Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-04-11
TRIED TO ESCAPE.


died on to the boat by the burly freight
handlers. and now she gave little sigh
of intermixed relief and suppressed ex-
citement as the big hawsers that held
the boat to the wharf were loosened and
flung into the water. She waited until
the men drew in the wet rope; then she
turned TO the scenes about her. What q
laby they seemed to be passing
through Tugs, pilotboats, ferries, all
seemed to be crossing and recrossing in
a most reckless manner as the Priscilla
plowed along independently, as if the
whole river were clear of distractions.
The sun was just setting. and New
York's tall buildings shot skyward.
black against the pink glow. There
were familiar domes and spires, but she
turned hastily from them and cast a
glance at Liberty, silent and impassive
with her upstretched arm.
A slight frown rose to her face as she
recalled that day they had landed there
from the yacht, and she bit her lips in
vexation at the reflection. "At any
rate it is all right now, she said to
herself while peculiar light stole into
her eyes. "This is the end of it all
couldn't do better than to 60 at once
and not let him know where 1t will
save all fruitless discussion. And-and
hate scene.
She stared steadily at the buildings
on Blackwell's island. They were very
misty and indistinct, and she passed her
hand rapidly over her eyes.
The deck was filling with passengers.
and she moved to more retired spot,
where she sat back and watched tho
shore grow dark and the lights come
out one by one. She pushed up the veil
she had worn and looked about her. 1t
was a curious crowd, it seemed to her
She had never travelled this way before
What mixture of refinement and vul-
garityl There We're man and wom
an eating out of some brown paper
bags. and inst beyond them man and
wife apparently CT her own set.
Well, she could go to her stateroom
early and so be by herself. She would
go down to dinner now. Alone? 1t gave
her peculiar sensation to think Of it,
Well. it was part of the penalty of run
ming away, as it were.
She rose to 20.
cam l just in time to take you
DOWN. a familiar voice said close be-
side her.
Her hand grasped the back Of the
camp chair. The motion, together with
a swaying of the boat, made her stag
ger for moment, but strong hand
hely her firmly. II shall be very glad
if you will go down with me-, he re-
reated.
She sat down again suddenly. "Did
you get my note?" she demanded.
"Of course drawing a chair and
speaking in a low voice as he readjust-
ed the wrap that had slipped from her
shoulders. "But you didn't suppose l
would obey. did you?" He smiled as
he spoke.
at was horrid of you, she replied
giving her shoulders shrug SO that the
wrap loosened again and fell to the
deck, where it lay unheeded, ''perfect-
ly horrid. y
He made no reply to the charge.
"You knew we couldn't keep on this
way, she continued in grieved voice
sit was misunderstanding misunder-
standing, all the time, and of course
that WASH t-wasn love. She hest
tated and glanced quickly at the figure
beside her. His eyes were on the pass
ing landscape.
"And | didn't want any scene. It's
horrid and common to make scene. y
She swallowed hastily. "And SO wrote
the note and ended it all, and just came
away, so as to get rid of all this. And
now you've followed me. She spoke
Indignantly and beat Il tattoo on the
deck with her foot
He looked at her gravely for an in
slant, then turned again to the darkness
outside. ~ don think You can realize
what it is he said, his eyes on a dis
tant revolving beacon, "to ask man to
give up what is more than life to him. !"
The light from the powerful lens
blazed full upon them, rested for Il
moment. and then left them in darkness
once more.
Il couldn't give you up that way, y
he went on, his hand impulsively steal
ing out and taking hers. "For if did
it would be for all time, and so l was
bound to make one more fight. When |
found that you were gone just risked
the chance of it being this way, because
you had always insisted on never going
by this line. and SO, being woman, |
thought you'd take it now"
The hand in his made feeble at
tempt to withdraw. but he held it close.
ut wasn't nice of you" she said
suddenly, as if new thought had struck
her. "because I'm alone, you know.
and il any one we know should see US
together -
The darkness covered his smile. "Nice
women can travel alone. he replied,
"but then. / thought that perhaps we
might turn this into sort of an antewed-
ding journey. you know. We can get
of at Newport the boat touches ut A
and be married early and then keep or
| to the mountains. In fact, ! wired tt
your aunt to meet us-and Bennett,
too.
There was moments pause. >
II thought this looked like you. q
woman s gay voice broke in. "Dear me,
how nice and secluded you are. I've
been trying to convince Richard that il
was YOU" She turned and beckoned tc
her husband on the other side Of the
deck.
lawfully jelly to find you two, dom
sou know" Mr. Clifford rejoined as ht
rev up a sent for his wife and hapdet