The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-03-18

her weight. The man she saw was
Paul. Paul come back to her with all
his great love beaming from his eyes.
But how different was his coming from
what she had thought but few hours
before. Then she looked and longcd
for il as the happicst hour Of her life,
but now she would rather have seen
anyone else. She had hoped, after MAX
ing mp her mind 20 accept Pearson's Of
fer, To bc spared the pain of n meeting
with Paul.
She attempted To run away and hide
somewhere from his eyes, but her limbs
refused 10 bear her, and with shame, re-
morse and grief gnawing at her heart
she awaited his approach M n doomed
man awaits the end of his sentence.
Paul sprang from his horse and with
n smiling face came forward TO greet
his love. He opened his arms expect
ing her to nestle within them, but she
moved not, and looked not at him.
He came up quite close to her and
stopped. lie spoke her name softly, but
she made no reply.
"Louisc," he said again, edo you not
know am here?"
Still she neither spoke to him nor
looked at him, but sat with her face
buried in her hands while the tears
streamed through her fingers. Paul was
nonpluscd completely. lie knew not
what to make of this reception.
Louise" he continued after n short
silence, what does this mean? Have
you no welcome for me? VIII you not
speak TO me?'
"Oh, Paul, Paul" Louise cried "Why
did you come? Why do you stay to
break my heart now? Oh, God! oh,
God! this is more than | can bear"
Her words were SO impassloned, her
manner so vehement, that Paul was
struck with awe. He could not under
stand her meaning, and was at q loss to
account for such irrcconcilablc conduct.
She showed plainly by her tone and
actions that her love for him was not
dead, while by her words she only too
plainly manifested desire to escape
him. He knew not what to think of her
what to make of the change in her.
After short silence, he said
Louise, / cannot understand you
- AiNAN 10 'ChiNttih'S NIOAlS w lbh .N'hi
but | am unable to account for it, |
never dreamed that | should receive
such welcome as this on my return to
you. Never a day, since left you, has
passed without thoughts of you and
this meeting thronging through my
mind. have dreamed Of it by night
But | never thought we should meet
thus. Louise, tel me what has wrought
this change
He paused for reply, but none
came She lOngcd to- tell him all and
show to him that her heart was un-
changed, but she dared not. Her lips
must remain scaled, and with great
effort she kept down the longing of her
soul. Seeing that she was not going to
speak, Paul continued:
For Gods sake, Louise, say some
thing. This suspense is worse than
death. Tell me what you mean, and
why you act as You do. | do not be-
lieve you have forgotten your love for
me. There must be some secret cause
for all this. Tell III, what it IS"
"Oh, Paul." cried Louise, do not ask
me. l can tell you nothing, nothing.
why SDtiIC lllt, dul' NIO away IlNi
spare me the bittcrcst trial of my life"
The girls tone was pitcous. 1t was
as that of one pleading for life. Paul
was struck by it, and forgetting the
pangs that were wrcnching his own
SOUL he felt his heart go ont to her in
pity as well as love.
Louise" he said, 81 would spare You
all pain possible, but | cannot leave
You like this. love you to-day more
than ever loved you before, and feel,
/ know that you love me. must know
the cause of your action. l will not
leave you until do know"
Il cannot tell you, Paul. ! must not
You must go away from me and never
see me again. That is all can say"
"Be reasonable, Louise, and rcmcm-
Der that | have heart. Remember
that | can feel and that every word you
speak picrccs me like a knife"
"Then leave me and do not make
me say more. God knows ! would
spare you the agony of this meeting"
"Must we part, Louise"
"Yes, yes; and never meet again"
as it your wish?"
ut u.s."
"And you will not tell me why?"
"No, cannot do that"
"Then it shall be as you wish
will go away, and promise not to sec
you again. But Louise, | will never
forget yon. You have this day broken
my spirit, destroyed my happiness and
wrecked ply brightest hope, but ! will
love you still. little thought that the
great purpose that has chccrcd me on
to the greatest efforts was capable of
making should come to this. For your