Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-29

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Il Is true that the girl made an ef- 90
'ort 70 resist him. an
..flrve vou been assured in any Way vi
that am going SO marry Se"' "r.
pangborn?" she asked. putting as e,
much naockcry as possible into her n
voice. \,
born. Il have been assured n a tnol' " "
sand WAYS" He kissed her at this s
noir, hcidiro, her h his strong arms
s.Isron ne snontll I ssw yea loveo Z
-, .es declared TIA fact 10 every v
f~ol. r.rc xnsr tlf isitsed her or +
,,. 80. t. r1s, - ea.,lekis 20 this Z
-eff van lad 81. 3c4e6 me in retnte G
xo,, vxas.id ha<e beSr ar.n9tec oy NY (
cs,g 81 a,ttfs ay sfScations ano giAts-
l..t rs< fon As treh p.rpsore To
r.c..,Ne thcu as II did ire 10 oes'o"
tt,r, YOU heautifni beautiful glrH
. No were made for each other. we
! both knew il fr~na the hrst. have
restrained myself sc far only that
Won might make up your mind nn~"1-
put NOW I know YOU love me. 4 ieei
II when your ewes meet mine or your
hand touches 4ninos You love me, YOU
wonderful woman. You are the .anF
Of my visions. I dr0amt OF YOU iie-
time before 7 found YOU. And now
nothing could convince me that YOU
arc not mine,"
? Ee kissed Ter n hundred times. II
4 was Pangborn's way. When ne leis
the bevildercd cir. balf-intoNies.' 9
70 with the strong wine Of passion Whicn
e ne had held 20 her lips. She eonio nos
q. have told but that She loved 10 rang
horn inst as madly as hc hac tc.a
IA her that she did. For a fortnight ne
4. encomrasscd and bound her with his
re- love. II was as a mighty sea whieh
H. broke over her in engulhng btliows.
it p,noboru went back to the Gun
Mt nison country and wrote TO his lad,
Is. hv every mail. He was modern
In Midas for time. Everything 81
an tocuhed turned go gold That wa
ON well cnough--thougn II was not s.
interesting as some other things q
,u- which Pangborn knew
.ci Bnt one day the swift impetus
lu- his satisfaction was interrupted %
The this note
.Idonot love you as said do or. rath'
!, as let YOU infer that did. Your linFs 4
y osity blinded me 10 'he truth. snow - ~
lim The woman YOU marry = 20 be envied' p
~ "A am not that woman. The truth is' A."
Herbert Armstrong. and I am goirs 20
Az married 20 hlm Thursday. i have know
and him since / was o child and he mas ioF
'oUs me truly and patiently. Please ioisiN~ -. p
,..S ard blame your own excessive ha%uTe 10y
than my vacillation tor TINS ms. a Y W. 49, =
..AIT.IICENf LERAoNB-
dan Another lover would have turn
ond' white. would have taken TO his b'
Ter or shot himself. or got drunk.
!, ne Pancborn did none Of these thin
man lie leaped on another mans hol
be and rode tc the telegraph sta;i
There he kept the wires hot till
secured a special engine. Tie got
, a. the engine and urged il on, down
lie divide to Denver. up and over
the mountains again. over the second
'eetn vide to Ouray lie subsidized all
gheo world that came his way. He eiea
peak the path before him like /.
H % Caesar.
quite Once at Ouray-this was Thurs
ie toll and the day well gone-he took
'inlon cart which was waiting in answe
his telegram, and drove with II
girl lenting lash up the hill, piuns
lr""A, through drifts. making the road
'ooree own. regardless Of all other men,
II IS reaching the Lermond house JUS
:" ~" the wedding party were leaving
anu 90 TO the church.
sS'e He pulled up sharply and his v
S' ed horse sank in a snow drift an'
there painting, with half-elosed
court between his broken shafts.
ng. 90 ~Where's my wife2" asked
: ose" born. in that quiet and penetr
.' voice of his. No one answered,
'ie'' +" urallv. but he saw Aulhcent s.
US en- beside n bland and amiable-lo'
ie''S'' Young man in the sleigh.
>,.,. , "Millicent," said Pangborn,
My M TO her aud taking hold of her
n"e s.vou cannot marry that man.
oeio,' promised me and you must MARI
Come at once. I'm the only ma
!, will marry to-day. and I must b
,s "a',S for l want TO take you away vi
49,. on that six o'clock train"
Herbert Armstrong leaped fro
- sleigh in his excitement. perhap
' - the intention of attacking Pan
but the mountaineer, taking
90 v tage of this vacating of the sc
side Miss Lermond, leaped in
sleigh, and, gathering the re
~ "Ou' s his hand. lashed the horse on
- the road.
- 49, Three pistol shots rang oui
vent to him. but he did not so much
-. - his head.