The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-09-02


We'll. then, Neil semple and Capt
Hyde have fought a duel. That is
what comes Of giving way to passion
| never fought duel. No one should
make me. j; Is a Fixed principle with
me-"
Poor Nell His fault, am sure, 1t
was not"
Joanna! Neil is nearly dead. II
he had been In the right he would not
be nearly dead. The Lord does not
forsake a person who Is In the right
way"
In the hall behind them. Katherine
stood. Tho pallor OF her face. the
hopeless dtOop Of her white shoulders
and arms, were visible In It's gloomy
shadows. Softly as spirit she
walked, as she drew nearer To them.
And the Engllshman? Is he hurt7"
Killed. He has at least twenty
wounds. Till morning he will not live.
II was the councillor himself who sep
aratod the men"
MY good Joris. II was like him"
For a moment Katherlne's con
sclousness reeled. The roar Of the
ocean which girds our life round was
In her ears, the feeling OF chill and
collapse at her heart. But with
supreme will she took possession OF
herself. Weak will not be. All
will know. All | will suffer-" And
with these thoughts she went back TO
the room and took her place at the
table. In a few minutes the rest fol-
lowed. Batavius had anticipated
madam's Amazomont and shock. He
had folt Just satisfaction In the SUI
fering he was bringing TO Katherine.
But nothing had happened as he ex-
pected The meal. instead OF being
pleasantly heightened over such dread.
full intelligence. was hurried and 81.
lent.
II was some comfort that after II
Joanna and Re could walk In the gar
den and talk the AFFAIR thoroughly
over. Katherine watched them away.
and then she fed to her room And
oh, how she weptl She took from
their hiding place the few letters her
lover had written her. and she
mourned over them as women mourn
In such extremltles. In the full tide
OF her anguish. Lysbet stood at the
door. She heard the inartlculate
words OF woe. and her heart achod for
her child She had followed her to
give her comfort. to weep with her;
hut she felt that hour that Katherine
was no moro a child TO be soothed
with her mothers kiss. She had be-
come a woman. and woman's sorrow
had found her.
II was near ten o'clock when Jorls
came home His face was troubled.
his clothing disarranged and blood
stained. and Lysbet never remember
ed to have seen him 10 completely OK
hausted. Bran Is with Neil" he
said. he will not be home"
And thou?"
81 helped them carry-tho other. To
the Kings Arms we took him"
Live will he7"
His left lung II pierced through
A bad wound In the throat he has. But
then. youth he has, and a great spirit.
and hope, wish not for his death.
my God knows"
Neil, what OF him7"
unconscious he was when left
him at his home. Does Katherine
know"
"She knows"
How, then?"
20 Jorls n In her room thou could
have heard her cryingl My heart
for her aches, the sorrowful onel"
See. then. that this lesson she miss
not, It is hard one. but learn It she
must. II thy love would pass II by.
think this, for her good II u.s."
The next morning was the sabbath. |
and many painful questions suggested
themselves to Joris and Lysbet Van
Heemskirt. Joris felt that he must
not take his seat among the ieacons
until he had been fully e Hnerated of
all blame Of blood.guiltiness by tho !
dominic and his elders and deacons In |
full kirk session. Madam could hard. |
" endure the thought OF tho glances |
that would be thrown at her daughter, |
and the probable sights she would |
receive, so Katherlno's pltoous On.
treaty was listened to, aud she was /
allowed 10 remain at home.
The kirk that morning would have |
been the plllory to her, She was un.
speakably grateful for the solitude OF |
the house, for space and silence, in
which she could have the relief OF |
unrestralned weeping, About the |
middle OF tho morning, she heard |
Bram's footsteps. Bran had not
thought OF Katherlne's staying from
kirk, and when she confronted him,
90 tear.stained and woe.begone. his
heart was full Of pity for her, With.
IN the last twenty-four hours he had
begun to understand the temptation
In which Katherine had been; begun
to understand that love never asks.
What is thy manner OF what country
art thouH Who is thy fatherH' He
felt that 80 long as he lived he must
remember Miriam Cohen as she stood
talking to him In the shadowy store
And this memory OF Miriam made him
very pltiful to Katherine.
Every one is angry at me, Bran,
even my father; and Batavius Will
not SIT on the chair at my side; and
Joapna SAWS a great disgrace l have