The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-11-24

That's precisely what you must find
a out for YOURSELF
II Lucia looked at him meditatively.
: "Are you fond of pictures ?"
t Yes. Did you bring your album ?"
/ mo; was thinking Of the old pic,
ture gallery up stairs. Only imagine it,
] the portraits of the Pakeham ancestry for
two hundred years back?"
! They must look awfully anciont p
ooh, they do. I'll show them to you
morrow"
, Lucia Dallas kept her word She was
not one lightly to let off a captive knight,
consequently Julian's please of "letters
to write met with no consideration in
her eyes;
AT all events" thought Julian, as
the spicy little damsel dragged him off
I" I'm glad it isn't leap year gY''e'v',
II The Pakenham picture gallery, how
lever, was we'll worth seeing. A long,
lofty room, lighted by dome Of
4 glass, its walls lined with portraits,
lit reminded me of some old baronial
hall in England. Julian Chestwick
Hooked dreamiy round, and shuddered a
little. 2 ,a1
I "I prefer the future to the past, said
HE, briefly. q .se 81 1.. efref4,
i And then turning, his eye. tell upon. a
|pctured face which thrilled him through
and through. A dimpled smiling face,
with black eyes which seemed to melt
and glow, even against the opakeness OF
the meaningless canvass, mouth full of
larch, expression, and dress Of the time
Of Louis Quatorze Julian Chestwick
i stood staring as if he had seen ghost Qs
Il :" Field he said turning to his host
i with features as pale as if they had been
carved in ivory. who is that lady g"i si'
i "Who aoas she, you mean" laughed
FleldgPakenham. /" Why, you know she's
been dead these two hundred years, or
> more!"
Julian Chestwick Felt an odd, lev
!, tremble through his veins. Was he then
in love with ghost? H. remembered
the VOW he hsd registered in his
secret heart to we'd none bu, the
! Marqusse whose fair face had haunted
him so long. Gould it be possible that
this shadow should rise from the grave
of centuries to claim this VOW
t =" 1t is Marie de Roublse, of Normandy,
France afterwards married to Gerald
5 PaDkenham, who diea in Jerusalem two
, years, after her marriage-my great
S great northumberland a very good
: Hooking woman toe" added Field, rather
lrreverently. 8llspg 9u5 saF Ie.a ~
Julian Chestwick listened silently. He
c was not superstitious yet there was some
s thing IN all this that be regarded almost
$ as an omen Lucia Dallas gay chatter
had losr all interest for him now.
| The jewelled finger of the beautiful
Marie dc Roubise seemed to beckon him
her arched, jetty brows to contract frown-
i ingly. /" You are mine," the dimpled
f lips seemed to syllable, and the haunt.
e ing eyes full of strange meaning, filled
f his heart with vague dread.
i Had 1t then been ghost whose beauty
: had cleaned ON him once, at Mrs Pei
0 groves masquerade bali 2 And was il
! possible for man to look on. the face of a
woman who has been dead two hundred
). years, and yet live?di q 1f9m
He followed the gay party down stairs
d comprehending nothing of what went or
+ around him--walking like one in q
i dream ~ t
# 2a" Marquerita has Gomez he heard Mrs
;, Pakenham say to her son. T" Was it moi
( lucky /? we had just given her up''
k (" The more the merrier," said Field
IS philosophlcaliy t''14
d Mr. Chestwick had ken his seat al
n dinner In mechanical sort of way
r when young lady glided into the sea,
K opposite hlm-a young lady in black
velvet waist and diamond necklace !
l. ol Merciful fate y g he calculated, hall
> starting from his place" Marie de
/ R0ubse |"
+ Hold your tongue" whispered Field
dragging him back again into his chair
t "lt's only my cousin Marquerta Leslie
Stop starting, and let me introduce yor
like Christian"
And as Field Pakenham spoke thei,
names TO each other, Julian Chestwick
!, found himself looking directly into the
$ lovely dark eyes of the radiant Marquise
:. of the days of Louis Quatorze.
o Il never thought of it BEFORE" said
Field Pakenham;" but she does look IKE
:. tho portrait of our French ancesstress."
y g dressed like it for ball III New
York last winter" laughed Marquerita
! herself, and you world have fancied /
!, had just stepped out Of the frame.
J, Before you went to Havana 2" asked
l one of the Miss Pakenhams
q Yes before I went to Havana"
The riddle was solved at last Julian
Chestwlck'a heart grew light as feather
WI HIN his breast, and Lie became pos
, slbillty of brightness once more!
"Pll marry that girl, said Julian to
D himself, or Ill de q bachelor"
t You see our friend hadn't cured him
: self OF the naoit Of rash vows even vet.
. But ne kept this one When be w.nt
! away from Pakenham Court, Marquertin
7 Leslie had promised 10 become his wife
e lisa very short acquaintance though.
Obser yeI Miss IL..sIIt ...lth d..oe