, 1869-02-21

ness. Her position was one in' which there
must be regret, let her decision have been
| what It might. But aho h1d decided, and The
thing was done. sac would stil! b ifce-
MA1te Max Goesler-untcss In ab audon!nE her
freedom che would ottain something that thc
might In truth prefer to il. Wnen the letter
vas rome fhs sat disconsolate, 1t the window
OF ar upstairs room u which she had w1li-
the pame, much ot the rank, much OF that
position in society which rho h ID ALTERED
hcrsclf she might have won for herself
as Duchess Of Omnlum By her beauty, her
aim or object. She had farciei th1t she
might have been such = duchess as there
meyer was another, no that her fame might
haec been Erea; throughout Europe, as
woman charming at ali ooiuts. And she
wculd have hid friends, then-real lrie. d.,
ii would not have lived alone as It was
now her late to do. And she would h.ye
loved her ducal husband, old though he
was, and stlM with pomp aud CEREMONY Sic
acd something of hEighLncss 10 his lie. It
was Indeed true that there was o.e ON
ebc loved better but OF what avail was It TO
love man who, when be camc to hcr,
which he found ID another womaul
She had been sitting thus At her w1ndox,
with hook in her hand ut which she never
looked. gazing over the park which was now
beautiiu' With It's May. vcrdurc. when On
sudden thonght struck her. Lady Glencora
Patliser bad come 10 her, trying T. crlts: her
| sympathy for the little heir, looking, Indeed,
not rcfy vtl, as Madame 6oeEscr had
thought, but still With an earnest purpose
which was In itself good: She Eonld write
TO Lady Glencora aud put h-r out Of her mis-
try. Perhaps there was some feeling oE tEt.
unph In her mind as che returned tu tho
| desk tre N which her epistlc hn1 be-u sent 10
the dnke-uot ot that Triumph Which would
have found It's qualification IN boastlns Of the
| feeling that she could now show the proud
mother Of the bold-isced boy that
though the would not pledge her
| self to hny womsn us TO wnat she
might do or not do. she was uercrth clcss Cd.
| pablo Of resisting snch temptation as would
have been irrcsis.ih,e to macy. OF the
| Dukes offer 10 her she would have hpoken
to no human beng, had rot thts womb
shown that the Dukes purpose was In ,wn
At least 10 her, and VOW, N hes Letter, sbc
wonld write no plain word Of that o1lrr.
any one who might read, that the Duke bad
offered her hls hand and his c0roaet. But
shc would write 20 that Lady Glencorn
should understand her, And she would be
careful thA: there should b. NJ word 1n tho
letter to make Lady Gienrora think that she
supposed herself to be uuli: for ths rauk Of
rd TO her. See had been yery humble In
what she had written to the Dnkc, bat ahe
would not be at all hurnlte In whal she was
nhonl to write to the mother OF the bold
faced hoy. And this wa, The letter, whea 1t
| Mss written:
.Ms DkAR LAp1 GLrKcoRA: venture 10
tcEd ,oa tic 70 put you out OF nnr misery
ILr J0R ~tte very m.fcfa7ft When you were 70
Ptcd ~ TO come htIe yeetAtdaY. tput dear li:tlc
boy is safe from me- -aud. what y mora - the
11aIeNShon IL ,ruta o7. 's. Yua s.tsd ed ~ sS's
downright question which did rot then Ct oo.c
totnswel By eownnxh: aatwer. The down.
hst All &C hfen Rts.n, aud ~ l like Jon 'oo we!
| 10 w1rh jon 10 by II tormsnt, 1send ,ou line 10
~ ta.t tIali nercf be IN tbe way Of sou Of
"Atd now. dear Lady, olepcor,. ono wssd
mofc. sht MD II ever agala APPEAR 70 yoa TO be
,ns.spd Or 5oa e.a. ~ % e1s ros s eadea7a1 to
d. tuseca woman ~ ttsIng 10 make her tntok
uat atc. By tet a!llsncc. Won brCs dcsIaus'
could ha1s bsen IN s.rur ent powerful with M
to male ns 60 that which yoa ~nnrd to prc.
@ w 1ss "a r., yn used n ~,
: prEsun wuom value afuloat > much a. nytclt
were TOO ,uEostALt 10 b ract!nctd cvsn n 4 wo
: I'd tsIitg you teatI IN hetsrf, ind mora IA
6 'i%onst % "a M,.er than o. took mo eo oe: 49,.
~ .t'sf ;h1s = sor snoo - a. e b. on sooa term
). ht.!e apoiosy: eut Nh.t her - MAKE It OF not.
-. s@ ~. III
0 TEr:s arc mors woman tnau one 10 the world, yo
u know, and yum nas. not conslaer yo:raelf to b
4 er9'c als grr. II tse1c artss sno,her. come !
q nc. xra Nc will eonsult ioRe.heE.. Den Lad
nS; aI,;' O. wo besae xbe
. sl.c louget TO SAY, lnuchtng ~ she thought {
: them. hut abe rcirnincd, aud her lcttc
!. whcn finished. was q. It IL given ebove.
