Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-06-29

suicide or any other great self inflicted
injury with me. / am different from
other men. | shall never recover"
Il know only too well that you are
G.:Terent from other men. and-and l,
too. am different from other women.
Am l not?"
"Ah. different! There is no other
woman in all this wide, long world"
And they were in each others arms
again. She turned her shoulder to
him and rested with the support Of his
arms about her. Her eyes were cast
down in silence, and she was evident
ly thinking as she toyed with the lace
of his doublet. Brandon knew her
varying expressions so well that he
saw there was something wanting, so
he asked:
rs there something you wish to
say?'
Not l." she responded with en-
phasis on tie pronoun.
Then it is something you wish me
to say?'
She nodded her head slowly, "Yes"
"What is it? Tell me, and / will say
it"
She shook her head slowly, NO"
"What is it? l cannot guess
''Did you not like to hear me say that
that Loved your
"Ah. yes! You know it. But-oh!-
do you wish to hear me say itY'
! The head nodded rapidly two or
three times. Eyes" And the black
curving lashes were lifted for fleet
| ing, luminous instant.
1T is surely not necessary. You
have known it so long already, but
am only too glad to say it. 1 love you"
She nestled closer to him and hid her
face on his breast.
"Now that have said 1t, what is my
reward?" he asked, and the fair face
came up, red and rosy, with rewards"
any one Of which was worth a king
ransom.
But this is worse than insanity"
cried Brandon as he almost pushed her
from him. "We can never belong to
each other. Neverv
NO." said Mary, with a despairing
shake of the head, as the tears began
ing upon his knees he caught both her
hands in his, sprang to his feet and
ran from the room.
Her words showed him the chasm
anew. She saw the distance between
them even better than he. Evidently
1t seemed farther looking down than
looking up. There was nothing left
now but flight.
He sought refuge in his own apart
claiming: Fool, fool that l am to lay
up this store of agony to last me all
my days! Why did ever come to this
court? God pity me-pity meT And
he fell upon his knees at the bed, bury
ing his face in his arms, his mighty
mans frame shaking as with a palsy.
That same night Brandon told me
how he had committed suicide, as he
put it, and of his intention to go to
Bristol and there await the sailing of
the ship and perhaps find a partial res
direction in New Spain.
Unfortunately, he could not start for
Bristol at once, as he had given some
challenges for a tournament at Rich.
mond and could furnish no good excuse
to withdraw them, but he would not
leave his room or again see ''that girl
who was driving him mad"
1t was better, he thought, and wise
~, too, that there be no leave taking
but that he should go without meeting
her.
eff see her again." he said, 81 shall
have to kill ONE one, even if it Is only
myself"
1 heard him tossing in his bed al
night, and when morning came ht
arose looking haggard enough, but will
his determination to run away and SCI
Mary no more stronger than ever up
on him.
But Providence or fate or some ont
ordered it differently, and there wa
plenty of trouble ahead.