New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-17

as she meant 10 do from the moment she
heard Of YOU. And IL was quite easy since
YOU never suspected that she was not the
frauleIn YOU knew and lOved-HstrI she her-
self too had borne the burden SO long, and
toiled and schemed and suffered for the cause.
while this sister had always been shielded.
knew nothing cared nothing. for the cause
though indirectly she had suffered somewhat
through that mistake on the part OF SeltuSkt
aCcOmplices. Therefore this sister should give
her lover % the cause. that was the Thought
IN her mind. I am sure. She was wrong
but we must not Judge her too harShly- my
friendl"
God forbidi' I said husSily.
a Ii that was over year ago. and now,
my task done, sit at my writing table by
a western window and watch the sun, e clear
red ball. sink into the Atlantic. We are al
Pcncarrow. for Anthony Pcndennis has at
last returned o. his own house. He 2, my
father in law now, for Anne and were married
in the spring and returned after "a long honey
moon to Pencarrow. We found Mishl>a
settled on q farm near. as much al home there
as If ne had lived IN ENGLAND all his lie. lie
speaks English quite Creditably. with a Cornish
accent and hear that 1t won't be long before
the farm has a mistress, q plump, bright eyed
widow who IS going o. change her present
name Of Stiddvford for Pdvloft.
We are quite a family party just now, for
Jim and Mary Cavlev and the babv-a smart
little chap; I'm his godfdther-have come
down 10 spend Easter, and Mr.. and Mrs Ire
herne will drive over from Noorwin vicarage.
for Narv'S matchmaking m that direction
worked out exactly as she wished.
All is well with US, pleasant and peaceful and
hOmelike-and vet
look at "a miniature that lies on the table
before me and my mind drifts back 20 the
unforgetable past. am far away from Pen
carrow-when some one comes behind my
chair; pair of soft hands are land over my
ewes
Dreaming or working which,
take the hands in mine and draw her down
till she has her chin on my shoulder. her soft
cheek against my face The dusk = falling
but through II she sees the CLINT of the diamonds
on the table and pulls her hands away.
You have been thinking Of those dreadful
DAYS in Russia again. she saws reproaChtullv.
with q queer little catch IN her voice. Why
don't YOU forget them altogether Maurice
Let me put this in the drawer hate % look
at it. To- see YOU looking ut it She picks
up the miniature gently enough. slips II into
drawer. and turns the KEY
~ know its horrid Of me- darling but
| can't help it. she whispers kneelIng beside
me. her fair face upturned a face crowned
once more with wealth of bright hair. which
She dresses IN "a different way now-Jnd I'm
glad of that. II makes her look less like her
dead sister.
Il know how she sutfert and I'm n q
bitter against her. really" she continues rap
idly: but when I think Of al We had To-
suffer because of her. II can't quite forgive
her. or-or forget that YOU loved her once
though YOU Thought YOU were loving me al
the time"
d" I did love YOU al the time sweetheart" I
assured her. and that Is true. but II II true
also that / still love that dead woman us
loved her in life. not as | love Anne my wife
but as the page loved the Queen
shall never tell that to Anne though She
would not understand
THE END