, 1870-05-22

~ he tho uEht OF bis mother and aunt ttheu | Al
tt ere WuuiI be trouble" q
Thenceforward Stanley came often oE,ust's
room 70 wahch the progress Of "Thn Rescue"
and to tall him TINT it wsa snre Of suecesa. It e
~az not long, either, before he gave the ypung
German another startling piece Of informa- Z
ton.
'sThAt old girl down stairs ID in love With
you," he said through cloud Of tobacco | I
awha. old curl7" asked Ernst, staring With !
the calm innocence Of child. IL
ssAfiss Holcum."
"I hope you are mistaken, replied the Ger ,
man gravely and almost eolemnly, ~ il be a. +
ready perceived an awful duty before him.
in sa1 ot think y9U ssr mfht {6 af Sc
ing We called on her. It was p1Ain enough to-
day when ahs travelled up hare to look 1t the |
picture. She can't come near you without COL
pfinH and shaking.
Ernst BECAME Sill more solemn, and MAS az
ideptly in profound thought. =
" You must b careful aud not triAe with her
young sneetions," stan1ey continued, with
to the hesrt troubles OF old maids.
" shall not dryyle with them,' replied
Ernst, with seriousness which silenoed the
! American.
During st.nley's next visit, Ernst said to
him: ~ have peen sseeing for myself, and
Isight7 Oh, Shout the shadow
ttNo. Apout Miss Chanet Holcum. Pc
| IeFe she IL In l01e with me-
"Well, what are you going to do7'' laughed
Stanley.
| II haf but one thing to do. II she wishes
! to marry me, must natTy her, I owe her
| my life, ! owo her this picture, which yon sAy
is goot. / Anf lived on Fer money. As a man
: ie, II she wishes it. Whist else can do?
"Good Lord don't ba \ fool" renonstrat-
ed Stanley, "You don't love her, of course"
~ Aaf the very highest reabect for her. |
She il most admirable WOMAN"
"iea. know. Suppose 60. But this is !
Carrying respect and gratitude = little too far. |
She il Twelve or fifteen years older than you
You could not 30 happy With her. Come, now,
II will not be hssty. It su debends Oh
whether she lofea NC great teal. We will
soe." ...
When Ernst convinced that Janet lofed
an Affection for her and ask her to BE- his vito,
1 tho 1oos lonely, hitherto unloved gtr1 WaA
tair1y trokeu down by the revelation; She
bnrst into tears, threw herself on Der old, hard
sofa buried her face in she threadbare cush-
ions, and sohbed out spaau Of mingled JOY
and terror.
"Oh! can this ta true Z" she finally burst
forth. when she became conscious OF his hand
| il herr. is it true 2" she demanded, sitting
up aud looking eagerly at him. III it 'so's,
| | take IT back. Don't tell it me any more. 1t
) would Kill me-to find cut that It want true--
| Oh, it would kill ne,
IL EA414ElS uIAE% lily AFAA %0o4l0L% "e9
the adorable falsehood Of tho chisalrous Ger
man II owe all to you. Ny lie viii notb bay
, tho debt. But do not insist On ras1riaee ex-
cebt when you wish it. You must chudge for
yourself when it will be prudent"
: AZ this moment Janet caught view OF her
sell in her mirror. Flushed with joy and love,
she looked ain oat handsome, and it seemed to
!, | Lcr for q moment that she WAS young and de-
! sisablc. The l!usion helped hex to believe
! ! what she could not help longing to believe.
q Drawn BY E1nst's plying embrace, she be-
> | lieyed that it was the embrace of affection,
= and .sAc let her hcad fall upon his shoulder
j., ! with the words, oh, my darling!"
q Henscforwara they we're engaged, though
could BAY, not even the old and wise (only hall
= wise) Janet With her, life was delicious
x dreau,, forgetfnl altogether Of tho hard past,
~ and careless often Of tho doubtful future.
70 duty, an obedience TO sclt-rcspcct and a rem
~, dcring OF obligations His WAYS were natu-
i = rally SO caressing. and he waa SO conscien-
" " tious!y assiduous in his astentious to her,
that he thoroughly .r defs1sd SIo even shs
J. nnture. Ii the Inain she believed entirely IN
u lis affection, amazing 81 the acquisition seem
~ :, ed to Ler, and much as abe doubted her wot
f shiness Of i; tis quite possible that thsrt
~ woman than this almost penniIess old maid
q. tctrothel to q young srt1at who waA eucam
~ ~ l,cecd with debts and who did not love her
~ ~ Such are tho ioyH Of this world half Of them
To- at least, dvlaaions; the other half tgansitory
~, At last 't1ho Rescue" waa sold. Stanls
~ went with Ernst to the picture dealers; dc
~ mandtd. with much ronar Of manner, pr
m na Sate audience; exposed TIE canvas i'll the hes
ne Itl,t. and asked flyo hundred dollars for it.
