Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-05-18

$500 noises' anu as Kitty sprang int
her saddle caught hold Of the bride
entreating her to hear me out and "a,
give. My answer was the cut of he
riding whip across my face from moutI
TO eye and a word or two of farewell
That even now | cannot write down. S,
judged, and judged rightly, that Kit
ty knew all. and | staggered back to III
side OF the ~rickshaw. My face was Gu
and bleeding, and the blow of the rid
ing whip bad raised a livid blue whea
on II. had no self respect. just thel
Heatherlegh, who must have been fol
lowing Kitty and me at a distance. can
tered up.
Doctor, / said. pointing to m,
face, there's Miss Mannering' sigma
ture to my order OF dismissal and
III thank you for that lac as soon Al
convenient
Heatherlegh's face, even in my alb
Ject misery, moved me TO laughter
I'm stake my professional reputa.
ton he began.
Don't be a fool, / whispered.
I've lost my life's happiness. and YOU d
better take me home.
As | spoke the rickshaw was gone
Then | lost all knowledge Of what was
passing. The crest Of Jakko seemed 10
heave and roll like the crest Of a cloud
and fall in upon me.
Seven days later ION the 18th Of MAY.
that is to say | was aware that / was
lying in Heatherlegh's room as weak as
a little child. Heatherlegh was watch
ing me intently from behind the papers
on his writing table. His first words
were not encouraging, but l was too far
spent 10 be much moved by them.
Heres Miss Kitty has sent back
your letters You corresponded a good
deal, You young people. Here's a packet
that looks like a ring and a cheerful
sort Of a note from Mannering papa,
which I've taken the liberty Of reading
and burning. The old gentleman's not
pleased with you.
"And Kitty - | asked duly.
Rather more drawn than her father
from what she Gays BY the same token
you must have been letting out any
number Of queer "reminiscences just be
fore | met you. Says that a man who
would have behaved to a woman as you
did to Mrs. Washington ought to kill
himself out of sheer pity for his kind
hot headed little yirago, your
mash. Will have IT, too. that you were
suffering from d. T. when that row on
the Jakko road turned up Says shell
die before she eve speaks TO you again.
groaned and turned over on the
other side.
NOW you've got your choice. my
friend This engagement has TO be
broken off, and the Mannerings don't
want 10 be too hard on You. Was it
broken through d. t. or epileptic fits I
Sorry | cant offer you a better ex-
unless you'd prefer hereditary
insanity. Say the word. and I'll tell
EN- it's fits. All Simla knows about
hat scene on the Ladies mile Comel
IN give you five minutes to think over
T."
During those five minutes ! believe
hat | explored thoroughly the lowest
ircles of the inferno which il is per
nitted man TO tread on earth And at
he same time | myself was watching
myself faltering through the dark laby
of doubt, misery and utter de-
pair | wondered. as Heatherlegh in
is chair might have wondered, which
readful alternative | should adopt
'resently | heard myself answering in
voice that | hardly recognized
They're confoundedly particular
bout morality in these parts. Give
I'm fits, Heatherlegh. and my love.
low let me sleep a bit longer.
Then my two selves Joined, and it
,as only | (half crazed, devil driven u :
rat tossed in my bed, tracing step by f,
ep the history of the past month :
''But | am in Simla, | kept repeat :
" 10 myself. II. Jack Pansay, am in
Imla. and there are no ghosts here Z,
IS unreasonable Of that woman to pre- +,
nd there are Why couldn't Agnes :
left me aloneg Inever did her any :
,rm. II might just as well have been !,
e as Agnes. Only I'd never have come :
Ick ON purpose to kill her. Why can't :
be left alone-left alone and happyr )
Ii was high noon when | first awoke, :
ID the sun was low in the sky before :
.lept-slept as the tortured criminal '
,eps on his rack. too worn to feel fur :
er pain. !.
Next day | could not leave my bed. :.
satherlegh told me in the morning that =
had received an answer from Mr. :
.nnering. and that. thanks to his il
eatherlegh's friendly offices, the Of
nv Of my affection had travelled Il
tough the length and breadth of 81
MIA. where l was on all sides much -
led. ri
'And that's rather more than you 50
he concluded pleasantly, in
lough the Lord knows you've been -
ng through a pretty severe mill hs
yer mind. Wen cure You yet, you th
verse phenomenon" al
declined firmly to be cured. "fou ly
re been much too good TO me already. m
man. said /, ''but / don't think be