The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-02-25

'Scnor | thought you were away.
'Ba. Providence parted the blow.
replied,
She looked at me with tie air Of one
who, though perfectly aware Of words,
was striving TO comprehend their full
meaHiug, She took MY arm, aud we
moved ou, from the brilliant throug, out
upon The vorandoh. 1, was at one Of
those plcasanI soeials Tor which the cap.
iIal was SO famously noted, that | mel
her here surrounded BY her admirers,
the center Of wit and observation. the
belle ami pride Of the gathering, while | +,
almost stranger known only to few
ss her friend by her patronage, itbecSmo
me 10 cautiously aud guaJdedly proceed,
lest too great bolinoss should endanser
my object being fully aware that it
needed but the slightest iutimation from
her 10 bring The wrath and vengeance Of
scores Of cuyious rivals upon mo.
why dd5'ou leave Quito, she ask.
ed, in 4 ole,r, cool voice.
You recollect. our last interview, Lu.
vslla You scorned,. you rejected my
olfcr.'
They wera dishononble, she replied;
and being unsuccessful here. you return.
ed to San Apgelos, to renew your prevt
Gus engagement with the neglected one
there. You should not deny this, she
coQtiuu9i. for | haye sscertainel il to
Be true
LuynIla,' said |, lhsvo told you bo.
fore, aud | Sow pledge you my word,
that there ia no one to whom | am ot
tached. nor IS there another that | love,
as do YOU. You hdYe been mi'siqtory
med You forget yol'hnao sut,ors who
would not hesitate 10 malign inc to ai"
vance their own suil,'
With agerted, reflective gaze, seem.
lug a partial acknowledgment Of the
truid Of my words the fond look OF pas
sionate eodeariOs stole cyer llSr feoturls
bu, it sSs'so9n: dispsled by some jeol.
Gus Thought,
'Sen&, sad she s4yiug to tum. the
casversaIion, sour orhris baudnsed.'
/. -'An accident, Layalla, replied /. Your
dagger is gque Is;eTetythiOg then that
rsmlgds you ofme so despissd, that you
;tbroE 1t aside?
'NotSenor.'
An h.'exstGinsd'E l, ,fghal a beautiful
pccAl1co.' i have never seen it before.
Alloy, me 10 e&apias IT, -. 81
\ 'Seu6r," said she wiil one Of hercold
Lsughty tones. ''gOu bave grown famil
lar
Nay SAID playfuiIy, knowing that
10 bd the only way Of dealing TO any pur
ppscN. Il wish to admire il. These pre-
true gems. and must be worth fortunes.
How heavy continued |, noticing it fsll
far down on he's bosom, at The same timo
taking the bright, liquid drops 10 my
hand. Thus .disarmng her suspicion, l
toyed with the necklace few moments,
then quickly passing it over her head
from the back, drew its concoalment
10 her bosom, attached 10 the gems by
long, slender gold chain, the sllvcr-jew,
.elod hl!.
With the wild, angry blood coorsiug
through every vein, mounting to her
temples, and flushing from her eyes, tho
proud Spanish beauty stood before me.
i have the blade, Luyalla, | said, 10
as quiet, steady voice as I could assume;
'apd If YOU can trust ms with the hit,
will have prepared. it
with this condition, SenOr,' she re
piled, with one Of those great efforts at
mastery, with which at times, she OBJ
tninsd a complete control over her pas
sions. with this condiLion-that it be
Immediately returned to me-
To this readily assen!cd, not per.
ceiving however, any object hidden uu-
der her imperative request.
On the following day the two parts
were welded together with such accuracy
that scarce Q trace ot their former dis.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS visible.
Eve found mo again at her residence
where after On ordinary Conversation. |
returned the dagger 10 her. She survey.
ed it thoUghUally, looked at the jewels,
the two names side by side, then draw.
ing her chair closer TO mine, and with
her dark eyes fixed magnodca!ly upon
mine, her feverish breath almost scorch'
ing my cheeks in calm measured, stud
led tones, she said:
'Seuor, | love you'll loved you when
/ rGriirctsl your but Twas t6id That you
left betrothed upon the side OF Antisa
ua; anl thought loved you still | spu'ncd
you, for believed you dishonorlble
man, You returned to San Angeles
thought TO your neglected nilionced,an
the Spunish blood, jealous and implaca'
bic, unwilling that another should pos.
sass what was never 10 ba mine, vowed
it should never ba. disguised, anj
struck tho blow that was intended fol
! -1ur ne, .