Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-25

AND she almost did So with a bend of her
mead, which just allowed him to catch a
si He Was OF as Two Startling dimples
'hlS woman well, but at this moment she
was as 1ncomDrehehsible to him as f he
l!ao never made study of her caprices
and ever shifting expressions.
am sensible of the honor" said he
out hardly understand how / have earned
stu that incomprehensible look of ad-
hlirauon continued to illumine her face.
L did not know | could ever think so we'll
of YOU" she declared IF YOU do NOT take
care l. shall end by loving you some day."
an! ne CALCULATED, his face contracting
win sudden pain; your love, then, is but
potentlality. Very well, Amabel: keen If
so and you will be spared much misery
AS tor me, who have not been as wise as
you 80 "i"e as
>. "Frederick"' She had come so near he
face. with its indefnable charm. was raised
" iiis as she dropped these words one by
one one from her lips in lingering cadence:
much?" tN' e'i' eo 'eiS
He was angry; possibly because he felt
ms resolution failing him. you known
ne hotiy began, stepping back Then. with
d as, sudden burst of feeling that was almost
ne prayer ne resumed: DO not tempt
. fiiidpei nave trouble enough with
out lamenting the failure of my first stead
fast purpose
an. she said. stopping where she was,
itotn wig MIN toward her by every
mi.cnely OF Which her mobile features were
capable; your generous imnulse has
strengthened into purpose, has it? Well
m not worth It, Frederick
~ anu more aStounded; understanding
ne, less tnan ever, but charmed by looks
| mat would have moved an oncbor,ta h
ouiieu MS mead away in a vain attempt to
escape an influence that was SO rapidiv
undermining his determination.
meahhess IL bespoke, and In the triumph of
her. laugh " ESCAPE
r Insr voice, as have before said, was I'M
was Ga,,o inough effective, but her laugh
was restrained to a mere rinnIe "a NOW
iou VIII come to Springfield soon" she
aSowed, Shipping from before him. so as
~ . tensf Ine way to the door open.
husky, and the involuntary onening az
shutting or his hands revealed the emotion
unoer which he was laboring. DO Won
80 th me lou nave acknowledged 1t now
ano tnen, but always as if YOU did not
| mean it. Now you acknowledpe tbat !, ~.
iaS some Gay, and this time as if Won did
meal II. What is the truth? Tell me, with
dead eo earnas, OF assembling. for 1 am in
uoau earnest, and" He paused choked
| ano turned toward the window where Int
| a, Nv minutes before he had taken that
| solemn oath. The remembrance of II
| TI,L; ~ come back with the movement
No. hs Win a new agitation. he wheeled
say hothing. If you swbre you did NOT
Nv me l should not believe it, and if YOU
smo5e mat you did should only find II
| that 10 iepeat what must again be said
that union between us can never take
| to-" 5iA' ttoeiiih proHlse
w. Well, well Why do yoa stop? Am 50
hard to talk to that theawords viii not S
! leave your lips" ls "-Ai iiot
II have promised MY father will never
~ LAZY you He feels, thatrhe has grounds
ere nuIp,alht against You. and as owe him
HI; He stopped amazed She was looking at
| her lips ~" laugh sun on
Tell the truth" she whispered. 'I know
~ Wnat extent You consider your fathers
| Misies. fCu think You ought not to marry
are alter what took place last night. Fred
| siiA, /! IKE you for this evidence of con-
fot r asion on your part. but do not struggle
| eou relentlessy with your conscience. I
tan forgive much more in you than you
| mink and II you really love me-
| SIP Let US understand each other"
ne haa turned mortaEy pale and met her
/ ~ d es win something akin to alarm. What
l did not know there was anything said
py us IN our talk together
| 90 not allude to our talk"
/ Of-of IN the one dance we had
| frederick, dance Is innocent"
/ f,, Inc WORD seemed to strike him with the
innocent" he repeated, innocent" be-
| c,ming paier still as the full weight Of her
| meaning broke gradually upon him.
| IoiioWed You into town., she whisper
ett coming closer, and breathing the words
INTO ms us, ear: But what I saw you do
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