Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-04-29
COLA ALVEREZ.

VI am so sorry, SO very sorryt" fall
tered the girl; ''pray say no mors. Mr.
Alverez; l cannot listen to you.r
The face Of Cola Alverez darkened
in the darkened day. 1t was Span
ish face, with lustrous eyes OF gloom.
in which slept flames that wakened al
word; low brow. straight nose, and
JUL, impeluous lips; face in direct
contrast to the lower-fair one of Hilda
Denton, with its shy girlhood and its
starry eyes Of gray--the face that had
snslaved him.
But | will say morer' he burst out
llssionately; "can a love like mine be
h9shed to silence, do you think? You
sbsli hear me; you shall reply. Nay,
20 shall tell me that your heart re-
plio1 or Il
ha broks of suddenly. for she was
shrinking from him in terror, her gray
eyes dark and diiated with fear.
My love, my queen" he said, al
most in a whisper forgive this rude
ness. The love / give you is my lifel
Say one little word to me of kindness;
bid me live. 1 would die, soul and
body, without your smile! Child,
your little hands are cold; / could
warm them with my kisses; pray
heaven your heart may hold warmth
for me! have made OF you an idol
81 must not hear you; wish you
had not so spoken to me; l am not free
Il am a promised wife"
A low cry left his suddenly livid
lips; he loosed her hands, clenched his
own and sprang to his feet with a
bound like a panther.
''Whose?"
The question reached her in sort of
hiss. Ere she could answer a vivid,
lingering flash Of Lightning shot across
the sky without. Its blue light play
ing on Cola's face gave it a strange,
herce expression; then a loud, rever-
oerating crash OF thunder. and silence,
followed in a moment by the rush and
patter of q summer rain.
She was very pale and her sweet
face had look of pain on it as again
be asked:
Whose promised wife?n
Clarence Aram's; 1 thought you
knew"
"Knewi Would have laid my soul
at your feet If l knew" he cried,
fercely. Would have allowed your
face to steal into my heart until it
could not beat without thought Of
7ou9 Would have called him friend
and trusted him as brother if l knew9
But nOw-now-"
\ His hoarse voice broke, his eyes
burned luridly, through the stiffness
o. the room, which only rainfalls
against the windows broke, she heard
the meeting Of his strong, white teeth,
and. timid as she wa. by nature. fear
for her lover made her for momen.
bold
Now" she said, gently, you viii
be my friend as well as his; you will
forget that you cared for me and find
some other fuce in this land of the
stranger fair enough to win your wor-
ship"
He flung out his hands in tempest
uous anger
"Friend-his friendy' he cried,
|rathfully. lis my love but robe,
to be flung aside after days wearing,
and am l dog enough to call him
friend who has left me desolateP"
lie walked the length of the room.
then returned. His face was full of au
evil passion as she saw it
And l am to forget your" he said,
bitterly. "Wnat if l bid him forget
you instead?"
y transient color burned hotly in
her face as she turned on him with
g.rlIsh impatience and somewhat Of
"omanly pride.
Listen TO me a moment before you
threaten the man love, Cola Al
Yerez, " she said, every word ringing
clear through the storm. Clarence
and have known each other since we
were children. Our lovc has grown as
We have grown. In all the world
there is nobody like him-my Clar-
snce! DO you not remember how it
was that you and l first metz He
brought you here aud said that you
were his dearest friend. He bade me
so regard you. If 1 have been kind
70 you'll have never treated you as
stranger-that was my reason
Clarence called you friend Now,
let this interview end here and will
promise that Clarence shall never
NOW OF ft-shsll never imagine that