= O. the oay following; Lady tieneora = -
N dame Goca1cr's letter, shs felt hersclf tn !
% annoyed and angry. hut her anger was wlt
ac l,crstT rather than with tlcr correspondent
Z, Escr slncr her Inst interview With tho woms
le whom 4hc had feared, she had brde ksl
10 Of h.vsnc been lna!,etect; Az - .
in been that sbt should have driven this Woms
All 10 do the vtrs thing thnt .he was 70 an1lo
en- to tvo'd. "You owe me some title apology
no Madame Gocslcr had said. II WA tFuc-Ar
az . p.rt oi Lsdy GieDcors's character. !
or- deed, there was not enough Of pride il b
&c composition. Bho had been quite ready
81; hste th. womao' and 70 a5h. hsr on sss
the eut shc was equally wiillaE TO take
oW- woman to her heart now thst the dAnl
Dr. was c5et. Apologize! OF course she wot
c1- apologize. And she would make friend
rse. the woman If the woman wished Il. But
a. would not have the woman aud tbs Duke
go night be mistake She did not show ii;
tcrc smr Gocklcr's letter TO her husband. or
fore bin anything Of the rtlttf she had sccelv
hdy He hid cared but Little fot the danger, ,hi
out snl would be sufficiently At his ease II
lug, beard no more rumors Of his unclc's N
the 1iAge. Lady G}encora went to Park L
a. carly on the Tuesday morning. but she did
DAY take her hoy With her. Sic understood
,our , Madame Goeslr1 might ,pcrhaar, indulRe
Ton, little gentle raillerJ 1T the chi!d's expel
bed and the mother fell that this might be b
'lth the more easily Ii the child Herc not ptess
Win 81 have come to thank you for your let
ola Madsmc Goesler." said Lady Glsacora,
len sob, come sc In pence here, or come s.
be var, OF to daoce at our bridal ~ said Mads
tIcd 0oeslcr, ntandtnE up from her chair
ely. 12uchiuE, ~ she sung the llnes-
hcI "Alss |! no. You have forbidden ths b.
he too uectuxlly for That, aud alt here VI
q ipg the willow all Alone. Why shouldu
had lie allowed 10 get nArr,tA ~ we'll a nnos
she woman. wonders Think you have
She | yc1Y hard upon uc among J,u. But
onet down, Lady Glencora. Al any sste you q
orr Certaluly In peace, and with much at
uot' ratiol-and Good 1cal ot love md .atycs ,s
re- q shall be too rrpud, Lady GlencorA-
{ her the dukes take, II for no other reason"
sand hare to n.ake my apology"
N.Y. I IL Hk8 IuAUd "a b0OA ~ lVW SA4
e tc. ! STONED 1t my door With friendly wheels
CONG course upderrtand. c&n know how
bic Il all vas 10 you-eyen though the
little Plautascnet might not havc bee
TX 70 much danger. Fancy What IL would y
and ttsturb the career Of q PlantaFenet!
lad 4 far TOO well read In history. can assure
rich Al taad word f.r which an sorE5
which xhouid not hare aald."
lady. "Ncycr mind tee word. Af1cr all, II
Ascs" true word. do not hesltAie to sAy 10
tclf, though will al!oH NO other wom
Now my it-and no man either. I should
made degraded him, and diak ceI hla,.'' MAJ
I:tht! Goesler now had dropped lbe bantcring
: had which size had assumed, and was spcaGtl
q old sobCr earnest. ~. for myself, hare mo-
'eh of about nc Of which am ashamed. ha
lkfkst | hf.tnry 10 hide. no *tury To bc b,our'
h waa lI8ht 10 ms d1credlt. Bu. have mol
20 born, Of 10 placed BY crcuustAce.s.
DAY: make ne mt to be the wiEe OF tho Do
y y "a. II y Omuiun. ahould not hare been hsppJ
nsv.r | know"
r.. ie+s lyon want nothing, dear Madame Go
,ftseut | Ton bAfc all That boctcty tan Glrc yUu-
- aatd ~ do rot know about that. hare
Fkward Riycn TO nc by toclety, hnt there are
,.,. =, tLtnra ttnl xaut-a hsiRht.iacca l1:slc
osan e.s W ior ins,apcr, 10 60 shout with me il m
NJ r,a9e. why did you not bring him.
Z toaf II came out in my penltcntisl sheet
1 m.ac rhen or roes IN That Rulse, Que goes .
go aoHe. l had half i mind 70 walk"
1n111 "You will bring him eoon"
,.ne. "Uh yn- He Nsa very anxious 70
: na.t The other Day who y" the beautiful
msa's "You did no. tell him ihst the bes
. On lady With The black halr Was possible
, IT., aeM ii Vas pos.ible- But re win not lhin
,eteinr moro Of things - horrible"
nnsuu: be sure"
20 M4t "Eomp Cay, when an ! very old r.
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