Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-23
Cnly a 6lrl's Love
By CHARLES CARVICE

What do you mean Dy escapeu'
he demanded
he hollow sunken eyes glared up
at him
what did you think ! meant?' he
lretorted You need not be fright
,hed, she Will come back and he
aughed bitterly.
Jasper glanced at him again and at
ter a moment Of hesitation turned and
went into the house.
Meanwhile Stella was climbing the
steep ascent TO the bit Of table-land
on the cliff. She felt surOeattzs ana
overwhelmed Tomorrow! tomor-
row. seemed to ring IN her ears
was there no escape? As she looked
down at the waves rolling in beneath
her and beating their crested heads
against the rocks. she almost felt as
i'm she could drop down 10 them and
so find escape and rest So strong
was the feeling the temptation, that
She shrank back against the Gin. AMI
sank down on dry and chalky turt,
lurf trembling and confused. SUD
denly as she thus sat, she heard
Imans step coming up the clin' ana
thinking it was Jasper. rose ami
pushed the hair from her face with
an effort at self-command.
But il was not Jasper, IL was
straIghter, more stalwart figure. and
/ in a moment, as he stood 10 look al
The sea. she knew him. 1t was Ley
cester, and with c low, inarticulate
cry. she shrank back against the cliff
ana watched him He stood For
awhile motionless, leaning on his
stick, his back turned from her, then
he took up a pebble and dropped it
down into the depths beneath. sighed
and to her intense relief went down
again
But though he had not spoken, the
sight Of him, his dearly-loyed presence
so near her, shook her 10 her center.
White and GREATNESS she leaned
against the hard rock, her eyes
strained to catch the last glimpse OF
him; then she sank on 10 the ground
and hiding her face in her hands burst
into tears.
They were the first tears that she
had shed since that awful day, ami
every 4.op seemed OF molten fire that
scorched her heart as it flowed from
It.
II ever she had persuaded herself
hat the tins might come when she
would ease to love him, she knew,
now that he had seen him again, that
she could not so hope again. Never
while life was left TO her should she
cease to love him. And tomorrow,
tomorrow.
"Oh. my love, my loye!" she mur
INJURED, stretching out her hands as
she had done that night in the ga.
/ den. come back to me! cannot let
you go! | cannot 80 H. cannot"
Neryed by the intensity OF her sfiet
She spraug TO her fees. and swiftly
descended the cliff Near the bottom
there were two paths, one leading TO
the yh,age, the other TO the open
country beyond lnstnetively she
took the one leading TO tho villas,
and so missed LeycesJer, for he hal
gone down the other.
Had she but made different choice,
had she turned to the right instead OF
the left. how much would have been
avorted but she sped, almost breath
! .ess!y to the left, aud instead Of Ley
cosler found Jasper waiting for her
| with a low cry she stopped shor.
Where is he? she asked, almost
uugousc.ously Let me 80 TO him!
Jasper stnad at ner, then he
sraspcd her arm.
You have seen him.. be said, not
roughly not Gercely, but with sup
pressed fury.
There was Il rough seat cut out of
the stone beside her, ami she sank
mo it, shrinking away FROM his cage
( watching In quest OF that other
"Nou have seen hiu." he repeated,
boarseiy. DO not deny IT,"
/ The Insult conveyed in the words
recalled her o herself
! "Ycs1" she said Eaeeting his gaze
steadily; Il have seen hlm WAY
shouid deny IT..
NJ" he said, aud you will NOT deny
+ iAat yea were running after hlm wheu
I'LL stopped YOU You viii admit that
/ suppose
Yes, she answered with a deadly
ca5u, 4 Was loiiov. me- aim.
/ lIe dropped her ARIA which he had
Atd aud pressed lis hand TO his
/ heart 10 sul The pans Of its ,arobbiug
You you are shameless, he said
3j last hoarscly,
| Sbe did NOT speak
/ "po yuu realize what tonight sc"
! he said, glarme down at her This
/ oac uarasge eve. 10 you bear-oUe
I mar sse eN
sae +huddered, aad IA. ~ hee
hands TO her face
pld yea plan this mecavs he
/ demanded. wiki fierce sueer. "Nos
! vlu admit that. suppose3 IL is Only
/ mere Chance lha, 1 d.d MOI dud yoa
! ,u his arms; IS ,nat so curse him
/ Nisa 1 had Killed hun when [ me.
/ uha igst ueW.-
Then ihe old spuls reused Itself IA
/ hsr Bosom. ana she looked up a, A.m
Wl.A q seoyngul smile on hgr beaauta.
Mrs. .tq faR4