Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-06-03

myself a boy again; I was in love Win
yau not only for your beauty. u LOT
syervthing YOU said and did. Good
God. I adored you, Eva. Then tnero
was that change; that doubt. that
dreadful time. 1 cannot remember IL
all now: and / felt so forlorn ana
broken.hearted. | could have died then,
Eva, Eva"
.You were so miserable? Aud you
did NOT come to meg'
.sNo.'
but. good heavens, why not!
II wanted to 20 to you" 49,,
"And why did you not do IL. then!
Again he sat lost N thought; his a
seemed clouded.
.Ah, yes. think I remember all
about 1t now" he said. slowly. Il
wanted to go--and then BERTHE said
What did BERTHE sayT
THAT he thought me a foil FOR my
pains; a coward. and 4 eur. ani "a
fool"
But whyp'
Because you disaclieved my word"
And them"
Il thought perhaps he was right. and
did not 60"
She flung herself ~ q sofa in utter
woe. weep;rg pass'onateis.
Then it was what Bartie said2' she
cried, r~eproachfully.
Yes; nothing else he said. mum
They were both silent. hen EVA
sat upright again. shivering; her face
was white and blOOdless, her eyes
fixed with a dull, vacant glare, like
weathersd glass.
'Oh, Frank she cr~ied-"Frank, l
am so frightened! 1t is coming!"
what, what?" he asked, in alarm.
II feel It coming upon me!' she
moaned, painting. 1T Is like the sound
of distant thunder, droning In my
ears and In my brain. Great heavens!
1t Is close to me! Frank, oh, Frank!
II is above me, over me. The thunder
Is over my head" She shrieked and
fought the air with her arms, as If 70
beat something off, and her slender
frame was convulsed as If from a Sc
ries of mysterious electric shocks.
Her breath came rattllng in her throat.
Then she tottered, and he thought she
would have fallen. He clasped her In
his arms.
EVd, eva. ne CTleU.
She allowed him to drag her TO the
sofa without making any resistance,
happy in his embrace in spite Of her
Authorization: and there she remained,
sitting by him, with his arm around
her. covering against his breast.
Eva. come, Eva, what is il that
ails your
1T has passed over" she murmured,
almost inaudibly. "Yes, 1t is gone now
1t is gone. 1t has come over me so
often lately; 1t comes roaring on. slow
ly and stealthily, and then it breaks
over my head, shaking me to the core;
and then 1t goes away, dies away
away. . / am In such terror OF IL;
IL Is like n monster which comes bel
lowing at me, and it frightens me SO.
What can it be-"
Il cannot tell; overweight nerves.
perhaps" he said, consOlingly.
"Oh! hold me close" she said. ear
essingly: 'hold me tightly TO you.
When l an alone, after 1t has passed
When I am alone, after 1t Is past, 1
am left in such deadly fear; but now
now l have you-you once more. You
will not east me from you again: you
will protect me, your poor little Eva,
will you not? All! yes, 1 have you
back now I knew. 1 felt, | should
have you back some day; and / have
made papa come to ~Scheveningen ey-
cry summer. / had an idea that you
must be somewhere In Holland-at the
Hague or Sc%heveningen: and that ir
We were ever to meet again Il would
be here. And now it has happened,
and l have you once more. Hold me
tightly nOw-in both arms-both arms.
Then l shall not BE- frightened
She chung more slosely to his breast,
her head IN his shoulder; and then, IL
n voice like a child's:
Look" she said, holding out her
wrist.
WHAT" asked he.
THAT little scar. You did that
81 did,"
"Yes; you clutched me by the wrists
He felt utterly miserable, In spite Of
having found her again, and he COW
r the line Of the scar with kisses.
She laughed quietly.
1T is a bracelet" she said. lightly.