~ >"It ia worth it, confessed III. Moineau
l!ils lls "On1y there ia no uame. II you would pu
ny snur name to it, Mr.. Stanley"
q. Nine. am only portrait nsinter,
~. Yes. But you arc known. II would sc
e. the picture"
u: "tiif him tho nsme," iutcrrosed Erns'
l"' with TIE eagczness OF begGar GfaspiaG
-. AIMS"
be Gus American. = couldn't do such a grou
ny to cave my life. won't take the credit Of it:
AAe ''Eoth names:" suggested tho dealer
:. gelsius- - .
q market nj The joint production Of Stanley al
oe Hartmann. The latter, perfectly satisfied an
". WI indeed oveEioyca pockcted the tive hundre
ua- dollars tho former, tpito Of his rrvate III
81 claimcra, pocketed something in tue way
~ glory.
l1ul AT E1nat's request Janet Ho1cum had kent
/, . strict account Of her expenses in his behalf
i nst and although he had used eharp economy, IL
uu. | harance against him amounted to four hundr
- and thirty dollars. On reaching homo, he we
tol- to hcr room, gave her emile Of chid-liko 10
&C. in response to her smile Of anxiety. and toss
pe., the sum OF his earnings into hor lap; 1nste
as Of halling his good fortune with gladness, q
I seemed tQEk4ulA l1lG4 AuE A4uAGss l0tu A~ ~
to " on table, rose to her feet with pale ia
most | and sn;a in q strance voice. "Well-you q
the free."
san 1sko "So, my tear chanet,' he replied: II
COZ. xour slave" .-.,
trembling .ieibly. " cannot euauait to a
oblo such understanding. Mr.. Hartmann, it is
ient duty TO tender you your liberty"
you my tarling Chanct. what does this mean
her asked Ernst, putting E bis arm around her ":
tho MY seN-sespeet inpels sne to it." !
said, beginning to cry. II fear I
arer you proposed to mo out Of T. se
pAe, Of obliS1tiop. The obligation is now c
nGst called. It WAS weak in me to accept you,
%nAxa % muat mike amends for it. Indeed, indee
1tsut tuuet-you nie free.
he1 The gent]est caresses, the sweetest prote!
4 % tions answered her and overwhelmed her IA
niyeo ing resolution. After a minute, aud '
LES little minute it w&s, too, she could not
ola letting her head 60 on his shoulder, and I
7hich ling out, "Qh! can believe you lou m
, nAs me 70 perfectly happy that 1uust believe !
na,st = n Oh, you are all my hfe' my all. "os
nuee' ,S1 you."
some' '' For q wreck or more This sunshine OF e
-, 4 dence and joy shone through an nnclor
- ), irs heart. She loved her man--her first nnAn
:, ~ ~ 1nembcr-gathcrcd late in her msying--w
m i port Of double affection-the love OF =
nnens turned it, or rathe. because she believed
y sf sss ho did, she felt that she owed him lft
Il oNe gratitude, alteration, obedience;
IN, sweet sentiment and every good =
49,, She Vas amazingly influenced ~ !
- ~ one might almost cay, revolutionized
g !. nes totaIler believing that the vino reeonme
y life ~ J.an' ~ "Ha w. n5 NO. iicseryfs
ith IT: .aa. - t.a ~ az us az ,zzlera sho 4
. ~" na nothing hateful nov in the smell Of lage
~, batter Of tobacco, she filled Ernsts pipe.
nob4y atunst W ;9..,n Snunn hna Tl,ara ia ~ lur
PtU, wh;ther this youth might not have caT1et
- mature woman. She was infatuated.
:. slalns one point OF view. it ~as 1aughablei fro
y; ~ other, It was beautiful and pathetic. =,
=. - auu 1t ia not in the nature Of things 4
tho air Nou Ut Se .rarE ra,o,in Slwavs calmly
we his ~ t ~ eaet - H. aronf wns .nnrns
eet nsl which Was destined to cast upon this
1un " | hea1t ehsdow OF uneaslnesa. As Jane
to"@o one holiday afternoon, beside her Ernst,
ing tho growth OF meaning and beauty
his pencil, she said to him abruptly, ",
o,.,nrs.. uons1 tic cousin will be here BOON"
suicide ! ;a ,rort. IT 11nst - her hrescut: q
d a1nee
. 10 ;ncvz- vz IA dol: She wouldn't thank you.
Tia. I 70 years OLE" 49,.
s;a ! nv nv "so!." exclaimed Ernst, looking, up
x,sa,S:- | prise aThen she cannot pc fery little.
Snnan. II have got her situation in my g
,oS;h1v. | She has finished her education, and rau:
sr,ctsr. s.n to earu her living.
a1.ctel. That u scot. r., smiled the hFtss'.
aicu had | WI! make Gne 4apAs. a.. ..r -,, .
:! ~ tated Janet, 1--WE must sag nothing
annrsc. n C. our engagement for the present. II,
before Wouo tataet NV "oe!e n0>' - - '-4-
ing Apo aWhyi" asked the painter, .stoppin