The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-26
nusncc. that was 80 rapidly undermining his

%luence, that was 30 rapidly undermining his
determination.
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m Her voice c;,S as ! hayS before said, was nn:
deliciousiy sweet, especiSlly when It was re-
stralned 70 a mere ripple, as now.
avowed. slipping from before him so as TO
le% aYm ths TAy II h. the yo% door r oPe s,ror,a,v ,r.,v
and the involuntary opening and shutting OF
MS hands revealed the emotion under which
have Ia Sa ackp 9eSGtaRE' Il pG now yoS and ipy tIom mel but i al.
WAYS as, II you did not mean II. Now YOU ac-
knowledge tina, you may some day, and THE
am in dead earnest, and"'% lie paused.
but a few minutes before he had taker TINT
solemn oath, The remembrance Of 4 seemed
with a new agitation. he wheeled upon her
sharply. \ no.. he prayed. say. nothing.
~ btslgISSnn sWWore you did not love me should not
should only find It harder to repeat what must
again be said. that. a union between us can
never take. place. l have given my solemn
Well, well, Why do you .stop2. Am I so
hard TO talk to that the words will not leave
have promised my father ! will never
COMPLAINT against you, and as 1 owe him
He. stopped amazed. She was looking at
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Tell the truth" she Whispered. II know
wishes, You think you ought not to marry me
after what took place last night. Frederick. |
your part. but do not struggle too relentlessly
with your conscience. | can forgive much
more In you than You think. and II you really
Stop! Let us understand each other" He
Md Tlth t%Fned m9r aEIh to 1 alarm and ! mSf ne DO e S9s
allude to In speaking OF last night? ] did not
know that there was anything said by us in
Il do NOT allude to our talk"
"Or-or In the one dance we had
Frederick. q dance Is innocent"
The word seemed to strike him with the
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meaning broke gradually upon him.
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not keep me from chewing you i yon say,
forth F!hy O c!6d jiyes are one"
1t was ali he said. but It seemed to create a
gulf between them. In the silence that fol-
lowed the evil spirit, latent.beneat her beauty
which nc, lonaer called into view the iimples
WHICH belong to R%uileless mirth. while upon
words had passed, there appeared nm express
sion Of manly resistance that betrayed a yir-
tue which, as yet had never appeared in his
selfish and altogether reckless life.
he presently made evident by lifting his hand
and pushing her slowly back.
Il do not know what you saw me do" sail
he. but. whatever 1t was. 1t can make no diff
ference in our relations"
Her whisper. which had been but a breath
before. became scarcely audible.
Il did not pause at the gate you entered"
said she. Il went IN. after you"
A gasp of irresistible feeling escaped him.
but he did not take his eyes from her face.
1T was q long time before you came out"
she went on, but before that time the shade
OF q, certain, window was thrust aside and
Hush" be commanded in :uncontrollable
passion. pressing his hand with impulsive en-:
ergy against. her mouth. No another word
OF that. or l shall forget you are a woman
or that / have ever loved YOU"
Her eyes, which were all she had remaining
to plead with. took on u peculiar look OF quiet
Satisfaction and power. Seeing II. he let his
hand fall and for the first time began to regard
her, with anything but a lovers eyes.
Il was the only person in sight at that
time she continued. You have nothing to
fear from the world at large"
'Fear2"
The word made its own echo: she had no
need to empha size it even by Il smile. But
she watched him as II sunk into his conscious
ness with an intentness. it took all his
strength to sustain. suddenly her bearing
and expression changed. The few remains
OF sweetness in her face vanished. and even
the allurement which often lasts when the
sweetness Is gone disappeared in the energy
which now took possession OF her whole
threatening and inteXible personality.
Marry me-" she cried. or | will proclaim
you to be the murderer Of Agatha WeDb!'
She had seen the death Of love in his eyes.