, 1870-11-13

I1nd to you. Is peou& Sou ny 3aaoosotp !
ven Atte1 Whit you told no few mamants 1
Leo,~ replied tbs young girl in joyful tona,
.Spisined by tbs presence Of her mysterious
PROTECTOR. &c.,:
80" inquired the young man, again, '.lt Is
,os.i!ely decided Jou ~ not 'ota matEy ~ e. nsm
II North Desrburu Street, and they could SEQ
9tano md her bet1pthea waiting for them 1t
he dco1ateps Of Valentines horse- The
Iuung girl, who had rogai1sd full oon6dancs
lnsws1ed With ftu1nass:
SNOW, Valentine, woe to 5ou!" mut.exed
Marcus, holding her wrist ~ With yiae.
Valentine, suppressing \ Rlight scream Of
pain, eecaped NEe wounded bird, and, throw
Ing be1self IN the arms Of her friend, sAd:
'Good night, Grace. good nish-and thank
sou-" -...-.......-
s'Then, you hare enjoyed yoursef 1t the
opera ?" asked the latter.
:" Yes. very much, and ! an vary thankful |
to you for having offered mo seat In your
You know xeu, dear Valentine, that it IL
aIwaJa nj your Disposal, ind that am obliged
10 you when You do accompany me- And,
lowering her voice, the young lsdv added:
Then the opera plessed Jouf'
" Yes, because every titna hear Fauet,
Goupod. although ErenchmAn, more pre- |
found than Iii tha so-called composers Of the |
futute."
" Tbs. Ihelleye. my M asr, Is hss.ase s,' IL
q. r. T.. sy. sSty' tspt pe4s ias u hnpy IL,
leyity, eives Il only more graea. But 1t ia TOO
coid Ind too lata to talk Of music only tell
me, xhat think 5oa Of Aftar the operas"
"What do you mean, GracaI
"Welt, mean Of the coming home Have you
been pleaaeu #9to yout coMpany. ! am lhe
Dict ia real ; An accomplished gentleman"
"Ah! this Ia because youl lore him, Gfaoe7"
Yer, fear Il Il; bat sou, Valentine; do
sGn moi aose Aaienss a;:5 ,,,,-o.,.,a ~. ,a.
.na2ss a2e except hI by - sgniac,bt pr pressure 1 ot
her inenoe nano: oy WMoa t4e !Attef uuaef-
stood that she bad Soma painful secret to con-
fde to hel-
Just a thia moment the door Of the modeAt
frame courage vas oPeneu ana Al oIa MAn ap
ptaled With lamp IN hls nano' and most
beautiful tableau presented Itself to theypung
gentlemen Who were contemplating tt. s*lan-
tue md Grace Neso Aestn8 one anotneT on
he steps q the hoase, AIa M sngn u LEES ns Meso
illuminated At The sAmn aEne ~ TIC aavet
the interior; The t.o young girls
we're blondes. Ano tne long ttesses
81 their hBnt hnt %ese ;.H S,1euns
theH pale r.,tsa rotsue1as eaos . wv Haa.a.
halo OF Slofy. 1nsm s5ea me.e @ q - se1oge nnt
blue, Tho Oval OF 1neH races snu Ln9 ou1.
lines 81 the1 moqtns & we're @osa.e. tSs sSs
them 20 beautiful ana 80 chAste: Wata pug
freshness Of their conpletions, me purity g
their features: ena tnelt Fnoy Hps. one "Iu.a
hare supposed toAs tnsy 1.o pesa nAesTnos ~ !,
1ezemore, they we're the daughters Of Hay
: On, and they hAd whtt csnnoI % glyen ?: =
t either tie master o. pa1at1nE % tne sen!as. !
Q | drhvlnB-hfe, anepnaton, snteluseace, Aoo
a heart -
When nnd a1ses a s9R.1stea ~
+ the arm Of she other. z..,-.-
"a For the last time, ea'd tue companion 9 9
+ Valentine, pressing her hand. will Sou D
n my wife yes OF no Z"
= setically, "No!" -,
y She disappeared. the door vas shut u
eound Of fAstenlng the bolts WIS nearo. an
N all became client within. Ihefe "aa noooa
id left In the street put Marcus, aaone ~1te ~ q
GRO who seemed to follow his footsteps..
