Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-28

ment at Varenna. He had tipped the
guard literally not to open the door
for any one else, unless the train was
crowded As the shrill blast of the
conductors horn sounded the warn
ing of 'all aboard" the door opened
and heavily yelled woman got in
hurriedly. The train began to
move instantly The guard slammed
the, door and latched it. Courtlandt
sighed: the futility of trusting these
Italians, of trying to buy, their 10y
atty! The woman was without any
luggage whatever, not even the usual
magazine. She was dressed in brown,
her hat was brown, her veil, her
gloves, her shoes. But whether she
was young or old was beyond his
deduction. He opened his corriere
and held it before his eyes; but he
found reading impossible. The news
paper finally slipped from his hands
to the floor where 1t swayed and
rustled unnoticed. He was staring at
the promonotory across Lecco, the
green and restful hill. the little
earthly paradise out of which he
had been unjustly cast. He couldn't
understand. He had lived Clearly
and decently; he had wronged no
man or woman, nor himself. And
yet, through some evil twist of fate,
he had lost all there was in life
worth having. The train lurched
around a shoulder of the mountain.
He leaned against the window. In
a moment more the villa was gone.
What was it? He felt irresistibly
drawn. Without intending to do SO.
he turned and stared at the woman
in brown. Her hand went to the
veil and swept it aside Nora was
as full of romance as child. She
could have stopped him before he
made the boat, but she wanted to be
alone with him.
Moral
She flung herself on her knees in
front of him. Il am a wretch" she
said.
He could only repeat her name.
Il am not worth my salt. All, why
did you run away? Why did YOU
not pursue me, importune me until
wearied? perhaps 1ladlv9
There were times when | would have
opened my arms had you been the
worst scoundrel in the world in.
stead of the d Arrest lover, the pa
tientest! All, can you forgive me?"
Forgive you, Nora?" He was
numb.
Il am miserable wretch. I Doubt
ed you, I. When all had to do was tn
recall the way people misrepresented
things had done. / sent back your
letters and read and reread
the old blue ones. Don't you remem-
Der how you used to write them on
due paper? Flora told me
everything. 1t was only because she
N fIaf III.
thing about you. She told me that
night at the ball I believe the duke
forced her to do it. She was at the
bottom of the abduction. When YOU
kissed me didn't you know
that ] kissed you back? Edward. I
am miserable wretch, but I shall
follow you wherever you go. and T
haven't even a vanity-box in NV
handbag" There were tears in her
eyes. Say that I am a wretch!'
He drew her up beside him. His
arms closed around her so hunerily. so
strongly, that she gasped a little. He
looked into her eyes; his glance
Travelled here and there over her face.
searching for a familiar dimple at one
corner of her mouth
Mora" he whispered.
kiss met
And then the train came to stand,
jerlSily, They fell back against the
cushions
"Lecco!' cried the guard through
the window.
They laughed like children.
T bribed him." she said gaily And
Eyes and now?" eagerly, if still be-
whereby.
Lets go back"