The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-09-10

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NAY, lady, L shall fulfill your in
functions as promised"
IF at the expiration of year you
do not hear from me then the contract
shall be null and void. Take this
half ring" she continued, "and when
| supply the broken portion, will
be yours
He kissed the little emblem,
swore again and again to be faithful,
and pressing her hand to his lips, he
babe her adieu.
He was conducted away as mys-
teriously as he had been brought
thither; nor could he by any posi-
BILE means discover where he had
been, his companion rejecting all
brides, and even refusing to answer
the simplest questions. sllE
Months roll on. Colonel Merville
is true to his vow, and happy in the
anticipation of love. Suddenly he
was ordered on an embassy to Wen
ma, the gayest of all the European
capitals. about the time that Napo-
leon was planning to marry the Arch
duchess Maria Louisa. The young
Colonel is handsome, manly, and al
ready distinguished in arms, and be-
comes at once q great favOrite at
court, every effort being made by
the women to captivate him-but in
vain he is constant and true to his
VOW.
But his heart is not made Of
stone the very fact that he had en-
tertained such tender feelings for the
white domino had doubtless made
him more susceptible than before.
At last he met the young Baroness
Caroline Won Waldrof. and in spite
of his VOWS she captiYates him, and
he secretly curses the engagement
he had so blindly made at Paris.
She seems to wonder at what she be-
lieves to be his deYotion-and vet
the distance he maintains The
truth was that his sense Of. honor
was so great that, though he felt he
loved the young baroness, and even
she returned his affection, still he
had given his word, and it was
sacred.
The satin domino is no longer the
ideal of his heart, but assumes the
most repulsive form in his imagina-
ton, and becomes. in place Of his
angel, his evil genius
Well, time rolls on; he is to re-
turn in a few days-it is once more
the carnival season; and in Vienna,
too, that gay city. He joins in the
festivities Of the masked ball, and
wonder fills his brain, when about
the middle Of the evening, the white
domino steals before him in the same
white satin dress he had seen her
wear a year before at the French
Opera House in Paris. Was it not
a fancy?
II come, Colonel Eugene Merville,
to hold you to your promise, - She
said, laying her hand lightly upon
his arm. A 4
rs this a reality or a dream? 2
asked the amazed soldier. E#t4 .
"Come, follow me, and you shall
see that it is reality continued the
mask, pleasantly.
Il will"
''Have you been faithful to your
promise?" asked the domino, as they
retired into a saloon.
'.Most truly in act; but, alas. ]
fear not in heart
''Indeed.'
1T is too true. lady, that 1 have
seen and loved another; though my
VOW to you has kept me from saying
so to her. be .
''And who is it that you lover
81 will be frank with you, and You
will keep my secret?'
"Most religiously.''
cit is the Baroness Won Waldroff,"
he said with a sigh.
''And you really love her"'
''Alas only too dearly said the
soldier sadly.
Nevertheless, must hold you to
Your promise. Here is the other
half of the ring; can you produce
its mater
"Here it is" said Eugene A1er-
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"Then, I, too keep my promise :"
said the domino, raising her mask,
and showing to his astonished view
the face of the Baroness Won Wal
dorff.
She had seen and loved him for
his manly spirit and character, and
having found by inquiry that he was
worthy of her love, she had managed
this delicate intrigue, and had tested
him, and now gave him her wealth,
title and everything.
They were married with great
pemp, and accompanied the arch
duchess to Paris. Napoleon, to
crown the happiness of his favorite,
made him at once general of di-
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