St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-31

Il clear complexion, and chestnut bands
falling on either side of her face. These
ltdIeS. the younger especially, were re
cclvcd with great cmpreSSmem 10y Arth-
ur Acton, and conducted by him into
the hotel Five minutes afterwards,
Don Diego Gont;tlon, slipping his second
glass of ahsiHthe, and smoking his
tOiuth after hrca(flst cigar on the prom
"n;idC. WAS Summoned by his French
servant. who told him that Mademoi-
seilc his sister wished to speak with
linn at once.
He found her wrapped in white
muslin dressing gown, and seated i'll Il
| low eaSy-clIir lay the window. Her
! luxurious black hair WAS hastily gath
cred up into Il great knot at the back
of her head. and there were biStrc rings
round her luminous black eyes. Her
face WAS deadly pale, and her lips col
"rle>S and IigId. Diego marked all this
at one glance, then, dropping into
chair next to her he took one of her
haHd> i'll l.iS, and gazing tendcrly into
her face said.
You are letter. my sister,
YES, my brother, much better within
the la>t h"u. To he quite well within
Il very few days. if all goes rightly and
You al" true To me. She has arrived"
''Ah ha - and Diego drew IL long
breath hctWccm hi, teeth. "lou have
seen her p
II saw her arrive! SAW her rrrrivcd
10y him, Saw him conduct her into the
house, SaW hi> fingers tighten round
hers. and hcI hand glide int" his
And l"G still require
"AlI that mgrd, and lOu promised.
All that should hc demanded of one who
has Sighted Il G"mialon and Your sister
His luin inst. then his death, -
"\"Ihing less ;"
"Nothiug
Don Diego shrugged his shoulders.
kl-s' 1t his sister hand. and returned To
his ah~intlr and his cigar.
There Is Il specially exclusive set at
Baden. a >.tnctum sauctnrum known as
the l.d,iicS Club. because no gen. lrman
l. admi>>ahlc to lis reunions. save on
the ballot "t the lady mcnhrl> 1t j.
held in one of the private rooms of the
t"mNcI>ati"u-hau>. and i trrqucmtrd
during ;lIr evening hy the ladies ana
THEN attciidLut cavaliers. At Il late.
h"ur. when The Ladies' have retired.
those men vi h" have the ,ntlrc remain.
lIc carried on. I"i which the ordinary
public r""Hi> would Ice t"ouni>l aud too
rNpn>"d. Ii WIs after midnight when
Aithrr Acton stepped int" the Ladies'
tinn. then emPjlc'l uI it> proper ocru-
iiHt>. and 4lN'n uP to dcniLru~ of the
male ~'.>. ~"Iur of VI .nm were ahcad,
;'>~'nhl"d round the card-tahlrs. IN
thur vas IN >pIrndld spirits: he had
been the Whole day With Miss PalIi~,l.
showing her the lions "t th. place. and
~hr had been voted Il tremendous ~jIc-
,'.~> IT,. .-Ncrl one. Bias. French mat
Tui~c~ and pU'lgl GcImau haInu~ had
."u>rd th,m>rl.c> from their dnminuc>
I" >talc after the fresh and hIiliiani
h"dul! ~ the English girl. When She
entered tia gambling rooms. thr cruu-
piers were r1.siri /" tind pIaN for q
moment suspended. ~ the haggard
~" '';cr> "f ihc tables left oil picking
'.'li- "r r">"ring HUuIhcc~ - thr glr.i-
"j~ Vision pJS>cd hulIirdly hl. And
~hr had h''H lrI, sweet ami atIcrtion-
aj'. :" aim. too: and altogether bee Ms
m ia" seventh heaven "i h:,riiu"..S.
aud >,..r, il ~ hi hritiIam ..>,.~ AMI
ia,'lI"y '.,'rh~. lie Naih"d an {, Il
hu"t "i his ilicnd- who were ~trndia-
III tnr head al the l"um. ami com
nirH''d chatting with ;icm. Nhru h"
icit hi aTm lightly t"uchrI. and tuIu-
"'l '''.i'''' >.'' l'.rS" ''"iii'.I"h.
"',I ''i,',''' VI '''".'' u ! "l-tHfh-
e" I""' >'"' ~, 90. Il come T." ">N
','.' ~ ''''N. ','' " H"H I'"ii'~r" me
Nothing r"u!d h.,Nc hrru more NAL =
pro pos -ti''li NIN Ia ii" amor l"r
cool '.'!'"IHin@ game Il! cards; h" w:'N
,ilming with animal spirits. long
In@ ion N"n" "GIl't t"I his happiness.
lie .rpHrd, Il" kNndl' rn"HGh. h.-
-. "Eh Er2r'r! Tonight. d" !"u thinh!
IA >'Hl''l\ III III" hum"r i"-mSht.
an"
ON. II monsieur does not choose. of
'"''l>' II l. n"t l"i me t"
"n cant 1t" ihat. Arthur" said in
ih&iiNh "'n III l1rI'c "\"rdalc. VIII"
"tN Standing Il! : nj You won the
man nI"hc! last time. N"u'r bound Ia
play Wh"n he asks y"u. however incun-
NehlrH' II may hc-
iN"ll. hc II 50. said Arthur. with
Ugh. h"n cunning with u spriyhtll I.
an I" the NP1nlaid. he pointed To Va
'ant raid-tat'i". and said p"litrlN /.
lhrE were well known among the
trrqucntcr> of the club. these two. aS
Inst rate players. As they took the
cards. Il little crowd gathered silently .
round: hut Acton WiS 80 thnluuuhly .
transported with happiness. So flil Of
the pleasant memories of the day with
his beloved. that he appeared unable to
ilA his attention on his cards.
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