The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-05-05
..Possibler Truee TS.ere is nei-

yOu, OuOrud. Inc ScFNic VI my lONo
fills the days and the nights
and the years with you
fills the world with you only; makes
heaven to be on earth. since heaven
is but the air that is made bright with
your breath, as the temple of all tenn
pies is but the spot wherein your
lear feet stand. When l am gone
Unorna-when they have buried the
ugly old body and out of your sight,
you will not even remember that /
was once your companion, still less
that | knelt before you; that / kissed
the ground on which you stood; that !
loved you as men loved whose hearts
are breaking; that | touched the hem
Of your garment and was for n mo-
ment young-that l besought you to
press my hand but once, with n
thought Of kindness, with one last
and only word of human pity"
He broke off suddenly and there
was u tremor in his voice which lent
intense expression to the words. He
was kneeling upon n knee beside
Unorna but between her and the light,
so that she saw his face indis tinctly.
She could not but pity him. She took
his outstretched hand in hers.
you are the greatest Of great ac-
tors, Keyork Arabian. There is some-
thing diabolical about you. | some
times almost think that you are the
devil himself"
perhaps l am" suggested the lit
tie man, cheerfully.
DO you know that there is a hor-
ror about all this?' Unorna rose to
her feet. Her smile had vanished,
and she seemed to feel cold.
AS though nothing had happened,
Keyork began to make his daily eX-
animation of his sleeping patient. He
noted some of the results OF his OBJ
servations in a po%cketbook. Unorna
stood still and watched him.
There is little DON for love in
your system" remarked Unorna, "for
such love, forinstance, as you described
to me a few minutes ago.
There is too much room for it in
yours retorted Keyork. Your sys-
TEN is constantly traversed in alldirec-
tions by bodies, sometimes nebulous,
and sometimes fiery, which move in
unknown orbits at enormous rates OF
speed. In astronomy they call them
comets, and astronomers would be
much happier without them"
Il am not an astronomer"
fortunately for the peace of the
solar system. You haveebeen sending
your comets dangerously near u sick
planet" he added, pointing to the
sleeper. IF you do it again he will
break up into asteroids. To use that
particularly disagreeable and sugges-
tive word invented by men, he will
die"
II am sorry" she said in a low
voice.
Sorry! Nodoubtyouar II remains
utilized as a simple. or macerated in
tears to make a tonic, or sublimated
TO produce a corrosive which will de-
stroy the canker, death. But be sor-
ry by all means. 1t occupies your
mind without disturbing me or injur-
ing the patient. Be sure hat if / can
find an active application for your
sentiment | will give you the rare
satisfaction of being useful"
Nothing that you could say or do
would surprise me-"
sIndeed? We shall see"
Il will leave you to your studies,
then. | have been here too long as
it isl
''Unorna," he said, suddenly, in an
altered voice. See stopped and looked
back.
''Well?"
'.Do not be angry, Unorna. Do not
go away like this"
Unorna turned, almost ~fercely, and
came back a step.
''Keyork Arabian, do you think you
can play upon me as on an instru-
ment? Do you suppose that | will
come and go at your word like a child
or like q dog? Do you think you
can taunt me at n moment, fatter
me the next, and find my humor al
ways at your commando
The ~gnome-like little man looked
down, made a sort of inclination of
his short body, and laid his hand upon
his heart.
Il was never SO presumptive, my
dear lady. | never had the least in
ention of haunting you, as you ex-
press it, and as for your humor-can
you suppose that | could expect to
command where it is only mine to
obey?"
Your repentance is too sudden, it
savOrs OF the deathbed."
Small wonder, when my life is in
the balance"
Your life?:'' She uttered the
question incredulously, but not with
out curiosity.
My life-and for your word he
answered, earnestly.
I'VE must understand each other
today or never, she sand. Either we
must part and abandon the great ex-
periment-for, if we part, it must be
abandOned-r