The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-11-08

from the soft petals by the nara SIT.
cumstances OF pain and sorrow un'l'
there is left nothing but the lingering
perfume Of the flower.
Has body trembled if She laid q
hand upon him, his soul thlrsted 1or
her., present or absent he con]ureo
before his tortured brain the sweet
| ness; that Inhabited her breast. he
had been c!earsighted enough IN an
alyzing the past, he was neither clear
sighted nor coherent in thinking OF
the present He worsiiiped her, ne
could! have thrown himself upon his
knees to her: il it would have added
to her happiness; she could nave
killed him, smiling at her. Rode sne
in the Juggernaut car of the ancient
idol, with his body, would ae have un'
hesitatingly paved the way and nave
been glad of the privilege. He longed
to compass her with sweet pbser'
servances. The world revenged itself
upon him for his, long; neglect, 1t nad
summed up in this one woman all us
charm, it's beauty, its, romance. and
had thrust her into his very arms.
His was one OF those great passions
which illuminate the records OF the
past Pao!o had not loved. Francesca
more.
Oh, yes, the woman knew he loved
her. 1t was not in the power Of NOR
tai man no matter how iron his re-
straint, how absolute the imposition
of his will, to keep his heart hidden.
his passion undisclosed. No one could
keep such things secret, his love fer
her cried aloud in thousand ways,
even his: look when he dared to turn
his eyes upon her was eloquent CT his
feeling He never said word, how
ever, he held his lips at least fettered
and bound for he believed that honor
and its obligations weighed down the
balance upon the contrary side to
which his jnclinations lay.
He was not worthy of this woman.
In the first place all he had 70 of.
fer Ter was a blood stained hand.
That might have been overcome in
his mind; but pride in his self pun
ishment, his resolution tc withdraw
himself from man and woman until
such time as God completed his ex-
piatfon and signifed his acceptance 0l
the penitent by taking away his life.
held him inexorably.
The dark face OF his wife rose b.
fore him. He forced himself to think
upon her. she had loved him, she had
given him all that she could. He r.
membered how She had pleaded with
him that he take her OF that last and
most dangerous Of Journeys, her dev0.
ton to him had been so great she:
could not let him 50 out of her sight
a moment he thought fatuously! And
he killed her. In the queer turmoil Of
his brain he blessed himself for every.
thing. He could not be- false to- his
purpose, false to, her memory I'M
worthy of the passion in which he be-
lieved she had held: him and which
he believed he had: inspired.
II he had gone out in: the world.
after her death he might have forgot,
ten most of these things, he might
have lived them down. Saner clear.
er views would have come to, him
His morbid self .reproach and self con.
seriousness would have been changed
But he had lived with them alone for
i've years and now there was no nut
ting them aside! Honor and, PRIDE
the only things that may successfully
nght against love, overcome him. HA
could not give way. He wanted to
every time he was in her presence. hs
l0nged, to- sweep her to his heart and
crush her IN his arms ana bend h.
head back and press lips Of fire on,
her lips.
But honorssand pride, held. him beck
Flow long would they continues to- e1
ercise dominion over him? WuslA
the time come when his passion rts.
ing like sea would thunder upoa
these Artificial entertainments Of bin
soul. heatthem down and sweep them
away?
At hrst the disparity between their
situations. not 80 much upon account,
OK family or Of propertr-the treas.
ures Of the mountains, hidden since
creation he had discovered and let IL
but because Of the youth and posi-
t'on OF the woman compared to bin,
own maturer years, his desperate e.,
pertence. and his social withdrawn
mad reinforced his determination n,
live and love without a sign. But b.
mad long since got beyond this. Hak
ne been free he would have taken her
like viking of old. il he had to pluele
her from amid a thousand swords ana
carry her to a begsar's hut which love
would have turned to a palace. And
she would have come with him on tina
same conditions.
ro BE coNTINUED.)
Name Saved Him.
man brought before the court 1.
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