El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-05
Copyright. 1909, by Harper & Brothers.

when he reached the shore and tied
his skiff he was exalted by the knowl-
edge that he had triumphed; that this
painful episode was locked away with
all the others.
Now that he had conquered he was
filed with consuming eagerness. AS
he stole up through the shadows he
heard her playing, and when he drew
nearer he recognized the notes Of that
song that had banished his own black
desolation on the night Of their first
meeting. He paused outside the open
window and saw by the shaded lamp
light that she was playing from mem
DRY. her fingers wandering over the
keyboard without conscious effort
Then she took up the words with all
the throbbing tenderness that lives in
a deep contralto voice:
Last night 1 was dreaming of thee. love-
was dreaming:
I dreamed thou didst promise
Cherry paused as If entranced. for
she thought she heard another voice
join with hers. Then she bowed her
head and sobbed In utter wretched-
ness, knowing it for nothing more than
her own fancy. Too many times. as
in other twilights past, she had heard
that mellow voice blend with hers,
only to find that her ears had played
her false and she was alone with a
memory that would never die.
OF all the days Of her life this was
the saddest. this hour the loneliest.
and the tears she had withheld so
bravely as long as there was work to
do came now in unbidden profusion.
To face those people on the yacht
had been an act Of pure devotion to
Boyd. for her every instinct had re-
belled against it. Yet she had known
that some desperate stroke in his de-
Tense must be delivered instantly:
otherwise the ruin of his hopes would
follow. She had hit upon the device
Of using Constantine and Chakawana
largely by chance, for not until the
previous day had she learned the truth
She had not dared TO hope for such
unqualified success, nor had she fore
seen the tragic outcome. She had SIM
ply carried her plan through to its
natural conclusion. Now that her
work was done she gave way COM
pletely and wept like little girl. He
was out there now with his love-
They would never waste a thought
upon that other girl who had made
their happiness possible. The thought
was almost more than she could bear
Never again could she have Boyd to
herself never enjoy his careless friend
ship as of old. Even that was over
now that he knew the truth.
The first and only kiss he had ever
given her burned fresh upon her lips
She recalled that evening they had
spent alone in this very room. when he
had seemed 70 waver and her hopes
had risen at the dawning of a new
light IN his eyes At the memory she
cried aloud as If her heart would
break:
Boyd Boydw
He entered noiselessly and took her
IN his arms.
Eyes, dearv' be murmured. But she
rose with q startled exclamation and
wrenched herself from his embrace.
The piano gave forth a discordant
crash Shrinking back as from an APP
partition, she stared into his flushed
and smiling face, then breathed:
You! Why are you here?'
Because love you
She closed her eyes and swayed as if
under the spell Of wonderful music
He saw the throbbing pulse at her
throat Then she flung out her hands,
crying piteously:
Go away. please before / find it is