The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-28
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Il Gale Of tIizabetkan 9ondon.
Dy Henry RsS Stephenson,


dash abe dropped on her knees and looked
.'sisster" she cried, claspins her hands,
tell me the trick with the swords"
Il must tell you the other nrst.'
'"rhe trick or nothing.
She put the ends OF her fingers la her ears
and moved her head nesatiYely, she
looked bewitchingly lovely and julie could
not resist the vision. Sac knew his Gear
OF ridlcule and had thought that this kind
OF behavior would shame him out Of further
persistence But abe had overehot the
mark. julie stopped suddenly and kissed
her upon the lips Cicely sprang 70 her
feet In fury. The next moment sue
stsgSS hin savsHrsiy II tas tSse ntuou,y
trusty'
"M9dsm, were yog man that blow
Being a woman, you think l am only at
for insult "
Being woman. am willing to swallow
such an in6ult--becnuse I love you.
The words were out Cicely's first feel.
ing was m sense OF relief; then. like dash
came back 20 her the fact that she should
be playing her part. for through this man
lay her only hoPc OF escape
u am sorry I struck You" she said 1T
was an unworthy act
90 not speak OF that he cried pas-
sionately, dropping on one knee beside ner
and catching hold Of her hand. "only
listen to me. Let me tell you how love
you."
Clcely stood erect and passionless while
he scured out the story OF his love. lie
told her how he had felt from the hrst
moment he saw her how she had influenced
hin: how unworthy ne had been, and his
resolution TO lesd heucctorth hettor nfe.
win you help moi" he cried IN distress
az her continued silence. 81 love yol, /
adore you. I would lay down ny life for
Cicely looked at him, and In spite 81
herself she felt some pity.
''You do not know what you arc saying,
Maetar J-fr
Ciccly, Of course, was thinking Of the
time when no should be disillusi0ned; hut
he thought she meant that he had not CON
sidered his own feelings sufficiently.
You do not believe me earnest. You
think | speak on the impulse of the mo
ment. l have thought long about II aud the
idea Is not new 20 me.
NO. that il not what / meant"
You surely do not believe me trininG?"
| can stand all but that. II you do not
love me--lf you can not love mel can
come to bear that; but do not say you
think am tryinE 20 deceive you
Cicciy knew only too wcil that he waE
speaking the truth, and she could answer
as he wished julie seemed 90 tnke soma
comfort though she spoke coldy.
DO you love neI' he asked, after an
other pause. Then. as she was about 20
speak, he cut her short do not say H..
I fear your answer. WIN you not try2 VIII
YOU not think about u; Let me hope TO
win yOu.'
For some moments he pleaded with her;
n she would only hold her opinion IN abey-
snce TIL she knew him better. he would
be satisfied and with that promise she
lett bim IS soon as Fhe reached her own
room she threw herself on the bed, weep
ing violently.
what has happened, inquired Bsb
Cicey told her the whole story without
B Sdn my S'' bo oaesi' calculated Bah.
Before ia cry Ike q baby because Ia
been proposed to Land aligew
1T isn't that Bab. oh, Bab do you
10 * hHf q pV
DO you mean wear mans clOthcs2'
Play Rosalind, aH you said.
"Of course
why need VIC so to all that troubie7 II
you got up here, why can we not so back
the same way Just as We are"
The other way would be SO much more
romantic"
"A fig for romance; want to get out"
III you are determined, VIC can do It.
Come, lot US so now
There was low parapet along one side
VI the roof 20 that they could get out upon
Il without being seen from the street.
They mnde their way along the roof Just
as Barbara and Jack had come carly In
the morning. When they got 10 the place
where the hard clmb was, Bab cried out
IN dismUy.
THE waters spout rs clean goncg
Sure enough; there II lay In pieces on
the other roof twenty feet below them II
must have fallen with Jacks weight as
he went back,
Jack would never hurt himself; trust
him TO fall upou his feet Rab looked
worried, nevertheless, I'VE might as well
40 back" she added 1--WE can never get
down there now"
Back they went dlscousolete. There
was no escape in that direction; Bar
bara's presence was an added dit
| hculty, and there WIS the answer TO
be Given to Iulc ON the morrow, So they
! began to discuss the situation and ulti
matcly came 20 a conclusion that would tax
their skin to plan and their courage TO
| carry out.