The morning times., 1897-02-27
Don't think of me-" she gasped

Don't think of me-" she gasped
Lets see your face, Hannah Here, hold
up your chin. I'm hungry for good, long
sight of you"
He turned her face to the fire. Very beau
tiful she looked in that soft light He gazed
at her mournfuIly.
My Hannah!'
He kissed her on the lips. She suffered
the caress Her proud face quirered: her
eyes burned
$50 cold!'' he cried, snatching at her
hand why is this?''
Then, her womannood melting, she held
out her arms in invitation to him, and
murmured his name tenderly. He gath
cred her to his breast.
'Ah, no, )" she murmured,i in Il little while
I'VE must not daily, John. You must
take horse and away"
Not yet lie said. There is no danger
yet Let me stay here an hour at least,
that l may make sure of just little JOY.
Think how hard it would be to ride away
from you and meet death after all!''
"Oh, my love, my dear love," she moaned,
and touched his worn face with her
fingers
He moved to take her il his arms again,
and his chains clanked on the floor.
"Ah, file he said.
She had it at hand, and brought it to
him. He knelt upon the ground, and
she crouched beside him whilst he rasped
at his bonds
Il used to see you on the hill when
you rode OUT he said. THAT was a
sIgn?''
"A sign she answered
Il understood, and knew that you were
near me-"
MY guiltless onel
''Ah, God, yesl. My Hannah. 1t helped
me to endure. 1t kept me from madness.
/ could hope and pray with you near
me-"
MY poor lovei"
1--WE will be happy yet, my Hannah!"
She smiled and nodded. Il have made
such cunning schemes" she breathed. 1T
is all planned. If today had happened a
year ago or ten years hence it would be
the same. The opportunity always comes
at last Now, listen and admire
Mark waits for you at st. BoZe To take
you over to the new world!''
"our new world!"
Her gaze had fallen suddenly upon his
heavy irons; a racking sob burst from her.
The life and sparkle died out of her face.
She wept aloud.
''Oh, the cruel chains!" she cried.
"No, no." he murmured, soothing her
distress. You must not cry so. You
have been so brave!"
Il am a woman" she answered.
''Thc woman!" he exclaimed. See how
straight came to you. There, there, my
love- let me kiss away your tearsl'
The file lay idle on the floor whilst he
held her in his arms.
A peddler happened to pass along the
road that night, on his road to Market
Wander He saw the lights burning in
Hannah Wray's window and entered her
garden, intending to knock at the door
and offer his wares to the good wife of
the house. Hearing voices, however, AMI
seeing that no blind or curtains obscured
the window, he was moved by idle curiosity
to play the spy. Then he went scuddng
up the high road at great pace.
There was knot of soldiers outside
1.-The Home Tap" in circle of yokels.
The peddler burst upon them with his
news.
So said Shepherd GUrney, after there
had been much palaver of questions and
answers; sit was for this she come among
Us, hey!"
Not so mad, after ALL quoth Joshua
the Snip II misdoubted her from the
first, wi her on-Christian ways an her
harse an her gallivantin'. Twas all of a
plot, dye see.''
''Tis pretty, too, lads, in the womtn, -
said the Parish Clerk. II doubt but you'd
be glad O. such q heart in your own wives.
To be near her man! There could ha'
been little plot in it. She must just ha'