The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-25

ihtohhh tuf ROOM The walls echoed
back 'Pronlgate." and his own lips
moved 20 utter the word. but he said
under hia breath. MARY clifford" and
the sound was as water to a thirsty
man. THE pure love that she alone
Was able to wake In you. and that still
lives In your heart. though you stine
Il under the clogging weeds OF gross
passions. has kept burning the flame OF
your spiritual lie" lie leaned for
ward Another woman here would
stille Il this time forever. and would
KIN her You have wronged. but" he
ended with shrug. you will die to-
night
Eali sat still a long time. trying to
guess how knowledge Of the details OF
bis own life bad reached his compan-
ion. Was this mad philosopher a
friend Of hers? And even go. how hal
he OWNED that she sim held the great
CO place in DIS heart though be- had
been waHtouly alth.css TO herr Would
she mind were Lc in truth 10 die? lal
Doc any rieht 90 hope even that she
sinuld' Would che arce he said.
Your hour Is passed."
Rail- started aud turned ralo 20 the
.ipa iic SAW h.a visitors aspect hau
DANCED be- had become q phantom
creature with living face 4 terrible.
awful human phya.oguumy stared NJ
him with f.r.H.. .f .......... I...H..ftH NvIfv
Tie writhcd and wTcstcled. but the eye
dohed his movements. be could not
look away, an the nerves OF his body
the consciousness Of his mind. the yery
vitality OF his system. were absorbed
by paralyzing fear. Time brought nc
relaxation. every moment seemed an
eternity. PITY! pity" he cried. but
the gray eyes watched him. "Help'
help! help" The impotcnt words
echoed back on his hearing Ills voice
vas a whisper. he tried to listen for
the sound OF footsteps be- knew would
not come. then again, struggled with
supcrhuman enort 90 release himself
from the power OF HE phantom figure.
The CHASTITY iacc-and the eycs'-the
eyes that watched without mercy, But
slowly 90 torture lie was waning from
bis wear.cd frame. lie sank on the
sround. cIutchiHs az the rug with d.
tended nugers Marry" he murmured
aud the eyes SIN stared.
Susan Swift isi, herself awakened hy
"a hand 0u Aor shoulder Recollection
/ ui The haunted ruUm kept her ust,ulag
20 tho ihrauu,ug % LCi own heart. with
. eyes Gulb closed u Was a moment
/ which u,.as.ltaieI ODE s,auag o. a re-.
. 1--WE aup.uulu .l the face She d'l
500. however. az last, and behold 10th
iBs more ifeatuius than Mary ella
Cord. pale. indeed. as q ghost. aud hei
erglt oygs wide open as u Il were no,
. ,hc middle 90 tAe might and time f0r
reasonable beings al least 10 feel
lruwy
"Go up. Mia Swift OH quick.
. quick"
sIta arc'' slld su-aa. sitting up
suddenly
.No' ald The sir You mus, come
. ~lth me To- Mr sesue,l.s roomt"
. The American was fairly aghast Il
think not. she said. deliberately. Miss
CuG1rI. sou must be considerably
scared about something. but nothing
could !l.,iy sIga a prcpolicroua no
uou."
. 4 look of despair crcp; luto The glrls
/ face. She turned away Il though,
. gau. tC.as au American. would be-
. brave and kind though, could truz,
you but ! must 20 alone. '
. And in O moment she was al the door
, susan Isaped from her bed. she
F d.dut see Why an Amer can should De-
expected NOT o. mind rroallng ablu.
1 Jos The u.ld.e 20 the night 90 O u1a.
/ ts1uua. Tat che knew she wasn't 90
nr Co l,t Mary CLIFFORD 90 alone. aay.
how IS t0 feeling brFcHsho simply
! telt tcrr.1,l' They stole together
llong tbo gallery. down winding
. staircase. and thence through 90 inter
. mI1lble corridor Susan swift began
to ta,i ygry miserable 4 sen alton %.
. Gear uas growing over her. when sud.
. denly they both stopped. each affected
. hy some uuageouutablc emouoa. Mary
. turned -.ga' --i said gently. "You sr.
. 500 a'...ls'
"E u,re anything about me ina,
. LOOKS aa.I.' tta American answered
. Der heart On hDr mouth. Then they
went Ua through @ r.oat swing door
/ which sg.ucl Co cgt them oC from the
. hh.iabio part ~ the house. Neither
had ever been there before. yet Mary
FASTENED as one who knew the way hy
Instinct 80 last they stood still \
sense % Imminent calamity oycrpow
cred thsm both. then in a moment MARY
. Clifford opened a door. 4 keen drauEhl
cNturuIshed her candle as the tive
entered the room. A door opposite
thcn inside WAS open. and ca the foot
In a GOOD q light lay the body q Rail
. SJfvou
The unhappy rIrl knclt down and
ohsiod the dead hands "Ralf. Rali'
come back" she cried. dcspalr.ugly
/ "Anythinr. anything. only come back
Then the click Of turning lock VI
tmtcd through the room. The dooi
that lea nowhere had closed France.
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