The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-06-30

forgotten you-would it be easy for
you to give him up"
He loved me then-he loves me
still" Beatrice said. 1T is another
case."
"A much more bitter case. Even
then you would have the memory Of
his love, which l can never have-in
true reality. though / have much to
remember in his dreams Of you"
Beatrice started a little, and her
brow grew dark and angry.
Then you have tried to get what
was not yours by your bad powers"
she cried. .'And you have made him
sleep-and dream-what?"
'Of you"
land he talked of love"
"Of love for you"
'FTo you?"
ITO me-
And dreamed that you were Ip
That, too?"
That | was you"
'.Is there more to tellp" Beatrice
asked. growing white. He kissed
you in that dream of his-do not tell
me he did that-no, tell me-tell me
all!'
He kissed the thing he saw, be-
lieving the lips yours"
"More-more-is it not done YETI
Can't you sting again? What elsep"
'Nothing-save last night l tried
to kill your body and soul"
ga nd univ, Ala was, ,o+ lin x.o o,t
Because you awoke. Then the
nun saved you. If she had not come,
you would have slept again, and slept
forever. And l would have let his
dream last. and made it last-for him,
| should have been thu only
Beatrice"
''You have done all this-axd you
ask me to forgive you?"
81 ask nothing. If you will not go
to him. l will bring him to ycu-"
Beatrice turned away and walked
across the room.
Loved her. she said aloud. and
talked to her of love. and ktas-"
She stopped suddenly. Then she
came back again with swift steps,
and grasped Unorna's arm tier;ely.
"Tell me more still-this dream
has lasted long-you are man and
wife,"
1--WE might have been. He would
still have thought me you for months
and years. He would have had me
take from his finger that ring yau put
there. I tried-I tell you the whole
truth-but I could not. I say you
there beside me and you he'd my
hand. Ibroke away and left him"
LEFT him of your own free will?:"
L could not lie again. 1t was too
much. He would have broken a
great promise, if l had stay I'd l
love him $3.50 1 left him."
lis all this true?n
Every word"
s'Swear it to me-
How can l? By what shall I
swear to you? Heaven Itself would
laugh at an oath of mine. With my
soul-no-it is not mine to answer
with. Will you have my life? My
last breath shall tell you that I tell
the truth. The dying do not lie"
s'You tell me that you love that
man. You tell me that you made him
think in dreams that he loved you.
You tell me that you might BIZ man
and wife. And you ask me to believe
that you turned back from such happi-
ness as would make an angel sin? If
you had done this-but it is not
possible-no woman could! His words
in your ear, and yet turn back? His
lips on yours, and leave him? Who
could do that:9"
s'One who loves him"
What made you do itg"
Love"
mo fear-nothing else
Fear? And what have I to fear!
My body is beyond the fear Of death,
as my soul is beyond the hope Of life.
If it we're to be done again I should
be weak. know I should. Ifyou
could know half of what the doing
cost! But let that alone. | did it
and he is waiting for you. Will you
come?''
eff l only knew it to be true"
How hard you make it. Yet, it
was hard enough"
Beatrice touched her arm, more
gently than before, and gazed into her
eyes.
If / could believe it all, l would
not make it hard. / would forgive
you-and you would deserve better
than that, better than anything that is
mine to give"
II deserve nothing and ask nothing.
If you will come, you will see. and.
seeing. you will believe. And if you
then ~forgive-well, then, you will have
done far ore than I could do"
II would forgive you freely"
"Are you afraid to go with meP"
mo. l am afraid of something