Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-15

merely gave the blushing Julians a lit
| tie push and told her not to be too sur
prised at AIoysius's forthcoming al
nouncement.
With trembling hand JulisDa
knocked at the library door. A grave
voice bade her enter. aud the next mo-
/ ment Miss Dell, scarcely conscious OF
! her movements, found herself seated
! in the upright chair wherein she was
| wont to confess her little sins.
Upon the centre of the library table
stool the reading lamp. the un-
softened light which revealed the
ascetic .iineaments OF the Reverend
Aloysms ut. John. As Juliana
entered the Anglican priest raised
his cold, peDetra ing eyes from
! the Life of Saint Jero'ue;" his long,
: attenuated hand waved Ter to her
usual seat, and out OF Difference to
| her presence, his book was gently
| pushed to one side.
Juliana sat bolt upright. her fingers
! tightly clencbed to assist her IN sup.
! pressing her emotion; her grey eyes,
! dilated with excitement, fixed them
selves neryousiy upon one dark coroeJ
| OF the room.
Miss Dell, began tine clear, un.u-
passioned voice of her companion,
"you will have heard fr )m my aunt
| that il is my intention to take q step
" hich will completely alter my VIII lie
life"
He paused solemnly; Juliana's heart
beat wildly, but as yet her eyes re
manned glued to that one dark spot.
''in your aud Miss Rose Guiana
quickly raised her eyes 81 have found
the on y two persons in this house fit
tel to receive the fullest mark OF my
esteem and contiden e"
\ little frown appeared on Miss
| Dell- forehead. Why should Aloysius
| nee to mention Augelica's namep
However, 1 doubt not that it will he
your pleasure to inform MISS Rose Of
my long contemplated step"
Juiiana blushed deeply and dropped
her eyes to the ground. or course
Angelica should be the first to hear o.
her engs emenf to Aloysius.
"And now, Miss DELL" continued
! the calm voice, ''you must have
guessed the truth. Have you not seen
how ardently, how ferventIy my whole
. heart is set upon embracing ="
Juliaus raised her eyes At lastl
Hall an hour later Miss Dell, with
deeply flushed cheeks and agitated
nien, rushed from the library and dew
upstairs to the bedroom OF her unsuc-
cessful rival Without pausing to
knock, she burst open the door and
rnshed towards the white tanned
| bed.
There, in the attitude of peaceful
death, with hands crossed deyoutly on
ber bosom, lay the form of Angelica
Rose, clad shroudlike in her snowy
tea gown. The flush still fingered on
her ch elk, an angelic smile played
round her mouth, her golden hair
streamed aureole- wise over the pillow;
never had Angelica looked so beautiful
as in that oalm, still sleep.
Juliana fell on her knees and stared
wildly at the peaceful face
angelica. get up" she cried with
feverish iteration. ~ want to tell You
something"
But Angeiica's position remained un
changed; her ears were deaf to Juliana's
cry.
"Angelica, shrieked Miss Dell, ab
soIutely shaking the white robed form
in her frenzy, 'open your eyes lmme-
diately. Oh, If you would only lIsteD
to my newS"
At the still prolonged silence JnIiana
grew alarmed. Surely Angelica mad
not already carried out her vow of dy-
ing ! Some means must at once be
fouGd to awaken her from this terrible
sleep.
Angelica, said Miss Dell, applyin
her lips to the shell-like ear and speak
ing in slow, deliberate accents, do
you-hear-lne? l should be ashamed
t. die for such wretch as Aloysius 81
John"
Marvellous The beloved name hac
power to resuscitate corpse ! With
sudden bound Angelica Rose jumped
up from her death-like attitude and
surveyed her friend with vile opeI
eyes.
What ?" shriekei the supers itious
suicide, "you call Aloysius a wretch /
Quick IL me-" grasping JUians's $
wrist in q tight clutch, "Am L the onf
he loves bestr"
JuIisna Dell shook off the OBTAINING
grasp and rose to her feet in proud
scorn.
81 knew you we're only shamming,
Angelica Rose" she sad contempt
uonsly.
Angelica interrupt. d her.
"Julie, L really meant to die" she
said plaIntively, but ,omething went
wrong with the morphis. think
Phoebe must have wstered it, audit
didn't act"
"Stuff I' calculated Juliana. But
you might as we'll have died Juiians
for any hope of that wretch"
Suddenly her voice collapsed /; the
wretched Juliana fell down by the bed
in fit of vehement sobblng.
"To think we both sent our true
lovers as.y for thst-thst-brute I"
exclaimed Miss Dell passionateIy.
"Oh, Angelica, how he has deceiveJ
usp'
Angelica flung herself down by the
side of her friend.
"Tell me, julie" she said 6rokenIv;
"as long as he isn't engaged to you,
can bear anything. Whom is he goins
to marry 2"
Juliana raised her face from her
bands anu gazed at her companion witt
! tragic wiIdness.
Angelica she said, IN tones of lev
coldness, next week Aloysius st.
John will take the lows of a Trappisf
Monk"
There WIS long, long silence, bro
ken only by sounds spasmodlc sobb-
ing. Then two tear stained faces raised
the mselves, and two subdued voices
said in simultaneous tones
Angelica, is it too late to telegraph
for Freely ?"
"Julisna, is it too late to te egrApb
for Clifton 2"
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