The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-01

from the town to meet me They di0
nov believe me dead. They expected
me living.
rhe news OF your coming arrived
only today. We thought that you nao
peen killed. and again Adoni avoided
Marino's gaze: then. with startled sue
denness, the lad hid his face against
the big mans sleeve and began %
CRY And before Marine could noid
MIN Adoni broke away and fed
Something was wrong. The heart
OF the fierce warrior beat audibly.
will go to Marianthe. ne saiu,
and strobe forth.
As he approached the house 9
man darted out, and. brushing BY MIN
without q word. sped away in the Oh
Irection of the village.
His gray beard told Marina tnat
this was the father Of Marianthe.
They are feet OF foot tonight.
thought he, and came to the door.
y was open. and the dim light Just
sufiiced to show him the one room
LOT which the place consisted.
There was an armchair by the open
window, and In it woman rocked 70
and fro in an agony of grief.
Marine stood silent for several mo-
ments- Then he went in and took the
woman in his arms.
"Marianthe. my loved one. ! have
come back to you!"
For a moment her arms we're about
his neck, and she raised her eyes to
his and looked at him sorrowfully.
do you not say anything to meT'
why did you not come sooner?'
in q whisper so low as scarcely TO be
heard.
have come as soon as it was pos
sible. Why do you look SO at me?'
He broke off and seized her hands,
and covered them with kisses.
'Adoni said that the story came
that had been killed.
Yes. They brought the cap made
for you, all stained with blood and
torn by bullet"
Il lost the cap six months ago. But
they brought it-who 2
For the first time the shadow OF sus-
Ipicion crossed his mind He was
stroking her hands still, waiting for
her to speak. Then as his grip tight
ened upon the fingers of her left hand.
he felt something that he had not mo-
ticed before. His heart seemed to
stop. Gray hands Of fear tore at
him. but he remained silent.
.D'metri. He came back in the
spring. He said that You were killed
at his side.N
.Ay and then?" The words Kissed
away her hands from him.
And then-an them" she cried.
"he came to my old father. For a
long time nothing was said to me, but
I know now that it was arranged be-
tween them that / should marry
Dmetri All, do not look at me so!
Oh, Marine, my loved one, there was
no life for me when you were dead.
There was nothing. But loathed
D'metri. tried to fee away from the
island, but they brought me back. And
at length lat length was forced to
give in. Marine. mine. IL you had
come but yesterday
What do you say-yesterdayT'
Papa Tzantill married us today, and
just as we had sat down to eat aft
erward a man arrived from Athens.
saying you were not only alive. but
we're coming by the next steamer to
Mitriane'
Marine rose, and roughly dragged
| the gold ring from her finger For q
moment he looked out OF the window.
watching the afterg1ow OF the sun
set above the horizon. Far below an
easy tide Tapped against the rocks.
Halfway between lay one whe was
white and cold and stared forth from
the rock cleft.
He held the ring In the palm OF his
hand.
Our forefathers burned ornaments
OF gold with their dead" he said. and
burst into roar of laughter.
go and comfort thy masterss he
shouted. and hurled tho ring away.