The evening world., 1894-05-30

, do to link her sorrowful life, so cruelty
, tinged with disgrace, with that OF his,
OF the fact that his father had sternly
forbidden him to even know her.
! And Harry replied impetuonsly:
may have done. 1t shall never change
my love for you.
"You can no more he held responsible
] for what your father did, than | can for
any act which my father may have COM
! And Edith had withstood his pleading
with sinking heart 50 heavily laden
with her sorrows, that she dearly
might share the burden of her trials
| But she said 1t must not be.
II was In tle morning that she per
usually accompanied by her old mother
anes a had % bseG sSE'aTo" too eeSe to venne @
out and Edith had been unaccj cjmpanied.
She had not been there long when a
hand was softly laid on her shoulder
The fair young girl started up with a
frightened little, cry Of alarm, but uttered
| Unexpectedly broken in upon her reverie.
You, Harry ,fsltered Edith, a, flush
creeping up into her cheeks and happy
| light glistening In her eyes, still suffused
with tears But her manner changed
| suddenly.
why will you come to me when 1t is
| 30 palTIul LOT us DOM tntTthtHlSl
said Edith, interrupting the young man,
| whose demeanor convinced her that he
was bent upon pleading his hopeless
! cause once again.
me a repetition of the last meeting.
can't stand it again. My heart is nearly
| broken"
and shall soon start out in the world
| for myself. If you refuse to share my
| life, here ! cannot remain. for to do 80
| with the realization that | may not cali
you my wife will only increase my mis-
~ shall sail to Europe" he continued
excitedly. "and there attempt to forget
that ever knew you. realizing all the
while, darling, that | cannot"
He spasmodically caught up the agi,
tated young girls hand and pressed II
word he hurried away, unutterably mis-
erable. and nearly cra2ed with despair
/ He had traversed only "A brief distance
when he was met by servant from his
| boring under suppressed excitement. IL
was almost brea thless and very pale, the
result Of his hurried approach. If.
Ma Make grea, haste nHs,e' Mr. Harry ahrr :,
ing, and he keeps a-crying' fer, you"
! When he arrived at the house he
learned that the servants words had not
been exaggerated In the least. The
family physician gravely stood in wait
ing on the porch and confirmed his worst
fears
, Your father has only an hour at the
/ longest to live, and | fear that even 50
long a time Is not allotted him, shOuit
he be subjected - any great excite
; ment," cautioned Dr Hurst, as he
/ walked with Harry to the si"k chamber
! Though Col. Cation had been an cN'
( tremely hard man, he had always showr
a f0ndness for his son, In excess OF Il
/ man possessed OF his peculiar tenpera
! mcnt.
/ softly entering the room. Harry ap'
preached his fathers bedside. col Cat
ton, catching sight of his son, feebly mo-
toned the nurse u leave them alone
Tae gras ing Harry's hand, he pressed
! II nervously.
weakly "tha, awful pain, you know
I've only a little while to live.
And" here a look OF terror spread
over his deathllke face, II dare not die
yet. Gods everlasting curse will follow
me from this world"
/ BE calm, father" SCOT hinGly sqii
Harry, feeling that Col. Cations mind
was wandering. You must not excite
yourself"
! 'There, | see his face" he yelled
| don't you? Take II away, for II haunts
me etcraally II was | who killed HIM
/ not Donald Hainas! Forgive me, Don.
! aid. for Gods sake. Have | not been
suffering the tortures OF hell. with his
face always staring at me? Why, oh
why can't ] die in peace? But no!
killed him, not Donald and that's why