Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-12-19

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on In low tone: you are sure, Kate,
are you not, that we would be happy
| together?"
For time. perhaps"
He bent to look into her face, forcing
the appeal of his eyes upon her "And for
little time-just a little year-or a
week-or hour In the calendar of love
what would all eternity matter?"
! The woman began to tremble "a she
| listened. DON'T" she said, chokingly,
thrusting out hand, as though TO ward
of physical blow.
| They moved on In silence for several
minutes. Treviston was the first to
| speak.
| "Ishail go, then" he said, slowly, "and
| knowing that you do not love me, In
spite of all your protestations; or know
ing that your love, so boosted, so SUI
preme"-his voice was keen with irony
lis nothing more than-weak wateri"
| She burst into passionate tears, cling
Ing to him in an agony of failing strength
I can't give you up" she said, after
awhile, calmly.
| Tomorrow. then" Unexplained, hur-
riedly, Eat ten o'clock-at this spot. The
team will be waiting; there's steamer
at three; We'll have just time to catch
It"
! Mrs. Presley whitened to the temples;
once she opened her lips as though to
speak, then closed them again and her
head dropped.
! When Mrs. Presley entered the room,
| Treviston was standing before an open
window, looking out into the dusk. He
| turned at the sound of her step, and came
| forward with outstretched hands.
"Only q year" he said, but it has
seemed like a century,"
| She motioned him to a chair, and took
! the one opposite. "a lifetime. Dick" she
returned, with faint smile, land, oh,
how have missed you; how have want
ed youi"
1--WE been away-very far away" he
explained, 'since that day-the day you
were taken ill-the day we were to have
commenced a new life-together But
now" He broke off and the light came
to his eyes, deeply.
Now" she TOOK up his words quickly,
now we are back again to the old bitter
problem. In spite OF times perspective.
| these things seldom change" In her
voice was little tremor of joy, despite
| the assumption of regret. She regarded
him, tentatively.
Treviston leaned close to the woman,
and again took her hands in his, press
ing them softly between his cold fingers.
There is no bitter problem, Kate; only
life and hope aud love-always"
For long time Mrs Presley did not
| speak; words seemed out of plsce 20
her now. At last she glanced up, two
glowing points of color in her cheeks pro-
| duclng an almost unnatural contrast to
the rest of the face, grown, in the past
year. transparency pale.
For the first time. Treviston noticed
that she was wearing all black, and a
sudden, inexplicable uneasiness swept
over him,
why do you wear those clothes4" he
asked, abruptly.
Mrs. Presley WINGED, as though under
n probe, and a flash of tears for a mo-
ment made her eyes misty. Her glance
fell away from his pn the pause that fol-
lowed,
Surely" she faitered, "you know
you have heard--that my husband-N
She broke off, struggling for self-mas.
terry.
TreViston went white, white as the
shirt he wore. No, he said, ne had not
heard. AS matter of fact, his steam
er had but Just arrived; he had seer
no one that he knew. He stared at hel
stupidity, as he made the announcement
Mrs. Presley was regarding him Will
darkened eyes. Her lids contracted a.
the lids of one in sudden pain.
! Treviston shifted In his chair, holdin;
his glance stubbornly averted, but his
consciousness did not escape the yer
; dict of her eyes.
He rose mechanically and moved owe,
to the mantel. For a second ne stooc
staring oddly at the face of a tiny Deli
clock.
A silence, charged with fierce menta
struggle. fell between them At las
Mrs. Presley left her seat and crossed tn,
room to his side. The lines about he
eyes and mouth had deepened for life
time.
"Good-by," she said with sort o
strange calm. "good-by for all time.
. might have known this, Dick; surely
might have known!" The lips tha
framed the words were as bloodless a
the white rose at her throat
The sweat broke out on Treviston'
face. When he had collected himself, h
put out his hand. blindly. katherine!
he cried.
She turned and looked at him curious
ly, and certain hardness came into he
face
moment later. the door closed noise
lessly behind her.
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