Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-14
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fEverEd. fer a0zh1 I knew dying
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SiEa-haprv tn hearing his feFerH1 ray
in-. harhIng his Burning br0w, holding
4 the ccoIzE warer 10 hs Earchea lips
happy in feeling that be would die IN
my arms. Sister, sister, whar must
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Poor cbEld-' said the nun. In q tone
! 81 tender pity. Earthly lore always
/ has its dregs Of bitterness and pain
BE satisfied, be patient. and trust In
the goodness Of Providence. All viii
yet be we'll
ALAS. you know not the stern fate
that rules my life" answered the 9th.
CT, sCbbing. You know not how
blind, how pitiless. how relentless, Is
the VIII of man. You speak 10 me Of
Gods win: but /. alas. am bound by
the viii q a proud. weak, passionate,
reseBtful man. and who, II he knew,
II he dreamed Of my mission here,
would scor1 all restraint"
That mission is now owe my
caild sad the nun. gravely. "All
danger i past God has heard your
first Wild prayer To Him. and has
spared the life dearer than your own
Leave the future in His wise keeping.
and = the way that duty points in
p=ace."
Il must. / must" was the despair
Inc reply. There is no choice left
me. Bui-but there can BE- no harm
IN my hooking OH his face once more
Pm the low voice faitered--ere l
bid him adieu forever.
Your promise. my child-renembar
y0Gr solemn promiseT' said the nun,
rep-oachfuSly.
4 have n5t forgotten it," the other
answered.
Il CO not ask 10 speak TO him. Alas
II would be only adding a new pang 10
despair. Let me but look upon his
sleeping face and bear away with me
It's expression Of peaceful reDose."
Herbert lay still. almost breathless.
fearing To move or breathe. lest he
should dissolve the beautiful dream;
for il was Sybil who spoke-Syb:l,
whose accents trembled in his ear. in
tones Of despairing loye-Sybl. who
pleaded for IN more glance at his
sleeping face.
He closed his eyes and lay Ike n
breathing statue as she approached
his bedside. If he spoke TO her. IL he
looked az her. he felt she would again
melt from his presence. this strange,
mysterious spirt-loye.
She glided to his bedside; he felt her
head bend above him. lift his wasted
hand and rs a great scalding tear fell
Upon his brow a whisper. low and
tremulous rs the sigh OF the summer
zephyr, reached his ear:
My love. my faithful love, farewell
farewell. forever"
The last word was unSpoken. for. as
IL that ttardrop had started him into
life. Herbert Enclosed his eycS. clasped
the little hand thar still rested timiily
on bis VIII a fervant pressure. and he
and his nurse OF the previous evening
were face 10 face.