The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-26

you love me? You have acknowledged
it now and then, but always as if you
did not mean it. Now you acknowledge
that you may some day, and this time
as if you did mean it. What is the
truth? Tell me, without coquetry- or
assembling, for I am in dead earnest,
and He paused, choked and turned
toward the window where. but a few
minutes before, he had taken that SOL
emn oath. The remembrance of it SEEM
ed to come back with the movement.
Flushing with a new agitation. he
wheeled upon her sharply. mo. no." he
prayed, say nothing. If you swore
you did not love me l should not be-
lieve it. and if you sWore that you did
should only find il harder to repeat
what must again be said, that union
between us can never take place. l have
given my solemn promise to-
Well We'll Why do you stop? Am
so hard to talk to that the words Will
not leave your npS?'
I have promised my father that l
will never marry you. He feels that
he has grounds of complaint against
you, and, as ! owe him everything -
He stopped amazed. She was looking
al him intently, that same low laugh
still on her lips.
Tell the truth" she whispered. Il
know TO what extent you consider your
fathers wishes. You think you ought
not to marry me after what took place
last night Frederick, l like you for this
evidence of consideration on your part,
but do not struggle too relentlessly
With your conscience. 1 can forgive
much more in you than you think, and
if YOU really love me-
Stop Let us understand each 9TH
err He had turned mortally pale and
met her eyes with something akin TO
alarm. What do you allude to in
speaking of last night? l did not know
there was anything said by US in our
talk together
L do not allude to our talk
"Or-or the one dance we had
Frederick. a dance is innocent.
The word seemed to strike him with
the force of a blow.
Innocent" he repeated, innocent, J"
becoming paler still as the full weight
of her meaning broke gradually upon
him.
Il followed you into town." she whis-
pered, coming closer, and breathing the
words into his ear. But what l saw
you do there will not keep me from
obeying you if you say: Follow me
wherever 1 go, Amabel; henceforth our
lives are one
My Godr'
1t was all he said. but it seemed to
create a deep gulf between them. In
the silence that followed the evil spirit
latent beneath her beauty began to
make itself evident, even in the smile
which no longer called into view the
dimples which belong to guileless
mirth, while upon his face, after the
first paralyZing effect of her words had
passed, there appeared an expression
of manly resistance that betrayed a
virtue which as yet had never appear
ed in his selfish and altogether reckless
life.
That this was more than passing
impulse ne presently made evident by
lifting his hand and pushing her slowly
back.
Il do not know what you saw me do"
said he; but whatever it was, it can
make no difference in cur relations.
Her whisper which had been but a
breath before, became scarcely audible.
Il did not pause at the gate you en-
tered" 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 a long time before you came
out" she went on, but before that
time the shade of a certain window was
thrust aside. and
Hush he commanded in uncontrol-
liable passion. pressing his hand with
impulsive energy against her mouth.
Not another word of that, or l shall
forget that you are a woman or that
l have ever loved you"
Her eyes, which were all she had re-
naming TO plead with. took or pecu-
liar look of quiet satisfaction and pow
er. Seeing it, he let his hand fall and
for the first time began to regard her
with anything but a lovers eyes.
i was the only person in sight at
that time" she continued. You have
nothing to fear from the world at
large"
''Fear?"
The word made its own echo; she
had no need to emphasize it even by a
smile. But she watched him as il sunk
into his consciousness with an intent
ness IL took all his strength TO sustain.
Suddenly her bearing and expression
The few remains of sweet
ness 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
per whole threatening and infleXible
personality.
Marry me-" she cried. cor
will proclaim YOU to be the murderer
Of Agatha Webb"
She had seen the death of love in his
eyes.