The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-01-23

With supreme effort she concealed
her unhappiness; with witty repartee
and isierry laughter she hid an aehina
heart.
But in the privacy Of her own room
she gave way TO her grief
tsOh. why did ! let him look into ny
eyes and read my seeretpa she cried in
an agony Of shame.
And the poor girl burst into passion
Of tears.
4 few days later she heard that Roy
had gone away for some time.
As the weeks gllded away, IL Kato's
lovely face grew thinner and palei. nc
one suspected the cause.
The season was drawing to close,
and she reioiced Mt the prospect OF
leaving city where she had suffered
SO much.
With heavy heart she dressed
TOR the last reception she expected to
attend
The rooms were crowded when she
entered, aud in the moving mass OF
humanity she failed 10 see Roy Palmer
whose eyes never left her face.
Poor Royl He had trained his heart
Tor weeks, and it rose in rebellion the
moment he saw the girl.
lie started like one shot as he
noticed Young man push his way 10
Kates side.
1t was Stanley.
He bowed over Kate's hand with
great esapresSemcnt, and she welcomed
him warmly.
With compressed lips Roy turned
away. sick at heart.
Later in the evening he met STANLEY
IN the dressing-room. In some way
kate's name was introduced. and
Stanley spoke of her IN terms of great
admiration.
she is an old acquaintance, is she
notg Roy asked.
Noi quite the contrary. have
only known her few weeks
DO you mean TO tell me yon were
not acquainted with Miss Neville two
winters agoe" demanded Roy.
A crimson flush spread from Stanley's
collar 10 the roots of his hair.
II expect you refer To distant re.
lative of this Miss Neville, who was
here two winters ago. and who Isl very
different kind of a girl. .
And with hasty .'good-niehtr
Stanley disappeared, without noticing
how his information had affected Rov.
The floor and ceiling seemed to meet
before the eyes of the young man, and
the things in the room chased each
other in the widest way.
6lvlng himself n shake 10 restore his
scattered senses, he turned and went
swiftly downstairs.
In few minutes he was beside
Kate.
Miss Neville, this Is our waltzpn
With little gasp, Kate turned at the
sound of the voice that foul. long weeks
before had addressed her i'm almost the
same words.
The suddenness of the attack was
too much for her; unresisting, she
allowed Tim 10 lead her to small re-
ception-room.
He closed the door, and then all the
mans control left him.
.Oh, Kate, can you ever forgive me?
Can ever make You love me? Believe
me, have been madlp
And he certainly gave her good cause
TO think he was still in that unhappy
condition.
Keeping her hands locked in his, he
poured forth his y-ineoherentlv,
perhaps, but II left no doubt in Kate's |
mind of his love for her.
Carefully she kept her face averted.
sAh, my darling, is there nothing / !
can do to win your forgivenesspn
mo. she answered in a low tone.
= on forget | am a WOMAN"
Kate, do not break my heartr' he in
terrupted. catching his breath desper-
ately.
And to woman who loves there is |
to forgive" she finished in 4 !
hiding her face on his breast.
Straining her TO his heart. he laid his |
lips to hers, softly and tenderlv, and |
m that moment was vouehsafed to |
them foretaste of heaven.