, 1869-06-27

heI. Ene turned Into Little shop With Br,onSrs
soped ljre onions % each a,de o. DE door
,ss "csn ~ .5s 5os ., se me where Monsieur scAerrF
"Mooaear scherez," An apple cheeked pld
man in blonse pushed before his stolid Looking
e2n' Dsme ths5s are may sehsrs T. tns tonn IN
mlitai!c returned thia mornsrg1 Tiens! thssa 70
y. ntadem..atseie-znere u Monsieur seheres. dia.
fea, mere On tho oppoa,se dds Of the WY VA
Louis. C1emence 4 .hseft seemed Ia her iazoAai
Tor moment she oould not naoIc, and then abe
Was ~ her side n an tH1taoL
nclemsnss. Naat MY YIN. y, y nsppsned sa,,n I;
"Lous, " she said II last, bot without looking
u hl1s. ~ Eans TO speaf to 5ou, but not IN 5o1z
He looked 1t her vondertng,J: It seemed to him
thar she had lost her senses bat still her ea1lay
spoken words conpelled her 70 obey her. ue led
sefted strect and thcn thought occurred to him.
ave hare fruit-gafden heFeabouta~" :" nn za4d,
and bare the key; Waa going There Tor NJ
4 Little way on, and they came 70 high w1t.
1opiA 6cheser opened . Esna1 doot N y, snd Cle,
nenee found herself IN vailed gsroen- ahsded ed
DT1liant but.erne3 from sne seasiet-s1pnct vtnea
The two stood facing one smother Just within the
eaIoul4 y ens tpole simply and quietly. xny
did sou not anwer me truly tnia morning7 Why
did you pot ss9, 7 lore KnAal1e 3''
~
then Clemencc had not Known that hope yet In.
Wnat cause hare ] gwen you for 5e.,one, n
She laid Ser hand gently on his nzm. "Do not
win ne Tsa T Bet wnea s0a
anger Joa, ny Io6s--tt i tic last tia,e es you
plpPy So 70 ss 'ea on Ssp ans 20 sa &
ever blame Jou- shall tell my fsthes thatI have
broken with Joa-that-snas-l DO not wish to oe
your wife"
"And do you not wlsh It, Clemenee."
sngxs a. ~ goS1ng On 10 ne yoans a. a.
neia t eo hsr ~ ses
dropped Il rss . hard 70 apeaE
tue M esar e eyes al soofea Z i him sgssn. you % Do nos
love me ~ must be loved You Thought you
lored me ixo Year, AGO. Hls eager denias wonla
yon a aid ioTe ne; 81 % now yoa. na.e iooaa one
better suited to Jou, and your love hsE changed
% ot ese eo 70 -, s96 ne
not TO teproach him .-
She had borna mp hrArely; bat now she hreax In
Be fell on his kuees beside he, still holding
both her little hands; be covered them with
"Ciemsnce7" hi voice WEI hoarse snd cnoked,
al WAS blind-m1d~-H1cked. l Yielded to lhe
fancy Of moment-tt Is nor mare. Pardon MT
e Soie I 81 a 81 na &C.
She drew he1 hands away. She had not counted
on this trial II wss the sh1pezt agony Of III: ann
yet he nlnst never know r. She would not fail
now.
"LoctA"-hsr vo,ce shook, but she t1ted TO
ateady H." II Is only your kind hehst tnst spesks
nov. Listen Rosa1e loves you: and you mast
marry her; that u ts no. IN Jour power 70 mste
me happy. ahould be w1etened with hn nsbsnd
who could not love me with al ntk henri; and
then what would LIE ne to you Of mel Norlcs
Il seemed rs II a mighty change hid psssed
a. once being 70 be fe-erenced a well ~ loved.
Louis fet 30 Infinitely abased before hs, II seemed
wonderful he could hare dsreo inst NOW
to him his weak heart still whispered; eus that
ras not posalble, She only answeFed-"Ea,
Louis; let mego." ..,....>
Slowly snd with bent head he opened The gate
*When win you return to the ours d'or7" said
a DO not intend to return there
loof that often came back to HIN In the future !;
then she treH her hood closely over her face aud
hAsteued back TO the station
Onrs dor; tbs Ut1it fountains sp!ash . alruost
plAlnt1Ie tn tho stiffness; gttllneas now, but not
so long ago stern and nnSfy words bad been
spoken U he yine.shadsd aIbor: oniy Glen-
T9ere haa been long panse, and nor Aas1sse
low should never have 1afkened thu old aFchMny
again, for can sec exactly Whist hss come to pass,
and how II al happened, spite Of thy tendeE Azt1-
t1se; she Taa not nSnd IA waa. i 4t must Be,
let him take Hosalle at once, and then thou aaalt
come pscs isnm hugeA ny clemsnse, and inoa
And Cle1nence stiE aeeps house for her father
nj the Ours d'Or, for tne "bonne tnAmAn" vent
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