Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-01
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blood rushing to his head and face.
Eyes, probably. Angels are of many
orders"
"You are the one being that lover
said Gregory, quivering. Il thought
loved before, but know now! Do moi
be angry with me. know you could
never like me. But If l might but al
ways be near you to serve you would
be utterly. utterly happy. Iwould ask
nothing in return. If you could only
take everything have and use 1t!
want nothing but to be of use TO you"
She looked at him for a few mo-
ments.
"How do you know" she said slowly,
shat you could not do something to
serve me? You could serve me by Civ
ing me your name."
/ He started and turned his burning
face to her.
you are very cruel. You are ridicul-
ing me-" he said. &
mo, l am not, Gregory. What am
saying is, plain, matter of fact bust
ness. If you are willing to give me
1 your name within three weeks time,
am willing to marry you; If not. well.
want nothing more than your name.
That is a clear proposal, is it not?"
/ He looked up. Was it contempt,
loathing, pity, that moved in the eyes
above? He could not tell, but he stoop-
ed over the little foot and kissed it.
She smiled.
do you really mean it?" he whis-
pered.
Eyes. You wish to serve me and to
have nothing in return. You shall have
what you wish" She held out her fin
gers for Doss to lick. DO you see this
dog? He licks my hand because l love
him. and allow him to-, Where do
not love | do not allow it. I believe
you love me. l, too, could love SO that
to lie under the foot of the thing low
ed would be more heaven than to lie
In the breast of another. Come. Let
us go. Carry the dog" she added.
He will not bite you if l put him in
4 your arms. So-do not let his foot
hang down."
They descended the "kopje',s At the
bottom he whispered:
Would you not take my arm? The
path is very rough
i She rested her fingers lightly on it.
Il may yet change my. mind about
marrying you before the time comes.
It is very likely. Mark your she said.
turning round on him. FL remember
your words-you will give everything
and expect nothing. The knowledge
that you are serving me. is 10 be- your
reward, and you will have TINT. You
win serve me. and greatiy Tie rea-
sons ! have for marrying you need
not inform you of now You will prob
ably discover some Of them before
long"
Il only want to be of some use to
you," he said.
1t seemed to Gregory that there were
pulses in the soles Of his feet. and the
ground shimmered as on a summers
day. They walked round the foot of
the "kopje" and past the Kafiir huts
An old katfir maid knelt at the door of
one grinding mealies. That she should
see him walking SO made his heart beat
so fast that, the hand on his arm felt its
pulsation. 1t seemed that she must
envy him.
Just then En- looked out again at the
back window and saw them coming.
She cried bitterly all the while she
sorted tile skins.
!. But that night when Lyndall had
blown her candle out and half turned
round to sleep the door of Ems bed.
room opened.
j Il want to say good night to you,
Lyndall." she said. coming to the bed.
side and kneeling down.
/ II thought you were asleep" Lyn.
dali replied.
Yes. have been asleep. but had
such vivid dream" she said. holding
the others hands. "anG that awoke me-
never had so vivid dream before.
ut seemed was little girl again
and ! came somewhere into large
room. On a bed in the corner there
was something lying dressed in white,
and its little eyes were shut. and Its
little face was like wax. thought II
was a doll. and ran forward to take
it. but some one held up her finger and
said: Hush! 1t is a little dead baby.
And said, oh. must go and call
Lyndall. that she may look at it ALSO
"And they put their faces close down
to my ear and whispered. 1t is Lyn.
dall's baby
/. "And ! said: She cannot be grown
up yet. She is only little girl! Where
is she?' And went to look for you,
but could not find you.
And when came to some people
who We're dressed in black I asked
them where you were, and they looked
down at their black clothes and shook
i their heads and said nothing, and ]
could not find you anywhere, and then
awoke.
i "Lyndall," she said putting her face
down upon the hands she held, ''it
made me think about that time when
we We're little girls and used to play to.
gether, when loved you better than
anything else in the world. 1t isn't
any ones fault that they love you
4 They can't holm If And IL isn't your