Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-08


abroad, and it had ever since
been to her source of lamentation,
and her more astute husband, who had
the scheme, but nevertheless
yielded to his wife's wishes, never fail
ed to remind her that the consequence
was the result of her own folly.
Mrs. Upton knew this full we'll,
therefore she never sought to gainsay
it's truth, only she extenuated her mis-
take as best she could, reminding her
lord that she was educated at the same
institution whittier she had sent her
and had come out sasas
Precept and expostulation seemed
lost upon these wilful girls, and they
only laughed at the lectures they re-
ceived, frequently replying by some
phrase they obtained, heaven
knows where. Two London seasons
had failed to eradict the blemish of
their characters, and now Mr.. Upton
and wife had resigned themselves to the
unhappy conviction that they must
patiently endure that which they could
not cure.
The sisters we're out one day on
horseback, and, as was their custom,
they were unattended by an escort.
Augusta, who was dashing horsewo-
man, was riding near the edge of
wood that was bounded by thick
thorn hedge. On the opposite side
was q young man who had fallen
asleep reading q book, which was
lying on the greensward. At banter
from Cecily, Augusta put her horse at
the hedge and leaped him clean over
it. A cry Of pain Immediately fol-
lowed, and the young sleeper sprang
to his feet, then staggered and fell,
with his forehead cut open by the hoof
of Augusta Tlpton's horse.
The daughter of Sandhurst Upton
possessed a courageous mind. She
neither screamed nor wept at the con-
sequence of her unfortunate prank.
"Tie your horse and climb over here
this Instant" she called to her sister
"I believe I've killed poor fellow.
How perplexing this is, to be sure. :"
She had sprung from her saddle, and
knelt beside the bleeding man, while
he was all unconscious of the fair fin
gers which were twisting a cambria
handkerchief about his temples.
Oecily, in conformity to her sisters
summons, had scrambled through the
hedge, and was doing what she could
to bring the stranger to consciousness.
"He Is handsome-don't you think
so, Gussya" Z" she asked, gazing on his
pale face.
Her sister made no reply, but clutch
ed at her vtnoigrette and applied it to
his nostrils.
1t happened that Cecily at that mo.
ment spied letter lying ON the
| ground near the book. In an instant
she had caught it up, and with womanly
curiosity was examining the superscrip.
ton. Il was post-marked Brussels,
and was directed to Mons. Louis Ber
nier, London.
Cecily pressed her hand upon her
brow, os if in thought, and then
handed the letter to Augusta. The
latter looked sharply at the superscrip.
ton, and then remarked: "Oh
that's it. How strange"
10y %W6efs 1e,:, did = you h hear that name ~
come across it somewhere"
In the newspaper" replied he1
sister. "Don't you remember, a few
days since, the announcement of Count
Bernier's eon being implicated in that
French plot, and the flight of young
Bernier to Belgium p
"True enough, responded her sis.
ter. Wouldn't it be romantic if on,
stranger and young Bernier were ident
Augusta pushed the letter il, the
young mans pocket none too soon, fo,
he opened his eyes and gazed languidly
at his fair companions:
"Do you feel much pain Z inquired
Augusta. 81 really cannot express m,
sorrow at having been the author o
your accident. It is very strange yo1
did not hear u.s..
81 was asleep, mademoiselle, h,
replied, in low voice that had JUS
enough of the French accent in 1t to es
tablish his nationality.
A half hour later and the sister.
were sitting beneath tree with Louis
Bernier telling them the story of his life
In one of the houses in the out
skirts of Herefyrd, Louis Bernier hat
found temporary home with a stou
yecman named Perry Hawks. Their,
we're very many reasons why he desired
obscurity at that moment, and not th'
least of which was to keep his father
the Count, in ignorance of his wherea
bouts. He therefore gave m assumed
name, when occasion required it, ant
had not Augusta boldly charged hin
as being the son of Count Bernier, ant
} having TO fly his country, it Is proba
HE he never would have revealed him