Squatter sovereign., 1855-10-02
ATcH1soN KANSAS TERRITORY, TUESDAY OCTOBER e. 1850

much to exult In her humiliation a. TO offer
to lay misfortune at her feetEand Ito bear
her to home more suitable for her reeep-
tion---a home of wealth, lusary and sta
ton. She was begging him'to respect her
anguish, when Melnotte opened the door
silently, and perceiving Beauseant address
ing Pauline, paused at the threshold, and
looked on in silence. But when he beheld
Beuseant. in spite, Of Pauline's entreaties,
attempting to clasp her in his arms. he
sprang forward and dashed him to the 9th
er end of the room. Enraged. Beauseant
levelled pistol at him.
80! spare him; spare my husband'''
shrieked Pauline. Claude
no, no" and she fell fainting into the arms
of Claude.
On recovering she found herself alone
with her husband. e
"All gone-all calm,'' she exclaimed,
looking around her, ..Is everything a
dream. Thou art unhurt-I do not love
thee" she added tenterly; 'but am wo-
man. .and-and-no blood is spilts''
mo, lady, no" replied Melnotte, "my
guilt hath not deserved so rich blessing
as even danger in thy cause
They were here interrupted by the en-
trance of widow Me:notte, Who came in
to tell them of the approach Of Pauline's
parents.
"Ah! madam she continued. address
ing Pauline, "do not let them injure him
if you knew how he dotted on your
"Injure himr' exclaimed Pauline. 'no
ma am, be not afraid
On the entrance of her parents, Claude
renounced all pEetentions to her person,
by giving his consent to divorce, and full
ly confessing the fraud which annulled the
marriage.
Your daughter, sir said he, handing
the paper to Monsieur Deschappells, "has
been foully avenged grant it, sir, bu
her own lips will tell you, that, from the
hour which she crossed this threshold,
returned to my station, and respected hers
Pure and inviolate, as when yester-morr
you laid your hand upon her head, and
blessed her, yield her back to you. Fol-
myself, I deliver you forever from my pres
ence. An outcast and criminal, shall
seek some distant land, where I may
mourn my sin, and pray for your daughter
peace. Farewell, farewell to you all, for
ever" "a rov
n y y
Two years and half had rolled on
since the incidents related above, when one
day there marched into the streets of Ly-
ons regiment fresh from the army in
Italy, and under the command Of Colonel
(now GENERALLY Dumas. In this corps
there was young officer, who, in those
two wo-years-and-a-half, had risen to a colon
els rank, was the hero of Lodi, and alto
gether most mysterious person. His fell
low officers knew him by the name of Mo-
rier; and his constant ,melancholy-the
loneliness of his habits-his daring valor
his brilliant rise in the, profession-the
friendship of his general, and the favors Of
his commander-in-chief+- tended TO
make him>as much the matter of gossip
as of admiration. Il is almost unnecessa-
ry to say that il was Claude Melnotte, who
had gone to TALLY with General Dumas;
he had placed himself where foe was
most Observation-Disclosures France most
needed alife-there was not q forlorn hope
without him. But, instead Of meeting
death, he distinguished himself by brave
deeds; he was thrifty, economical man,
and managed to find Italy second Mex
leo to him; for he had saved something
very handsome. On his arrival in Lyons,
he asked every one-sho could know
anything of her-about Pauline; and was
amazed to hear that she had consented to
divorce from him-from her husband
Claude Melnotte; and on that very day she
was to authorize the necessary proceedings
of annulling her present illegal marriage,
and signing contract which was to make
her Beauseant's wife. within one week
Not that she was false to Claude-no-her
heart was still devotedly attached to him
but she alone could be the means Of sa-
wing her father from bankruptcy, by pro-
curing large sum to meet demands that
could not be denied nor delayed, and which
she could only obtain by giving her, hand
to Beauseant, who, on that condition, would
advance the money.
As the clock struck one, the hour fixed
for the anIiulling of the contract, General
Dumas, accompanied by Claude Melnotie.
as Colonel Morier, entered the room in
the house of Monsieur DesehappeIles.
where the contract was TO take place, and
where Pauline in great detection sat with
her parents. On seeing her cousin enter.
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