Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-12-12
CHAPTER III.

Flight! In that one short syllable
lies tine only safety from a forbidden
passion, and where fight is impossible,
passion becomes destiny.
Malcolm Montrose had come TO All
worth Abbey with the full understand
inc that he vas to remain with the be-
reayed ones for three months, and at
the end OF that time quietly conSum-
mate his betrotbai to the heiress by a
marriage that, in consideration of the
recent decrease Of the head CO TIE fam
lily, was to be celebrated without pomp.
Such had been the dying instructions
OF Lord Leaton to his wife, and such
she had conveyed In her letter to NAL
colin. To fly from his forbidden love
would be to fly also from his betrothed
bride. He remained, therefore, happy
In the absolute obligation that com
PEELED him to remain. Eudora had no
other refuge In the world whittier TO
fly. Flight, therefore, to her also was
impossible.
And perhaps by both 1t was I'M
thought of. circumstances bound
them together. and so passion became
destiny. Both struggled perseye Slgly
with the growing madness. They In
stinctiyely avoided each other as much
as IL was possible to do so. But IN
every casual touch Of their hands,
every meeting glance Of their eyes,
and every intonation Of their voices.
was transmitted the subtle fuel of
that secret fire that was smoldering
In each bosom. They never remained
for a moment alone together, they
never voluntarily addressed one word
to each other; and yet, when they did
meet, or were forced to speak. the
blushing cheek OF the girl, the falter-
Ing tone or the man, the averted looks
of both. betrayed to themselves, IL
not TO others. the hidden love that was
turning In their breasts.
Every motive of honor, gratitude
and humanity constrained them TO con
aner their passion. and not the least
of these was their mutual sorrow in
the declining health OF Agatha.
Agatha was dying-though no one
yet dared to say It, every one knew
1t. The fair girl herself felt Il. and
instead OF preparing for her bridal,
that was arranged to be celebrated on
the first Of May. she withdrew her
thoughts more and more from the
things OF this world, and fixed them
upon Heaven. Always of a thought
full and serious turn of mind, she be-
came now almost sanity in her self
remuneration, her patience, and her res
ignation.
Often as she sat r~eclinig IN her casy
chair, watching the mutual embarrass-
ment of Malcolm n hudora. and see
ing, with the clear vision OF the dying,
the hidden struggles of their hearts,
a sweet smile would break over her
fatir, wan, spiritual faea. and she wnuld
mlrmur 10 herself
They are striving braya.r TO &c
right-they will not have to strive
long: a few more short weeks, and
their reward win be certain: their
love will be innocent. and their happi.
ness complete. And shall 1, who am
going hence. envy them their love and
JOY? oh, mol oh. no. for we'll | know
that whittier ! 20 there is a ~fuilness
OF JOY and love that mortal imagina-
tions have never conceived"
The fair girl faded fast away. Day
by day her thin form wasted thinner.
her pale cheeks grew paler, and her
hollow eyes follower. while the saint
ly spirit within burned with a more
seraphic brightness. The symptoms
or her maiady were the same IA those