The evening world., 1894-05-30

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tnged with disgrace. with that OF his,
not only for his own sake but because
of the fact that his father had sternly
forbidden him to even know her
And Harry replied impetuously:
Dear Edith. whatever your father
may have done. 1t shall never change
my love for you.
You can no more be held responsible
for what your father did, than / can for
any act which my father may have COM
mitted in his life"
And Edith had withstood his pleading
with a sinking heart SO heavily laden
might share the burden of her trials.
But she said 1t must not be;
1t was in the morning that she per-
formed this sacred mission. and was
usually accompanied by her old mother.
But on thi soccasion. however, Mrs.
Haines had been too feeble to venture
out and Edith had been unaccom ompanied.
She had not been there long when a
hand was softly laid on her shoulder.
The fair young girl started up with
sigh Of genuine relief when she saw
that 1t was Harry Cation who had so
Unexpectedly broken in upon her reverie.
you, Harry" faltered Edith, a, flush
creeping up into her cheeks and happy
light glistening in her eyes, still suffused
with tears. But her manner changed
suddenly.
so painful for us both?" entreatingiy
said Edith, interrupting the young man.
whose demeanor convinced her that ne
was bent upon pleading his hopeless
'If you do love me, Harry. please. spare
me a repetition of the last meeting.
can't stand 1T again. My heart is nearly
II am pleading for the last time.
Edith. To-day obtained my majority
and shall soon start out in the world
for myself If you refuse to share my
at.Nf fnN to a q cr
with the realization that may not call
you my wife will only Increase my mis-
cry; .u .u r,uo,o =. ,o oo,,,,u.a
excitedly. land there attempt to forget
that / ever knew you. realizing all the
while, darling, that cannot"
He spasmodically caught up the agi-
tatsd young girls hand and pressed /,
word he hurried away. unutterably mis-
cradle. and nearly crazed with despair
He had traversed only a brief distance
when he was met by servant from his
fathers house, who appeared to be la
boring under suppressed excitement. He
was almost breathless and very pale. the
result OF his hurried approach.
gasped the man, when he was able tc
speak, "your father-Col, Cation Is dy'
Ing, and he keeps a-crying. fer you"'
learned that the servants words had not
been exaggerated In the least. The
family physician gravely stood In walt
ing on the porch and confirmed his wors'
fears.
Your father has only an hour at the
longest to live, and ] fear that even sc
long time is not allotted him, should
he be subjected to any great excite
ment," cautioned DR. Hurst, as he
walked with Harry to the sick chamber
Though Col. Cation had been an ex
tremely hard man, he had always shown
a fondness for his SON. In excess OF a
man possessed of his peculiar tempera
ment.
Softly entering the room, Harry APP
preached his fathers bedside. Col. Cat
ton, catching sight OF his son, feebly mo
toned the nurse to leave them alone
The gras Ing Harry's hand, he pressed
/ II nervously.
Come closer, my SON he Whispered
weakly that awful pain, you know
i've only little while to live.
And" here "A look OF terror spreac
over his doathlike face, II dare not die
yet. Gods everlasting curse will follow
me from this world"
BE calm. father" oothingly sale
Harry, feeling that Col. Cations mint
was wandering. You must not excite
yourself"
There see his face" he yelled
, don't you2 Take II away. for u haunts
! me eternally. 1t was ! who killed him
not Donald Haines' Forgive, me, Don
aid. for Gods sake, Have ! not beer
face always staring at me? Why. oh
why can't die in peace? But no!
killed him, not Donald, and that's why