The Irish standard., 1892-10-22

played me false
As / turned again to Kate she was sit
ting up against the trunk OF the tree. the
diamonds flashing at her throat and
ears and puzzled questioning express
sion on her face.
What makes you look so strange?
she mur1nured where is your hat2
How did we come here. Tom?
thought" -
She stopped abruptly and rose slowly
to her feet Her eyes were cast down
shamefacedly and she bit her lip. She
lifted her hand to her throat and felt the
diamonds there. Then with an appre-
hensive, almost covering glance, she
peered stealrhily around through the
trees. us though expecting to see some
thing that she dreaded. Finally she
Turned again appealingly to me, but said
nothing
thought ! partly understood the sig
nificance Of this dumb show. She was
subject to these somnambulistic frances,
and was ashamed of them. She knew
not, on this occasion. what extravaganza
she might have committed in the pres
ence of me. her lover. She feared the
construction might put upon it, yet
was too timid-or. it mig ht be, too proud
TO speak But her nisgiving did me
injustice. Shocked and grieved though
/ was. | loved her more than ever.
you were faint, my dear, that's ALL
| said, cheerfully and affectionately. ~
brought you under this tree and now
you're all right.
She shook her head with piteous
smile. II know what has been the mat
ter with me. MIR. Gainsborough. " she
said with an attempt at reserve and
GOODNESS in her tone. 81 had hoped |
might have parted from you before you
knew. butt was not to be so! 1t is
very good Of You to pretend to ignore it,
and | thank you'll thank you. Here
she added, nervously unclasping the
necklace and removing the earrings. II
have worn these too long. Take them.
please"
Kate. you shall wear them forever"
cried passionately.
ii must not begin yet. at all events
she returned more firmly. Take them,
please, or you will make me feel more
Inundated than / do now" She put
them in my unwilling hands. "And
now we'll get our hats and go back to
the hotel y she continued, with a smile
which was pathetic in it's effort to seem
indifferent and unconstrained Where
are they? Abr
| She had just caught sight of her white
hat lying beside the stump on the far
Their side of the gorge. The suppressed
scream and the start indicated that she
now for the first time realized by what
q perilous path she had come hither.
She remained for moment gazing at
the beam with sort Of fascination:
then, moving forward to the brink,
looked down the sheer precipice to the
rocks below.
Il wish had falleu!' she said, almost
below her breath: cor" she added, after
a short pause, in tone still lower but
of intense emphasis, II wish he had!'
.'Xou wish had?"
II did not know you were SO near"
she answered, drawing back from the
verge. mo. no--not you! Come. we
must walk around this place. Tell me-
she said, facing me suddenly. did you
see any oney'
81 think not. fancied heard" -
I'VE must get back to the hotel, she
interrupted excitedly; lat least, | must
get back. | don't like to be here.
wish you would leave me would
rather say 'goodby' to you here than
there
"lnever mean to say goodby' to you
at all, Kate. If this is the trouble you
limited at, You overrate it entirely.
Why, two people out OF every seven are
sonlaambulists 1t is as common as to
have black hair. Besides, you will out
grow It In few years; it is only q