The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-19 00:00:00

SATURDAY, S

CATHERINE

A BECRtT

CHAPT
MADAME'S EVI
llrßltn Ingram Ingestre w
and the Venerable old fore
Where that yellow-haired
flaroness Bernstein's hand:
to fill slowly with guests,
ladY was a stranger in Lox
She Was the widow of
t'llt not of very high bi
11,earteci, but indifferently
would have smiled to he
laesinerism to a tiny Hui
11,10ttornan at her side, a
I..at) voluminous folds of bl
glgaround her ample figui
The little general did
;111'eant, but he did not say
English ; and so the lad
4,14 though an excellent
tea' hutch more than half
general took that oppor
avaWcaYe: and a large, sallow
Count C7ewski had be
life. Thus he appeari
Versation as an Englishm
ifeldarne was overjoyed.
She liked to talk abou
111/habitants, its laws and
Leer) up a conversation
;41'0/less dwelt upon thee
'Sit called upon to make 8
Iroll see I am an E
-xteen I was married, an(
laY husband. He manage
tic'ns out there; and fm Of visited my native law
tt all, count?"
Yes; the Pole had s(
ta that beautiful county.
That was my county;
etrlied the delighted lady.
earge Ineestre's place-
'lnhered place for a hun
avenue is magnificent!
there, count. Our hous,
tnw,o Infles off. My father
C• ount de Resimont, ]
you were so near m(
ha in England."
The gentleman had beer
e evidently did not ear
antil she had finished her
The same dark-compli
trlea I showed you that r
th
-e same wonderful ey
;°°elY in their mournful c
sepalsive in their fiendish
Tie bowed gracefully,
nts, inquired after " na,
t_he baroness into the n
first, madame," I
to your kind notice
"aied me here this even
11.-errirable. He is very
the rest?"
a
hAilladarne perfectly comr
p" 'rusted. She would
gentleman's
3ieilwesaiwas not
qn ut p
Other of at i
Ut d
L°„llng man he was,
Caner that put five Yel
although he had
i tinutes; but Philippe g
i';#3, Passed on, and the
"rightened.
Your brother must kn
Perdinand."
• youth followed, WC
1 and thinking what
,s7ealecl to know in ever
1° "aadame, though exceller
high-bred lady..
alademoiselle Bernsteir
18teaing to the little Hui
ea tile piano. When she
hve gentlemen enter, sl-e
ljleet them. There were
'sten to the general's ele-%
did not scruple to glide am
She looked very tiny
p white dress and blue
• deu hair gleamed like
her fair, delicate Inc
t waxlight. The onl,
f,tie smallness of her fe
• They were very
-z,./ the true secret of t
Ca, that though she sm
Ilips, those eyes abovi
r, -tie did not bestow me
Other; the elder seem&
oersation was address
L'ea—easily, fluently, at
woman, and no girl. Tt
ttl'ace her German educati,
die strange theories si
rieghtened an Englisltwor
ta which she was a di
ndalised a rigid Luther
'0(1 in the wild legends E
4ave horrified a realist,.
e.rvous disease was cure(
`)
-loth has such a large she
0 a/ baroness carried
'acl left his brother to Lir
About an hour after Fe
'4C'Or of the music-room
4141 still in the old pm
0 ,graeeful, careless atti
tllllll listening to the fib,
e girl's lips.
"-'ebrother saw a I
s, which he knew how
Placid
i 0 contempt for all th
eg for a, purpose, but r
•-•tr(e.
10 A few minutes after t
th 4 along in the handsor
e count.
k.,•‘‘ And what do you thi
Philippe.
the
Velis', I think she
t, other. "I declare she
e„e‘s off your face. I a
not her. What ma
s
ther; talk so about a I
i he
?,
A follower of Mesmer
Ati impostor, of cour.s
to O such thing, my "
ti
11- London, and you
t-,,ert o'clock—the nigh
•-n. p
ti:Vtrlle4loSllllktanno'Nanidn powerful 3''
everyo
mn mesa
, l
Ferdinand's eyes brigh
%,,e4,1-(ead, brother, and :
not inflict upon me
ale' tL Where you choose
'rirnent, dance and soi
hat is a boy's cry,"
Inerriment, dance at
thf,4' Come, to-night I v
-nrseives:,

crIAP
MRS.
Iv
days after 1%
o'r raany
„a
21erk 4,..
Airs. r
find out -rac lying on his desk.
Diaelcet-book, and an hou
toNvards London-bridge,
Chelsea.
„tiere, with the slip of
ocl 'ed about for some
,rserge.terrace, George"
klper said Mrs. Faunee:
stllt he did find it at li
lk-alci„O• 2, a neat-looking a
in front, snow. painted door. _
)1. 4 servant-maid oPel
',eilt,, giving his name,
l'tz'al, evidently the besi
N-41114 was polished highl
4
IIY clean and neat'
taii it:4:. wipedpahcies benateldrfeodr.el
' l,
chief into his pocket
_4
"e curtseyed respeetfull,
I:I:low do you do, Mrs'
11 ' Quite Well, I thank y
:` You wanted to see n
sor:l'es, sir, I have a f(
h., ..
e You should have t
-.., v.-,_
, wA ti en I---"
th,,"4--ne, no__l happi
4 -'ght I naight as well
tlYthing fresh ?''
inib‘Nrhaps you are not:
.%4aland P,
11,1,,` certain person ]
`4l'stand
ei.
COgr ?). —elcat Y.
, ,se
have not; but
her letters, sir ?"
!f you please, Mrs
sa,',,-• 'Yes, I have no
t' alad see how she
1
i',
M three, four—are the
to "e 4 the lawyer rea
tuad looked then
, e,
k 'Akre no we'rds had
,:‘ %to Patitee glad lo hear
. I see Mr.
Ae4,l hr,4l thnes—ikh ?"
1,,,,- then Mr. gent
11
-,7c1 hard at Mrs. Fat
(`'f eoUrse, he found
6
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', SEPT. 19, 1885.