The evening world., 1894-05-30

do to link her sorrowful life. so cruelty
tinged 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. it shall never change
You can no more be held responsible
for what you 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
with her sorrows. that she dearly
yearned for some one with whom she
might share the burden OF her trials.
But she said 1t must not be.
1t was In the morning that she per-
formed his sacred mission, n was
usually accompanied by her old mother.
Haines had been too feeble to venture
out and Edith had been unacc1mpanied.
She had not been there long when a
hand was softly laid on her shoulder.
frightened little cry OF alarm, but uttered
a sigh Of genuine relief when she saw
that 1t was Harry Cation who had so
Unexpectedly broken in upon her revsrie.
you, Har-y!' faltered Edith. a flush
creeping up into her cheeks and a happy
light giistening in her eyes, still suffused
with tears. But her manner changed
Why win you come to me when It Is
said Edith, i~nterrupting the young man,
was bent upon pleading his hopeless
cause once again.
'If you do love me, Harry, please spare
me a repetition OF the last meeting,
can't stand it again. My heart Is nearly
broken!'
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
life, here | cannot remain, for to do so
with the realization that ! may not call
you my wife will only increase my mis-
II shall sail to Europe" he continued
excitedly, and there attempt to forget
that | ever knew you, realizing all the
while, darling. that | %cannotH'
He spasmodically. caught up the agll.
tatsd young girls hand and pressed II
passionately. Then, without another
word he hurried away. unutterably mis-
He had trnversed only a brief distance
when ne was met by n servant from his
ather's house, who appeared to be la
boring under suppressed excitement, H.
result Of his hurried approach. .
Make great haste, Mr.. Harry
gasped the man, when he was able ia
ing, n 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. Inc
family physician gravely stood in wait
ing on the porch II confirmed his worst
fears.
Your father has only an hour ut the
I longest to live, and ! fear that even 50
long a time is not allotted him, should
ne he subjected to n 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
n fondness for his son, In excess or a
man possessed of his peculiar tempera'
ment.
Softly entering the room. Harry APP
I preached his fathers bedside. Col. Cat
ton. catching sight Of his son. feebly mo-
toned the nurse 10 leave them alone,
The grasping Harry's hand, he pressed
II nervously.
Come closer, my son." he whispered
J weakly. that awful pain, you know
It's about 10 finish me. Or. Hurst says
I've only a little while to live.
And" here a look OF terror spread
over his deathlike face, II dare not die
me from this world!'V
"Be calm. father" SCOT hinRly said
Harry, feeling that Col Cations mind
was wandering. You must not excite
yourself"
There, l see his face!" he yelled,
don't you? AXE II away, for II haunts
me eternally. II was | who killed him,
not Donald Haines! Forgive me. Don
aid, for Gods sake. lave | not been
suffering the tortures OF hell, with his
face always staring at me? Why, oh
why can I die In peace? But mol ]
killed him, not Donald. and that's why