Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-01-16

cheek blanched as the memory of that
fearful hour came back. Ii shook all the
pride which was gathering about her
heart into dust again she felt herself
borne in his arms through the wares.
Frank she murmured softly Frank,
why may not tell you how much love
you have wont" And there knelt the
belle, the coquette, down upon the sofl
carpet while in solitude pride Withdrew
it's barriers, and, child like, the woman
wept.
A diamond ring, half hid by the
leaves Of her boquet, lay upon the dres-
sing table ; and as she wiped her tears
away, her glance fell upon it; wonder
ingly she raised the boquet, withdraw
Ing the ring from the flowers which it
encircled. Woven with he diamonds
was the or st Of the Marquis. Dreamily
she placed il upon one taper finger. and
held it up flashing thereon. Then she
laid her left hand by its side, the third
firger was dark and bruised contrasting
strangely with the snowy one by lis
side. For "A momeit she gazed upon It
then calmly coldly withdrew the da-
mond ; and not many moments passed
ere it lay without one hriei word III the
cuv,loye which bore il back to the Mar
! .uls' hand Ard with IA sweet trust
ny smile. Bel Staohope pressed her
LIS Oh the bruised finger which Frank
Marion had cas,ed so convulsively in
that hour which she was forgetting her
horror OF, when she remembered what
arh. bore her through The waves.
Days PASSED, and Frank Marion and
Bella Shanhope rarely met, save with
the crowd between them ; when chance
| bore him TO her side, she MAS courteous
and grateful u her preserver,-but for
all that there mingled with her graft
tude a slight shade of hduieur which he
could not mistake.
The lords Of creation" gathered in
groups upon the pi zzas and in the Sa-
loon to rave about the beautiful belle /;
'coquette," whispered one, and " tiirt. !"
said another two words altogether too
familiar in the vocabulary oi man. And
the poor Marquis" how they pitiied
him driven away by her cruelty to
drown his grief amid the gayety of Sar-
atoga. when. by the way, despatch,
few days after, spoho Of his Offering
h mage at anolh,r shrine.) And poor
Frank Marion, he to whom che owed so
deep debt ah. that was indeed the
greatest proof Of hard-heartedness, 10
treat his presence thus coldly. Yes,
yes, Bella Stanhope, they are wise ones
indeed wo pronounce you coquetle !;
,ust as uise as they erer are.
Have you heard what has happened
Bella ?" said Mrs Meredith, as size en-
tered her room, with the intimacy of a
near friend.
mo, what is it % asked the girl, as
she wound flower carelessly within
her halr.-for the music of the Germa-
mans below came up nj intervals calling
the bellies from their toilets.
I'VE are going to lose one of our Ii
ons."
"Ah! Fred. Howard. he Id me he
was going away" she answered, list
lessly.
y mo, think again some one who will
interest you, Bella"
The color deepened on the girls
/ cheek but she answered, calmly w.
\ There are none here, Mrs. Meredith
/ What! not even Frank Marion will
/ you have no sympathy for him when |
tel you lie is ruined" said Mrs. Mere
dith, reproachiully.
4 Bell Stanhope cIasped one hand to
her heart, aud her cheek was colorless
! as marble.
\ ''Not dead she said in faint, low
voice, with ii wild Iight in her eye.
4 "No, no, silly cliId, don't look SO
I frightened he is well EXCEPT in fortune
and he hears it bravely. pa. .sed him
IN the hall, and he only looks a shade
graver than his wont-he will be ia the
drawing room tonight"
/ A warm bright smile, like sunbeam
flashing on the morning snow Of winter
stole over that pal id face, and she
glanced upon the jewels srrown upon
the dressing table.
i Il have II deal" che murmured bu,
\ the next moment shc reused herself say.
ing ia IA low voice to her companion, II
am 80 nervous of late
/ Almost the first person that Bella
Stanhope's glance rested upon, as she
enterad the drawing room, was Frank
II Marion; he was standing before II table
\ his eye wandering careIessly around
AMI he certainly looked very finely, a,
he stood with the light falling from a.
hove on his noble head his chesnut
| hair brushed in glossy waves ON his
brow, with his dark. eloquent eyes and
manly bearing. Bella Stanhope iancied
that his cheek Vas paler than usual ;and