Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-22


| New thoughts started up like ghosts
and menaced him. The grimneSs of
the equal rotribution demanded grip
ped his heart. But it was just What
was it ether than the weakness he had
I found so desirable calling 10 him now
/ i'm insistent imperiOus tOneso lie cried
/ TO him. but without temptation. 1t
/ had put forth tsl1us 10 hold MIN with
q grasp of steel to earth when he fain
would rise
Weak and pleading again Marian
/ threw herself on her knees and flung
/ her arms around his body He could
| never forget her changed face as she
/ looked mp at him
"Oh. how can YOU cast NE or like
\ this and go away? How can you DO
/ it?' she called i'm bitter pain. you
| viii have work new scenes, balm for
/ your wounded Conscience, nothing
| but the burning memory OF you a
| phantom by my side-the woman's part
/ of recollection and regret She broke
| down completely. her weeping rose aud
| fell; her tears mo istened his hand.
A turmoil of iudecisiOn and uisglV-
/ ing swept over Hugh, q nebUla o. pain
/ through which Narian's continued
/ prayers came TO him family like a voice
afar oil crying In the wilderness.
/ I'm the perfumed stiffness oil the room
/ the clock struck 10. His face grew
/ CHASTITY. but a little while longer might
/ he linger there.
Never had he loved her as in that mo-
men,. nor felt her half so desirable, nor
/ the magnitude of his contemplated sac
riices so heavy on his heart.
Ee leaned down. and pressing his
| hands hard upon her shoulders held
/ her away. his eyes commanding hers.
You know ali that the going means
| TO both of u.s. Your suffering fortunes
me. lie is like death TO leave you So.
/ Oh. / do love YOU, Believe that, what
ever comes. But would conquer my
| self III you would let me. ! would make
further temptation impossible. /
would have YOU obey that instinct that
/ once urged YOU to- come and tell me all.
! There is such thing rs repentance.
and self-deuial is sweeter than love. i
/ took Your faith IRON you, but l give it
back. Decide for me- Shall we sink
everything In obedience to the voice
\ of the flesh. or shall l so away and
snatch peace from the grasp OF pam?
/ There IS but a moment for de-
| cision that must stand forever. Your
/ answer Shall ] so OF stay
It was as If Le had given her the
\ choice of his life or death. She read
| this in his words that came with stran-
I gled bre1ths. I'm his wan and luIid eyes.
/ Her sobs Jial and she looked % nm
/ with fear and hesitation.
Oh. how strange a thing is the heart
\ of woman how wonderful.
| Her repr0achss. which had scarcely
\ faded on the air. the cries OF ner pas
\ sionate heart remained i'm her memory
only like whispers breathed from shad-
/ owland Her words and tone had so
vividIv recalled the night at the mis-
sion when he had held the cup OF lie
To- her lips and shown her her naked
soul.
The heavy thought Of all the coming
years without him fell around her like
I a shadow He had left his life i'm her
/ hands. There was but one word need
cr t0 hold him.
BuJ 10 scrangle the promptngs OF
that other self who seemed 90 rise a
| calm eyed. questioning. waiting victor
above Tie wretched man hesiJating be-
/. Gore her. could she do it2
She looked ut him Gcrcss q wreck
made un OF broken faith ana piCtul hu-
mar passion and seemed 90 see the
! white light SIN und.mmed that lnger-
cd -lere. Gould she make him cling TO
her. and So quench that light t9reF2rt
Ah could she say his Scul3 HOW
vanid Il, De r she lived to see the -m-