Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-16

first of it. 1t answers my purpose just as
! WE'LL
But not nihe, Mr.. Kimball. | don't
want old compliments. and to be frank
ith you, I don't want compliments al
ALL
sWhy noti' said Mr. Kimball, mourn
fully.
| sYou know as well as do; but as it may
impress the reasons more powerfully on you
l will recapitula late them.'
Now for lecture murmured Kimball
half reproachfulIy, sinking BAG kinto his easy
chair.
First, you were brought here by certain
high and mighty powers. in order that you
may marry Mss Aurelia TrsPeze, your ami
able cousin
| Il don't like red hair exclaimet
KimbsIl, peevishlY. Il should have TO
put an extinguisher on her head every
night. Fga .i..-. > = .sss'ak !
,Mr. KimbaIl, 1 sm ashamed OF you Mis-
Tiapeze deserves to be spoken Of more re-
sPecIiully.' ..r
Kimball groaned.
Secondly contioueo Dora, dogmatcally
sit would be very good match for you. You
are not rich. Aurelia will have hundred
Thousand dollars
Il have enouge for my wants
so every man thinks. But if you were
married, you would he perfectly miserable
il you could not keep yeur carriage and GO
to the opera. Don't say no, Tor won't be-
lieve you
Have you endedp
No, am now going to be selfish. You
know my history, that am founding ;
that was adopted by pool sexton and his
wi ife, who died last year, shortly after
came here, and whose death left me, without
scarcely friend in the world
suont weep. Dora don't weep! You
have friend, one who will die for you
WELL continued Dora, suppressing her
sobs, you know on what footing live here.
1t is my only home. Your attentions to me
have already drawn on me the suspicious
and fear dislike, of Mrs. Trapeze aud her
daughter. Heaven only knows the little
prosecutions have to suffer; and | really
do not know the moment shall be told to
quit the house. Now for my sake, If not
ior you own, cease this pursuit of an object
that is not worthy of you. The Trspezes
are worldly people. Trey long Tor the
family connections which marriage with
you will give Aurelia; for, OF course, they
know that Mrs. Trapeze's marriage ith MIR.
Trapeze was nesaAiance. Do give over
these romantic notions Of yours; settle dow n
into respectable member OF society, and
let the poor ladies' companion shit lor her
se!i.'
sNever, by Heaven" cried Kimball, burst
ing suddenly into passion, all the more
violent for the efforts he had been making
to suppress ir-Dora, here in the face OF
heaven | ask you to be my wife. will
never wed Aurlia Trapeze let her buy
husband it she chooses, with her hundred
thousand dollars. Hs bert Kimbali NO;
for SALE But you. dear glri, sweet orphan,
my heart yearns to Jou. j am not poor, and
with such an incentive as you by my side, |
would conquer every difficulty. Dora, Dora,
love yuu. Give me your heart, implore
it.'
The twilight depended suddenly in the
bay window in which Dora and kimbail
were sitting. Both looked up startled, and
behe.d Mrs. rrapeze in black velvet looming
behind them like twenty gun trigate with
every cannon shotted.
Get up Mr.. KImball,' she sait, in tone
OF suppressed rage to Halbert, who IN his
hou ynott Il do m
drawing room to be converted into theatre
for domestic melo o.drama though Ii must De
con iessed that this little adva antures here Is
a consumaie actres.'
Madam began Dora, her face paiing with
indig nation at the Insult.
Miss Dee, do not intend to have any
words with you. You have betrayed my
bounty. You shall leave my house this in
stant.'
AS you please, Madam said Dora, proud
ly, but with bursting heart.
Good God! Mrs. Trapeze, not TO night"
she is not to blame; you must let me ex-
plain. There are five feet OF snow on the
ground
This moment repeated Mrs. Trapeze,
coldly my house affords no shelter for
females who sin and call it misfortune.'
Kimball was for a moment stunned at this
brutal speech, bu: only for moment.
Then leave it, too, madame he cried;
sleave it forever. As for your insinuations
with regard to this young lady they are
false, and unworthy of soul even as mean
as yours Beware, Madam how you insult
lady whom intend to make my wife,
No one saw the white figure fitting from
the room. No one heara the agonized sob
that burst OR the threshold of the drawing
room. No one heard the hall door close
softly, or saw the delicate feet sinking in
the cold snow.
No one W ill prevent your departure, Mr..
Halbert Kimball, but Ole thing l must beg
yeu to remember, that when you grow tired
OF that girl there is no admission for you
here again.
Come, Dora!' cried Halbert, not caring
to rest himself to reply. Come with me.
No father ever watched over you more sa-
credy than will until you give me the
nOnest Oh lilies, lndl vi Husudhu, Soiue-
He turned to where she had been stand
in but there was an empty space. He
ran into the hall opened the heavy oaken
door, and peered anxiously out into the
icy night. There were small foot prints
in the white snow that covered the stoop
Without another word he seized his hal
and rushed into the street like a mad
man.
III.
Oh! how cold it was that night. Tht
snow had irozen on the top into treacher
ous crust that broke a. every step and lie
, the foot sink into q stratum of damp cling
ing flakes. A bitter wind swept through
the streets, until the wooden blinds of tn,
houses seemed to shiver in the blast. Their,
was a moon, but 90 obscured with dull stormy
clouds that she only shone as it were b,
winks, looking out seemingly upon thu
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