The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-16

leave, Hannah. My watch and my Old
books Dick may come to prize them
some day-and you viii find will in
my early edition Of Shakespeare-tha
1923. Hannah. That book is valuable,
and might bring you money II there Is
need Of it to pay for my''-
Don't say that, " cried Hannah, with a
catching sob in her throat. Il love tc
wait on you, Mr.. Rand, and would glad
ly ii there was twenty times as much to
do; but you're just like lamb to take
care Of" and the warm tears splashed
down on the old patchwork quilt.
'',There. there, don't agitate yourself, !"
he said, feebly pressing her hand, and in
moment he had dozed off again, with
his face looking pinohed and gray in the
daylight that came in from the little
window where the robin was singing.
Sybil did not rise that day. She said
nothing allied her, only she was 30 tired
and wanted to rest. She refused food,
and her mother could think Of nothing
but q white rose as her pale cheek rested
on the pillow touched by the long, curl
ing lashes
1t was afternoon when Hannah sat
bending over her work rapidly plying
her needle. The sky grew suddenly
black as a prelude to q thunder shower,
and sudden gust of wind made the dust
eddy and whirl in the road. In the tnr-
MOL made by the gust, Hannah thought
she heard a tap upon her door, and she
called out "Come in" and did not even
pause to look round, thinking twas Ruby
and some one entered, but as there was
no further sound Hannah laid by her
work and, to her establishment, saw a
young man standing in the shadow be-
hind her and awaiting summons to adj
vance. He held his hat in his hand in a
deferential attitude and his look was
troubled and downcast.
The blood flowed back to Hannah's
heart as she arose and clattered the
chair with unnecessary noise Edward
Dinsmore had dared to show his face in
her house, and presently the crimson
tide came rushing back to her brown
face, and her proud and loyal soul was
in arms. She was like honess defend
ing he young ones. The &hunder was
mutter 4g and sudden blackness had
fallen on the room, but Hannah needed
nothing; she advanced to where he
stood and stopped detiantly in front of
him.
"Can / see Miss Fearing9" he asked,
turning his head little, and it was a
shapely head. as hannah saw, placed on
a good pair of manly shoulders
No." said she, bitingly and without
ceremony, you can't see my girl and ]
would advise you to go away and never
come back here again. You've done
mischief enough already playin' and
foolin' with her, and amusin' yourself
because you hadn't anything else to do,
when you knew your folks would scorn
to look at her If they thought you meant
to be honest. | guess You don't know II
folks are poor they have human feelin's
and their own pride of character and
self respect. can take care of my girl
and protect her from the providers, and
want you to know it once for all. !"
The young man had turned very pale
and was trembling slightly under her
pitiless lash. Hannah saw his hand
shake ss he put up his hat to hide the
agitation of his face.
ibid Sybil say that?" he asked sharp
ly. Ibid she say / was playing with
her for my own amusement because ]
am base, idle, worthless fellow
mo, she didn't say it, returned Han
nah, with some conjunction for her
harshness. 'sShe didn't blame it on you
nor accuse anybody. She just took to
her bed like a poor thing that's been
struck with death, and there she is now
and no knowing when she will get up"
There was moments pause in which
the young fellow strove to collect him
self. In the shadow Of the thunder storm
it seemed to Hannah that there were tears
in his eyes.
Mrs. Fearing" said he solemnly at
last; Il don't suppose you'll believe me,
for / see you are prejudiced in advance,
but if know myself am not the char
acter you imagine me to be. love Sybil
dearly, and | will never give her up SO
long as she is true to what she promised
me the other day. In two months shall
be of age and then Ishall be free to shape
my own course in life. win .be faithful
TO her, / swear it solemnly."
He put up his hand and at that mo-
ment came binding torrent of electric
fluid that played around them in limpid
waves of splendor, and before Hannah
could speak thunderbolt cracked and
shivered and splintered directly over the
house, and shook it like reed. AS it
passed each looked into the Others pale.
frightened face.
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