The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-02-06
II rTry, Marie, try" urged Charlotte.

Try, Marie, try, urged Charlotte.
The girl went reluctantly, and
anxiously. Charlotte waited for he
the foot Of thestaircase Marie soon CT
down again; Henri's door was locked,
he had refused to admit her. Mads
Roussel, who now Joined them, heardt
and looked piteously at her niece.
Do try, Charlotte, she said; "do II
III said Charlotte, with start.
Yes, do. My poor husband is brok
hearted, but viii not say word to k.
him and Henri would not mind me;
he will at least hear you If he wo
only stay tonight Do try, Chariot
You can 60 and sit up stairs, and SPEAK
him when he is coming down"
She put light in her niece's hand,
Charlotte took It like one in a dref
She went up to the room on the first fl,
and sat down, leaving the door op
Everything looked very gsunt and drea
in the pale light Of the wax candle, bu
ing quietly on the table. The tall, iedg
like books, the dull iron safe, the
black chairs, were very grim and forb
ding Of aspect; but Charlotte, if she 50
did not heed them. She was listening
sounds in the room above-sounds of h,
ried footsteps and moving furniture, viii
ended at length in the unlocking OF
door and step coming down the sta
case. Without leaving her chair, or eV
looking round, Charlotte said, in a Il
voice, "Henrip
She spoke so low that he might
have heard her but he did. He came
at once He threw the carpet-bag he W
carrying on the floor; he drew cha
near hers, and, sitting down upon it,
took the hand that hung loosely in Il
folds Of her black dress, and he raised
to his lips,
"God bless you for your faith in me
he said, in low voice; az shall never fc
get it--never."
II trust you are not going" she sal
without looking round at him. "Yol
father, your mother are deeply grieved
"Do not believe it," he interrupted, bi
terly; "they never loved me, CT they cOu
not have thought me guilty so readil
What have | ever done to deserve sue
an insult as thisP"
"Ah nothing, nothing, indeed" Cha
lotte could not help saying; "but the
repent it forgive them"
Willingly; but l will not live wit
them This evening has burned itse
into my very soul. It has shown me tw
things IL is not in my power to forget
their doubt and your faith in my honor.
He rose as he said this.
"Pray, do stay" she urged,
TNTt.at r.. nif L.
"They viii suspect me next for tina
money; they will want to know what
am doing with it, and if l do not ten--an.
l will not tell them-they will shake thei
heads, and say, Henri Is going,t to ruin
We always said so.h"
Charlotte was silent.
But you must think no harm of M
for that" he resumed, eagerly; "tha
money is to save a friend from disgrace
| run no risk have security to doubl
the amount I lend but to have it know
that he borrows would ruin him, and ruiz
him so thoroughly that l should not havt
told you so much, only could not beal
you should think, as they will be sure Il
say, that am a spendthrift and profit
gate"
pray, do stay, she said again.
81 cannot. You have been very gooC
to me this evening, better than deserve
but cannot stay" l
"Why, sir 2" b..
"Do not ask me-" His voice shook al
he uttered the words.
For the first time Charlotte turned hel
face towards him. Thelrlooks met theil
eyes were dim with tears, yet read thC
same story in the others gaze. In q mo
ment the tale was told, understood, anG
firmly believed in forever.
"Then you like me-you do like me +
cried Henri, amazed and delighted.
"a little, but very little, she replied
smiling demuTely; "foT, If you go, how
canI like your
"Ah, how can / 60 nowi" he exclaimed
overjoyed.
All the wisdom Of Verrieres went dis
tracted on the day when Charlotte ant
Henri's banns were published, A nice
mess Of poor Monsieur Morel's money
those two would make, and a nice lift
they would lead. II is mortifying to re
cord 1t, but the wisdom Of Verrieres wa
again all wrong The business fourishet
in the hands Of the young pair, and Char
lottes faith in him was the spell which
bound the dragon of Henri's temper for
ever. Never once and three years hav,
passed since their wedding, ,day--did tina
fierce dragon waken when she was con
cerned, though truth compels us to sa,
that Henri's uncle and godfather once o
twice found how that same dragon wa
not always sleeping
The unfortunate gentleman's sevel
thousand five hundred francs were neve
recovered, and the mystery Of their dis
appearance promises to become one of tn
legends Of Yerrieres. = Temple Bar.