Gunnison news-champion., 1910-06-10

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,rs aad is-ss the pash VI, 70 the snla.
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~ aroat oak. A woa.an saf 10 H
IL vas stiii Daylight and lse ws,ss 4
II Iso Enown thai head of hair ssn.as.e
tle tun Thousand hs.ris ef a.as"n.
; did not rise. hni she exteIss..,d her
IialA > grave inquiry IN her slusa-
iruas eyeS. with eagai gravity he
.c.aslpcd the hand. b.f held back the
ilI.i4uise % ki~s b. HE sat down oss-,-
s-e hcr aud. smiling whim~ioally in
QuiFed
Now. whcse did we i.aSe or
At first she did not understand
lie cnlichienod her a refer % that
Arabian Nights casertainmont IN New
NuFk. Where did We leave oa that M
io1estiae discus-iouy"
She smiled brightly NE shall take
~ the thread of that discourse with
The coffee"
Why mot eesntermasd the order
Or dinner; ] am not hungry"
But ] am" she replied. she was
holly herself now The tact with
which he began his address disensbar
rasscd her. For two days since she
dispafched the Telegram she had is ed
NJ a Kind Of ecstatic terror she had
even regretted the message once it
vas beyond recall. 4 am human
enough to he hungry sometimes She
summoned the waiter
The dinner was excellent bm Hii-
lard scarcely knew what this or that
plate was. And when the waiter
brought the coffee and fingered far
further orders II was IIillard who dis
missed him rather curtly
He said musingly: We had agreed
that u would be- best never 10 meet
again. that 10 Keep the mcnory of
that night fresh In car minds "a SOU
venir for old age. it We're wisest TO
part then. Well we can Keep the
me mory of II for cur odd age. ID will
be little secret between us. and we
shall talk a. over on just such nights
as this"
He reached for her hand. which lay
upon the cover. but without apparent
notice cf his movement she drew il
back. A hash cf pain crossed Hillard' $
face.
4 have waited patiently for weeks :"
smile. lighted match. blew it out and
drew line across the center ~ the
table.
He laughed. ~ hat Again."
'Observe"
As a rejoi' der he smoothcd out the
telegram she had sent 10 him. why
did you send this 10 me-"
Her lips had no answer ready.
There can he hWt one reason." he
purssesi.
] Friendship
The beginning ~ the night was Good
but the fire Of the worlds desire burn
ed In her cheeks. and she was afraid
She stepped 10 the railing. faced the
purpling mountains ana sang "Die
Zauberfiote" HIillard dared not touch
her ill the last note was gone.
Il did not come here because of
friendship" he said only one thing
brought me-love and the hope II
love"
She stared at him. her hand ut her
throat
Then he took her in his arms sud
denly. hangriiy. even roughly. you
are mine, mine. and nothing in the
world shall take yoa from my arms
again. Sonia
She pressed her palms against him
and stood away. she looked bravely
into his eyes now.
/ Il sent the message because l want
cd yea. because I am tired Of lying Ia
my heart. because | have a right to lie
I happy. because I love you'
/ Take me and. oh. he good and Kind IL
me. for I have been very lonely and
unhappy. Kiss me" with n touch of
the old imperiousness.
she clasped him fondly to herself.
sSee Naples and DIE" she whispered
..bat the spirit will come to Bellaggio.