The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-30

MS arm over the gate ana turned TO
take final glance down the hillside he
saw with what feelings no one will
ever know the light figure of Agnes adj
vancing on the arm of her father.
He would have. drawn back, but
better impulse interviewed, and he stood
very close to Agnes, cast her an adj
monitory glance, which Frederick was
not slow in interpreting, then stopped
reluctantly, perhaps because he saw
her falter, perhaps because he knew
that an interview between these two
was unavoidable and had best be
quickly over.
Frederick found his voice first.
agnes" said he, 81 am glad of this
opportunity for expressing my graft
tude. You have acted like friend and
have earned my eternal consideration,
even if we never speak again"
There was momentary silence. Her
heart, which had dropped under his
greeting, rose again. Her eyes, humid
with feeling, sought his face.
why do you speak like thati" said
she. "Why shouldn't we meet? Does
not every one recognize your inno-
cence. and will not the whole world
soon see, as | have, that you have left
the old life behind and have only to be
your new self to win every ones re-
gard?"
! agnes" returned Frederick, smil-
ing sadly as he observed the sudden
alarm visible in her fathers face at
these enthusiastic words, you know
me perhaps better than others do and
are prepared to believe my words and
my more than unhappy story. But
there are few Agneses in the world.
People in general will not acquit me.
and if there was only one person who
doubted"-Mr. Halliday began to look
relieved-.I would fail to give any
promise of the new life you hope to
see me lead if | allowed the shadow
under which l undoubtedly rest to fall
in the remotest way across yours You
and have been friends and will con-
tinue such, but we will hold little in
tercourse in future, hard as find it
to say so. Does not Mr.. Halliday con-
slider this right? AS your father he
must"
Agnes eyes, leaving Frederick's for
a moment, sought her fathers. Alas,
there was no mistaking their language.
Signing deeply, she again hung her
head.
TOO much care for peoples opin.
ion," she murmured, land too little fol
what is best and noblest in US. dc
not recognize the necessity Of fare
we'll between us any more than rec
ognize that any one who saw and heard
you today can believe in your guilt"
But there are so many who did not
hear ard see me. Besides" here he
tsisned little and pointed to the gar
den in his rear, '.for the past week 8
mani need not state who or under
what authority he acts-has been il
hiding under that arbor watching my
every movement and almost counting
my signs. Yesterday he left for shor
space, but today he is back. What doe
that argue, dear friend? Inhoeenc,
completely recognized does not call fo
such guardianship"
The slight frame of the young CIR
bending so innocently toward hin
shuddered inyoluntarily at this, ant
her eyes, frightened and flashing
swept over the arbor before returnin,
to his face.
IF there is watcher there and /
such fact proves you to be in DANCE
of arrest for crime you never com
mitted, then it behooves your friend
to show where they stand in this mat
ter and by lending their sympath.
give you courage and power to NEE
the trials before you"
Not when they are young girls,
murmured Frederick, and, casting
glance at Mr.. Halliday, he steppe
. softly back.
Agnes flushed and yielded to her fa
theirs gentle pressure.
: "Goodby, my FRIEND" she said, til
CULVER in her tones sinking deep int
Frederick's heart. "Some day it will b
good morrow" and her head, turne
, back over her shoulder, took on bea,
tiful radiance that fixed itself foreve
in the hungry heart of him who watcl
ed it disappear. When she was quit
. gone, a man, not the one whom FREQ
erick had described as lying in hidin
in the arbor, but different one-i
fact, no other than our old friend til
: Observation-Disclosures around the corne
of the house and presented paper I
| him.
!. 1t was the warrant for his arrest Q
charge of murder
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