The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-18
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yoTe, the verdict as to ft:91 In making
these plans he had counted upon tht
bell being answered by g housemaid
and when, instead of servant, thu
door was opened by Miss sturgis her
self, his mode Of procedure was, OF ne
cessity, somewhat altered. To escape
recognition was out of the question,
and, as he realized that in his effort tc
serve the woman he most cared tc
please ne had put himself in position
that was likely to lower him in her es
tination, he blusbed to the roots O
bis faxen hair.
: :Why, Mr.. Engfer," she exclaimed,
IT am so sorry you went to thl
trouble" r-. Z 4
"Weu, you see THAT is father,
he stammered, Thought that possibly
you were expecting it, and"
t"Yes, I Eas expecting it," Miss
Sturgis put in ; Gin fact, I was very
anxious for it..n:I couldn't wait fol
Della to get to the door; but I had NC
idea that you would have to bring it. u
''I was coming this way" Karl pre-
Yaricated, "and I offered"
"Won't you come in?' the young
woman interrupted again. = "You can
spare a moment, can't you? We shan
treat YOU as an errand boy, you know
and she laughed in a way that made
young Engfer hesitate between embar'
rassment and pleasure.
I'm afraid" he began to protest,
''that I can't stop this evening. }
have"
"Just aminute," Miss Sturgis plead
ed. "You must let me- thank you fo1
your trouble; and then, I want to con
gratulate you, too"
Karl followed her into the dining
room, where the table was spread fol
dinner.
"Sit down." she said, and she drew
q chair out for him and another fos
herself. < "Now, Mr. Engfer, " she went
on, II am awfully obliged to you fo1
having brought me my habit"
AS the young man looked at her in
the soft light cast by the pink shadef
that adorned the candles in the can
delabra he thought he had never before
realized how beautiful she was. She
was so bright this evening, too-so
cheering-and, what was dearer to him
| than oil else, she was really almost
familiar. The chasm which had once
seemed so wide between them was grow.
ing narrower and narrower. There
was no doubt Of that. Once he was or
dained the breach might easily b.
closed entirely.
offer you my congratulations upon the
good news I heard to-day; that you
are coming to the mission to take MIR;
Dsvid's place"
: Karl could hardly believe that he
heard Alright. Could it be that she
was actually pleased that Mr.. David
was going away? At one time during
the latter part of his attendance at the
mission Sunday-school he had thought
that she cared something for the youne
divine, and he had really been a little
Jealous of him. .
"You are very kind, Miss Sturgis, ="
he said, Every kind. Do you take as
much interest in the mission az
formerly?"
"Oh, dear, yes. More than ever!"
tGTban r ernnose T shall see q rood
deal Of you, there?" .
"Of me?" she asked, surprisedly.i
"Oh, you don't know, then! Why I
thought every one knew. Haven't you
heard whom Mr.. David is going to
marry?"
A sharp pain as from knife thrust,
shot through Karl's heart. BE seemed
suddenly unable to breathe. There
was rumbling, rushing sound in his
head and swaying, darkening cloud
before his eyes. He was conscious Of
tingling chilliness, and then of q
numbaess in his hands, his feet, and
his legs from the knees down. He
made an effort to pull himself to1
gether-to hide his feelings-but be
failed. He felt that he was sitting
that he must get into the fresh air, al
any cost; and he heard himself
mumbling something, he scarcely knew
what, his voice seemed SO strange and
unnatural.
The next moment he was stumbling
up the area steps on to the sidewalk;
and an instant later he had come into
collision with some one who was aboW
to mount the stoop.
The shock steadied him. He started
TO apologize, but the words died on
bis tongue. The light of street lamp
across the way had revealed to him the
face which he had suddenly come to
abhor-the face Of the one man in all
the world whom he hated; the face OF
the thief who had robbed him Of
hope that for seven years had been to
him more than life itself, and of an
ambition that had raised him from tia
level of his own people to place OF
which he might we'll have been proud.
Iastinctivelv he clinched his fists.
md fire came into his eyes. Then,
suddenly, he grew dizzy again. Iron
fingers seemed to be pressing upon his
temples with the terrible clutch Of
ieath, and he staggered away like o
drunken man.
He wandered the streets for hours;
whirl of memories in his brain,
onda,, ,,:oiorht 1,,,on his haart-ur nna