Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-09-09

contempt of the mans pronounced self
satisfaction. So when supper was
over, and the house duties done, she
determined to speak to her. Joris was
at town meeting, ard Lysbet did not
interfere with the lovers. Katherine
found her standing at an open window,
looking thoughtfully into the autumn
garden.
Min mceder."
Min kind"
LET me 60 away with Bran in the
morning. Batavius l cannot bear
About every chair cover he will call in
the whole house. Moeder, you know
how it will be. Tomorrow | cannot
bear him. Very near quarrelling have
we been for a week"
81 know, katherine, I know. Leave,
then, with Bran, and go first to Mar
garet Pitts, and ask her if the new
winter fashions will arrive from Lon
don this month. And look now, Kath-
erlne, peace is the best thing; and to
his own house Batavius will go In
few weeks
Min Moeder, sad and troubled are
thy looks. What is thy sorrow?
For thee my heart aches often
mine and thy good fathers, too. Dost
| thou not suffer? Can thy mother be
blind? Nothing hast thou eaten late
| ly. Joanna says thou art restless all
the night long Thou art so changed
then, that vert ever such a happy
little one. Hard is thy mothers lot.
The dear children I nursed on my
breast, they go here and they go
there, with this strange one and that
, strange one. Last night, ere TO our
sleep we went, thy father read to me
some words of the loving, mother-like
Jacob. They are true words. Every
good mother has said them, at the
grave or at the bridal, IF l am be-
reaved of my children, l am bereaved."
There was a sad pathos in the
homely old words as they dropped
slowly from Lysbet's lips. Many a
year afterward Katherine remember
ed the hour and the words, especially
in the gray glooms of late October
evenings.
The next morning was one of per
feet beauty, and Katherine awoke
with a feeling of joyful expectation.
She paid very short visit to the
mantuamaker, and then went to Mrs.
Gordon's.
A coach was in waiting, and In a
few minutes they stood together at
Hyde's door. There was sound of
voices within; and, when they enter
ed, Katherine saw, with a pang of
disappointment, a fine, soldierly look |
ing man in full uniform sitting by |
Richards side. But Richard appeared |
to be in no way annoyed by his COM
pany. He was looking much better,
and wore a chamber gown of maroon
satin, with deep laces showing at the
wrists and bosom.
With an air that plainly said, This
is the maiden for whom l have fought
and suffered; is she not worthy of my
devotion?" he introduced her to his
friend, Capt. Earle. But, even as
they spoke, Earle joined Mrs. Cor
don, at call from her; and Rather
inc noticed that a door near which
they stood was open, and that they
went into the room to which it led,
and that other voices then blended
with theirs. But these things were as
nothing. She was with her lover,
alone for a moment with him; and
Richard had never before seemed to
her half SO dear or half SO fascinat-
ing.
MY Katharine" he said, 81 have
one tormenting thought. Night and
day it consumes me like a fever.
hear that Neil Semple is we'll They
will make you marry him, my dar-
ling"
NO; that they can never do"
But l suffer in the fear. l suffer
a thousand deaths. If you were only
my wife, Katherinel"
ooh, my love, my Lowell" Il
"See how tremble, Katherine.
Life scarcely cares to inhabit body
20 weak. If you refuse me l will let it
20. If you refuse me, l shall know
hat in your heart you expect to
marry Neil Semple-the savage who
las made me suffer unspeakable
.gonies." /,
Never will 1 marry him, Richard,
lever, never. My word is true. You
'nly l will marry"
Then now, now, Katherine. Here
S the ring. Here is the special {
license from the governor; my aunt I
as made him to understand all. The /
lergyman and the witnesses are
rating. Now, Katherine? Now, L
owl" S
She rose, and stood white and d
rembling by his side-speechless, t
lso. To her father and her mother n
er thoughts fed in kind of loving +