The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-12
Chooldren oof the Heavenly King,
As ye journey essweetly ssing;
Essing your great RedeemsY's praise,
Glorious is Hees works and ways.

Chooldren Oof the Heavenly King,
As ye journey essweetly ssing;
Essing your great RedeemsY's praise,
Glorious Is Hees works and ways.
The simple, almost childish words
so childish that they might have been
the fitting creation Of her own childish
lips-here died away with a sweep and
crash Of the whole strings. Breathless
silence followed, in which Stephen Mas
terton Guild feel the beatings of his own
heart.
Miss Ramirez" he called in voice
that scarcely seemed his own. There
was no reply. "Pepita!" he repeated;
It was strangely like the accent Of a
lover, but he no longer cared. Still
the singers voice was ilent
Then he ran swiftly beside the wall,
as he had seen her run. until he came
to the fissure. 1t was overgrown with
vines and brambles almost as impene-
trable as an abattis. but II she had
pierced 1t in her delicate Grape dress.
so would he! He brushed roughly
through, and found himself in glim-
mering aisle of pear trees close by
the white wall of the Mission church.
For a moment, in that intricate
tracery of ebony and ivory made by
the rising moon, he was dazzled, but
evidently his irruption into the Or
chard had not been as 1.-THE and silent
as her own. for figure in parti- col
ored dress suddenly started into activi-
ty, and running from the wall began
to course through the trees until 1t be-
came apparently part of that involved
N@N1 IL, ,tAl hNxr
Stephen Masterton pursued, his speed
increasing as he recognized the iounces
of Pepita's barred dress, but the young
girl had the advantage of knowing the
locality. and could evade her ipursuer
by unsuspected turns and doubles.
For some moments this fanciful syl-
van chase was kept up in perfect ST.
lence: 1t might have been a woodlawn
nymph pursued by a wandering shep-
herd. Masterton presently saw that
she was making towards tiled roof
that was now visible as projecting over
the preside wall. and was evidently her
goal of refuge. He redoubled his speed;
with skillful audacity and sheer
strength of his broad shoulders he
broke through dense Ceanothus hedge
which Pepita was swiftly skirting, and
suddenly appeared between her and
her house.
With the first cry. the young girl
turned and tried to bury herself in the
hedge: but In another stride the circuit
preacher was at her side and caught
haf painting figure in his arms.
While he had been running he had
swiftly formulated what he should do
and what he should say to her. To
his simple appeal for her companion
ship and willing ear he would add
brotherly tenderness, that should in
vite her trustfulness In him; he would
confess his wrong and ask her forgive
ness Of his abrupt solicitations; he
would propose to teach her more
hymns; they would practice psalmody
together: even this priest. the custodian,
Of her soul. could not object to that; but
chiefly he would thank her; he would
tell her how she had pleased him, and
this would lead to more serious and
thoughtful converse. All this was in
his mind while he ran. was upon his lips
when he caught her. and for an instant
she lapsed. exhausted, in his arms. put.
alas! even In that moment he suddenly
drew her towards him and kissed lher
q only lover could.
The wire grass was already yellbw.
ing ON. the Tabajasa plains with khe
dusty decay of ~ iong dry eupsber,
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