The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-06-09

| va please ne hat put htmSSi iu = pm
ton that was likely 10 lower him in her
estimation. he blushed to the roots OF
his faxen hair.
"Why, Mr.. Engfer." she exclaimed,
IL am so sorry you went 10 this
trouble
"Well. you see THAT is. father" he
stammered, Thought that possibly You
were expecting it, and"
Yes, | was expecting IT," Miss
Sturgis pus in; lin fact ! was very
anxious for il. couldn't wait for
Della 10 get TO the door; but had no
idea that you would have To bring it,"
II was coming this way" Karl pre-
varicated, and | offered"
Wont you come in?" the young
woman interrupted again. You can
spare a moment. can't you? We sha'n't
treat you as an crrand boy. you know"
and She laughed in way that made
young Engfcr hesitate between embar-
ras>mcnt and pleasure.
I'm afraid" he began To protest,
that ]. can't stop this evening. l,
have"
Just a minute" Miss Sturgis pleaded.
"You must let me thank you for your
trouble: and then, l want TO congratu-
late you. too"
..Sit down." she said. and she drew q
chair out for him and another for her
self. Now. Mr. Engfcr." she went on.
IL am awfully obliged to you for having
, brought me my habit"
, As the young man looked at her in
the soft light east by the pink shades
that adorned the candles in the candcl-
abra he thought he never before real
/ lied how beautiful she was. She was
so bright this evening. too-so cheer
ing-and. what was dearer to him than
, all else. she was really almost familiar.
: The chasm which had once seemed 50
wide between them was growing
{ narrower and narrower. There was no
: doubt of that. Once he was ordained
I the breach might easily be closed en-
+ iirely.
r and now.'' she went on. II want TO
: offer YOU my congratulations upon the
:. good news heard to-day; that you are
coming 10 the mission to take Mr..
e David's place"
a Karl could not believe that he heard
I Alright Could it be that she was actu-
ally pleased that Mr.. David was going
:. away? At one time during the latter
4 part of his attendance at the mission
Il Sunday-school he had thought that she
il cared something for the young divine,
* and he had really been little jealous
r. of him.
a "You are very kind. Miss Sturgis. he
Il said. very kind. DO you take "a much
# interest in the mission as formerly"
h1p ayArF
Then suppose | shall see a good
- deal Of you there
..Of me?' she asked. surpriscdsy
..Oh. Won don't know, then. Why.
!. thought everyone knew. Haven't you
!, heard whom Mr. David is going u
m marry"
q A sharp pain a. from knife-thrus'
- shot through Karl's heart. He seemed
suddenly unable to breathe. There
I, was a rumbhng. rushing sound il
- his head and a swaying. darkenin.
cloud before his eyes, He was con
!. sc,ous Of tingling chilliness, and thei
of a numbness. in his hands. his feet
!, and his legs from the knees down ii
~ made an effort TO pull himself togethe
"a to hide his feelings-but he failed
u, He felt that he was sitting; that he mus
-. get into the fresh air, at any cost: an
"a he heard himself mumbling something
!, he scarcely knew what, his voice scenes
y. so strange and unnatural.
NJ The next moment he was stumbling
l.. up the area steps on to the sldewalh
-, and an instant later he had come int
n, collision with some one who was abou
,y to mount the stoop.
"A The shock steaded him. He starte
nj TO apologize. but the words died on hi
10 tongue The light of street-lam
across the way had revealed to him tn
err face which he had suddenly come to al
,at hor-the face of the one man in all IN
is. world whom he hated: the face of tn
,cr thief who had robbed him of a hop
NO that for seven years had been to hin
nj more than life itself and of an amb
Ter ton that had raised him from the levt
nd of his own people to place of whic
he he might well have been proud.
&C. Ins tinctively he clinched his fists an
of fire came into his eyes. Then. suddcl
w, ly. he grew dizzy again. Iron finger
he seemed TO he pressing upon his temple
IN. with the terrible clutch of death. an
m he staggered away like drunken maj
lat He wandered the streets for hours:
yer whirl OF memories in his brain. leade
weight upon his heart-up one tho
hat oughfare and down another. throug
for by-ways in and out OF blind alleys, Sc
il ing nothing. caring for nothing but
the escape from himself and the tortul
lad that was within him.
ire. Presently he became conscious OF
hit. sound Of tapping waves-the murm'
To Of waters and chill in the a
that pierced him 70 the marrow. X
lay called thus to realization Of his phys
he cal being. he glanced down. to see TIL
FOL he was standing at the extreme end
ily. a long pier. with the dark river fiowir
ter. below. A keen wind was blowing
nd. his face: a thousand lights glittcred I
for the opposite shore.
"Another step" he murmured, al
ms I should have been out of II all WI
hat did | not take that one as took I
Others? And oh. must have taken
he'd many tonight. How tired am
ked He stood for moment in hesitate