Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-19

lighted her up and shone anu oiuiheu
upon her. and made her glow ana phthen
through wonder Of fine lines. Now
she would 10 gazing ia the fire. and then
again nt me, and at that ] would be
plunged i'm n terror of myself, aud turn
the pages of Heincccius like a man look
ing for the text in church
suddenly she called out aloud ooh,
why does not my father come! she
cried. and fell ut once into n storm OF
tears
1 lcapcd mp. flung Ficncccius fairly In
the iiic. ran 90 her side aud cast an arm
around her sObhng body.
She put me from her sharply. lou 10
not love your friend, says she. II could
be 80 happy, too If you would let me!
And then, ooh what VIII / have done
that you should hate me soy
Hate your cries l. anl hell her
firm. You blind lass can you Lui see ~
little Ia my wretchcd henrti 20 YOU
think when ! sit there. reading in Tint
fool book that have lust burned ahd De
damned to il. / take ever the least thought
Of any Stickcu thing but just y0utslllf
Night after night ! could have graf To
see you sitting there your lOnp. And
what was J TO d0y You are uudcr NY
honor: would you punish tue for that
Is It for that that you would spurn low
Ing seryauty'
At the word. with SMALL suld n mo-
zion, she clung near me. ! raised her
face to mine. | kissc sit, and she bowed
her brow upon my bosom. clNspng me
tight. / sat in n mere whirl. Ike n man
drunken; then / heard her voice sound
very small aud mutllcd IN my clothes.
Did You kiss her truly Z! she asked.
There went through me so great q
bcnin Of surprise thut was all shook
with it,
Miss Grant" ! cried. all in dis.
order. ayes I asked her TO kiss me
good-by. the which she did
"Ah, wcll!' said she. you have kissed
me, too, at nll events.
At the strangcucss and sweetness of
that word saw whore we had fullcn;
rose, and set her on her feet.
'fbis win never DO. said l. This
will never. never do. ., Cntrine Cat
rineW Then there came pause in
which ! wns debnrrcd from my speak.
ing, And then. "Go away to your bed
said l.. "Go away to your bed and leave
She turned to obey me like little
child, aud the next | knew Of il lad
stopped In the very doorway.
Good night. Duyic! said she.
"And oh, good night, my love- l cried,
will. . great outbreak Of my soul. aud
caught her to me again. so that II seemed
| must have broken her. The next mo.
incut / had thrust her from the room.
shut to the door even with violence and
stood alone.
The milk was split now. the word was
out and Ike truth told. | had crcpt like
On uutrusty man into the poor maids
Affections she was in my hand like any
Gruil. innocent thing 10 mako or mar.
aud what weapon Of defence was LETT me-
II seemed like n symbol that Hcncccius
my old protection, was now burned.
rcponted yet could not find IL IN Inv heart
to blame myself FOR that great failure.
II scCiucd not possible tD have resisted
the holiness Of her inuoccucy or that
last temptation Of her weeping. And an
that ! had To excuse me, but made my
sin appear Tie grcatcrit was upon n
nature so dcfcnselcss. and with such ad
vantagcs of the position, that / seemed 10
have practisCd
What was 10 become of M now? II
seemed we could no longer dwell in the
one place. Brt whore was l to COZ Or
whore shcf Without either choice or
fault of ours, life had consprcd TO wall
us together In that narrow place. / had
| wild thought OF marrying out of hand,
| and the next moment put it from me
| with revolt. She was child. she could
| not tell her own heart. ! had surprised
| her weakness. ! must never 20 on TO
build on that surrrisdl; | must keep her
| not only clear OF reproucb, but free as she
| had come 90 me.
Down | sht before the fire. and re.
Elected and rcpeuicd. and beat my brains
! In vain for any means Of escape. About
! two of the morning there were three
| red embcrs left, the house and all the
city was asleep when / was aware OF Il
small sound Of weeping in the next room
| She thought that / slept, the poor soul
she regretted her weakness, and what
| perhaps God hclp herb she called her
| forwardncss, and IN the dead of the
night solacCd herself with tears. Tender
and hitter feeling love aud pentence ana
| pity struggled la my soul; It seemed /
was under bond TO heal that weeping.
oh try 10 forgive mel" / cried ont.
! try, try 70 forgive me- Let us forget II
all. let us try II wen can no forget itl''
There came no answer, bat the sobhmp
! ceased stood along while with my
| hands still clasped a. j had spoken. Their
the cold of the night laid hold upon mo
with q shudder, aud think my reason
| rcawakened.
you can make no hand of this
Daye,' thinks l. ITO Led with Won like
a wise lad, and try II you can sleep. no.
morrow you may see your way"