The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-06-05

stanr. II 1t had lasted longer, Dr. LANAI
would certainly have broken up the con
ference. But it was evidently only the
transient result of the shock to mind
which finds itself suddenly brought face
to face with a forgotten horror
"Yes, yes, she said in faint voice.
Il remember it now. She wrote to me. -
Her name was Hapgood?' continued
the physician after pause
She looked at him little bewilder-
lngly and III some degree regained her
color
Il am surprised at your knowledge,
but of course you know all about it.
Why not? You have probably seen
my She hesitated and finally said,
''3Tr. Dye
The physician in his calm manner
asked another question:.
Is there any reason why this Mrs.
Hapgood should hate youg"
Hate me? What dreadful idea! She
was the soul of kindness Twas so little
to her indeed that l was quite sure she
must have forgotten all about me Ours
was only the acquaintance of three days
at the Somerset hotel where my mother
took me, and two years have passed since
then"
She is very old lady" put in Max
ey. "Undoubtedly that is the explana-
ton She forgot her-at least so much
that the name Annette recalled nothing
1t is perfectly possible. when Won cot
the letter which Won sunnoscd ei,no from
her, You thought ii was very STRANGE
but still Won went To meet her an tba
beach roal?'
Annette looked into the artists fare
and shuddered, but the teue in which
she spoke was more the voice of desola.
ton than of horror.
My good, kind friends. it ia due TO
YOU that Ireeall all this. however mucb
it pains mo. have tI,io,l not In tbi,,L,
of the past while haye been bcre hut
1t is too black a shadow ever To lot mo
go.
Said Naxrv on .re,ry- t,Jxbc,, ,-o,, have
told the story once, you nee Il never refer
to it again !"
Il do not complain. 1t was my mis-
fortune To lie born under it. / do not
wish to conceal ANYTHING Indeed |
thought this lett5r very strange, but
was so unhappy that anything was bot
ter than the suspense. | had nobody to
advise me. If / was ir,prudert, it was
not wholly strange after the life | was
leading. / got the letter in the morning.
and at noon had decided to go. l came
to the hotel on tho beach road lust be-
fore sundown, | had expected to find it
just as had seen it otce bcfore-full of
people and stir Itwas "a shock to me to
see it closed ard deserted. II y.os very
cold. At first | walked up and down the
read but after awhile. becoming tired
rested myself on a scat by the way-
side. II grow dark yery fast after the
sun wont down. and nv heart misgaye
me that had done wrong to- The
ocean sounded SO lonesome moaning
way below mo, aid it awol;e such for
lorn feeling in my heart that Ibelieve
wGs foolish enough to c,'y rs [ sat there
to thinl, how miserable and friendlUss |
was
''What first brounht mo to ,,,vsalf
was tho realization that thc fears v,are
almost freezing on my cheeks and that
it woula soon be cl1ite dark / started
M and looked alour thn rool Tbare bad
been but few passers, but now | saw, 4
man coming down on tho side nevt ia
4
was 50 inufiled un that could only See
his ewes, ard | thought he actad some.
what strangely He surely saw me mt
he turned lis head away a,icl,ly when
looked at him, as tl,onrh he did uot
wish to maat my glance. Then | baran
to realize what a danger | might he run.
ninr aifn,p m tbia bnnr in his desnrt,d
place. watched him fearfully as he
Went on, and saw him look around to.
ward me once or twice. and finally he
crossed oYer End came back again on the
other side Of the way. This really
frightened me, but us he seemed to be
going by | thought | would wait till he
got past and then run for saf,5fv with all
my might | started out for this pur-
pose, but | had run but little way
when / heard Il sleigh coming very fast
from the direction the man had gone
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