The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-01

Don't think of me-" she gasped.
let's see your face. Hannah. Here,
hold up your chin. I'm hungry for a
good long sight of you"
He turned her face to the fire. Very
beautiful she looked in that soft light
he gazed at her mournfully.
my Hannah"
He kissed her ON the lips. She suf.
fered the caress. Her proud face
quivered; her eyes burned.
$50 coldl" he cried, snatching at her
hand. "Why is this?"
Then, her womanhood melting, she
held out her arms in invitation to him,
and murmured his name tenderly. He
gathered her TO his breast
"Ah, no." she murmured, In a little
while. "We must not daily, John. You
must take horse and away"
mot yet" he said. There is no
danger yet. Let me stay here an hour
mt least, that may make sure of just
a little Joy. Think how hard it would
he to ride away from you and meet
death after ALL"
"Oh, my love, my dear Lowell" she
moaned, and touched his worn face
with her fingers.
He moved to take her in his arms
again, and his chains clanked ON the
floor.
"Ah. . fIey' hr said
She had it at hand, and brought II TO
him. He knelt upon the ground, and
she crouched beside him whilst he
rasped at his bonds.
II used TO see you on the hill when
you rode out" he said. "That was a
kign9"
"A sign" she answered.
IL understood, and knew that you
were near me-"
my guiltiess omei"
Ged,r ryest-M My HaaHaAt It
helped me TO endure. It kept me from
madness. / could hope and pray with
you near me-" Il
my poor love!"
"we will be happy yet. my Hannah!"
She smiled and nodded. 'T have
made such cunning schemes" she
breathed. 1t is all planned. Ifto-day
had happered a year ago or ten years;
hence it wousd be the same The oppor,
sunity always comes at last. =
Now, listen and admire. Mark waits
5or you at Saint Boze to take you over
40 the new wDridl''
Our new world"
Her ga1ehad fallen suddenly upon his
heavy irons; a ranling sob burst from
her The life and sparkle died out of |
Ter face. She wept aloud.
"Oh, the cruel chainsl" she cried.
mo, no." he murmnred, soothing her
dis'rzS. "You must not cry so. You
have been 80 braxel" |
"I am q woman" she answered.
The woznaDs" he exclaimed. "See
how straight came to you. There,
there, my love, let me kiss away your
tearri"
The fIs lay idle ON the floor whilst
he held her In his arms.
A p1ilar happened TO pass along the
road that night, on tis road to Market
He saw heEights burning in
Wrsy's window and entered
her gaxdsn- intending to knock at the
ioor and offer his wares TO the good
wife Of fhe house. Hearing voices,
however, and seeing that no blind or
curtains dbscuzed the window, he was
moved by idle curiosity to play the
spy. Then he went scntiding up the
high road at a great pace.
There was a Knot of soldiers outside
The Home Tap" in a circle of yokels.
The pedlar burst upon them with his
news.
"So," said Shepherd Gurney, after
here had been much palaver of ques-
lions aud answers; "it was for this she
come among us, hey!"
'Not SO mad, after all, quoth Joshua
The Snip. II nrisdoubted her from the
irst, wi her oD-Christian ways an her
,arse an her ga1ivsntin'. Twas all of
} plot, dye see"
"'Tis pretty, too. lads. in the wom-
an" said the Parish Clerk "I doubt
sut you'd be glad o. such heart in
your own wives. To be near her man!
There could ha' been little plot in IL.
she must just ha' waited am prayed, I
VOW. Seems like an answer a'most, to
me"
"0ut upon such giddy reasonin'l"
rried the Shepherd angrily. "Th' Al
mighty would never put such slight
upon the British Constitution as TO take
'ides wi it's law-breakers. IL girds me
TO hear such sentimental talk from n
lettercd man, now"
Happen he was innocent, dye see"
cried the Clerk.
The sergeant interposed. "Tell me
nbout this woman"
They 'yhelmed him in a food OF
words. He oade them be silent, and
drew his men aside.
Presently they mounted their horses
and rode of. with half the town strsg-
Cling behind them
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'crsons take them, they are 20 Effective tnat
he most obstinate cases ~ constipation. head.
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