The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-16

taking al moments with something OF
their old tenderness, The sky above
the dark green barriers on either hand
was a bottomless deep Of blue. The
yew boughs were covered in curious
profusion by the handiwork of ener-
getic spiders, who had woven their
/ glistening webs in every variety Of
barbaFic pattern. In shape some re-
sembled hammOcks, others purses,
others deep bags, in the middle of
which large yellow insect remained
/ motionless and watchful.
'Shall we sit for a little while in the
summer house?' said Rosalys at last, in
fat accents, for a tete-a-tete with jim
had long ceased to give her any really
strong beats OF pleasure. 81 want to
talk to you further about plans; how
often we had better write, and so on"
They sat down in an arbor made of
rustic logs which overlooked the mere.
The woodwork had been left rough
within, and dusty spider webs hung IN
! the crevices; here and there the bark
had fallen away in strips; above, on
the roof, there were clumps Of fungi,
looking like tufts Of white fur.
This is a sunless, sad sort of place
you have chosen" he said looking
round critically.
The boughs had grown so thiclzly in
the foreground that the glittering
margin of water was hardly percepti-
bic between their interlacing twigs,
and no visible hint of human habita-
ton was given, though the rustic shell
ter had been originally built with the
view of affording a picturesque glimpse
! of the handsome old brick house,
wherein the Ambroses had lived for
some three centuries.
you might have found a more live
ly scene for what will be, perhaps, our
last interview for years, Jim went on.
Are you really going so soon2" she
asked, passing over the complaint.
Next week. And my father has
made all sorts of arrangements for
me. Besides, he is beginning to sus-
pect that you and I are rather too in
innate. And your mother knows, some
how or other, that have been up here
several times of late. We must be
careful"
Il suppose so, she answered, absent
| ~, looking out under the log roof at a
chafinch swinging himself backwards
and forwards on large bough. a
sort of dreary indifference to her sur
roundings; a sense of being Gagged and
trapped had begun to take possession
of ROsalys. The present was full of
perplexity, the future Objectless. Now
and then, when she looked at Jim's
1.-THE figure and healthy. virile face,
she felt that perhaps she might have
been able to love him still if only he
had cared for her with remnant of
his former passionate devotion. But
his Indifference was even more palpa
bic than her own. They sat and talked
on within the dim arbor for a little
while. Then Jim made one of the uDfor-
tunate remarks that always CALLED her
to the quick. She rose in anger, an
swered him with cold sarcasm and
hastened away down the little wood.
He followed her, a rather ominOus
light shining in his eyes -
"Your temper is really growing in
sufFerable, Rosalys!" he cried, and laid
his hand roughly on her arm to detain
her.
"How dare you" said the girl For
Gods sake leave me, and don't come
back again! ] rejoice to think that in
y few days it will not be in your power
~ insult me any more."
Oh It'll am going to leave you,
an ! not? ] only want to keep you
here for a moment to come to some I'M
derstanding! Indeed, you'll be sur
prised to find how very much am go
ing to leave you, when you hear what l
mean. My ideas have grown consider
ably emancipated of late, and there
fore tell you there is no reason on
earth why any soul should ever know
of that miserable mistake we made in
the spring"
She WINGED a little; it was an unex-
| pected move; and her eyes fingered un-
easily on copper-colored butterfly
playing game of hide-and-seek with
a little blue companion.
"Who, he continued lis ever going
to search the register Of that old East
London church? We must philosoph-
ieally look On the marriage as an awlz-
ward fact in our lives, which won't
prevent our loving elsewhere when we
feel inclined. In my opinion this early
error will carry one advantage with it
that we shall be unable to distin-
guish any love we may feel for another
| person by a sordld matrimonial knot
unless, indeed, after seven years Of
ObliviOusness to one ancther's exist
ence."
| ''FH-try to-emancipate myself like
wise she said, slowly. 1T viii be
well to forget this tragedy of our lives!
And the most tragic part of it is-that
we are not even sorry that we don't
love each other any mOreg
liz u uSSe wa 10 you ever SyOA6A
And the surest event that was ever
to come. given your nature"
And yours"
She fastened on down the grass walk
into the broad graveled path leading
to the house. At the corner stood Mrs.
! Ambrose; who was better, and had
come out for a stroll-as an invalid as
suming the privilege Of wearing
singular scarlet gown, and hat in
which number Of black quilts stood
startlingly erect
! "Ah-Rosy!p she cried. "0hl and
Alr. Durrant2 What color you have
| got, child"
s'Yes. Mr.. DurTant and I have been
having a furious political discussion,
mamma. have grown quite hot over
it. He Is more unreasonable than
ever, But when he gets abroad he
won't be as he IS now. A few years OF
India win change al that. And to
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