The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-05-13

imperlinence in her love for rho flowers
did not appear. but certain il is that he
said nothing to her cousin. and that with
her own hands she carefully placed The
bouquet in a ANAL alabaster vase full OF
wafer.
Two DAYS after this adventure, Nine
d'Is,rie coming from The Rue de la Paix,
found before her. so that SIC was forced
10 pause the stranger Of the Tui!eries
Madame la Com,esse." said he. b"
know this is an unusual mode Of introduce
ton, but could find no other, aud hsve
been for tie last three months seeking the
honor Of your acquaintance am the
Baron Tristan de Roche Noire my uncle
is an old friend Of General d'Isirie; will
YOU allow me 10 consider myself an &C
qusintance at least, until prove to you
that am worthy Of being numbered
among your friends?"
| Now the Comtesse was somewhat sur
prissd at this quiet and respectful speech.
She had been startled at finding her adj
mirer in vail frr her. and was prepared to
resent with great Indignation declaration
| OF bis love and admiration but for this
! perfectly cain. polite speech. she was not
prepared and for few moment, abe was
at loss what to SAY
She soon, however, recovered her pre-
sence OF mind. and, seeing at once how
absurd il would he to io him 10 perceive
she bad expected speech of another i'm
/ port, sho -miled ceurteou>lv, and bowed
"a she would have done TO an acquain
tance.
| "Your name, Monsieur de Ia Roche
Noire, have heard frequently. l am as
tonished that YOU did not find some 9TH
or method of introduction bu. If really it
will b.. any pleasure for you to attend nv
sorees every Thursday night, as there are
about two hundred people there, cannot
imagine there will be any grea, breach of
etiquette III adding YOU 10 the number -
Nv cousin. Nine de ST. Croix will be
happy "a we'll As myself to receive YOU u
So begun this acquaintance On the
following Thursday Nine. d'Is.rie took
unusual pains with her appearance, aud
waited, with anxiety she endeavored 10
conceal even from herself, to see whether
NJ de Roche Nolre would really come
Neither among tie frs, nor the las,
guests did he appear; but he came At a
verv proper hour, showing no Impotence
TO see Aer, and when he met her it was
with the most profound respect he greeted
her, remaining but a few moments by her
side, conversing only with the polireness
due from guest TO the mistress Of the
| house
Monsieur De Roche Noire was known
10 several Of the guests and Nine d'lstrie
was severa! times congra' ulated on this &C
cession to her society
You know he is quite hero; every
body talks Of his daring adventure with the
Italian brieands"
Yes, aud then you know he has fought
TWO due!s."
YES, and killed his men both times.
And then bis adventure with tha,
Spanish woman, did You never hear
,hati'
NO"
Why Sc poisoned him-a dancer I
think she was-and he, oh this is quite
precocious he is mast unrelent:ng
man; he actually had sll her hair shaved
off and the letter = burned with red no,
irons on her forehead"
Nine d'fstre shui,!ered, but probably
could she have ana wed her feelings. she
would have discovered that the prevailing
one vas modification at the little impress
sion she sertne,i to have made on him
Despite Blauche's conviction that she
loved her husband. her hear, had never
known violent emotions passion had no,
touched her soul, and her imagination had
never for ouee been excited
Tristan de Roche Noira for the frs
tine called into exi~tenre the fnIl and dor
mauI powers of her nature; even "a her
s,If before she hsd seen him a dozer
times. she confessed that he interested her
and that his character and manner, so
d t1eren. from that Of every one else, great
~ excited her curiosity.
Gradually NJ de Roche Noife became
a constant visitor un,jl he mingled u,'er,
with B,snche'~ life She. utconscious o
her feelings, felt as though inspired with
new life. No more were the days long
and weary; no more had she 10 seek The
worlds amusemeErs to weary their mono
tony. To remember all Tristan had said
TO wait for his coming. He'd up ever,
waking moment, occupying even lii dream
the hours she slept.
Still the word love had never bean spo
ken. That word would At once have
brought her to her ssnsss, lighting as i
would have done with burning torch thu
d,rk confusion Of her mind: hut Il
Blanche Tristan never brea he'd tie word
One day, by chance. Tristan found him
self alone with Nine St. Croix Frequent
AS were his visits, he had scarcely ever
spoken TO Mime. II. Crox. Taci,ly thsy
had appeared to svod each other; bu
to-day Nine ST. Croix 90, up from hel
seat, and. standing before Tristan, she gaz
ed earnest, at him.
Monsieur de Nore." said she, "yor
love Blanche 'Istrie -
| Nothing moved, Tristan looked up a
her
Mime de St. Croix." said he. in ,
clear, dis,lnc. voice, you hate Blanche
dI-trie"
Wherefore should | try to deceive
youl NJ de la Roche Noire, do"
And wherefore p
9" hate her because she is beautiful
because she is respected, honored, rich