The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-10
I'll Bdeic," the Kiss

elolster pillars; and she certai,lv made ,
VISION Of rare beauty as she sat as ~, mad
paced her. looking straight at him. Ter
cfih buried In one shapely hand. the oth.-
loosely holding a huge fan OF peacock
'eathers And he, as he looked int, thoa,
eyes which. bright with lows or triumph.
looked into the depths Of his own. began
20 thlnk that II Cleopatra had really look
81 then no wonder that Anthony sacrl-
hced Tame and honor and all for her.
1t had been difficult work to get the
p'im Old sisters Of the convent 10 let him
PANT ner here, in ths center % their old
gray cioister, but no other place. had made
Nufn an ideal background. and the promise.
or q large donation 10 their school had al
length persuaded them: and. Decides vas
not Nella. their little Neils. who had
sung IN their choir since she was n child
ana whom they knew 10 be good and true
Nella thought It all over in a dun. ne
chanieal sort of way, as she sat and gazad
At the man she loved this last afternoon.
What would the gC9d sisters say when
they heard the end? And she felt the end
was close upon her that subtle. heavy
presentiment that sometimes comes over
US human creatures that crisis. the
crisis Of cur lives. IS fast approaching
came over Nella that aftern ron. as she
sat in her regal trapp'ngs. ami rut visit
tut. prophetic look into the soft eyes and
took away her voice, and she sat silent in
all Nor glory
How quiet you are today. Nelia." he
said gently. ARE You CORY rs our las;
sitting?"
Yes. m.!ora" she answered simply.
ARE you?'
He looked at.her-what wes that IN her
tone. that rev sofiness. that :rcmulouA
little break And az he looked at her he
saw a difference. even frore yesterday
the difference between the iud and the
blossom. the sign OF that southern tenn
permanent. that In one supreme moment
charges the girl into the pe'f, woman
And she was . perfect woman. as she sat
there in ha'. tarbaric splenduur her scar
let lips slightly parted. as thcDgh she
would speak. but could not. Nothing bat
the glitter of the jewels on her ; rms and
the flashes OF her deep eyes showing she
was no statue.
And as Gerald Vavasour looked into
those ey x he understood what had
changed hsr, he saw her secret. and a
great thr!, swept over hir1--s1e loved
him, this superb woman. th;- Gleen who
looked at MIN as a slave LOOKS at it's
master-shc owed him Bu' hts love was
buried IN grave thousands ~ miles
away. and intense wave II i ity over
came him for the look in those eyes was
the look H. felt come into h'i own when
be thought ~ that grave
"Nella" hc said going up to her. and
taking ~. hands haif-urcna scfousiv
don't look IKE that am broken.
/ never thought o"
81 will no. see YOU again. n 'ord NJ
7 am not ashamed that you know love
YOU she 90. "Win you kiss mo once
before { go?"
Her fingers strayed lightly ovee his hair
and the tu.ch of her soft Narm arms
round his rtck held him TO- a mcment
and he LAD his lips upon her face anu
kissed her again and again. then sudden
ly. as rush OF remembrance passed over
him, lie pm tor back almos. rcphhly, and
going To ~ easel, said, wiz, ut looking
at her agar
The sit, e: Is over ] have nnlstedr'
Ncha stepped on the brdgr o. she was
going home half an hour late IN the dim
evening lights she could JUS see the white
water liiies = the edge Of the stream low
or down. ~ would he good ~ ne there"
she said b. ow her breath, $50 quiet and
peaceful -
A little H. ri touched her arm Come
quickly home. NeIla" she said aer breath
Eone with rrnniug, Lott Is come
"ioti'' sad NelIa passing nor hama
over her eyes. Lott come already ?'' Then
she drew 1ersef up suddenly Thank
YOU. Genul for coming to ,ci me. 90
bracelet II on run quickly GRO then she
took the belos OF her arm I'D gave them
to her. aal the child with "a cry Of de.
lylt. was gone tn momen
Nella walked down 70 tine waters edge