Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-04-27

somehow 1t seems in keeping with my
thoughts"
"But you will take cold,"I protested
lover like.
"Cold?" she answered, "why, no, am
used to this, and see," she added with a
faint smile, 81 have my rubbers on"
Her face was very pale and her eyes
CLEANED like diamonds. We walked on
in silence till we came to the sea. How
dark and dreary it looked half shud-
dered and turned to Marianne Her face
was turned from me, she seemed lost in
thought. Suddenly she said, shyly
'Mr. Hyde, hope you will think none
the worse Of me for asking you to come
out, but wanted so much towel, to
be near-er-the sea again. Do you
mindy'
She placed her hand on my arm.
The touch thrilled me. l felt like a
man in dream.
"Marianne," cried in reply, 81 love
you, love you. l have waited all this
while for some sign from you. l tried
to tell you, my darling, but you were so
cold, so cold, so distant, so majestic.
Marianne, tell met means everything
to me-do you love me?"
l had taken her into my arms as l
spoke, and l felt her slight form trem-
BILE; then, with stifled sob, she threw
her arms around my neck. 81 love you
more than my life," she whispered
more than my life,'' she repeated, with a
strange emphasis, and then continued !;
"My every thought has been yours alone
almost since first we met. l have tried
to keep away from you; tried to conceal
from you how much / loved you, but
now must tell you just this once-we
may be parted and never meet again,
Here interrupted her. "Parted, my
own? And who will part us? Is not
my life yours? l offer it to you. Do
with me what you will, only love, love
me, my Marianne" / kissed her pas
sionately, she simply clinging to me all
the while.
"See," she murmured at last. 'the
moon has come out, and it has stopped
raining. But, oh, how the wind blows !!
Let us go back" We walked along the
beach awhile, then clambered up the
rocks overhanging the sea. In the dis
lance we saw faint lights glimmer. With
my arm clasped lovingly round her
waist we walked on in silence until we
reached the hotel.
Before entering 1 turned to Marianne !:
s.Darling, will you grant me favor? l
have ring which belonged to my
mother. loved her very dearly, will
you wear it for my sake?' With eyes
overflo wing with love and tenderness,
she answered: "On one condition, that
you in turn will wear this" and she
pulled from her finger cat's-eye and
RI 10 ~in ho
slipped it on my hand, then looking shy
ly into my face said 'sPeople say that a
cat's-eye is lucky to the wearer, there
fore, Robert, 1 give you luck"
Her face grew suddenly dark, then
with laugh she kissed me.
"Dearest," l murmured, 'swait here
for me. See, this chair is comfortable,
and you can listen to the distant roar Of
the ocean. You love it so well, you
know, l shall be even jealous Of the
mighty deep hereafter" Then | left
her.
certainly was not gone ten minutes,
indeed my room was in total
darkness, but CROPPED my way to my
trunk, unlocked it and found my ring.
Then hurriedly relocking the trunk
rushed down to Marianne. The chair
was empty. Doubtless she had gone to
her room. qyr5- IS "a -rrSs
Half reclining in. a hammock swung
across the porch / waited for her return.
time to time the moon peeped forth II ON
behind some dark cloud, then it would
retreat, leaving all darker than before.
The wind howled dismally among some
fir trees close by the house. Every thing
10 nature seemed troubled and i'll at ease.
Certainly was. My cigar had gone out,
and must have waited fully half an
hour, still she did not come. Perhaps
she had gone back to the rocks she loved
so well. l would go and see. | pulled
ly wrote on the back of the envelope:
haps, you had wandered that way
again." Then throwing it on the chair
she had vacated l started for the shore.
1t was almost pitch dark, but stumbled
on until came to the rocks.
Suddenly the moon reappeared and
saw ahead of me two figures-a man and
a woman. The man had his back turned
to me, yet recognized in him at once
the occupant of the box.
The woman was-Marianne.
1He mooullSuG Tell 1ull Oh ueI lace.
She was excited and angry. What could
it mean? Marianne with stranger and
at such time? crept closer all grew
dark again, but heard Marianne's voice
saying: "Y GU lied to me when you said
Lillian was dead. knew you lied Had !
not seen her with my own eyes L might
have believed you and now, again, when
[ have found YOU, coward you dare tell
me the same thing. Can you not
Here she was interrupted by the man.
eyes, yes, l know she was not dead
then, but l swear, Marianne, that what
l tell you is true. l will give you proofs.
She died last May on the steamer Um-
bria. 1t is quite true. We buried her
at sea-"
He stopped speaking.
Marianne had walked to the edge of
the rock, and, pointing far out across the
waters, cried,
"You buried her there, my little one
you ruined my life, you took her from
me! Oh, why did you not 60 alone in
stead of taking also my child to that
God forgive you; l never can.
When you took me from my home to
strange land, when you left me, your
wife, there alone and friepdless-took