The Cook County herald., 1901-03-16

She turned, witfa d neryors - 4 ] Z,
hands. :, s. oA44s lasl ~ tte'llitllllle
Herbert!'' IS.
hVen in the pale moonlight he could
sse tne crimson life-tide flushing brow
Wy s.Ia t.eek, as she spoke the name.
IS It sybil, indeed? or only some
nnockl = = lng vision p he asked some cru
:. III splrlt, turing me on to destruction
anu a.so, despair? all? In Gods name, If beings
sSa,i ansh as you have a God, speak to me,
leH me who and what you are! Ere,
". nle Irom I'M the spell that holds me. de.
splte myself and all my efforts! Tel
lEe. -. sWsahysyou haunt me-by what nys.
tellous power you control nv. fate!S, 4
IL II Herbert Give who speaks p
sn sue asked, with touch of scorn
Herbert Give? or some weak crea,
eufe Whom any juggler could delude !?
spell and charm! Alas, it is only wo.
man aI who bends a. willing victim to
.1 ner poWer-it IS only woman who &C.
hIso,WNledges s,N, the one mighty spell that
enlhralls heart, and soul. and mind,
tllta ~ strengtfl-7th 9Th spell of Love! It is
only . woman S.r "a who can suffer and die
Sl11llllng s1g IN her fetters, yet never ask to
be set free!"aSa ts,s y TSsS9aa n .g- = 3
7, s'syblls SybiH do you speak to me III
these accents of reproa ch ~ was his
Dltter exclanration-"you, whom / have
loved with such folly, such madness.
mat ID reason, Judgment and wisdom
nave weighed as. nothing against the
power that drew me to your side? You
naVe denied my s1lit, refused my pray
eis' perplexed me with, doubts, tor
tufed me by mysteries, well-nigh mao.
aened me With masks and disguises. /
loved you@as purely and devotedly as
man can love, and yet that love, based
though It was, on honor, faith and
truth, mas been well-nigh my ruin. MY
HE is still before me, sere and blight.
ed, tits true, but L cannot. cast it utter
" away. Sweet and lovely though
the HoWer may be, when it's perfume
po1sons and bewi1ders us, that flower
must be 5pluclked from our breasts.
sybll, have loved you-I must love
you to the bitter. end-but I must fly
from you. l dream, hope, suffer all
the agonies Of doubt and suspense at
your side. My frmest resolutions fail
me-. i am again a smadman!" ~. ;.
+ The little boat rocked like a lily leaf
OF. On the moonlit waves. The -fai roccu-
pant was trembling trembling
with the weight of emotions pride
could not control, s' ~ ar I
Alas, aalas!' she faltered, ,ssit has
been q cruel. cruel fate that has
brought our lives together. 7 have
flung a dark and poisoned shadow in
your. path. have 5blighted where /
would have blessed, iembittered where
1 would have only @sweetened and
cheered. It is right that you should
forget ms, and yet yet ssx8sa q i,
She paused and buried her face il
her hands 4. E5.:g J : }4f.@ &
"You would not be forgotten?' he
interposed. sSpeak ito me, darling
and tell me it is so? Oh, my 1oye-ny
only love-it is only from deludine
dream that would escape; it is only
from glittering mirage that I would
turn away. I cannot wreck my life, II
following an illusive phantom, The
echoes Of your voice. glinpses of youl
presence, snatches cf Your songs, have
lured me on from land to land, from
cline to CLINE. -Ikayes been too lon.
an idle wanderer, a worthless dream
er. Sybil, you yourself would scorr
the man who. could waste his manhood
in the vain pursuit of shadow, q
vision, a beautiful but evanescent
~dreanl!'' r..g. s&. : 2Z =.
I know" she whispered-' know
you are right. The web Of my life has
been woven so strangely, so darsIy, tha!
you may we'll look upon me with doubt
and fear And yet-yet I am nosbeine
OF different mould from those around
me. Sorrow and. injustice, mortal's
hate and mortal vengeance, have
warped my life and made me what
am.s "A woman, with all a Woman's
loves and: hopes denied. Forgive me
the unwilling wrong / have done you
Alas! I suffer enough without the
thought that we have parted in anger
or fear. Let us part in sorrow, Her:
bert, as those part whom the death
angel sewers for time alone, not eterni.
ty. I would have died, indeed, ratheA
than have lived to cause you a mo-
ment's anguish, a moments fear. Let
US part here, beneath the moonlit skies
in sorrow and in peace" ~.
And in lover he added, eagerly
Say in love. and in hope, Sybil, and
the future, however cold, will CLEAN
as brightly as those snow-capped
heights above us. L will wait and
trust through the mocn1it night for the
coming day. The clouds and darkness
have been heavy and bewildering, dar-
ling. Tighten them with one pale
beam Of hone p' e -. a@,'a~ "G$% 3EG:f
":Hope!'' she whispered, rising in the
boat and holding out her hand to him
"Alas! the word is one I dare not ut
ter. But love-even the sorrowing, ths
hopeless, may speak of love-love that
can reach even unto heaven! All, yes,
we may part in lover z-
g.. He lifted the little hand to his lips.
u t'Love, love! Henceforth that word
shall be my talisman,'' he murmured.
.. We part in love. Aye, darling and in
love I I@%knoW,I feel it we shall meea
again !''fssS sssSFY T:Tse 4 7@%<<$S 80: IT. r
IS ~. (TO be Continued.)
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