Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-12-22
THE MASTER OF The MINE
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BY ROBE IT b CHANky.
~ mean" 1 answered, u.ucriy losing my
s~elf-control, that through all these months
OF darkness and trouble, / have been sustain
ell by one thought, one hope. Miss Graham,
we are alone together tonight; there Ia no
one but you 10 hear me. / may never see
you again In this world, therefore | will say
II. love you. / have loved y0a all my
lifew
She put up her hard and said, hurriedly.
"Mr. Trelawney. please say no inore!'
But it was too late, ! took her hand and
kissed IL.
II loved YOU 1 continued, ''in those far
OIL days when we were boy and girl together.
Then years aftefward the SEA gave You back
30 my arms, and, God help he! the old pas
sion was rekipdled in my soul wit. ten times
It's original fire. Once | had looked again
into your face, my darling, | had but one
hope, one thought. | knew | was a mad
man. 1 knew there was a gulf between us
broader than the sea from which | snatched
you, aud yet, fool that ! was, | lived In my
paradise, and refused 10 see the pitfalls
which were looming ahead. It was enough
to know that | loved y0u, and that sonle-
times | was ~gladdencd by q sight OF your
face
/ paused. and dropped her hand; she was
crying.
Miss Graham" | cried, don't cry, for
Heavens sake! You have q right TO hate
me for what | have said"
She quickly brnshed away her tears, and
turned TO me, smiling sadly.
Don't say so. please. | honor and respect
you more than | can say-more than | can
confess. even 10 myself. | shall pray always
for your welfare and happiness, and ! shall
never forget YOU as long as ! liver
God bless yogr' | murmured, kissing he,
hand again.
She drew 1t away hurriedly.
"Ah! don't do that she mnrmured, u
ought rather To kneel TO you-you who az
50 eruch Drawer and better than H.
She walked away q little, and | stood for
moment pondcrHg with my eyes upon th'
sea.
Suddenly | said, Miss Graham, when are
you 20 be married?'' She started, hesitatet
for a moment. aud then replied:
IL don't quite know. ] am going up Il
London shcrJy. We are TO be- marie,
there"
Every word she uttered seemed to stab ne
b the heart. Up 10 this | had chung to
! VIII utIf ti4dt tliE iEHfltp q nav - Ill.,
have had no foundstiOn-now that hope wa
gone.
why" | asked des perately, are you 20
ing to marry yotr coGsin?'
She started again. AMI trembled slightly
"Why do people generally marry one an
o;her?" She answered. Still. there is a yer,
grave reason why this should be. NV cousiI
IS comparatively poor, while i am rich IN
-. I'm 4. 49, I.u. ..Lfxl, q IN,
relieve IL / am his wife
did he put all this before you?'
mo: he does not even know that | az
aware OF i. All! Sir. Trelawnry. we has,
all our troubles. and ms poor aunt Is break
ing her heart over hers. Things have bee
going wrong ever Stree my uncle died"
And YOU are TO be sacrificed 10 set theI
right again.
"Wheru does the sacrifice come in?"
"Did sIe ask you If YOU loved her sony'
NO. She asked M il there was any on
else whom / wished to marry, and | answe
ed her Faithfully; | said there was not
We walked back over the marshes, Made
lire leaning lightly OF my arm; but we neyt
spoke a wori. Having reached the road, w
walked on toward Redruth House, an
paused at the gate.
Good bye, Miss Graham / said, hoidin
forth my hand.
"G0od-bye,' she SAID.
Yes | returned, II think it ought 10 b
goodbye. Ia week or ten days at most.
siia be leaving ~. Gur!ott's, and we ma
not meet again!'
Before | knew what she Was doing, sh
had seized my hand and raised 1t 10 her lip,
Goodbye, dear friend she murmuret
'aDd may God bless you.' then, with a sol
she turned and was gone.
/ stool petiiied. watching in daZed kin
OF won Ter the figure a. il moved up IN
iAaeA...ti ~alsnAs asta ss!salpsal.a \ aaaans,
BItteriy ~ ] had suffered through my l0'
for Madeline. ! did not for one moment wis
that the episode in M life had never been.