The Newtown bee., 1898-08-26

our good friends are getting on, shall
be greatly obliged"
In her heart she was thinking with
kqenaE: cit oblyI9eedh tHisE romantic
adventure to complete the mischief !
Guy saving her life! must give the
! boy warning. 1 cannot have Catherine
Engaged to man poor and fettered by
debts under my roof. What would her
mother think of my carer"
The next morning she contrived,, an
hours talk with him alone, In her
especial den, where the 1lriftwood fire
.shone in ethereal and sitvery:. tongues of
violet flame. She began BY speaking of
letter Just received from Mrs Manning.
''She will not Join us until we return to
Boston. Idon't half-fancy havin the
responsibility of so charming a young
lady," she remarked smiling.
- Guy flushed al little, bat ihstea Id of
changing the subject, asked her many
questions about her old friendship with
The ManniDgs. -, .>-,~-. =
AAS GUNSEuUE
family never saw Frederic Ma inning
or his people. I've heard he was very
handsome, very wild, ,. and she, shrugged
her shoulders as il shes might say more,
81 MARY Wexford war passionately in love,
at nrst sight, they say but when met
her. she was a widow, and I1ethought
strangely reserved and cold. n,,"c,f 81
Guy told herof GATHERINGS childhood.
"Strange," she said dmusipgty.4 q That
| does not sound like the old governor.
Sorrow, calamity, he, seemed to bear like
Roman ' disgrace he would never have
endured moment. But never dream
ed the child had such feeling for her
''' "shs shIli.0 Il blIp A. al aba day.,
said Guy.
I 2 Her aunt looked at him keenly.
|. 7n 'ssGny, you have always felt yourself
bound by yopr .fstherss1 debts, -boaRd
not to let others suffer Through his m4s,
takefaa to Keep hfs. honor: unstained, "a am h
kyen free to marty? ssfsn't it periloq foi
;yoa' itos epjoYn this intimate frien hshiI
with SO lovely q girl? Is it right fol
you-for her?' Her voice sank little
as she caught sight of Guys face it look
ed 30 white in the strange fame OF the
~drfftwood.l ~ a Z. 80
1.-The only safe thing is to CO." 81 e ad
ed after pause.
Aunt" and Guy laughed little un
steadily, Elf you knew sentence Of deatl
was passed would you grudge the ma,
three short days?"
IN poor boy! Is it so-bad as that p
| Guy also recognized it better to leave
! Catherine every morning fe'awa 10 re
solved to 60, every evening he wa still
there. Not only was there the bite rnas
of losing, but also the bitterness I'D, Al
! FEeproaehed himself for the selfishness o
1 dis thought r14of another 4 4 Winning her
r Mr. Fleming was an ardent sutton, ant
Catherine liked him .lr How tcouid sh
help liking the a,tnan ghtfoIwar,
4 young Engiishmens how could she help
fGny asked himself with a keen pang
: contracting him with such a -laggard a
he must seem to be? II she only new
but if he told her, would it not be d N IN
manly effort to hold off from any Ioths
hand the prize he dared not take an
keep for his very own? Suddenly til
blow FELL
" There was always a dance In the even
ing oF nasie One IL. night While slo,
waltz was breathing outoibseaxquisit
throbbing melody. and he felt HtheI spel
T; of her eyes, tenderiy lliin6us, ti1e i'm
!, palsereama to nend sie.a THeafhad begu
! Elishtiy with some pretty beech pf tn
.Ilove that belonged go her BY right; all q
4 once he paused and aadad :4~ sat
{ "Rut no 1b3er win ever lovsag ,ys90ad mor
. than Your friend 4
j III Not lever, no. he rgenoaanoed love an
T T IT'D, hope, 4 She would understand..s
She did understand. Her silence, th
sudden look OF surprise, pain, assure
8 him that his words had reached their AID
4 He.fels-a-mad impulse.to recall them, t
ii break dit atss7 once into * PASSIONS
/. ayowal igfsllis love, % plead for hope
9. Life, aof heavens but already ndshe ha
Emovea from his eide She h4a li1onps
y a rose as she turned aways Quickly |
yllaid sdn bis breast. .sGod 5hlass 90,
& deaf 4 SAID, 81, he lobkA once more
& bheeperfect head, the downcastaRyes, tt
swees, aniilng lips, G { & % 9s g1s,s s
y 'yod bless ypF, dear II sn :: ga5phe
g Imuredyin his dreams. IS .eaoa $50
+ When he awoke next morning itdmss