Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-04-26
CHAPTER XIX
'TWINT LOvr AND DOUBT

TWfNT LOvr AND DOUBT
Her heart beating high rith
strangely mingled emotions, Mary
tore The envelope open:
"Dcnr Mary am very miserable.
I have broker my promise to yuuabout
stopping to face out the trouble; but
that (. not the worst. wish now With
al my heart that had taken your all
vice; but there cannot tell you all
that has happened. Some lay | Will.
I am going away either 10 America rr
Australia. | cannot stay In the country
after what has happened; but ! mn't
see you II can before I 20. Can YOU
forgive me enough to come and Wrgt
ne? am here in Manchester, living
nt 10 Potion street win you come
and meet me, IL only for the lest iiuc
before no? | am utterly wrctchcd.
want To know shat you can FORGIVE
mo. and | want To hear It from yn.r
own lips. Then san 90 aero 'Nc
scn with n lighter heart. Come Vrv9-
| lay ri meet all the chief !rui2a ,..t
YOU can come by ut Exchange station.
DO come. Tow"
Across the sea-! That was he son.
tcncc which at first held her, and 'hr
thought Of II stabbed the poor girl Ia
the heart. She sat for minute or t',n
perfectly still In dumb misery.
across the scn!"--hc to m out MI. liic
In one world; she h. live In another -
u life Of work, hopeless, wcnryin%, void
of love.
After time she read the letter
again, and the second reading was got
10 fruitful of emotion. llerrcasoniag
faculties were less dcadcncd 10y hcI
feelings; and she was surprised that
Tom did not refer 10 what had hap
pencd at the mill, nor did he give tn,
cause of his having left WHllSdeu
Bridge.
With this thought uppcrmost, she
read It again, and found that although
there were one or two vague sentence
which might or might not be taken {,
refer 20 the tragedy at the mill, the,
were not such us he would have writ
ten,
81 cannot tell you all that has hap
| pencd. | wish now with al
! my heart had taken your advice
, ! cannot stay In the count.
y after what has happened" These sen
fences were just what anyone nigh
r have written who was referring I,
some other reason for leaving tn
=, town, and not TO tho tragedy.
!, What was II, then, that lao could no
= tell?
That Tom would not stay In tn
, country when he felt that he had bee
branded rs n suspected thief, was y maj
: ural enough decision for him to max,
p. but what II the letter did mean tina
he had heard the news and wa
going away In consequence? Ito,
{ was IL possible that he had not heard
. All NJ the evening papers on Saturda
Ind been full Of II; the morning paper
that day had had long reports; the yer
y fact of the murder having taken plnc
x in such n spot Ms mill was enough I
~. make everyone In Lancashire tai
about it.
- She could get TO no solution, cNcrI
chat she would go and see him the ver
g first thing next day. She took out p
- per and began letter 10 tell him $
a, But she did not finish it, as she =
y aeoted that now II might not be sa
~ to write to him by name. Then 81
~ destroyed the letter
She was tearing It up when son
-, one came to the cottage and knoclsc
p" II was Reuben Gorringe. and as SOC
as he entered the door Mary saw |
-. the expression ON his face that he hi
important news.
on you have news?" she said, glanciI
-, at him, somewhat nervously.
10 Savannah Is back" he said.
T.. 81 know | have seen her" a
swered Mary,
A. you know that she has not see
y. Tom, them" he asked.
~ Eyes, ! am glad OF IT," replied Z
20 girl.
A. "Glad?" echoed Oorringe,
." Every glad" said Mary, confdcntl
- do you know what II means2"
% Yes, 1t means that Tom has be
%" wrongcd in regard to her"
on "Why did he run away il not wi
a. her9" asked GorrinRe. sharply, loolil