St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-01-21

such a confessor.
why, l forgive you anything, every
thing. What is there am not bound to
forgive, after to-night!"'. s5
| But i do not want it that way. You
shall not be bound. Let us be more
explicit; suppose I should tell you
| plainly that l am not what you think I
am" III
II think you are a gentleman and d
true friend. Are you not that?" asked
Faith,
| 81 hope so, and much more as much
more than your friend, as you will
| allow ts,,f. 5.
/ THAT is enough said. Faith, hur-
riedly. Yes; enough to thank Heaven
| fer, after such a night as this!t Think of
the place where might have beenIefti
Now, good night, and more thanks than
can sayi"
But Darcie would not take his dis
| missal. @Must I go?''' he frankly de-.
SPARED. "And I have not the dimnest
idea how / shall ever see you again.
"But I am always here, if you really
| wish to see me-" Faith smiled sedately
in the darkness. 1T would be strange
if we forgot all about you, after what
you have done for u.s.
THAT is the last thing I should wish
you to remember me for!' Darciel
spurned her gratitude.
"Well, / can't help but thank you,
whether you like it or not. If my IA.
ther should ask you to dinner, would
you despise that sort of remembrance,
too?,, 8s
There was an unexpected silence.
Then Darcie said:
1T is not likely I shall be asked to
dine at the Big Horn. The Black Dwarf
is small affair, and ana miner
partner Of Mike McGowan."
"a miner may, be anybody" said
might turn up and injure me with you.'
Faith. She spoke coldly, and Darcie,
though he could not see her face, knew
she was hurt. IIe was furious with his
absurd entanglements, from which he
longed to tear himself free, all at once,
before it should be too late; he could
hot even tell her what they were.
"You think am mysterious
II have no reason to think so; no
mystery is needed to account for your
net caring to dine with my father
after tonight. y r.re~-s.s.i isz.a-s7>s---
Heaven and earth! " groaned Darcie.
81 told you it would stick. Yet you
would understand it, if could only tell
you"
twill understand" said Faith, quick
ly, without understanding. Good
nightl"
He kept hold of her hand while she
hurriedly warned him: 81 heard them
go to the other door, but they are COM
ing here now. Good night-you must
go!"
"Please-one moment!" heaentreated.
"There was something wanted to say
TO you-just for the last word, to re-
member. Do you know flower they
call the. mountain lily? You never
could forget it f-you saw it. never
knew before tonight why it was here
the exquisite thing-a perfect won
der! But every coming has it's her.
aids; there are foretokens of Joy as
well as sorrow. I found you when i
found the mountain lily. Oh, do you
understand me-my joy-my sorrow?
Which is it going to be? No; I don't
ask YOU! Don't tell mel i,'.-sae-~ess''e.'s esa1
t.You are crazy" gasped Faith.
81 know it. But at least there's ex-
cnse for it. I have found you, my
mountain lily!" 40
He dropped his face. an instant on her
hand. Then he rushed for his horse and
rode away.
Where are you going?" Faith called
after him, for he had taken, or rather
Colonel had taken, the lower road, to
the stable. Faiths horse, tied to the
hitching post, whinnied after his COM
rade. Darcie did not hear the girls
call, but he had discovered his mis-
take, and was making it unpleasant
for Colonel. There was a scuff1ing of
hoofs in the road, a grunt from the
horse as he was forced around in the
way he did not want to go, and back
they came, and charged up the trail |
into the deep timber. Faith had
laughed weakly until she cried. She
was shocked at herself for laughing;
but that was not why she cried.
SO, father, father!" she whispered,
tragically. But that was not why she |
cried. There was stir underneath the |
dark porch, after the girIhad gone slow |
ly, giddily, up the stairs, and the house |
door had shut .4 @ Z
"That horse was Colonel. Where's |
the old man, then?" voice inquired.
aI guess they've put him in his little |
bed somewhere between here and |
Canon Creek; at the Black Dwarf,
likely" another voice rejoined
'sAt the Black Dwarf. you bet. That
was McGowan's pardner, the English
man. said a. heavy, suppressed voice,
in d tone of authority. -~g@se=
Lads, did, ye hear him chewin' the
scenery, givin' himself away like a
Tn notewhat yes think /
am says he.e .I'nlin cruel equizzical |
position. You're solid there, me chap
ypull find it There's
comm a snowslide in these mountains,
and some that's on top now will be lyin'
Underneath, and they won't be. lookin'
Tor their hat!" -
There were dissenting voices to this
implied train OF reasoning. /
whats he got to do with snow
slides?a askedsone.
"You can't make evidence out of
such rot as he was talkin'," said an.
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