Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-11-30
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stand" 80 |...s
81 do. But I love you. Why should
we be parted? Fate Is very cruel"
IF we yield to this passion I must
pay the penalty, and il pay the pen
atty you viii lose me. There is but one
course Tor us. We must part
'.Are you not willing to take any risk
Mt all for my sake?"
'D0 you wish me to suffer the gar
rote fol. your sake? p - s.
She was silent for q moment, with
downcast eyes. ID. #.-z.. 49,. s...
II do not wish you to suffer, but
wish you to be willing to suffer on &C.
count of your love for me-,
There was something Irresistible In
her face as she turned her eyes up to
meet mine. I clasped hand that
hung loosely by her side and felt a
current running from her arm into
mine. Then it was all over with me.
+ drew her toward me and kissed her.
The next few weeks were the most
delightful to me of any period of my
life. 1 was constantly stealing inter
views with Donna Inez, knowing all
the while that if caught in one Of them
would pay for the pleasure with my
life. True, there were moments when
the abyss on whose brink l stood
would appear beneath me in all it's ter
rible reality. But had 1t not been for
these moments would my enjoyment
with the girl / loved have been 50
keen? think not. It was the one
that brought out the other.
The bliss of one of our meetings was
interrupted by terrible scare. We
heard step in the adjoining room
Inez chung to me, clutching me like one
drowning. We heard the same step
retreating.
sits father!" she gasped.
Some moments passed. There was nc
recovery for us, for we did not know
but that we had been discovered
Finally she said: Al.
If there has been false alarm and
you will not be torn away from me to
die vow that will never again e1'
pose you to such danger. forbid
you to speak to me Of love again.
She persisted till I had promised to
obey; then, after long parting kiss
she left me. &
When 1 saw the president again he
showed no trace whatever OF having
discovered the situation. Inez and !
had received a terrible warning; we
had both been brought to realization
of our danger and had determined new.
er to expose ourselves to it again.
Our resolution lasted forty eight hours
Then we found ourselves again clasped
in an embrace. For two days my de-
sire to caress my love once more had
been Increasing until the last moment
when not thousand garrotes could
have deferred me.
Heavens gasped Inez, 1--WE are
again In the maelstrom! The pitcher
that goes often to the well is at last
broken"
'"There is but one course for us to
pursue" replied. IF you love me
living you must love me dead. I will
leave you and at last your love viii
die"
NO." she exclaimed; ut will live
! forever"
Then suddenly the blood left the
cheeks of both of US. Again we heard
the step In the adjoining room, the
same step we had heard before.
I'VE are lost!' we both cried in 9
hoarse whisper.
your father has been watching u.s.
I said. '"The last time he caught US
he was not sure. He has waited TO,
more. conclusive evidence. He has
caught us second time. do not ex
| pect ever to see you again after this
| one last parting" ~
She swooned In my arms. I carried
her to lounge and laid her on it.
dared not call any one; indeed, I feared
that some one would come in and fine
us there together. She soon opened
her eyes, but the moment she remem
bered what had taken place was about
to swoon again, when spoke reassur
ing words I did not feel, and she re
gained control Of herself.
had now not the slightest doubt
that Senior Sanchez knew Of what was
going on between me and his daugh
ter and would choose his own time as
to fulfilling the conditions he had i'm
posed when had come into his fam
ily
I was kneeling by Donna Incz strfv
Ing to convince her to the contrary Of
what felt when again the step was
heard. This time it was coming di
rectly toward US. Abandoning al
hope Of keeping our secret longer, we
chung to each other and awaited the
blow. In another moment Senior San
chez stood In the doorway. He saw
his daughters arms fall from about
my neck. limp. She had again passed
into Inconsistencies.
He rushed toward her and, replacing
me, took her In his own arms. When
she came to herself he began to reas
sure her:
Pardon, little one; pardon! did
not intend to put this strain upon you
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