The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-06-25
CHAPTER XVIII

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It'll had risen wi h the dawn of tho "hs
ing W en- Followed the tragedy, ami s " ,.s'
out OF her easement she wosld haSs M
much surprise. D'cu b.
She would have seen Sarah Miller VI,
she peiieved 10 be In England, standIaa
the opposite side OF the street. n,,.uaiagrI
pair and anguish written in evers 'i u
ment; gazing at her mis.res nas
like one bidding the OBJ ect the "lacev
earth an eternal arewell-eternaI Ih.oN
even the consoling hope of me,yS sais
some future state is absent. IN ps.s
who, In the earlier watches of tbs ra
had been axe for hours W Ith bor nsai
slept on until the sun was high p sv,'
it was we'll for her she did so. ua
The poor self-apl ointed instrpmo.,,
working the Eivine Will, had, after y
left the scene of her dark ork, Y aOd..,
aoolt the outskirts Of Munich, almIs..s
ana hopelessly. Had it been bread Az
iEhl' ana had there been pers ona b !.
her, an occasional s.ihed moan as,
wringlnR OF hands would have b.'
all that showed the agony of mind .s. "s
dured. IL 1T was not, as might ha ,ss
po.ed, the agony Of remorse. ;,
agony at the thought of the furtbsr s, WI
hce which such sense as still was har rs. ~,
her she must make in order that tha w
sired and predestined end might torss
the act of the night. WV
SO when at last the morninr broks s,.
and trees and Their oil, ects doomed Is.s
tom like through the mist Ss,'.
Miller planned and schemed, seeking a.
way to insure what she had so de,,'
bought. All her thoughts reached A..
end. She must y far, far from the sO"s
Beatrice must never hear of her an,i'
never know that she left London. nSs
proximity to the dead man became knor,
the ruth might be guessed and all be lad
\ ct be. ore she went she must sec A. |
house in which her darling I-ed. 4.
must stoop and kiss the door step on vhs
those loved feet had trodden. She mug
wall her one passionate and unheedJ
farewell. then leave the place and be !
one dead.
She struggled against the desire but
overcame her. With the first streaks M
daylight she entered the sleeping city. NM
utterly worn out S 90 before her misre,,,
window, and for while watched II as am
watches the last falling ray of a sun, wbd
mas set never ain to rise and Tighten M |
darkness which shall he eternal.
IT that early no II of the morning u, |
sire was silent and deser ed. There vu |
n one to notice the stran &c looking ere,
tufe who stoO t. and, with lid desnaIr n |
ller eyes, forever ga ed on one spot Hs
look for the time was such that no oua
not even the enc most preOccupied wifi |
his own affairs could have raised hs i
without feeling his curiosity raised as b
why she was lingering, there, and whit
gave her that appearance OF die dist Is,
After some MIMI cs spent in this mar
ner. the woman trOssod the real. Her
limbs dragged after her and male her e.
hausted state aren't. She leaned hs
head against the do of the house whd
held her mistress, and sobbed onyuislyeiE
a dlz y feeling came over her and she isi
tina she was upon the point of faIntnt
and falling senseless on the doorstep. By
a supreme effort she reused herself AM
shook OF the incipient stupor. If once sh
sank down her weary limbs might rebd
and refuse to do her bidding. She might
lie there until her presence was discoyera
and that discovery rain all. No, II sh
were to sink and pc hal S die, let it be Il
far away from Beatrice as her waninl
strength cou'd carry her. Sweet as ii
woild be to breathe her last within read
OF her mistress, even such poor comfGi
could not be vouchsafcd to her.
She tore herself away and without ona
look ng back. forced her tired liubs 81
Dear her away to n considerable distance
ere she found a uiet doorstep on whith|
she sat unmolested. sat and fought agaIna
ler exhaustion, until such tine as sh
would be able TO procure food.
1T was not long before, slowly, little vi
al
awaken. ! ere and there tie shutpn
went down from a shop, and at last IN
weary woman saw all but facing
a aker's window. She entered h
shop, bought some bread, al
begged ga of water Not or her or
sake but for The sake of another. she un
cal ed upon to eat and drink.
She ate IN r rad, and then somewha
strengthened again lie an her pilgrlmaga
She crept oueh the streets until she
reached the railway station. Here she as
certalned at what time the next train ia
the west would start.
She mad long tin to wait. She hid
herself in one corner o the waiting-roOm,
ana sat Ike statue. But her bI ain wa,
burning, and her pull throbbing.
strange sound, fierce rushing sound,
was ever in her ears; great wheels seemed
.urhing and turning in her head; and Il
OF 4 monen she dared to close her hoi
ina weary eyes, she saw through the dark
ies' light, fierce light, red like blood
ma drawing nearer aud nearer.
But III spite o, all this she was able to
axe her seat in the train, able to exuli
hat she had found the strength to beH
Ter so far; alb G to pray that her strength
ii9ht last until She once more stood IN
london. I hen all would be safe. No
ma ter what became of her then. The
work was finished, what did the future Of
he tool matter
he train left Munich, and MS 1t steam
q ont of the magnificent station, The
voman yelled her face with her black
hawl.
save for such inquiries as the exigen
les OF the Quincy forced her to make
hd such speech as was necess ary 10
rocure ths food and drink which nature
osolutely demanded, the woman spoke
% word on that Ion journes back. N
ept mat II w and again she pressed hem
her brow in vain endeavor to stop lhs
neel' which whlrled in her brain, nei
MN hands were forever clasped beneath
er dark shawl. She sat and Stared INTO
acancy. How could she close Ler eye,
men doing so at once brought the RED
ght Def re them?
ne long journey by land, the shorter
'urAey by sea. passed like protraclea
GU incoherent dream. All she knew OF
urea 10 know was that she was speeding
D 10 London. AT last the sound OF Eng
sh voices, the sight of In lish faces
10 her that she had reached the Jas,
age CT Ter Quincy. Then she arouseo
efseit and made her final PREF arations.
one $, arched her pocket and tore In
nail bits every piece of paper It contain.
!, % that no written word could be Ter