The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-06-20

heart pound ing like q l1anIneys
even when physical wearinesso ysfl
you &C last, your sleep would be brot
iby dreams q dozen times more terrihl1s
than the experiences you've gone.
Through. / know what; you are thinl
ing, and tell you our thong must
be turned into mother channel,s Itt1tAss
Il try to turn them that I've brought
out here, that I've gabbled about nothss
ings." 81 81 ss, ssssssss
ss Il understand, = she said, softly
understand. and T thank you from thss
bottom Of my heart. = II I spoke irritas{f
4 bly,, won't you pardon me :? I'm sorry.
SO sorry, now that understand.
There's nothing to pardon, tnlessi
it is the brusqueness with which I've
blurted out my reasons To-: getting you
away from the house, . . s5.
ssYou ere not byusque," she said, and
walked on in silence. could guess
how she was striving to, dismiss the,
scenes of the evening from her mind. At
lastshespoEe of her aunt, Spressing re-
greet that she had left the invalid to seek
her couch unassisted.
"Don't worry" said I. "Afrs. Clark I
will be only too happy to take your
place tonight. Besides. it is probably
just as we'll that Mrs. Loring should not
T. have an Immediate opportunity to over
whelm you with questions. That
would be bad for both of you. Ican't
have you sacrificed, even On her altar.
'Sac1ifced?'" she cried. ''Dr. Nor
ris, you don't realize what my auntis to
me. She is the best. the kindest wom-
an I have ever known. She has treated
me as daughter-hasy loved me more
than many a daughter is loved. a sac
rifce! There is nothing l would not
gladly do for her. - 4s@:
,"I believe you. And my beliefis one
of the strongest reasons for advising
you not to see her tonight. Please re-
member the promise YOU gave me" "a
She halted for an instant, as if in pro-
test that the pledge had been exacted
when she did not fully understand it's
meaning, but she did not offer to turn
, back. AS we strolled on, gradually
drew her into talk, and after a little she
seemed to have freed herself from tho
spell which had been upon her. At the
outskirts of the village We, turned to the
right, avoiding the main streets,
walked slowly toward the bank of the
inlet, up which small coasters OCCASION
ally sailed from the bay. From one Of
the old wooden piers we could make out
the shape of yawl gliding seaward on
the ebbing tide The voices of two mem
on board the boat came to our ears
over the black water, in which glistened
the pin-point reflections of the stars.
II envy those men drifting along so
easily" said the girl. 'The water al
ways has fascination for me. Per-
haps I would risk even the darkness il
we could change places with Them
'No doubt we could get another
boat" suggested.
81 fear it is too late," she answered,
with faint laugh, the first had heard
from her since watched her start on
the ride to BASKERVILLE. ,,z
"Confound the c]ock!" cried. "Itis
responsible for half our disappoint-
ments." -" 49, -,
Nevertheless, we get on very poorly
without it,
:. Cali prejudice. and Injected 9hfi preju-
dice at that 80 co. 4
Ibid you ever try o.do without onc?"
"More than try-l've hads to-" said I,
with vivid recollection Of occasions Oh