The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-19

some kind of shift to hold worship pr-
vately in our own chamber--I hope with
an honest. but am quite sure with very
much divided mind. Indeed, there was
scarce anything that more affected me
than thus to kneel down alone with her
before God like man and wife.
One day it was showing downright hard.
had thought it not possible that We
should venture forth. and was surprised
to find her waiting for me, ready dressed.
Il will not be doing without my walk, I"
she cried. "YOu are never q good boy,
Davie. in the house: will never be caring
for you only in the open air. l think we
by the roadside"
That was the best walk yet of all of
them; she chung near to me in the fall
ing snow; it beat about and melted on us,
and the drops stood upon her bright
cheeks like tears and ran into her smiling
me with the sight like giants; thought
1 could have caught her up and run with
her into the uttermost places in the earth:
and We spoke together all that time be.
yond belief for freedom and sweetness.
1t was the dark night when We came to
the house door. She pressed my arm upon
her bosom. THANK you kindly for these
same good hours" said she, on q deep
note of her voice.
The concern in which fell instantly on
this address put me with the same swift
ness on my guard, and We were no sooner
in the chamber and the light made than
she beheld the old. dour, stubborn
countenance Of the student Of Heineccius.
Doubtless she was more than usually hurt
and knew for myself l found it more
than usually difficult to MAINTAIN my
strangeness. Even at the meal burst
scarce unbuckle and scarce lif, my eyes to
her. and 1t was no sooner over than fell
again to my civilian, with more seeming
abstraction and less understanding than
before. Methought, as | read. ! could
clock. Hard as l feigned to study there
was still some Of my eyesight that spilled
beyond the book upon Catriona. She sat
on the floor by the side Of my great mail
and the chimney lighted her up. and
shOne and blinked upon her, and made
her glow and darken through a wonder of
fine lines. Now she would be gazing in
the fire. and then again at me: and at that
l would be plunged in terror of myself,
and turn the pages of Heineccius like
man looking for the text in church.
Suddenly she called out aloud. 'Oh,
why does not my father come? she cried,
and fell at once into storm OF tears.
leaped up, flung Heineccius fairly in
the fire. ran to her 81 and cast an arm
around her sobbng body.
She put me from her sharply. you do
not love your friend" says she. II could
be SO happy, too. if you would let mel"
And then"0h. what will have done that
you should hate me so?"
Hate vou!" cries I. and held her firm.
gu blind lass. can you not see q little in
my wretched heart? Do you think when
| sit there, reading in that fool book that
/ have just burned and ne damned to it. l
take ever the leas, thought of any stricken
thing but Just yourself2 Night after night
| could have gra; to see you sitting there
your lone. And what was | to do? You
are here under my honor: would you pun
ish me for that? Is it for that that you
would spurn a loving servant?"
Al the word, with a small, sudden mo-
ton, she chung near to me- raised her
face TO mine. | kissed it, and she bowed
her brow upon my bosom, cIasplng me
tight. l sat IN mere whirl, like a man
drunken; then | heard her voice sound
very small and ,..uffied in my clothes.
Did you kiss her truly?" she asked.
There went through me so great beam
ofsurprise that was all shook with IL
Miss Grant" cried, all in disorder.
Yes. l asked her to kiss me good by. the
which she did"
"Ah, we'll! r. said she, you have kissed
me, too, at all events"
AZ the strange ness and sweetness of that
word saw where We had fallen; rose and
set her on her feet
This will never do" SAID |. This will
never, never do. .. Catrine, Catrinei"
Then there came pause. in which | was
debarred from speaking. And then, 60
away 10 your bed, >" said l. go away 10
your bed and leave me-
She turned TO obey me like little child,
and the next knew OF il had stopped in
the very doorway.
Good night. Davie'" said she.
And on, good night. my love" cried,
with q great outbreak of my soul, and
caught her 10 me again. so that it seemed
| must have broken her. The next mo-
ment | had thrust her from the room.
snut the door even with violence and stood
alone
The milk was split now, the word was
out and the truth tod. | had crept ike
az untFus-- man into the poor maids
affections. sAe was IN my hand like anv
frau. innocent thing 10 make or mar, and
what weapon of defense VAS left me- It
seemed like symbol that Hetneccius my
Ola protection. was now burned. | re-
pen1ed. yes could not mud it in my heart