The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-10-07

She did not try TO deceive herself
longer. There came a remberance of
her oft expressed disbelief in any
sentiment stronger than friendship,
and she smiled at the mockery of it all.
She knew then that even when Civ
ing utterance to such thoughts her
heart had been filed with dormant pas
sion which had. aroused into activity bv
the knoplewge that there were insnr-
mountable barriers between them.
That day when The tide was cut. obey
ing the impulse to do something, any
thing, to conquer that longing, terrible
feeling in her heart, she removed her
shoes and stockings and waded out to
Gunther's island, feat which she had
not attempted for years. There was
a. great, sweet peace in the infinite
depth of the sea and sky, and a strange
calm filed her soul. ne took no
heed Of time as she saw land, but
drifted away to a far OF dreamland.
from which she was recalled by the
touch of cold waves on her bare feet.
She started up then and looked
around her in alarm. Quite we'll she
realized her danger, The tide was
coming in, and soon Gumther's island,
which at high tide was completely sub
merged would be lost to view. Higher
and brighter the water. She took her
position in the center of the island,
but steadily the water pursued her.
1t was such short distance to the
shore, but how impossible to cross
over to it!
Horace Lynn strolled down to the
seashore that evening and looked anx-
iously toward Gunther's island. I'm
known to herself, he had seen Helen
wade across the shallow channel that
afternoon, but soon after he had re-
turned to the hotel to keep an appoint
ment with a friend and had put the
incident from his mind for time, but
when disengaged again he wondered
how long she had staid there and if she
had got away safely.
When he neared the edge of the
| water, one glance was sufficient for
him to grasp the whole situation. The
beach was deserted, there was no boat
at hand, and the only way to reach her
was by swimming. She saw him com
ing, and prayer of thanksgiving burst
from her lips.
'Do not fear, but do as bid YOU" he
said when they started shoreward.
81 am not afraid anywhere with you,
she answered trustingly.
Arthur Wyatt was not surprised wher
she told him next day that she could
not marry him. e-s
st have known for weeks" he said
''that you do not love, and I shall mo-
urge you to fulfill your promise"
Horace Lynn heard of the broken en-
gagement through Colonel Marshall.
MAY speak to her now MYSELF" h,
asked, and the colonel, who was TOT
sadly bewildered by recent events t
reply in the negative, babe him god
speed,
He found her on their favorite hill
look down by the shore.
"You know what would say, Helen,
he told her abruptly. what is you
, answers"
eyes, know" she said. "But wha
about Amy?"
, cam Ar,v,e lxaa0ar2,
''I don't know. I heard you tell he
, one day in the rose arbor that yol
loved her, and that made me so miser
able that I wandered over to Gunther'
island to-
ITO drown your misery" he inter
rupted, "and very nearly browne,
yourself instead. 1 remember thu
day. We were talking over the Low
affair of cousin of mine and one 0
her friends. When you heard US tall
ing, I was simply telling her what
myself had heard him say to the youn
2 lady in question several months age
) We have been playing at cross PM
poses, Helen. have loved you, think
5 ever since I met you"
| "And you" she answered, blushing
r "Yet you do not believe in sue
+ things. The idea is preposterous, t
} say the least"
81 have discovered that all thos
opinions are erroneous"