The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-22
"a AyLoVEN STORY;
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by AMELIA {. BARR
COPYRIGHT, BY ROBERT BosNIa's soHsJ

| of the heirs from it IN case OF any acel'
dent to himself.
When all duties were performed ne
left at once for Galashiels; but it was
after midnight when he arrived. He
had thought of nothing but Katherine
on his journey. yet he could make no
definite plan for an interview with her.
Finally he resolved to 60 to Doctor
Telfair. 1t might be that he could
make confdant of him. He was be-
ginning to feel the weight of his dis
appointment and the uncertainty of his
position very much. He craved sym
pathy; he wanted some person to say
to him: "You are doing right"
It was Friday morning, and the doc
tor was busy on his Sunday sermon,
but he met Mowbray with unaffected
pleasure, and listened with great in
terest to the young mans story.
IT knew of the gypsy, Annot," he
said, "but I never heard of the mar
riage nor yet of the child. Squire
Reginald must have made her bis wife
Immediately after entering the classes
at Edinburgh; for during his last year
in college he was deeply in love with a
woman whom also loved-the daugh-
ter of ono of our professors. How
ever, sir, your course is quite clear.
You cannot ask the laird of Levens-
hope for the hand of his ward, Miss
Janfarie, until your right in Mowbray
is absolute and undoubted. When do
you leave for America"
Tomorrow afternoon, if I can
speak with Miss Janfarie in time to
catch the steamer. I expected to see
Miss Telfair. I have been disap-
pointed. -
my daughter is at Levens-hope.
She will return about eleven o'clock.
Katherine will be sure to convey her
part of the way home. Why not 60
and meet them?"
81 will, sir"
"You had better leave your/horse
here and take the upper roa&"l
He nQddsd pleasantly to the sug-
LEestions and followed both. The upper
road was very private; he would not
be likely to meet any one on it, unless
it was ashepherd counting his flock
or little child going a amessage for its
nanny. And from it's elevation he
could see the girls leave Levens-hope,
and 30 arrange matters as to descend
to their level at the most favorable
point.
All happened rs we'll as he could
have desired. Just before reaching
the stile by which Leavenswood was
entered, the girls began to linger; then
they stood still, and it was evident
Katherine was hesitating about her re-
turn, and equally evident that Jessy
was urging her to 60 back, for the mid
day sun was very hot, and there was
no shade after the wood was passed,
the road then being bare path over
the mountain breast
He forsaw that Jessy would gain
her way, and that he might meet
Katherine at the stile leading into the
wood. So he hurried through the
timber and across the patches of moss
berries, and when he reached the
stone wall which enclosed the planta-
ton, he saw Katherine resting beneath
it. She sat upon the grass, large
tree overshadowed her, and she was
almost up to her chin in purple fox.
glove bells.
He called her, and she stood up,
eager, all attent. all radiant with
smiles. The next moment his arm
was around her and his face against
her face, and they were laughing soft
ly together.
II knew you were coming" she
whispered. "I felt sure you were
near me-"
Fora few moments their rapture had
the perfection of all that is spontane-
GUS. In them Mowbray forgot his
anxiety and Katherine forgot her fears
and her position. Then consideration
came and forced them to realize that
they were yet bound by mortal con-
ditions.
"You must come with me to the
Saints Well, my sweet Katherine" !"
said Mowbray. II have something
important to tell you, and there it is
not likely we shall be disturbed"
So, still full of childlike happiness,
they went hand in hand over the stile,