, 1873-09-28

rnahes an exeuse to 60 to tho Malamoe bod
Madame Dupont kops her door locked TIL
ing-room aud rang Tor coffee.
Hitherto Marg9t bag rofrainea fron, retnon-
STRANGE, elo f0ilod MADAME Duponts naughty
airs by an apparent unconBcio'lsnoha That aty
ofronao waH meant, and this retcouco Ind bocl,
part stlatagcni,. part love for her muster. aud
doBlre to spare him pain.
To-day sho brought III tho oofrce horaolf, md
she saw with aatiafaotion tho pa|o chooks and
hoavy eyoa Of hor mastor's wifo. It aoemod 10
hor That lor timo to speat had como.
| 'Mnlnmo has not slept we'll, Bl1 8atd, With
koo,, look through lor half-closod oya1iln.
No a1lswor, oxcopt naughty movement Of the
"Mousiour has not slept either" N1argot
drew noar, and put hor hand on the Young lady's
chair. ''Ah, Madame, 1t nakes mo ead to aoe
1Thoroua'a flrst Impulse was to bid the woman
loave her, but aho checked tllis; thoro WAS n
now sound in Margot's voice, AZ and tho girl'a
heart boat fast in vague terror. Tie droad TINT
lna Boizol her that first night llad baon lu1led
by tho houaokoopcr'a Indifference; !, but now tho
np;. tho "ovil eye" might eyeu now be blight
ing.hor. Margots apponl had atartlod her, tho
woman was inpertinont and Interfering, but sho
wns plainly moved by love for her mahtor, and
mont Of hor gent1o, loving husband.
| Margot WAS surprised ut her silence.
"Tho bird is tanned 4 90 aoon, u It sho closed
III viii go and toll Monsieur" sho said, " that
Madame wiahes to 500 him."
"You will do no such thing; you Aal better
mind your own businoHa, or you Inny get iuto
trouble. all you havo to do is to tako care Of
the house, mud sec that it goas aa it should do.
You can loavo mo ; profor to DO alone"
| Therose spoke haughtily, but sEe did not look
at the louBohoopor. Magot bent oyer the high
backed chair till hor faco almost touched MADAME
Dupont. .o,n.o, n,,,,,, .,,u,, =. .ro,oo,,a
hapB, remember TINT tho chief duty OF wife is
submission. Monsieur iB more unhappy thun
have over soen him since tho doath Of Madame,
and ho did we'll to regret her,-Bllo nevor gavo
any ono M unkind word. She consulted mo in
everything"
TheroBe'a anger mastered hor fear, md eEe
pushed baek her chair impatientiy. It struck
tho houBekeeper Bharp blow as She still bent
AIargot whitoncd till sho looked like doad
wonau, and Theresa trembled az she glanced
"she was what you will mover bo,--phe was an
angel. sho made othcrs happy. you live only for
your own pleasure her death was blessed !;
. yours will be q curHo."
blow, which she believed waB Intentional, had
made nor fuS'o1ls, nor "ofda came without her
control.
Ihoreses lnalgnas'on CONQUERED ~ aaefetaon'
van o dx tn aar Ana s''S 'ne lS0''A
!" Go away, do you hoar mo. InBo1ent r. she
stamped her foot. ~ do not wish over to see
egsi5n ;sd5.reS Y9u .o car tell Monsieur Dupont
Margot stood drawn up to hor full height,
colorleas except for faint streak on tho cloek
Which Ihoreso had Struck
II will toll your master aud mine What you
say, she said, her voice fnil OF contempt.
Thoroso looked up quckly,-a flush OF Shame
had spread over hor face,-bnt whom she mot
MnrGot's oyes, Sue banchod Ct once, and caught
1t tue chair TO gave holse'r from failing; It It
seemeu 70 tHo unhapPy elrl toat tiroubh tlose
ha1t-closed, dark oyea an eyil spirit vas looking
At her. smiling i'll malignant triumph. Before
Hhe recovered herself Margot had departed.
V.
It il late evening, anl tho wind is cold md
aearching; it blows pitilosby through the syca-
morc-trocs aild. Bends with each blast . freall
tribute Of leaves into tha dark @ water tnat ne5
and trcmblos as IT it. too, sllraks from the chill
blast Monsieur Dupont, aurrylnE home acros.
tho field. sllakea his head at tho accumulation ol
: leaves and broken twigs on the water.
. or tbs flah will be chokad"
ana then a. ho osms th9 ng;t gate md pssso1
, , wonders whether his Wife'a temper will be
: changed.
Alargot has told hor story, aud he IL angry az
we'll aB grioyed with his rife: Iia has only Bco'l
Thereba for few minutes. for eho insista on
Margo!'a instnnt diAnisaa'. As ho walkb slowly
to tho house, go full OF dlacord now, tho memory
Of his sweet, loving Josephine comes back, and
LIE siGhs still more heavily.
"ai,e loved Margot." no says, irving to nerv9
himself into resolution, " aud Aargot is good
and valuable woman. l. cannot have her ILL
treated.
alonalenr ls patient anu goou, Dut hts wifon
conduct is out OF the pale or hlH o1por4once, and
4or resouto avoidance Of MIN during these last
days has broken tug spell o. ms ln1atnation.
was happier alollo with h!arBoE' he mi!r-
nlrs, Oh he goes slowly and heavily Into tho
: hOliBo.