The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-07
Undying Love

"It may be for years. and it may be for
ever
The childish lip quivered, the sweet voice
fa,tered and the dark eyes of the singer filed
with bright tears
The moon shone softly down on the up
turned face Of the girl and revealed to the
dark figure resting against rock the sorrow
she tried hard to hide.
The waves rose and fell with unceasing
motion. and seemed to echo the last sad
mavourneen, mavourneen," that foated out
on the air.
1t may be for years, and it may be for
ever!' Kathleen, it will not be forever. Can't
you trust me, Kathie? It will only be for
little while and then 1 will come back and
claim my bride. Won't you trust me?"
Yes, but there are fairer faces in your
home You will forget me, and then, Ned
cannot live!" And the soft eyes were full of
passionate tears.
"Kathie, cannot forget you! And, though
there may be fairer girls over the sea there
is none so dear to me as you I will come
back, Kathleen, and you must trust me. Will
you? Will you promise that when I come
back will find my own bright Kathie wait
ing?''
The promise was given and the quivering
mouth struggled bravely to smile
Last kisses were pressed to lip and brow,
and he was gone.
Back to her quiet life she carried the sweet
knowledge of his love, and, though her heart
was SdQ-Wn0n SQe CnOuSQC OF the manY
weary miles Of land and water that lay be-
tween them, yet the letters filled with love
that found their way to the little home by
the sea cheered and encouraged her
And far away in her lovers old home a
girl as fair and young as Kathleen was
learning to love handsome Ned.
Edward Valare was not a bad man and
called himself an honorable one but he
found it pleasant paStime to call the bright
bushes into his little cousins face and he
hod rntjop6 Tor a hoo eS,o
Kathieens pretty way of dropping her long
lashes and giving him such shy glances
Then his proud mother told him of Cousin
Edna's broad lands and overlooking Golfers.
He had been writing to Kathleen late one
afternoon and came out on the lawn, where
Edna was, with the letter in his hand
cousin Ned!'' she cried; "I do believe YOU
have been writing to your sweetheart Tell
the truth! Have you?"
She had left the rustic seat and was stand
ing close at his side trying to catch a glimpse
of the name on the envelope.
stGiye it to me. You should have no secrets
from your cousin, she said, laughing and
irving to gain possession of the letter
He caught her hands and held them close
in his own and something in his eyes made
her own drop, and the crimson blood tinged
even the fair brow.
Edna" he said, impulsively; "I believe 7
could love you if 1 tried.
The eyes were downcast no longer but were
raised to his full of an eager light.
The little hands trembled violently, and.
hattered by her emotion and unconcealed
love and forgetting everything but her
beauty. he spoke words that could not be re-
called.
When the summons came for tea, he led
his cousin to his mother his affianced bride
! The letter he had written to Kathleen was
consigned to the fire. and he tried to write
another breaking gently the news of his
desertion. But the sweet face with the
nleading dark eyes he had last looked upon
I;-rI,+ hot For j
rise up before him, and, full of renorse and