The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-10-25
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room. as 1t is rather late," rising as she
concluded. and holding out her hand
to Craven. Goodnight, Blackwood,"
she said, quite calmly, but without
raising her eyes to meet his, and, hay
ing pressed her lips to Sir Marks
forehead, she went quietly away.
During his stay at the Hall Craven
saw but little of Lady Warrenne. At
East the mental torture he was enduring
became SO unbearable that he deter
mined to end it one way or another,
AMI after passing a sleepless night
came to the conclusion that the next
day-his fifth-should be the last Of his
residence at Warrenne Hail.
Having made up his mind to this, he
determines to say nothing of his inten-
tion until the morning Of his departure,
when he would find some excuse In his
letters to leave by the early train,
which started about an hour after the
usual breakfast time
Feeling happier In his mind now that
he had arranged his private affairs so
satisfactorily, he started with Sir Mark
about eleven to go through his last
days shooting at the Hall.
Having ascertained from the keeper
accompanying them the nearest way to
the desired rendezvous, they walked on
smartly for about quarter of mile,
when Sir Mark suddenly discovered
that he was without fusees or anything
else wherewith to light his pipe. This
was indeed a serious consideration, es-
pecially as Craven confessed himself
in the same plight, and the keeper had
evidently been depending upon the 9TH
er two both for light and tobacco.
II will run back" std Craven. "Tell
me where to find some, and / will over
take you in less than no time, or else
/ will go over the lower field and pick
you up further on"
Just step into the library by the
French window" directed Mark, "and
you will find some on the table which
left there last night, in little silver
affair"
Thus instructed Blackwood betook
himself back once more to the Hall,
where, entering the library by the
French window, he came suddenly upon
Lady yWarrenne, seated reading in a
large armchair. 1t was the first time
they had been alone since that last
eventful day when he had hidden her
farewell so that now,, finding himself
i'll her presence in this totally unex
pected manner, his courage and cool
ness deserted him to some extent.
Il beg your pardon, Lady Warrenne,"
he began, pausing a moment before en-
tering- had never called her ''Tita"
since his arrival, not even Katherine,
combining himself to her title-'but
Warrenne told mel came back for
some vesuvians of his lying on the ta-
ble"
Lady Warrenne rose gracefully
Are these what you are looking
for?p she asked, lifting the little silver
matchbox and holding it out to him.
yes, thank you," he answered, cold
ly, coming across the room to receive
| them from her hand.
AS he did so their eyes met, and a
| wild, unconquerable desire possessed
Katherine to be friends with him at all
| hazards.
"Blackwood, forgive me-" she whis-
pered, gently, laying her hand upon his
arm. IF he does" she thought, her
heart beating rapidly-"if he puts me
now at peace with my own conscience
Il will tell Mark every thing this
evening, and perhaps some day 1 shall
be happy" Meanwhile, Craven had
taken the little fingers that lay like a
snowflake on the coarse cloth Of his
shooting jacket and spread them out
silently on his own palm, but not a
| shadow of forgiveness crossed his face
Look here" he said $50 long as 1
can remember that this hand belongs
to another man, let him be who he
may, dead or alive, so long will not
forgive you"
| Meaning NeverT' she asked, quiet
| ly, growing deathly pale.
Meaning Never /" Blackwood Cra-
ven answered, just as quietly, loosen
ing her hand unrelentingly
| You are very hard on me-" she said
presently, seeing that he either could
not or would not speak.
| Hard on your he repeated. with
the concentrated bitterness of months
In his voice. How like woman
that is-frst employing every ar
tifice to gain mans honest affection
waiting until she discovers
| that his very soul is scarce his own
and then fiinging him over for the
first good match she can find. and. hay-
| ing succeeded in embittering his whole
existence, thinking it had that he does
not turn round and humbly kiss her
hand! No." with bitter laugh, ''you
have miSjudged my character. / am
O good hater, most of my tender feel
ings have taken flight since last Sep
tember, and 1 hardly find myself suf-
ficiently moral to appreciate the benfits
to be received by kissing the proverbial
| rod"
"Oh, Blackwood," she murmured, 81
/ think you would be little more merci-
full if you only knew how / longed
for your forgiveness, and how misera-
BILE I am without it!'
II hope in reality you are," he an
swered, savagely. "What! Did not
your riches, after all, then, bring you
the return you anticipated? A just ret
| ribution, and one hardly to be expected
In this world, where the undeserving
mostly come by their own! This is the
last conversation, in all probability, I
shall ever hold with you on earth, as
go away tomorrow morning early,
and embark for India in another month
| or six weeks; so will waste no more
hard words, having let you know, once
| for all, the esteem in which / hold you. y
AS he finished speaking he walked to-
ward the window by which he had
entered.
L AS sue saw It'll IuONlllS AWAY lTOU1
her, forever, as it appeared this man,
so cruelty unkind, SO deeply loved,
80 irreparably wronged-Lady War
renne's heart sank within her. She
burst into storm of sobs, passionate,
despairing, and made one last effort to
obtain the pardon she, in her loneliness,
so eagerly grayed.
"Blackwood," she cried, "oh, wait for
one moment more, only one! IL you
would but hear me-if you only knew
all-you would not think me SO base as
| you think me now. Have not suffered
also? Have you had all the pain? All,
surely, surely you will not go away
forever without saying one kind word
to me, whom once you lovedr'
She held out her small hands to him
beseechingly, sobbing with painful We
hemence. Her beautiful face was wet
| with sad, repentent tears, and Black
wood, looking on, saw, as In some well
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