The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-09

II should die If any one SGsC you here.
left Ede1weiss weeks ago. shall new
er awaken from this dream. You can
not rob me of the joys of dreaming"
Under the spell of his passion she
drew nearer to him as he chung strong
" to the rail. The roses at her throat
came so close that he could bury his
face in them. Her hand touched his
cheek, and he kissed its palm again
and again. his wet lips singing her
blood to the tips of her toes.
"Go away, please" she implored
family. Don't you see that you must
not stay here-now"
"a rose. my princess-one rose to
kiss all through the long night" he
whispered. She could feel his eyes
burning into her heart. With tren-
bling, hurried fingers she tore loose a
rose. He could not seize 1t with MS
. hands because of the position he he'll.
and she laughed tantalizingly. Then
she kissed it first and pressed 1t against
his mouth. His lips and teeth closed
over the stem. and the rose was his.
"There are thorns," she whispered
ever so softly.
"They are the riches of the poor he
! ,nurmured. with difficulty. but she I'M
derstood.
Now, 60" she said, drawing reso-
utely away. An instant later his head
! hn
over the side, she saw his figure sprlnS
easily to the ground, and then came the
rand. steady tramp as he went away
on his dreary patrol.
81 couldn't help II" she was whisper
Ing to herself between joy and shame
CHANGING instinctively out toward Tie
solitary lamp, she saw two men staha
Ing in it's light. One of them was Gen
oral Marlanx: the other she knew L
! he the spy that watched Baldos. Hei
heart sank like lead when she saw
that the two were peering intently 10
ward the blacony where she stood an
where Baldos had clung but monen
before.
THE shrank back with grea
dread in her heart Narlanx
of all men, Why was he in til
mark Mt this hour of the night
There could be but one answer. nm
the very thought of it almost sufoca'
ed her. He was drawing the net VIII
his own hands, he was spying with hi
own eyes. For full minute IL scenic
70 her that her heart would stop pea
ing. How long had he been standih
there? What had he seea or hcaro
Inyoluntarily she peered over tne III
for a glimpse of Baldos. He had gon
> ont into the darkness, missing the me
2 st the lamp post either by choice
D through pure good fortune. A throp
tbankfuluess assailed her heart. 81
/. was not thinking of her position, p'
of his.
i Again she drew stealthily away froi
e the rail. possessed Of ridiculous zee
ing that her form was as plain 10 tn
| rision as II II were broad daylight. III
1 tread of a man impelled her to glane
n ho,ovv once more before fleeing to IN
a room. Marlanx was coming toWhi
t,e veranda. She fed swiftly pausln
: ut the window to lower the friend.
but forgotten umbrella. From Deio
l. came the sibilant hiss of man see
I ing 70 attract her attention. Once mo-
g abe stopped to listen. The Hist Wi
S repeated, and then her own name VI
q called softly. but imperatiyely. 1t WI
It beyond the power of woman to ke'
X from laughing. 1t struck her as III
" sistibly funny that the Iron Cou
= should be standing out there III q
IN rain. signaling to her like loYesi'
if Loy. Once she was inside. however
o. did not seem so amusing. Still II ga
tpr an immense amount OF satisfactl'
u TO slam the windows loudly. as II
ie pure defiance. Then she closed I
70 blinds. shutting out the night COZ
La pIetely.