forbidden to sell poisons," she
said.
"Oh moo" he stammered, mot exactly
forbidden"
miss Moore has very old dog which she
wishes 10 destroy" said Vida. could you
give her something quick, fast, and as pain
less IA possiblew
us it large or small dog9" asked the as
sistant.
"A very large one-a Newfoundland"
said Vida.
He brought out n small phial, and poured
into II from bottle he took out of locked
cupboard a small quantity of liquid. Then
he put on the accustomed label announcing
il was poison.
"You will be very careful with II, ma'am,"
he said. There is enough TO kill two peo
pie even in this small bottle"
I'VE only want 10 kill dog, of course"
she answered sweetly. And here is Miss
Moore. Ruth dear, have obtained what
we wanted. Do you need anything elseT
mo, / think not" replied Ruth.
And they left the shop together. the as