The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1892-07-16

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She stopped abruptly and rose slc,
to ner feet. Her eyes were cast do
sharnefacedly and she bit her lin. VI
lifted her hand to her throat and fel,fI
diamonds there. Then with An ann
henslye. almost y covering glance,
peered stealthily around through
trees. us though expecting to see Som
thing that she dreaded. FINALLY u
turned again appealingly to me, but s.
nothing.
thought partly understood the
niticance of this dumb show She NJ
subject to these somnambulistic traDaY
and WAS ashamed of them. She ~
not. on this occasion. what extravagasE
she might have committed in the prI
encc of me. her lover. She feared M
construction | might put upon it
was too timid-or. it might be- too pruI'
to speak But her inisgiving did Nj
Injustice. Shocked and grieved thouI
4 was. loved her more than ever
You were faint, my dear, that's anil
l SAID, cheerfully and affectionately. II
brought you under this tree and nOl
you re all right
She shook her head with a piteoy
smile. II know what has been the ma
ter with me. Mr. Gainsborough," ~
said. with an attempt mt reserve All,
coldness in her tone IL had hopei Il
might nave parted from you before ya|
knew, butt was not to be so! Iii
very good of you to pretend to ignore
and thank you-l thank you. Hen
she added. nervously unclasping 81
necklace and removing the earrings
have worn these too long. Take tha /
please.
Kate. you shall wear them foreve,i
cried passionately.
Il must not begin yet, at all event. 4
she returned. more firmly. Take then
please. or you will make me feel rO'
Inundated than | do now" She pu!
them i'll my unwilling hands And
now we'll get our hats and 90 back d
the hotel" she continued, with a sinla
which was pathetic i'll its effort to seem
Indifferent and unconstrained "Whsrs
are they? Ali!
She had just caught sight of her WIND
hat lying beside the stump on the fr|
ther side Of the gorge. The suppres~j
scream and the start indicated that sd
now for the first time realized by wha|
u perilous path she had come hithS|
the beam with a sort of Fascinated
then. moving forward to the brink
looked down the sheer precipice to u
rocks below.
II wish | had fallenr' she said. almos
below her breath; "or," she added. ate
a short pause, in a tone still lower bu
of intense emphasis, IL wish he hadr
You wish had"
81 did not know you were so near
she answered. drawing back from ii
verge. mo. no-not you! Come, W
must walk around this place Tell me-
she said. facing me suddenly. did w
see any ONE"
IL think not. fancied heard
I'VE must get back to the hotel, 81
interrupted excitedly: lat least, mus
get back. don't like to be here.
wish you would leave Inc. | woui
rather say 'goodby' to you here thai
there"
81 never mean to say 'goodby' to yc'
at all. Kate. If this is the trouble yc
limited at, you overrate II entirely
Why, two people out of every seven ar
somnambulists 1t is as common as I
have black lair. Besides. you will oui
grow it i'll few years; it is only
nervous affection. which any doctor cal
cure"
ut is not that: you don't understand,
she said with a sigh.
Whatever it Ia, I'm determined %
to lose you | shall tell your faths
when see him that love you. and thu
wherever he takes you | shall follos
No one can or shall keep us apart.
The resolution with which spos
seemed to impress her somewhat. "Yo
can speak to him if you will. But Oh
1t is no use. 1t cannot be: you don
understand. Let me go; goodby. M
do not come with me; please do notl
have "A reason for asking it. will Sc
you once inore-tomorrow-befOre "
leave. But let me go alone now II ~
love me-"