Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-29

very c-Ose cOlHufe W1licn Is tfIe Y6gh
ION OF this day and one very swee
young rose put into 1t just above th,
curl with an effect Of great and wicked
beauty.
The c0inure having been accomplish
ed, the rest of the toilet, from the slip
pers OF the cloth OF silver to the edge
OF fine old lace, now the color of ricl
cream, that rested upon my white
arms and shoulders. was only a mat
ter OF few moments, and then stood
away from my mirror and beheld my.
self therein.
You are as beautiful as you are
wicked. Roberta, marqnlse of Cree and
Bye, but you go to your death In a
manner BETTING grande dame OF
your ancient house of France. whose
daughters once showed the rabble how
to approach guillotine costumed in
magnificence. Descend for that cold
Knife to your heart And, so speak
ing ! picked up my fan and made nv
i way through the han TO the halfway OF
the wide steps. At that point com
motion occurred
"Lordee. It's the old lady come to
ha' exclaimed my good Bonbon,
and with groan he fed into the dark
ness IN the back regions Of the house.
And It happened fiat It's loud cry
brought response WIZ h came 10 me
before | was quite il readiness for 1t
As | reached the last step of the wide
staircase under the bright light raised
my eyes and. behold. the Gouverneur
Faulkner to whom | had descended for
the purpose of mortal combat stood be-
fore me-
And was it that cruel and wicked
and cold Gouyerneur Faulkner who
was to scourge me and keep me in the
house of my uncle. the General Rob
erts, for dishonorf 1t was not. Be
fore me stood Il tall man who was of
a great palcness and Il terrible fatigue
also, covered with the dust of long.
hard ride. with eyes that were full Of /
a fear who stood and looked at me |
with not word of any kind.
Suddenly | bowed my head and
stretched out my bare arms, the one
of which bore the red scar from the
wound suffered for him, and, thus
suppIiant, waited to receive the re-
lroarhes hat We're due to me from my
gouvcrncur
And for a long minute waited and
hen again for another long period of
line, and no word came 70 me. Then
raised my head.
For all women now in the world
VINO have the love OF Il man in their
earts and for those unborn who will
ONE into that possession | pray that
hey may he given the opportunity to
liant In the hearts of those men of
heir desire the seed OF fine loyalty
nj service and conradcShip and that
ley may some day look into his eyes
nj see That seed slowly expand into :
'eat white flower Of mate love as r
aheld bloom for me In the eyes Of my =
aioved Gouvemeur Faulkner. Long =
e stood there and looked into the soul
each other and let the flower grow, t
linking from our hearts and the veins
our bodies until at last 1t was fully O.
zen, and then went with love cry G
TO his arms held out to me and press n
the heart OF my body close against h
$ own. h
II think my heart has always known. s.
Tough my minds eyes were blind. RI
3D. II had lost You into that hell Of q
ar, you daredevilr' he whispered, and 81
tasted the salt OF his tears on my If
Is. IL
Il am lier' l whispered back to
w. a
you are myself he laughed a
rough a sob, and then, while with al
s large warm hand he held my throat
a person does the stem of flower, III
pressed his lips into mine until NJ
ey reached to the heart within me bi
a moment with my hands | held al
m back from me, e'
4 must go, my beloved, even as
We said | cried to him. 81 cannot
~ to my dishonor and to the rage
d unhappiness my uncle. the Gen