The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-26

the necessary changes, and IN silence
drank the tea / had brewed for her.
Come TO my room with me" she whis-
pered as with quiet feet We crossed the
stone flags and went up the wooden stair
that led TO her room.
When She was in bed she bade me put
out the light and lie down beside her.
SIN silent. we lay there In the darkness
Tor at The side of the house the hill gloom
prevailed and moreover the bind was
doWn-drawn. 1 thought the weary moan
ing Of the wind would make my very hear'
sob.
Then, suddenly, Morag put her arms
about me and the tears streamed warm
about my neck.
Hush Morag-aghray. hush mo-run''
whispered in her ear. Tell me what I
u.s. dearl Tell me what It isl
80 Mary. and ! loved him sol 1 loved
him"
Il know il. dear: I knew Il all along"
1 thought her sobs would never cease
hll her heart was broken, 50 l questioned
her again.
Yes" she said. gaspingly. Eyes, loved
him when Muireal and 1 were in the
South together. / met him a month OF
more before ever she saw him. He loved
me. and / had promised 20 marry him.
ne wished: for he said his father would
Aever agree. And then he was angry,
and we quarreled. And 10. / was glad
too, for / did not wish 20 marry an En-.
llshman-Or 20 live in a dreary city; but
but-and then he and Muireall met. and
he gave all hrs thoughts TO her, and she
her love 10 him"
And now?"
"Now?-Now Aluirean is dead"
"Dead2 O Morag, dead. O poor Mui-
reall that we loved SOL But did you see
her? Was she alive when you reached
her?"
NO. T.ut she was alone. And now.
Mary. listen. Here is a thing | have 10
tell you. When Ealasaid Cameron, that
was my mothers mother, was GIRL she
had a cruel sorrow She had two sisters
whom she loved with an her heart. They
were twins. Silis and Moras one day an
English officer a, Fort william took Silis
away with him as his wife. And then she
discovered she was no wife, for the man
was already welded 10 a woman In the
south She left him that night II was
bitter weather and md-Winter. She
reached home through a wild snow drltt
II killed her But before she died she
said 10 Morag. He has killed me- Ana
Morag understood. So 10 was that, before
any wind OF spring blew upon that snow
the man was dead"
When Morag stopped here she said no
more, did not NJ first realize what she
meant 70 tell me. Then II hashed upon
me.
20 Morag. Moragl" I exclaimed. terri
fed. But Mofag. 20 you knoW-you VIII
not"
VIII not" she repeated with a strange
snatch I'm her voice.
Listen Mary. While I lay beside my
darling Mulrcan. weeping and moaning
over her and she so fair. with such ST.
lence where the laughter had always been
heard the door open. looked up IL
was Jasper Morgan.
You are TOO late I said ! stared
at the man who had brought mr.. ana mo
this sorrow. There was no light ABOUT
him ~ an. as l had always thougnt he
was only man as other men are Out
with a cold. selfish heart ana loNeiess
eyes.
She sent for me 70 come back 70 her
he answered. though I saw his lace grow
ashy gray as ne looked at Muireall ana
saw that she was dead
" She is dead. Jasper Morgan
Dead2 Dead?'
Aye, dead. II is uron YOU. her DEAN.
Her you have slain. as though with your
sword you carry
At that he BIT his lip TIL the blood came
1t Is a lie. he cried. 1t Is lie'
Morag.'
II laughed.
Why do you laugh. MoragT he asked.
in swift anger.
Once more I laughed.
Why do you laugh like that, girl!
But did not answer. Cons l seo'