Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-12

1s>irium and every time Z footstep
| passed the door she would turn her
poor weak head to see II Il was he ut
last. >-s ~ --
I walked to the window and looked
out ut the now calm. quiet ocean.
Should | do II? Could ! do It? For
one terrible moment fate trembled tn
the balance. and then turned away
feeling that hope was dead In my
heart. But. my mind made up, DO II
| would.
He came to our sitting room In re-
spouse to my note asking for few
minutes conversation. ! had resolved
to meet him coldly; there was no other
| way.
Mr.. Faversham." said. after shak-
Ing hands with him. my sister would
like to see you. ] think you know
why"
He looked at me. and his face grew
pale beneath the bronze.
II am glad to hear that she Is so
much better as to be able to see stran-
gers. Miss venetia." he said
molstened my lips, they were dry
and burning. with glass of water that
stood on the table beside me.
You are hardly a stranger" ! said.
with n smile.
Then. before l knew 1t he had ME in
his arms.
"Oh. my darling" he cried. II love
| you-you. Don't YOU know it?' @
hastily disengaged myself from his
| embrace and stepped back toward the
door. could at least leave the room
II 1t grew too embarrassing. He fol-
lowed me.
"Do you mean to say that you don't
care for me. Venetia? p he said.
I shook my head. I could not trust
to words.
IL won't believe It," he said. fiercely.
mot II you were to tell me 1t 10000
| times over"
summed up all my strength. ~
II am sorry. Mr.. Faversham. that
you have misunderstood my sentiments
and feelings toward you. They have
been friendly. hut nothing more. have
always regarded you as my sisters
lover"
could say no more. There was a
long silence. Guy had walked to the
window and stood there like statue,
stern and immovable. At last he
turned.
You wish me to marry your sister,
| Venetian"
ut will save her life." whispered.
"And you do not love me-you never
could love meT'
II shall always love you as brother.
Guy"
| Without another word he left me.
listened to his step till heard 1t in the
distance like an echo. and then went
TO my room and prayed that ! might
die.
About three months after that fatal
day we took Margaret home. She was
much better: nut my health had broken
down so during her illness that the doc
tors recommended n thorough change
| for me: so three weeks after their de-
clsion | sailed for Europe.
| received letters regularly from Mar
garet and in each one she spoke Of her
casually that she had seen Mr.. Faver-
sham that day. or the day before.
| At last the news came. They were
engaged and were to he married very
soon. | was not to come home, for
they would join me to spend their
honeymoon. that Guy and my dear
sister may learn to know each other
better" wrote Margaret. Know each
other better! Was not my cup Of bit
terness full enough without this added
drop?
| But ii was written that never was
TO meet the man l loved as the hus-
band of another Two days after thew
sailed from New York the gallant ship
went down with all on board. my sis
ter and her husband among them. NY
sacrifice had been in vain. for now l
had lost them both. and my darling
never knew how deeply l had loved
him.