Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-17


never met him. II was not onl.
strange, but It was dangerous.
At lunch time II anyone had toll,
her that she was going to keep thi
strange appointment she would no
has- believed It, yet at halfpast two
she was mounting her horse in spit,
OF herself. Rachel was picturesque al
she rode OF She wore white habit
and two collies followed her horse
The place that Webster called Low
ers' Leap was pine grove overlook
ing the river. and is concealed from
the view OF the wayfarer by a hedge.
IL was favorite Sunday afternoon
walk OF the young lovers OF Webster.
As Rachel refined up Betty man
stepped out OF the shadow. He
seemed almost gaunt. No conventions
al copmonplaces passed between
them. They faced the situation with
out preliminary. He began and she
followed his lead
Beloved said the man and his
arms reached out for her From her
horses back she bent down to him.
Almost savagely he lifted her face
and the kiss that her lips responded
to hurt her. Yet she drew back some
how. though she had found new
world. Something In the intensity of
his passion warned her to control her
own. She gradually freed herself
from his embrace. but he would not
relinquish her hands"
Listen. love-" she said. II must
leave you now forever.
You cannot when have Just found
you. You cannot 60 love you bet
ter than life, than all the world. To
be near you is heaven To hold you
in my arms is something that God
himself can never know. My love is |
a fury that has consumed me since | |
saw you last night | was to have
been married tomorrow, but that is
as impossible now as to love anyone
but you. | have not slept since / first
last night. My head swan with the
desire for you. | staggered under the
weight Of my love. knew was mad
to dream it. and yet | felt that you
loved me- | have found a new life
because OF you. Already you have
made my whole life worth while by a
single kiss. 1t can only be a glorious
iream | love you better than life,
md will suffer hell for the rest of eter-
lity TO possess you for an instant
You tell me you must leave me-" and
ie kissed her hands till she drew
hem away.
Yes, | must leave you, though |
eel as you do. My love though, Is
itferent. With me the soul love pre-
ominates, with you 1t is the body
oye. You see, we would never be
Apply after the first wild passion had
assed. You would get tired of me
nd | think it would kill me to live
18th you. love you too well to mar
Y you. | would only make you mis-
rable. You see | cannot break down
4 the barriers of heredity and en-
ronment. AS mad as | am to say. =
AXE me- see the picture of our fu-
ire too plainly. would sink to your Il
vel and | would always feel that I
I'd married beneath me-"
He buried his face In her horses +
ane and his huge frame shook with
BIS She stroked his cold hair and n
oh time he felt her touch 1t seemed
break his heart anew.
II hate to hurt you so, and am
rting myself more. but our love is
elemental as ii is impossible. When &c
Il see me married to man who is 81
liable you can know that 1t Is you
1t | love and that am longing for q
u with all my heart and with all ic
, intensity that | am capable OF. Oh
n see am not capable of as much so
otion as you are. or | suppose that
s remuneration would he impossible >
love will last longer, though.
len all the world sees me the duti. 'un
wife OF good man you viii know
L am bad woman and think OF ~
/ always. You viii marry and set.
into a contented middle age. You
forget. but never can. This is ia
last farewell" wa
'hS itahcu ONcl anu KISSED MIN ON
forehead and he. as If moved by "'
NY. smothered her with kisses I'M
she gasped.
without warning. her
50 started and threw him against a tai
. tree. where he stood motionless En
ting I'll she was out of sight. He ne,
Id hear tho river just below the {
as II noisily flowed ON Its jour ari
IL fascinated him. He walked err
inst his will to tho edge OF the
as man in dream
he river sang
1--WE seen the heaven you can out
know