The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-03

long siege of intermittent lever ahu t ue rtan. !
,nus words. tho young chess-player informed
him of the mistake under which no nau .o;nI,
Cd and with the same concseness with wnlcn
-I,at tn the best of his knowledge ana oehef,
hs had always been, and still was the king Oh
Leonora's heart. He used tins expression ", WIZ. VI.
no poetcal or sentimental ieengi uI' liz faynr'
one of the comparisons suggested ny his ia'oi-
i'G n"disv heard tho words, but hardly realized
their meaning. He looked at stanton tp VIII tn
wondering eyes ana susPen"e"
whispered family: :.s-
you've been sick long time, old fellow fellow,
and during that time learned all your seeFets
and discovered that l had been the ,nhoceht
cause of great deal of jealousy and oon";y .,,
unhappiness on Your part. dtd nave = Co ent
der feeling for Miss 1atrobe, that am NOT
gave me ground to hope that could wiz inc
game, by word, or look or decd Ida mas w VIZ.
ten to me often of late, and l fear you nave
rrieved and wounded the Sentlcst heart 'n"'
ever loved q man..
Dudley raised himself in bed but having no 20
strength to sustain him in that position, fell
back heavily, exclainiing:
40, stanton! my friend WHAT
".A goose YOU have been: Yes admit 1t
upreservedly and without eqnivocatlon." :,
thouyht-I had reason to think that"
Yes, yes, l know all your plausible reas-
ons but believe me now, whcn rePeat thaI
Miss Latrobe never once gave n thought to me
save as one of the thousand fellows who wear
gray coats and cat corn dodgers"
Dudley smiled--true it was q weary smile,
but it outraged Stanton wonderfully.
Besides, hear such good news from, and
of Ida, that there is no room mor IN my heart
for any one but herself.'
"TEere is no tic Of blood between you ?" in
terropatel Dudley, beginning to the
brightness spreading out before him.
"None in the world Her mother, widow,
married my father, widower, and we were
of course introduced to one another as brother
and sister. Now she is very dear to me as the
child of my kind step-mother, whose health
by the way is failing rapidly, and if ever this
war is over shall ask Ida to be my WIFE"
"Ah, yes. You can ask, and do it honorably
but what would be thought of me, helpless
crippled, one armed should dare crave the
same boom"
There you go with your romantic, peculiar
Dudleian notions, and are really serious III re
signing the most beautiful game ever pursuet
by man upon The checquereu board of life
But see you have forgotten the story Of Des
demona and Othello. His face was black, ant
yet she loved him."
- hope you will be happy, Stanton" re
sponded the sick man, as though still pursuing
the sad possibilities Of his own future.
Thank you. l trust shall be one of {
happy pair; and there seems to be every
chance of it now"
Ida was once a strange child. l remembe,
we'll her black eyes, and how used to beafraid
OF them
You are right, Dudley. She was, indeed, Il
strange creature. Crooked in her disposition
AS a Kpight--uS CT0ss= grained i bishop
stubborn ana StOllQ Us Il NoOk, ana more unre
liable than the first move OF Il Pawn. Deal
me! what wonders have been wrought by the
sweetness tact and example of Miss Latrobe
now feel II pride i'll my dark-eyed Ida
and gladly do l set hc0up As my Qucen."'
Ii was all-said earnestly, simply, uncon
sC.ously y, that Dudley did not even sniil6 ut tn
peculiarly drawn SMILES.
But let me tell You again, Dudley"
went on-"that while have won n trei'sur.
you are losing one for am told women Si
nowadays of broken hearts just rs theS I'll
IN oidcn times" -
What do you mcaug" All There was III
told love in the sudden fear that woroeu u
abrupt question.
Miss LatroOc is pinipS, Ida tells me an
she fears that the best and truest irlehn 81
ever had, Wi. pass away this sumner
There came 40 answer and stanton, wo
fully alarmed, hurried to the bed Dudley ha
tainted. lie was very weak, and this la
blow had overwhelmed him.
by the shades OF Damians, Ruy Lopez nj
PhiliGor, this is an unexpected check l
threw drops of water in his face, shook HI
gently by the shoulder, and famed him Wi
Us kept.
Wait till he rcvivcs,' he said to hursel
then III give hin the good news in store f
him, -
lie did soon rcviN with a heavy sigh, viii
purple hue remained upon his face. AS so
Stanton saw that he CorSAd hear, he VIII
pered at will ali come right, Dudley.
~ nave written to Ida what will brighten LIZ
norRs cheeks Aud-whIt Is yet better
81 your family in Selma. aud you are to
carried there 10 DE EuTsed Ivy them