The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-26

Iiltb Wuulu uldke one eIOrG W regain Il
heart which scorns me, heart flied by
another image. Husband, father of my
child, Count de Verac, come back to the
home that at least deserves your respect.
Your wife, r. 1'tis- a as
4 a5s,.l ALINE DE VERAc."
| As Madame de Verac folded this letter.
and had the pen in her hand to direct it,
the door Of her Lou 1oir was pushed open
gently, AMI a gent eman en- erng walked
stea thiiy up t. the table and stood be ore
h>r. The ha low he cast on the pa, er
made her lookup and with an exclamation
o. joy she excained--
''Henri, my cousinP' t+A .ta
GAL ne, my dear Little Aline-but for
got, may not even now speak so familiarity;
your husband will be jealous, as he was
once before, long years ago, when you were
BRIDE"
IN feamof that now, my dear cousin,
but tell me of yourself How long have
you been in Parlsl since when have you
4 u'ned from your wandering life? ?"
But few hours have been in Paris,
COUSIN; til t you might have imagined, or
should La e been here sooner; but where
is de Verac - .
Aile turned her head away, her fin
gers playing norvously with the letter
che al taken up, but she did not reply.
'M hen left you six years ago, Aline,
you were so happy; your husband so pass
1 nately fond OF you, as even to be jealous
of the cousin who could also console HIM
self fIr losing You because of the happy
lie In store for you; now"
IN W is han, ell. But why should I
conceal inyth ny. ir, m you, my nearest
reation. my best fir nd-almost my broth r
iead tn letter it will show you the con-
ion in which you find me better than l
can explain 1t to You"
Henri de S n iane the letter Aline
had just been writing and sitting down
eside her rea it, occa sionally, as he pro-
c'e ed, 10 ng up at her, n W with COM
mise e.ation, n Nv W tn n gnlt a. last
he mad finished, and fold az the letter he
threw it down ON the table.
"Wlo is this woman, Aline, who is your
rival Z" A woman against whom, till now.
the breath OF scandal has never breathed
in appearance modest and re'irein never
thurstng hersal. flrw am NJ tn Sc who
have more vanity than virtue. She is a
widow; sle has two cb ldren; and aprear-
ances are s. preserved tn at the world has
no ris ht to talk"
SIS she rch2"
I" No; she 'h"s no Acknowledged means of
living but havin : the tact to AVOID extrav-
ag.u C and Cstenta ious display, the world
has no right to ask questions. / alone
know th my husfend is the only source
o. incyme she has" .1.-l,.1 g.. ...,s
"a darg RUS woman; beautiful and at
tractlve o, course ,s..
''Yes but do not think ! care for myself
1t is for my husband that l grieve.
For if tie E, Gle that surrounds her
ier ores, or pre- ends to ienorc the tie that
binds Ter to my husband if it deems it.
deems it natural that having house in
the FaubourgS5 German, he should have
an up itment in h r house; our fr ends,
his friends, are n t to be deceived; if
could ealy bring him back so far as to keep
up appearances. .la .s.il .s4 i.
Henri de S miane took his cousin's
hand IN his and gazed up into her face
lsearnestly.
"Aline," said he, sit should have been
Otherwise o We should never inteif re with
our fare. You were destined to be mine
you chose Edouard de Verac. 1 had
loNeI you from your infancy, should
have loved you to the end of lie he for
slkes y u; but, my poor cousin have
Q me la k to you with at least brothers.
love; AMI l will strive all brother can
ae to Lr ng you back the happiness you
have lost"
Y "At any rate" exclaimed Aline, ''I can
never be so unhappy as L have been, for
have now friend" "
Meantime Monsieur de Verac received
his 'wifes letter. He was not one, though
he was IN his private apartment, which by
strange coincidence was situated Just
underneath that Of Madame Pauline HUI
I'm; and tins lady taking advantage of a
small private staircase recently construct
ed, ha' just descended from her own room
INTO hat of the Count He tossed the
letter towar, s her as soon as he had fin
ished readirg1t.
well, M Jnsisur de Verac, ',ssaid she,
II ad'ise you to listen to this eloquent
ape !; ; tie j lea of a mans reputation.-
GU are to te pitled; pray do not remain
shere another hour"
Paul ne, what do you mean-you do
not mean to abandon me ~
81 am not afraid OF the world, for love
you. / AIN not one Of those women that
can be bought; such women, perhaps, are
better loved than we are. | have given
up to you my I'm ,ulied reputation, my
ehldren good name, my conscience-
but thrs is too much ior me-, ..+.,a..
tE Here me Pauline liuiin esso xy,l a