Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-05-06

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her. 1t was white and strained with
an anguish that was slipping away,
but it was calm.
Rashleigh's head appeared at the
wrecked window, his features blue
black with fear
"Bress Cord" he stammered. his
grizzled forclock working Dress his
name! So yo ain hurt, honey? Den
gwineter ketch de bosses fore deg
scare missus to dcf,'
The head withdrew, and Anne tried
TO smile up ut Armand.
I'VE are safe" she said, speaking
slowly, like a child. 81 know. Twas
sc sudden. Let me-wait moment"
She closed her Co.,. -ck and
faint in the reaction.
He did not speak at once. but she felt
his arms, which were under and around
her, shake with a little trcmor ana
draw her closer.
Suppose" she brcathed. her eyes
stoll closed -" suppose it had struck
nearer"
1--WE should not have felt tia quick
Death and mcrciful'
She shuddcred
"They would nave found us-so," he
faid, with an underbreath.
She lifted her head at this and start
ed the color coming back to her lips.
"Help me out"
STOPPING under the splintered door
Crane he assisted her to the ground.
1t was Il hurry of broken branches,
spranglng spolles, thrusting springs
and distorted fragments of wood. a
snapped limb n foot in thickness lay
with its end upon the bent and twisted
step.
Had l leaped it would have struck
me-"
Eyes" he answered.
$50 swift and TERRIBLE" she said, her
voice catching. Like bolt from a
cloud - like the judgment. That mo-
ment-I would not live 1t again for
worlds
He spoke with a fame in his checks.
"And II would l might! All, would
endure all agonies for that moment
again. that moment when
Monsieur"
He stopped at the Indignation in her
tone
LET us go" she said "Gladden Hall
is just behind these pines"
81 beg YOU
"Bethink, sir she added coldly,
chat so late as yesterday 1 had never
eeen you
$50 late as Yesterday" he cried. ITO
measure all things by the hands of the
clock. What has time TO do with tie
feeling of the heart? Is death all that
comes suddenly, unexpectedly? Are
there no sweeter things that come as
swiftly All. a man can live year in
On hour. madcmOisellc-a lifetime with
iii one little day. Yesterday. YOU say?
MademOisellc, yesterday for me were
only dim waters and gray sky: now
There are flowers ana birds and laugh.
Ger ana all glad things. Shall tell you
what has changed il all? The moment
you spoke TO me on the wharf, the hour
we have ridden side by side along the
field, most Of ALL madcmoselle. the
moment you will not have me tell you
of, that one moment | lived when death
came falling out of the sky upon us,
when you cried out-when"-
stop she protested, her hands to
her red checks
when your face was on my Shout
DER felt your breath, You chung to
me-to me-you. the fairest lady God
has made. My arms We're around you"
"Oh!' she gasped. "No more You
have no right
Right"
mo" she cried stormily, her breast
rising and falling NO, You presume
upon danger into which fate thrust
me without my wish. Why, we have
but ridden "A half league. | know not
even your name. Who are you to spenk
thus to me-"
WHO am ~ repeated the young man
slowly, the rich color dyeing his face
II am-Only a Frenchman. mademoi-
seile only a man who gazed upon your
face in crowd and whom-whom you
asked TO ride beside you in the coach"
His tone had fallen. rs it his fault.
mademoiScllc, if his custom is not the
custom of your land, if he knows not
TO repress, if he must say what he
reels| lie finished very low. as it
his fault that he cannot forget that
your face hid itself upon his breast for
one little moment here in the forest?"
She was alternately flushing and pal
'ng and her eyes were shining. you
must not! You must notr she cried
out with softer voice.
With the words she started walking
rapidly, Fastening without CHANGING at
him. The dimness of the interlaced
branches overhead parted; the trees
stood sparser Just ahead a leafy arch
let in the fading sunlight and view
of yellow stubble, and beyond this
showed broad gateway-twin brick
pillars crested with martlets-opening
ON winding road to a great house that
looked many Widowed welcome.
1t sat Struggled in elms on a hill from
whose crest q form cod lnun foil snftlu