Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-10-24

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all will be over between u.s." n,tn -
The Incredible dignity of his wife's
|attitn.le created in him a profound SEN
timent of esteem for her, and inspired
hlm, With Q sudden resolution.
=" Then Josephine, I will open that
door. In either case We should he sep:
| arated forever. Listen to me! lknow
all the purity nof your soul !; i know
that the life you lead is religious; +, ou
would not b: guilty of a deadly sin TO
| At these words, Madame de Merret
looked at her le'r husband with 'hasgard
"See, here lis your crncifi1, "Ihe went
sm. "Swear to me before God, that
there is, no one there; II will believe
ONT will never open that door"
IN Madsne sd;% ds Mef1et ? - took \; the h. craeii1
s"1 swear ii. H. ~2nrs j: H.. -,;;;I - :.
"L,o,lder, 7'sald her husband, ~ and
repeat my wordsi;1 ~ swear before: God
that there is no one in that closet. "
! =, She repeated the; oath without . sign
of disquietnde. v. ''' ~,
g It is well" said NJ de Merret cold
II, and then, after q moments silence ::
You have q pretty crucifix there,
which have not seen, =" he ssid, as he
examined it. ~. :,,, -. ::
1tlwas OF ebony. inlaid with silver,
and the work showed great artistic mer-
1t. ..... '''
IT picked it up at Duvivier's: be
bought it of Spanish monk, when the
prisoners passed through Vendome last
year."
"Oh I" said NJ. de Merret, hanging
up the crucifix again upon it's nail.
He rang the bell. Rosalie did not
keep him waiting. He went hastily to
meet her. took her into the embrasure
OF the window which looked out upon
the garden, and said to her In = low
II IL know that Gorenfiot wants to
marry you, and it is only poverty that
prevents you from settling down you
| have told him that you would not be
his wife until he has made himself mas
ter mason. Well, go and find him, and
tell him to come here with his trowe].
and the rest of his tools. Take. care
not to awaken anybody elsein his house
his fortune, shall be more than vou
can wish. Whatever you do, keep your
tongue; :. quiet 't as you go out. 9TH efwise
He knit his brow Rosalie was going
of, but he called her back. -
STOP" he said, stake my key."--
The count went to the door which opon-
ed on the corridor, and call-d loudly,
=" Jean.'
Jean, who was his coachman and his
confidential servant, LETT his game oi
brisQue. r. r7,.'
you must all Of you go to bed. Il
said his master, at the same time max.
ing sign to him to come nearer.
Aud then he added in a low voice.
l. 7" when they are all asleep-ostcfp,
you understand come down stairs and
i M. de Merret, who had never los,
sight of his wife while he gave his or
ders, returned quietly to her as she sal
before the fire, and began to tell he,
about the game of billiards and the dis
cussion at the club and when Rosalit
fcamS back she found tle two eps,vers
Ting together rery amivably. NJ. dc
\ Merret had lately had the cellings
throuff1ont The fsce ptiion Mo Fl, ioo7ss6n tie
ground floor repaired. Plaster is rart
Sfcommcdity at Veutlome, and it's price
fiscensiderabls increa:sd i,y the neces
! sity Of conveying Il from a distance
he had accordingly got in large stock
knowing that be would always tind
plenty Of purchasers for what remain
, ell. This circumstance suggested tbt
pan which he now put into execution
, "Gorenfiot is here, mons ;eur," sale
Rosalie, in low voice. =
Tell him to come an,," answered tn,
3 count JIM hisEnatnfal tone ~
A slight paIlOr came over Madame d.
Merret's face when she saw the mason
i" Gorenhot, said the husband, .tet
and fetch some bricks from the coach
r honse-'nough to bnild up the door n
the closet. You can use the rest Of the
, plaster had to coat over the WALL"
, Thensdrawing Rosalie and the work
man aside:
"Listen, Gorenfiot," he said, in .
, low voice, lyon will sleep here to
night; Tomorrow morning you shal
have a passport, with which YOU can q
: TO u foreign country. to town that II
. direct you to. Iwill give you six thou