The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03


ing my horror for granted; PerIecs'y norrid:
wasn't itl But q course. as Was 10 msrr ry
whom pleased that was apou n,de,t he IN ais
20 want TO marry a.priest noy would ld, nw ,,,
should rather think , n9e ov ronsed WIN,
do You mean By msrryns any one you Dleasedi
nqn IN the ieest nun ,hat IL ,he Jimmy mar, n,
f." she Rc cried amiabiy. evidently pleased with
my growlng INTEREST; hn wv na uo had had snob
are surprised; put you seq pam Nv ,nsona'
thing, or other was the matter with some LAND
that belonged to their Rhnnt neanle baing
crossed In love- and THAT'S now u ca ny, aoous
that he put such aneer thha ss sn and III did
marry was to have my property and use n, Il a. as
pleased: but | l didn't marry nnS Al. un n,,,
Rupert was 70 take care OF me. nnu aa ai my
money until was tWenty-ohe' a"o '""' so'nS
Next week s9 soon er, cried IN sc surpr Use:
80 near. almost formed nssit into worus upon
my lips. 49,, ..,.., an, noun ,,,,,
real anger IN her voice. though not, 1 ielt
against me- may seem soon ~ , Sou' IL, ~
VIII be rust slT days TOO aie aha ene az inp
years OF horrid OLD dresses ~ tne convent. ~
parties. nor Jewels nor anythinH nlce. VIII
be for nothing. Tor must eitnseE marty
or Uncle Rupert will sell my mines before !
can come o. age. and then deny i ever hnu
any. or Will claim that they are the ones tnat
turned ont badly. though they werent mine
at all. but his Yes. she er,eu. 1enaItg
facing me Jon deny thht i. nave ns's ,
at Key holes. and pried into Letters anu done
OTIS OF dreadful things 10 iind an tnis out
but I've had my dispostion Just ruined by being
Kept mewed up oil these years; now i useu
to rage when could feel myself getting more
ahd more poky; ahu then 10 n ns , Hie
when / knew that cousin Harold whom
i Just hate. was spending all my money.
anu pnttinR on matryyinG me un,,, uhe cn mst
vent until was perfect uowuy, ana mere
she broke down IL angry teats wh ., e, sst
aud protect her az no stnid middlp.aged doctor
would DE supposed 70 comtOr. Nouns anu
control l had been able SO far TO exercise
should break down utterly uhdert the strain OF
that low sooplhg. p.,,o, s,i, lou and
hurriedly, calm yourself. beg, Are you
quite. lnlte certain about thnt VIII 'er,ain
that you were left Tree To marry whom you
chooseF
oh, yes. indeed, shonin thihk ! am. She
reason and NO other that WAS kent mewed up
III that -tuuy "id c1nytn, az those wears. anu
never man To- look at but priests ana some
=, IL T. ritlul 20 confess thnt Wlh",u =, thls.
u did NOT please me that she should ever
recall that she had never really seen me anu
hdL only looked urph mo a. 4 mhrtien person
with sMnllrn eve. you VIII wonder az my
Ioly. what risht hait YOU w. wan 70 seq
men wanted 20 nsk her h0tlv. but instead
cried softly. Hntk ! hear horses. leet be.
hind, They are coming last DO you hear
them -
Thi- dried hSr stormy tears ut once. ana
breathe Slv We sat and listened. Yes was
right, From lar up the steep road there came
to ~ swift hard STROKES, breaking startlinEy
upon he sllpnc" and hiing us with chill pre-
munitIOn OF pursuit and capture when our
victory seemed all but accomplished. They
ar. following us" my companion whispered
fpariuy creeping nearer 10 my side and rest
ing Their" tr-mhlingly. They will not let ine
20. SNOW II. Tomorrow my uncle WAS 10
meet some men aud hniSh The sale 81 my mines
which hav" turned ont 10 he iuliv OF some.
thing. They will Kill W. II they md us here.
Oh, what shall We do
What should we do lulredt Al that moment.
a. IL to ircTras" our pcrpieNitleS she moon.
which had been hiding all night beneath a
blanket ~ cloud-. burs; suddenly forth. clothed
in glt-icning garments. witch lighted every
nook aud granny 90 the rugged scenery about
~. Far ahov" lowered the snowy PEAKS. whit"
way down below n lin raliHure. nesting close
like "A rtTri"t OF gems against tn" cnrths dark
line, the lights 81 tho city lay. Above and he
low Us strtchcd a 'ortuons path upon which
! impatient hvOis wer" beating not many rods
behind: aud wr--whnt could We do, all I'M
armed II We were. ami al the mercy ~ an an
ctsnt beast whose every mot ION seemed wrung
from him in bitter paa'
on. you io not know my uncle: we are
lost cam" in an nwcd whisper CLOS" beside
me ard then great ie-p"ration Eel uron m".
The road 20 ia" ely stretched before US In
side that CITY there whs lustic" TO b" had h"tp.
~ ea-'. Then reach that city W. must hsiorc