Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-04-05
CHAPTER XLyIL

On the following Sunday ! went again TO
Working, rather because inactivity at West
Hackney was uncomfortable than from eX-
peetation of learning J Judith S decision that
day. Ii was not likely that She would 20
up into the wood 10 give her answer to the
offer made there the week before, or that
accident would again favor me as it had
then In this / was not undeceiyea. =
drilling rain fell ell the afternoon, and
from the opening IN the wood where ] sat
shiYering hour after hour | saw no one in
the grounds below
staid the night at the "Wheatsheaf y
and from my little room in the front Of me
house | watched the road the next morning
until shortly after 9, when the carriage
passed on It's way TO the station with kav-
anagh and Colonel Bell kavanagh had a
cigar in bis lips and a magazine in his
hand, Indifferent TO his companion, who
sat with his thin hands on the pommel Of
his stick and a eaIewOrn, wistful look on
his poor old face
l started oil at once for the Grange
Neither Taras nor Judith was in the gar
den when looked down from the wood,
but when | reached the entrance gates and
looked through | perceived judith in the
long walk strolling listlessly toward me,
her hands at her back and her eyes on the
ground as II in meditation.
had made up my mind rs to what ]
should do on finding her alone, and so,
hastily whipping Off my veil aud false hair,
/ pushed open the gate and entered.
At the sound Of my step she raised her
head, but she continued to advance at the
same pace for she had seen me but once
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and so did not at once recognize who was
Suddenly, however, as we drew near to
each other. she stopped, and, drawing her
self mp proudly regarded me with such
scorn and loathing in her white face as /
have never seen in another.
paused also, smitten with pity for her
my heart aching in sympathy for the hui
initiation and SORROWS she had suffered
Then / hurried on to make sure that we
were alone before ! spoke. As passed her
she drew her skirt aside as II she feared
pollution by the mere contact Of our dress,
and all the time she kept her eyes fixed
upon me, terrible with hatred and con-
tempt.
1 went as far as the top Of the walk, and
seeing neither Taras nor Mere Lucas ! re-
turned TO where Judith still stood as if,
TtNtTSlu8 the ldpit pl hdluiCtls ualt lAau
transformed her to marble
Il must speak to you, / said in a low
voice as | approached her Where are
Taras and Mere Lucas?"
They are in the house" she answered
hoarsely. II viii hear nothing that you
have TO say. If you are in need, | will
not help you: if you were dying, would
not move a step to save you. You have
crushed out all the goodness from my
heart You have made me what / am"
The tone of self abandonment and misery
in which these last three words were ut
tered belied her asserted heartlessness.
1.-The goodness is not crushed from your
heart thank heavenl" said l. Love is
stronger than hate know, for I have SUI
fered too
81 will not listen to you. She said vehe-
mently, turning to leave me.
"WaitF' / stepped before her, barring
the way. You must listen to me, and
seeing she was determined to pass by me /
added. Il have a message to give You from
George Gordon"
She hesitated for an instant; then, with
gesture of refusal, She said Indignantly;
ale is nothing to me. 1t IS an insult to
speak 10 NE of him. Let me pass.
He is al the world to you, and You are
all the world TO him. See, said. offering
the little packet poor George had given me
on the eve Of my departure, The has sent
you this from SiLes.- -