Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1893-06-29

01u YOU k1lOW u1uy
"Only by sight, but well. often passed
his handsome residence before and since
the bank seized it In attachment and dig
possessed his family"
"Mercyl A married man ?" shrieked Miss
Refer, with appraised hands.
Every much So"
1.-THE Grays ought to know it. Suppose
we tell the doctor The fellow might re-
turn some day."
Suppose we sleep over it. Suppose you
say nothing about it to any one until can
get away" said the professor as he returned
the photograph. Remember am not In
it. My business is hazardous enough with
out mixing up love affairs with it,,
In the mean time Dr. Taylor and Mabel
Gray were standing at the gate In front Of
the widows cottage For half an hour they
had engaged in earnest conversation, and
now both seemed to be unduly agitated.
He was saying:
Pardon me If doubt that you really
love me-"
A flush, perhaps of anger, filled the girls
face. She shot him defiant flash from her
black eyes and replied with some acerbity
of tone:
II cannot control your belief or your
doubts If I would"
"If you loved me truly. you would let me
take you and your mother away from this
living graveyard, would let me make you
my wife," he went on in a softer. pleading
voice.
"Ihave told you that marriage between
us is impossible for the present" was the
response, and her words, too. came in gen.
tier pitch.
"But why impossiblei"
Don't aski Some day perhaps may
tell you, or you will know without being
told"
TT is hard to live on in uncertainty based
upon perhaps he complained. set
day when may come for you if 90 years
from now. Plight me your word, and will
wait"
II cannot. You must wait and take your
chance Her eyes fell as she spoke, her
breath came fast, the muscles about the
corners of her mouth twitched, and the fair
hands which were picking a flower into bits
trembled.
Zone question" he said, and his tones
once more grew harsh. HAS that man,
Van Brundt. anything to do with the
chancep"
She gave him an appealing look-one
which seemed to beg for mercy-then she
half whispered;
Eyes"
"Miss Gray, bid you farewellI''
Without another word he wheeled In his
| tracks and walked rapidly away.
With jealous fury raging in his heart
the young man strobe ON toward the hotel
| determined to quit Riverside next day for
| ever.
On the morning of July Stage Driver
| Martin had an unusually large list of pas
sengers for Carrolton, all going over to the
| celebration. Among the number were Pro
lessor Refer, 1.-THE hero of the day, hts sister
and DR.. Taylor The latter's trunk was
strapped on behind, and it was understood
| with general regret that he was leaving
Riverside not to return.
| Inasmuch as he had undoubtedly decided
to leave the Grays behind, In person II not
| In memory, Miss Refer concluded ttwould
| do no harm to tell him Of her discoveries
concerning the artist, Van Brundt, and she
did.
If DR.. Taylor was astonished by the rev.
| elation, he refused to say 80 or even to sug-
gest it by look or act.
There was no train out of Riverside, go
ing east, until 10 O'Clock at night, and the
disappointed young man was compelled to
pass the intervening hours at Carrolton as
best he could. It was not strange, there
fore, that he agreed to escort Miss Refer
to the fair grounds to see the balloon ascen-
sion at O'Clock.
A few minutes previous to that hour he
stood on the edge of the crowd steady1ng
Miss Refers tripod, upon which she hao
mounted her camera and was intent on get
ting the right focus upon the great egg