:" A bright light appeared behind the blind
II. Of one OF the windows OF fAlentine's hous
,e and the y1ung man walked opposite IN Il
=. angie Of wall, sat down In the shade On It
- steps Of staircase, and prepared to smoke
cigar to eooth his anger. Hc took out OF
cTercoxt pocket p1ueslAn loather-cas
10 which he opened mechanically, and whit
contained an elegant bottle OF Bohemi'
cIyataS. In looking It it, nis Ups we're cifel'
, with the ssne wicked amue they nAo p9f
u since hn came bsck from the opera, ano
nd I nutiered very low with sA1oonlc tooe:
"No; this il for the other"
He rut the case BACK into Lis POCKET, 70
-, out another one. opened It. and. after hAvl
"a taken ont cigar and lighting it. he said
hiuoseif: "Ah. Valentine, you tefuss ,
en- Young lady; Doctor Marcus is not one Of Ii.
I'm eaty persons wlo is aAtiafed with regret
defeat and to whom one refuses Wit
emile what they aek for. Y0u Will be minn
Ehe nobody's e!se.'
He sent forth few pn1a OF snoke Th
fIoated in the aIr like light cloud around
.nv head. fell into sort Of agitated reTerie, 70
ing at tho window behind which the ssh
le1a arms were folded upon his breast. when,
,ura violent and desperate effort, be &dded:
Stu "iou don't Know ~ the passso,n .aese Us u
ycu IN my nea5tt anu "nat o4o ol 5ouk ~
MN one q yoof smnee; OF slnS.e 15 wol1 ason ~
49, could rave mAae OF me-. 94t " netaes hn9 W
hate; and II once eo Transformed II Noalo
oyes Ike burning aEA, whicn xouta S esst{ mi NV
ono clasp you, totiuie you, Ana u aAst ~ y
do Take care, saennne' w not ;s1. s1aaA ns os;
=. snytnng toLuin Jou, not esen oesuto @ s; y.
nenS t,asi 70 as ~ ~ 1;ta v9n Iii he
vile Of Uea1a'
1t this moment, and - II to ANSWER
aud thoughts, The young gttl eonmenee1 e1,i an
tho Wsl1.knnNn romance OF tho "MaaoK
syn1aa.ss.es nfeMsa .1 Leaoesane eaahiean ennass
upi soffoNtnl notes. when Eero feaeolne
msy soul. One could feel that ttese aweet aet
In It came from tho heart. In the last ssnt'
ruih- particularly, sna sent forth es5 OF
M, Mhich tesminatea Win eon toat aa,a eoa ~
Poa- uE Ao AeAtenn. Ar,
cnnsi- me Agnt vent on5, a. .1s necame sa, =
eeph, Mafcuh, nasns nolsnea ens eSoA.aS "
ed IN cagE, sot np w'en t9s oeeaogn NJ o.
boo who ~ .Axen fesasauon. .S hs weat
tne e..ees, e.a me- unHss nna hs-a S soox o ~ =;
Aco une a1ouf eAai o1se 1890 oA .ses ~ ~ ~
ion to at the Same time. with poignant irony;;
Ming the god OF love give you the moss delig
-e aiumoef; m1y you nave nsppy ateAms
y ~. tney "As no@ 10 "ceotopuanea oa "
.ass ioms ,.x, ...,n,a.. .,,
. your Of North Wells street. Tbs street waa
,py to luttiy deserted ahd me oniy noiae ness q
If, fs1 the enow cracking under tho feet Of ths
saa,a ia Tor. Set. sf,es Fey pinntes tbe biasa sS
the footsteps Of Marcus. was seen It u
nes Of stfeet, gliding along tho val Z
al ttn the Hvef. Evidently It VIE tollo~lnB u
heastened lover. - It was regulating 1t!
" according to bis. Moreover, i Na'
good care not to ahow itaelf, always ks
a In I IN the shadow OF the housas, only grtzii
SNOW. 40 that it remained ei'ent az well.s
[ an \ visible, and tho presence had somethiu
1At my most ghostly.
,, dur When Marcun had arrived at the midt
0 ms." the bridge he stopped, leaned for An i
young upon the railing, and looked With q al
i, who fascination Il the still and dark water,
you \ eeemed to keep In ita silent depths all !,
crets Of the city.
ID the "And yet," thought he, nit would
1lnets, easy to do away With existence: A
" with jump over the Ta!tn9; ooav aropp
Auher. the water; the river cioAlng suentlx
sannt,. n; Hnnld III E oyers Traiy, il is almost
hs,i be irving. No more struggled, intrigues, d.
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