Oakes Republican., 1902-03-21

| She went swiftly to him and put her
arms about his neck. looked up into his
face with those poor, pathetic, mad
| eyes of hers. See, come to, you: bit
I will not go away. as you have asked
me to do before. We are in our World
| Of Dreams again-never to leave 1T. All
| the world in which we once were has
passed away from us: we do not need
| to trouble ABOUT it any more We are
| together. dear Gilbert. and alonej we
| will not leave this place again"
| The little wreath of smoke changed
| horribly to a tongue of flame; the heat
| of the floor beneath his feat was be-
soming unbearable. He knew that he
must make All effort to induce her to
release him, so that he might after
wards, even by force. carry her out OF
| the burning house. He could not un-
| derstand how it was that she had es-
capped from I4eathwood; but she was
there, and she must be saved.
| MY sweetheart he said. in a low
steady voice, listen to what I say.
We are in great danger. Our World
| of Dreams will soon be no more-will be
| swallowed up with us in it. See,I am
| tied here-and helpless: 1 want you to
ur fasten the ropes that bind me, so
that we may go away together-do you
hear-together?"
| She looked at him in perplexity for a
| few moments. and then smiled and
| shook her head. What a wilful fellow
you are" she said, always wanting to
| go away from me-never content with
| the world build about you. But now"
she put her arms about his neck and
pressed her face to his-"now I have
you safe-now you cannot run from me
any more And see''-she pointed to
those horrible, leaping flames. which
We're licking along the floor and leap
ing UP the l1angings on the walls and
windows-"see the brave light that has
come to brighten our world-to shine
upon our love! No more do we creep
about in tha darkness to meet each 9TH
er-f1ying at a sound starting at shad-
owe. See the bright light growing all
about US, while c;ou stand in the midst
of tiny love-my love!-and smile at
me. Oh. Gilbert. what a beautiful
World Of Dreams it is, after all!"
He saw her stand in the middle of tn.
room, With her hands clasped and her
eyes smiling with the glee of a little
i child. anu knew that death was steal
ing upon them-d.ath in the most hor-
rible shape. Once more he called to her
yet softly-that he might not frighteD
her.
"Olive. come to me. That's it-put
your arms around my neck, your face
close to mine-let me whisper to you.
Dear God, call her back to life and
/ show her what to dob want you to
understand what is happening and
where we are. I want you to look
straight at the light-the beautiful
golden Highland see what it is doing.
Look. it is destroying all the lovely
world in which we live, breaking UP
and changing all that was ours and
that soon will be ours no longer. Olive,
look into my eyes; remember, for the
love of Heaven, for one brief moment,
who you are and. .wher eyou are!'
Something in his voice, that old, loved
voice that had never failed to move
her yet-must have touched her at that
moment. Scarcely daring to breahe,
he saw he face so near his own chang
ing slowly: saw light of doubt and
fear Pickering in tie eyes, answering the
fear in his. God be praised! the poor,
crushed spirit within her was waking
to life and reason at last!
"Destroying our world!" she repeat,
/ ed "Your voice is changed, dear Gill
bert; it brings back to me the memory
of something I thought-thought I had
forgotten. Speak to me in that voice
again"
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