The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-04-01
Jle Alba,lg gegister,
a coquette outwitted.


Miss Genore;'' and dark -mustached.
tine-looking man bent low over a white
tapering wrist, while. little jeweled fng-
ers sclntlllated aud sparkled in the daz-
cling gaslight. s"Could make you un-
derstand, he continued, III low, earnest
tones, "how wretched and miserable my
life really is, beseft of love aud Marie,
you would. at least, grant me a kind
word occasionally. Isee you wear my
diamond yet. Fell me, for conscience
sake, whether you doit out of liuger-
ing regard Tor your old love, or is it Gu
pfdity only?" sAnd the large magnetic
eyes looked honestly into those of his
beautiful companion, who in a seemingly
total disregard of his, earnestness, hum
med softly a little bravura, and then re-
piled in a distant. half-abstracted man
ner, which was peculiarly annoying to
the sensitive man. n
"How often must I tell you, Herbert,
| that I love you as mnch az, ever | did !?
You know how we are situated and you
are perfectly we'll aware that SO long as
you cannot support nue. in the style to
which l have always been accustomed, no
engagement must be- allowed to exist.
y g
really it shows very bad taste to intro
duce it at such nnseasonable and inappro-
pirate OCCASIONS Good evening, Captain
Thorn; isn't this splendid gathering? l
was just remarking to our. friend, Mr..
| Maltravers, that l had not for a long
time attended asparty SO exquisitely got
up; y and the haugbty beauty used her
fan daintily, turnirg@her fair hand a little
! I;.-lk 5,,l I, L.
colruscations from diamond and pearl
dazzled the eyes of her admirers.
Immaculate and bewildering laces, to-
gcther with thesrustle of silk, and per-
lume as delicate as from Araby the Klest.
completed tout cnsenebleas perfect in its
fashionable and artistic niake>up as it
was gracefully becoming to its fair owner.
/ The Captain offered his arm for prom
enade, aud withsa pleasant bow to Her.
bert, Marie sailed away, as if perfectly
unconscious of the niisery=she had just
+, inflicted. - :
Herbert Malravers had been for the
past two years an accepted lover Of Marie
Genore's, but for some strange and in
comprehensible reason she had without
the least apology or excuse, suddenly dis
| missed him. and when pressed by the ar
/ dent lover for a satisfactory solution of
the mystery, replied that her love re-
mained undiminished, but her family all
thought the engagement improper, as
Alr. Maltravers' 'peeuniary position would
not allow him to support her in the sty
and luxury to which she had been accus
toned. No argument OF entrcaty could
make her any more explicit, SO with a
loNe IEn INTO Ln Il
balmest days of courts hip, Herbert fol-
lowed her to the ball, party and opera,
and used every means to win back the
attention and tender regard he no longer
possessed.
He could not be convinced that Marie
| Genore was as hollow and heartlcss as
the vainest butterfly of fashion could
possibly be. and yet he knew that had she
loved him as he had formerly every rca-
sou to believe, no advice or influence
could have changed her
why does she still wear the symbol
of cur betrofhal if our engagement is en-
stirely broken Off" hceasked himself for
I the thousandth time
f Herbel knew thatsMarie's father. with
sall his wealth, was very close and penuri-
Gus, especially on the subject of orna
tnents and he knew, too, that Marie ;
most valuable jewels were all Presents.
fCommon sense whispered that it was the
beauty and 4rossHness of the diamond
isthat made II valuahle in her eyes, and
this in ft of wretchedness and almost
insanity he had this evening for the first
time, accused her of.
F 81 must have one -uoment with Marie
/ and beg her-pardon for my insulting Ian
guase How could have been SO un>
manly ?"
Marie, cloaked and hooded, her bright
beautiful eyes having lost none of their
I spark from thenight's dissipation, stood
IN the hall dispensing kind "good nights"
to friends and acquaintances.
"Let me escort you to the carriage,
Just this time, Marie" pleaded the lover;
and laughing and chatting gaily, she ac,
cepted hisarm in matter-of,fact manner,
and walked slowly out.
:. "What is it, now, Herbert?" and the
beauty's tones betrayed both ill-nature
and impatience.
3 Il hope you will forgive me, Marie,
for the ungentlemanly language i used
this evening. l cannot bear to think
! that II have offended you" 49,
=" our manner, MIR. Maltravers, is the
principal thingeI have to find fault with,
and quite as much on your own account
as my.owu. It not pleasant to- have
the epithets soft and silly appliedto one
who TOR So long time has been q declar-
ed suitor for my hand But ! have,
declare, quite forgotten that you said
anything this evening that you need ask
pardon for. What was it HERBERT"
And the young lady met his earnest gaze
Terocfously, and with a looksof irresisti-
BE inquiry. =
r How the poor fellow 1onged to~entef
the carriage, as he had done.a thousand
times, and draw that queenly head, wound
round with the daintiest of 'sanmussable'
wool, on his breast. But times had
changed, and this was no longer his
privilege, -
aIs Was abou. the ring, Marie; say
| that YOU forqive me-