The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-19

MIS- It Fere u0IlceQ sudden ana uQ1c-
countable change in the manner of the
chaplain He came 10 her one after
noon. and, after talking for some time,
In vague and uneonnected manner,
sbout the miseries of the prison, and the
wretched condition of some of the pris-
cners, began to question her abruptly
concerning Rufus Dawes.
Il do not wish to thluk of him." said
she, with shudder. 4 have the stran-
gest, the most horrb BILE dreams about
him. He is bad man. He tried to
murder me when child, and had it not
been for my husband, he world have
done SO. I have only seen him once
since then-at Hobart Towr, when he
was taken-''
He sometimes speaks to me Of you,'
said North, eying her. He asked me
once to give him a rose pIucked IN your
garden."
SYRIA turned pale. and you gave
it him p
~Yes, I gave it him. Why not? You
are not angryY'
"Ob. no. Why should be angryw
she laughed .constrainedly. 1T was
strange fancy for the man to have. that's
all"
ST suppose you would not give me an
other rose, if l asked your
"Why not:v said she, turning away
uneasily. sYou7 You are gentleman"
mot You don't know me. 1t would
be better for you if you had never seen
me-
"Mr. Northr' Terrified at the Wild
CLEAN ia his eyes, she had risen hastily
"You Gre talking very strangely"
"0h. don't be alarmed, madam / had
better leave you Indeed, / think the
less we see of each other the better
Deeply wounded and astonished az this
extraordinary outburst, Sylvia allowed
him to stride away without word The
next day he met her, and, bowling, pass
ed swiftly. This panied her.
So q week passed, and Mr.. North did
not return. Unluckily for the poor
wretch. the very seIf-sacrifce he had
made brought about the precise condi-
ton Of things which he was DESTROYS
to avoid. But the very fact OF the
sudden wrenching away of Der compan-
ion showed her how barren was the soli-
tary life to which she had been fated
Her husband. she had long ago admits
ted, with bitter sclf-communingss was
utterly unsuited to her. She could find
In his society no enjoyment, and for
the sympathy which she needed was
compelled to turn elsewhere She un-
derstood that his love for her had burn
ed itself out. In a word. she found that
the society of Moth had bee jme so far
necessary to her, that TO be deprived OF
il was grief--notwithstandia that her
husband remained to console her
After a week of such reflections, the
barrenness of life grew insrpportabie
to her. and one day she came to Maui
rice aud begged to be sent back to Ho-
bart Town. Il cannot live in this hor-
rible island.v she said Il am getting
Ill Let me 20 to my father for few
months. Maurice" Maurice consent
ed. His wife was looking i'll, and Major
Vickers WIS an old man-a rich old man
who loy ed his only daughter 1t was
not undes irable that Mrs. Frere should
visit her father: indeed. so little SYM
patty was there between the pair. that.
the frst astonishment over, Maurice felt
rather glad to get rid Of her for a
while '-You can go back in the Lady
Franklin. If you ike, my DEAR" he said.
al expect her every day" At this de-
cision-much to bis surprise-she kissed
him With more shov Of affection than
ehe had manifested for long time.
The news Of the approaching depart
ure became known. but still North did
not make his appearance. Had it not
been & step beneath the dignity of
woman Hrz. rrere would have gone
herself and asked him the meaning of
his unaccountable rudeness: but there
was fust sufacient morbidity in the SYM
pathv she had for him to restrain her
from an act which a Young girl though
~ n,ore ;nnocent wonid hare d.-e5
wifhonf Iesitaf;on.
between the commandment and the
~henIa;n row aro~e : coolcess and
Frere at himself nv xar;ons nstrx
tv~.nn1.,s "a djrvn~t North ar5 cornns;
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