Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-08-17

which the twilight struggled with IT'S
setinctiveness. and with
the scent OF the springtime in the
air. Raymond paused suddenly i'm the
promenade. and turning impetuousiy |
60 the woman. cried out;
81 cannot stand this longer. Your |
presence intoxicatcs me beyond con-
troll. There can he hut one meaning TO
TIC favors YOU have shown me-that
YOU are drawn Go me. as i am drawn
20 you. Before 1 met You I thought
I had met many women. Now I know
that YOU are the only woman l ever
saw. The rest were shadows There Is
nothing i'm life TO me but you. know
YOU arc married. What of IL? There
is no marriage but the union OF kin
drcd souls. / have money. viii sac
rifice my reputation. my friends Come
with me to-night-now. this momenti
We will GO 20 Italy. 20 Spain, Pata-
4 ronia-anvwhcrc. so that we are to-
/ ,-cther. And we will live. live, live
+ not merely exist. Sinking all else into
complete union 20 ourselves. we viii
forget the world. its ideals and stand
+ ards. its condemnation or cOnmenda-
ton. and live and love forever"
lie had grasped her hand during
this passionate speech. and his face
was close 20 hers. and his eyes were
looking into hers with an expression
/ so intense that IL lacked little Of hyp-
notism In All her life she never had
felt her pulses throb as they did un
der the spell Of this masterful man
In an instant her passionate natur'
realized the difference between thi
man and the cold. intellectual person
alitv Of Harold Treat. But she wa
not n creature OF impulses, and sh
recovered herself with an effort.
"Do You love me so entirely" sh
asked. $500. g, %
he replied. stin retaining her hanC
Il am willing 20 give up friends. omh
zion. The respect Of my people, an
tho worla-all the reputation acquire
bv the labor Of a score of years \
not ready. but eager. II is eli there
I'm life for me-"
senator" she said. steadily. "it
81 the utmost Importance go my ha
piucss that the Consolidated Electr
Z Nil IS pa~sed. You can accomplish
WIN YOU do that for mcl IL rs AT
:, ask. and surely so great love c'
a. ,onccde that much" In an instant s.
-. realized how cheap a speech n Va
y, and she hid her flushing face IN b
- lhen henry Raymond rose 20 2
~ height Of the splendid powers vi
which ho vvus gifted. and which p
n" made him his reputation.
Il see il all" he said. you TIL
Won arc stool-piVeon for Treat. ]
youare not. You are 20 much stroll
az than hc is. shat there is no GO
rsrison. What IL 90 vote for this
- famous hin. and il Is passed. lou v
~. 90 on leading q life that is a lie ev'
minute YOU live There IS nothing
money. excepting what money y
-. trv. I can give YOU all that
moro. life Of love, inst
n one Of slavery 70 q Gle
~. and perfectly coid-hlooded IT
!. whose only god If money.
"a are better than Won think Co
-, we viii leave this place. let the
q, meet its fate; let The Legislature
the state and all the world go o
their own way. Tomorrow we
-. be on our way 90 paradise
Ia she swaycd toward him, recov'
49, herself partially. and drew back, 9
.Ef. lifting her eyes 20 his. caught
49,, spark OF passion. and her emoti
she nature exploded. She fell into
i 81 grms- t
aiio- ever known in the capital. IL Is dc
Una, fnl which created the greatest
ana ,nent the fan OF Henry Raymor
over ,hat OF Amy Treat II broke IL
pos heart and his spirit. The Console
% n Electric bills failed 20 pass, and
in's never turned another trick lie
WIN years IA trying TO hnd the run
ieP's rair. swearing he would Xiii Ray
an SIGHT. IL never was known
gen where they went, but returned
M a. eler who had done Europe" in a
p pc conventional way once whis
only over his cups that be had met
= put mond ia an obscure place ~ Spai
ielHin me never could be induced 10 Ga
great - -. -