The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-03

allow her niece to go out into the garden
for breath of air after being impris-
oned for two or three days.
The young man waited, his eyes fixed
eagerly on the house door, dreading
every instant that the servant would
appear and close il fer the night But
at last the young & - ppearcd As soon
as she had passed his hiding place and
was nearly at the end of the path he
came out and followed her
When She turned III order TO retrace
her STEPS, she saw hmm and uttered a cry
of surprise. He advanced 10 meet her.
his cap II ais hand. and then, when he
was once face to face with her, he told
her all, hurriedly. eagerly, mixing
everything up together and yet fang
her attention in spite of his incohereney
of all he said by the passionate look III
his eyes and by the tender infection of
his voice, in which his whole soul vi
brated.
She listened TO him in establishment.
Her face WAS paler than eyer with emo.
tion, hut she could not find word to
say to him-her ideas seemed to be hope
together, and she shuddeTod perceptibly.
1t was as though invisible wings were
lowering around her in the still blue Of
the summer evening.
just like some vision sho retreated
slowly and then faded from his sight in
the gathering darkness amid the trees.
AS she Was going, though be- said hur.
riedly: l understand - it las been
so sudden st YOU cannot answer
me y DoHot tell me now, int at
daybreak, wktu Cur d tarhmnrt pnssas
il front Of tht house X Y y d. taere = & a
make someslen ~ - smile ~ or. at
any rat. II n.e see yea rucu tie VIM
dow even = nothing else hut lnst
that \ and | shall know that YOU
are not angry with NE, taat MY como
and ste y1a again. "
When once The young pirl was back
in the siehso com, she took up her usual
place On IA low sofa near the bed.
The inval was breathing more re6u-
iarly and seemed to be sleeping
Now that She was ealmcr and could
think il all over deliberately she felt
deeply touched as she rememhered all
he had SAID, and presently feeling of
pride came over her She WAS proud to
have wop the love of such man, ard
great tears Of happiness gathered in her
eyes and rolled slowly down her pale
cheeks
Suddenly, at daybreak, louise was
awakened by "A buple blast. hold. clear
victorious, rousing from slumber the 81
lent fields aid the whole country round.
The young girl started up, and she
saw faint, rosy light penetrating
through the closed venetian blinds.
In the distance she could hear the
confused murmur of mems voices
An invincible desire took possession
of her to break away from her monot
onous existence, to live and breathe
and to answer the appeal TO her love
which had so bewildered her Yesterday.
She went quickly to the window and
stretched her two hands up eagerly to
open it, fearing to be too late-when II
cry of distress stopped her short
The sick woman, liyid and shivering,
was sitting up in bed, and seeing what
her niece was Just going to do she cried
out i'll IA hoarSe, desperate voice
"You are opening the window, Lou
Use. Whatever possesses you? | am
cold-oh, so cold! Come here to
me- II y Don't leave me. 4 Oh,
what pain ! am IN! ! am terrified. \
Child! | am dying--I know
am. \ \
just 1T that moment Louise could
hear the measured tread of the soldiers 4;
but, nevertheless, she went 10 her aunt.
AS soon as she reached the heaslae the
SICK Wohiah s'l|'d her III h'r ARM ana
klssea her over ana over AGAIN bnt Tor
the Hlst Time Louise was impatient ana
urea 10 dl'ehEoge hefseh from her
aunt embrace 1t Was as thoaSn she
were atltaf's" toward tile WINDOW ny
some hltief'o unknown FORCE powerful
ana almost oh'afthlN.
Inc SICK woman TOOK me Giri hahd
anu placed II Oh her own h'aft' Whlch
was pealii'G "llaIY. II was enough
aeFp- an lnllhltt' ply oPefeame
,he young GIN 9lle resisted no
lohe't' out quietly ana sublnlsslFeiy
saV uoWh on t'e oed' and taxing the
lhV"Ilu III hef arms she Kissed the poor,
"rlhhlea Tue ana soolhlhgly PROMISED
heVer-heNef 10 AeaNe her' Inc TWO
women ieiil"l'l,u mus win the pIllos
sui oo"l' "hlIe win measured tread