The Lamar register., 1893-06-03

Tho Frerchman was Of his height.
bus moro supple, more sinro.s of
build. One instant the men looked
At each other as Nathan Applebv
advanced. The next the hand OF
Guadalupe's husband had closed upon
the Frenchman's collar Guadalupe.
covering. gavc low cry. The
struggle only lasted moment
Nathan was the more powerful OF the
two Before the Mortified eyes of
Guadalupe. the stony ones of Nathan
Applcby's sister. tho Frenchman
rolled over the edgo of the low bank
Ia recovering himself Nathan
Appleby stumbled forward The
next instant Guadalupe was prone on
the rocky ground and had lifted his
head. from which little stream of
blood oozed. into her arms.
"Nathan' Nathan, Oh. IL he dead 9r
The lifeless head was taken from
her hold. her hands rudely pushed
aside All the slumbering fires of
Miss Appleby's New England nature
flashed out in one towering outburst
OF conscious rectitude, pride. out
ragged purity.
Don't touch himi He is not dead
no, But II he were 1t would have
becn you who would have killed hiral
You. who only married him TO dis
grace himr'
Yes Disgrace had come upon the
family OF Appleby. Tney took it
with naughty horror which almost
called high heaven to task for thus
bcsmirching their hoaor. The days
wero over when the foreign woman
should over come under their roof
But there was no divorce. That
would but make tho scandal. tho
awful stain OF the thing, the greater.
Tho four sisters sat in solemn CON
clavc aud looked every now and then
in silence toward the door through
which Nathan should appear.
Al last there was step in the hall
ana the four pairs OF pale. cold. col
orless eyes became rivcted 20 tho
door.
Nathan entered
A hight such as they h.d never
seen was in his face His hand which
secmod to hold little book. open and
covered with close writing. toward
;hcm. shook.
Miss Applcby, with precedence OF
unuttSrablc ocrurrances, rose TO her
foot and the occasion
Nathan" said she. what have
you fouud2"
II have found" replied her
brother. with voice that shook like
his hand. that my wife loves INC.
has loved me always. even IS have
learned. passicnately. dcvotedly. to
lnvc her. She has never been untrue
to me-neyer. nsveri ! know IL now.
as know the sun shines In the sky
at this momenti But we have treated
this child-how? Everything. since
she has como into this house. has
beua done TO wound her. to hurt her.
10 rcprcss every spontaneous move
mcut o, her heart"
Nathan came in four voicos,
charged with unspcskSble horror.
'.Do you reproach us?" sdded Miss
Appleby the elder.
"No! / reproach myself have
been brute should have shielded
her. protected her. Instead of tina; |
neglected her because / imagined
did not love hev-God help me!
believe | always have loved her. and
later. when had learned tho secret
OF M own heart fall we'll. because
.houChi shc was indifferent to me
ard because / was too proud and too
sore and suffering In my soul TO push
my love upon her. Ny Godl What
would have bcer my punlshment for
my blindness and ignob.e suspicious
Il chance had not at last opened my
cyes."
That ia very fne." exclaimed
Miss Hope Appleby. Tor the FIRST
time In her life departing from the
purity Of the Emcrsonian English she
cherished on all occasions .'But
what do you propose to do noU?
II propose" said Nathan slowly,
Ito go to my wife, humbly on my
knccs TO beg her forgiveness, and II
she will grant 1t to me. to bring her
back TO a home which. | trust, will
be ,sry different from the one she
loft few days ago"
"Sa.hanr' cried Miss Appleby the
elder. once more
But their brother was already be-
yoad hearing OF her voice
Guadalupe. have come to take
you back
still standing in the center of the
-.,.., ,..k.r. uNa haI s.ar.t..d when her