The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-08-13

hair | noticed above his ear and well
back from his forehead what looked like
. deep scar.
whats that" asked, Fan old wouLa
"a relic Of boyhood raid on some limo
cent neighbor's orchard, or memento Of
. more perilous expedition
he put up his hand and ran his Fingers
along the white scar, and then said with
puzzled expression:
"rd give a good deal to know how that
came there, but I don't It makes me
dizzy when touch It but It gives me no
pain
Come, come. Brigham. . man don't
get . crease like that along the Side Of
his Uranium without retaining Q vivid
recollection Of the event"
But have no recollection Of t. I'll
had should tell you. But that 10 Of less
importance than what walked out here
to say. must jump right into the mid
die Of II, too, or my courage will fail
Gilman. love Emily Percival."
IF yoR had expected to surprise me.
let me assure you you did nothing Of the
sort have eyes"
You suspected ity
oh, no; knew It."
~well7
4 have no advice to offer. Are con-
grAtulations In order or have you de-
clared yourself to the young lady yeti"
No. have not ! believe she likes
me-l will not say she loves me- But
have not felt at liberty to speak to her
upon the subject As you know, | am
scarcely In position to ask the daugh-
ter Of millionaire to be my wife"
THAT is q weighty consideration
] replied steadily and with q purpose
gradually taking shape in my mind.
"But infer II would not be the most
important one to Miss Percival or to her
father It would be very natural and
highly proper, however, for them to know
something Of your past Are you pre-
pared to tell themT
It was cruel thing to say, but did
not mean 1t should be cruel, nor did II
seem 90 at the time But II this man
could not tell me Of the life he had led In
the days and years before knew him,
how much less could be reveal It to the
sweet, trustful woman he professed to
love What right had be to love such
woman II he did not dare confide in herr
What thing could he invite her to more
barren and cherries than heart where
some skeleton was in keepingl
But what seemed unlrind in the re-
peating did not appear TO either anger or
hurt Brigham. Tho joyousness went out
Of his face as the sunshine 10 blotted by
. passing cloud. and into his eyes there
crept far away look as Of one who was
seeking to peer into the beyond II was
an eerie expression Of unutterable sad
ness, q look such as fancy must some
times come into the eyes Of the dying
who are reluctant to leave that which
they have knowledge Of for that they
know not Of. The lines about his mouth
deepened, the palloI Of his cheeks became
more apparent. and dark circles crept up
under bis eyes. The man seemed to age
ten years a. | looked at him. Then he
passed his hand over his head in the old,
trresolute way. and slowly there came
from his lips these words. spoken in piti.
able anguish:
Il have no past"
lgrew suddenly impatient, and laying
my hand rudely upon his shoulder spoke
sharply; My God. man, what do you
mean BY this imposture1 What is there
In your life you fear that men may find
out1 Not for my sake tell It, but for the
sake Of the woman you profess to love-
Il have told you the truth. be said
Glowly. and then with gathering force
went ont 81 have no past There is q
tradition Of one who spurned the Saviour
and who was hidden TO go on forever
Perhaps am he; but II 90. that early sin
ls mercifully hidden from my knowl.
edge live only in the present-in to-
day-this moment Il ls with wonder
that I see children about me In the
streets. for ! never was Q child The
faces Of the people meet are strange 10
me, yet never knew any otherS Some
times at night ! look into the windows
Of homes a. ! pass and See pleasant
groups gathered under the lamplight
But ! never knew such . home Of my
own You talk about your kindred and
your friends 10 whom you will some time
return; but ! have neither kindred nor
friendA You keep always asking me
about my past, my past, but tell you !
have no past And then feel that you
doubt me. and that you suspect that per.
haps have committed some grave crime
for which | fear the knowledge may
come TO you You have read the story
Of the man without . country. ] am q
man without past"
"But surely
Say. you fellowsi" broke in q familiar
voice. and Jones hurried up tho hill TO-
ward uA 1--WE been looking for you all
over town. and Just met Harmon, who
said sho saw you come out this way
You're wanted at the Office instanter
The Stockholders held Q meeting last
night and raised old Ned about the ex.
penses Of the paper, roasted the business
manager for calling for assessments on
the stock % often and ordered . general
cutting down. I've just been let outand
the old man wants to See you for the
same agreeable purpose. doubtlesA It's
getting cool up this way anyhow, and I'm
oR tonight for New OrleanA Ia. IA. m
see you this evening"
Brigham and walked back 10 the
once In silence Twas too busy trying
70 reconcile my companions strange con-
fssion with my reason 10 think much Of
the "old man" or my fate at the once.
had no chick 10 care for and was heart
free. % the possibility Of discharge gave
me no uDeasinesA A bird Of passage
anyway. had no care for the morrow.
The old BohemiaEism asserted itself 1t