The Republican journal., 1873-06-12
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For Ignace, with all his reckless dis
regard of proprieties, was not shallow.
Indeed his was too true nature to be
deceived by any shams. And to these
warm words, Olive responded by con-
vulsve little sob, and then quick laugh.
She was too proud to complain.
''Umph. aspect Miss Heloise is going to
let Mr.. 1gnace marry his cousin. faint
good for cousins to marry" observed one
servant to another in the hall.
'They's second cousins" returned
Chloe, busy polishing the silver knob.
Miss Montmorency, at the head of the
stairs, heard. She came down, and passed
without sign, but her proud spirit was
in Il turmoil. lnsolent underlings! How
dared they imagine anything so absuled?
-1gnace marry that puny thing! Why,
he wasn't OF Il proper age to marry. The
Montmorencys never married young.
Here she grew more profound in her
meditations, but soon started from them
angrily at the sound OF merry laughter in
the breakfast room, where 1gnace and
Olive were at a late meal.
''She must be put down, abolished, ex-
| terminated :" she Kissed, her countenance
all changed by anger.
| Sparrowteds was the country seat of
the Montmorencys. Here Ignace kept his
precious hunting and fishing traps unmo-
Tested. Here he revelled in all active
| physical sports to his hearts content. Miss
Montmorency liked the air; and so gener-
ally came once a year. She drove about
little, and cultivated flowers. Olive
came because no excuse could be found
for leaving her IN the city. But Helolse
hated her She had rather Ignace should
not marry at all But marry Olive he
should not.
They remained very late at Sparrow
fields As lgnace said, the hunting was
so extremely good.
They staid until the ice began to form
On Willow Lake. Then Ignace proposed
that they should stay and have Christmas
party there, it would be SO Jolly and, to
eyerybody's surprise, Miss Montmorency
consented.
She wrote out the invitations, helped to
dress the tree; then she pretended to be in
a quandary about a certain kind of wax
candle, which She could not trust Il servar1
to purchase.
LET me 60 said Olive. at is a
| bright, bracing day, and would like to
walk off my headache"
Miss Montmorency's gray eye glittered
under their long, narrow lids.
Thank you, Miss Fay 1t would, in
deed. be great favor You had best cross
the lake on the ice, OF your walk will be
too long
How the sun shone as she set out.
Everything was in dazzle of diamond
light.
When She crossed the little lake the ice
was safe. She ordered the candles and
came back.
Then the ice was thin. She did not
think there might be danger, though she
saw the water upon it. She set her little
rubber overshoe upon the edge, and then
commenced running, for she had been
absent nearly three hours, and the hour
| Ton dining ut SparroWtields was 3.
A warning crack, Il thrill of terror, a
! Slide, a fall, and with a crash, the ice sep
arated into a thousand silvery fragments,
and the girl descended into the deep.
black water. One cry of horror broke
| from her lips before she disappeared
Haste, Pluto, bounding alt.lg the heavy
road, yon rider heard that cry Do your
| best, brave pointer, to save the innocent
young glrl beloved by your master.
| Fortunately the lake had no current
! The frs. eager effort was successful. She
opened her eyes in lgnaces arms. He
wrapped her in his cloak, clinled into the
saddle.
Darling, it is dangerous to cross the
lake so early in the season. Why did you
| try to do it ?''
Miss MontmOrency told me-"
A flash OF the steel-blue eyes.
| "She knew. Has she dared ?''
He bore her home
"This is my house, Heloise Montmorency.
1t shall never shelter would-be muir
! deress -
A tigerish terceness shonc for a mo-
ment in her cold eyes. But it was steel
cut steel. The injury had teen too deep
even for his warm hearts forgiveness.
| "Go!"
And she went out of their lives, and
| left them 10 each other in happiness.