The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-22

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one who would. e she could rite.
( / though her. l never lfttri buted 10 her
nythI1e eonlmonpla
Her room frolted mine Before ap-
pearinG Creased for the AFTERNOON and
evening she would stand BEFORE her
IaIFfoF combing her hllltss ana such
hart 1T was rayishing. depth and
length were only TO be compared to a
high Ssataracf ON one occasion when
she was SVnIkfng from the window I
saw that It swept the hoor. Every
sftermoon at s would take my posi-;
ton At my N indows close the blind 60
a not TO be observed and watch
through the Stats for her to display
her MAGNIFICENT tresses-
one evening, returning from e walk
Ia the mountains, Ipassed the Devils
well. Al stream tumbled over e ledge.
ana beneath was basin which stnall.
boys said had no bottom. II was tne
vel As 1 approached woman came
from beside Il, and through the dqsk
/ recognized ..the giEa opposite sue
was alone and a long way from. tne
village.
.sYou are out late, said, fcr a
woman. Aren't you afraid e
ssrhe Mace fascinates me" she re-.
piled with gasp. Il was dreaml ing,
Is It very later
..Eiebt o'clock. and the twilight g not
30 long as 1t was earlier In the sum
mer."
..You are n gentlemans know you
are. There is freemasonry between
ladies and gentlemen which eircum.
stances cannot do away with. I'm
sure / can trust you to take me to the
hotel"
-You may. certainly"
She put her arm through mine, cling
ing to me as though frightened at the
loneliness of the place. We walked
between towering rocks and along the
margin of the stream, which now boIl-
ed and dubbed and now resolved II.
self into little lagoons- Coming to
bridge under which it flowed, she
stopped and leaned on the rail, but not
relensing her hold on my arm. The.
fun moon shone through the narrow
gorge, the beetlfng crngs standing out
a.. T[.ta ,.,,,,..t1-e,5 ~, either side
e.Isli't it beautffulg' she said, turn
ing her face to mine.
Tic moonlight softened her complex
ion 1t lighted her eyes. Her lips were
in close proximity to mine. What
could do? What did dog 1 kissed
them.
.tVhat have you done?'' she walled.
s.I have trusted to your honor, and
you have TAKEN advantage of q poor
girl in this lonely spot
..Forefve me-" said. The tempta-
ton was too much for me- VIII NOT
offend again"
we walked ON. Not for moment
did she cease to cling to me, leaning
more and more upon me as we pro
eeeded. She seemed tired, for, though
1 bore great deal OF the weight 7
could not get her on except at
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when we reached a spot where the
stream wound far below us and the
face of the rock shot up far above us
she would pause and, leaning on
guard rail-, look out upon the moonltt
scene, apparently forgetful OF the hour
or her distance from her hotel. And
/, too was forgetful. I forgot more
than once that | was a gentleman
with a lady under my protection, and
a kiss was the result OF each failure
to remember.
Was 1t the wildness OF the place or
the girl that cast q spell over me? At
any rate I was bewItched. II was near
midnight when we reached her hotel
and stood in. a dark corner of the
piazzn, / holding her hand and pour
ing forth 4 torrent of words. every one
glowing with love. Then after rap
turous kiss she stole into the house,
while went across tile road and up
to my room.
I caught sight of my face In the mir
ror. My eyes were as wild as the en-
virons OF the Devils wen. Ny heart
was beating like n drum. I wondered
II the girl was not denIzen of the
spot so aptly named. Was not her stay
Mt the hotel opposite pretense. her
real home at the bottom Of the wellg
AS L looked at my excited image the
spell fell away and ! cursed myself
for a fool. Undressing, ! got into bed.
leaving open the shutter, and the moon
shone through the window. I was
again In the gorge. We.were standing
on the bridge. was CENTRALIZED
Tic next niorniug fled. Before any