New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-03

knowledge must have seen-that l loved
you. Has the knowledge changed you one
| Whit Have you not still held to my lips
your cup of Circe, aud by every art in yor
power encouraged me TO hope that which
seems presumptonl And now you coolly
end everything by a few expressions of re
gret, and the announcement that YOU are
engaged to another man! Happy man l
should congratulate him, if knew him, on
the possession OF snch inestimahe faith"
You imagine, perhaps, that she flashed
out upon me for such words of insult, as
almost any other woman would have done
On the contrary, her eyes fell, her color
rose, she clasped together the hands living
idly in her lap. you are right" she az id
in a low tone: 81 have acted shamefully.
can not, do not pretend to justify my
self"
right to ask why, out of all the men as
sembl.d here. you have chosen me alone for
the subject of your cruel sport ?"
Ihen she glanced up again. with some
thing like flash in her eye, "Did not you
choose Fanny Harrington for the subject of
tortune-bunter's scheme p she asked
Then saw it all HIS one sees a landscape
ln flash Ut lightning. What blind dupe
| had Deent The realization seemed to an
nihliate all things From first to last every
smiie, glance, tone, had meant deception
Not one OF them had been given To me, but
only to. the fortune hunter whom it was
necessary to remove out of Fanny Harring-
toms path. Everything had been arrange
and Mrs. Temple had simply played her
part as any accomplished actress on for Off
the stage might have done. She had sue.
ceeded admirably, and no doubt there we're
many besides Mrs. Harrington and Mr.
Develln to laugh over the clever iuse-many
who had watched my int.tuatiun and would
now exult at my discontinue.
All these things came TO me witba force
thar vas overwhelming, and l marvel now
that was able to ans 1er as calmly as did
after time: Il owe you thanks for your
candor. understand every ythrng now, and
l congratulate you on the admirable man
ner IN which you have played your part
whether or NOT it is a part which you will
be glad to remember hereafter, l leave for
yourself to determine. For myself, l can
only say that if you desired to cure me you
nave chosen the best means to do So and
that in IA matter of this kind l had rather
suffer as the one who is duped than triumph
as the one who duped."
You forget what terms you are using"
she said, flushing haughtily.
Pardon me. l neither forget nor mis-.
take" answered. "But l am not likely to
transgresS again the courtesy to which
woman holds herself entitled, even if she
has robbed man of all that makes life
worth having for l shall never willingly
see or speak TO you again.
She looked at me with startled appeal
ing expression which could not have been
altogether art. "Have really robbed
you of anything that you will miss ~
sue asked Il never dreamed of that l
thought you were ike other men-too care
less and selfish to love. fancied You would
amuse yourself by fitting, and that would
De all. have been sorry for some time that
l ever attempted anything of This kind. |
am more than ever sorry now"
l was in 1t le mood for poetry, hut Shake
speare suits AL times and conditions of ones
life, and l 'ound myself muttering between
my teeth
The Offenders sorrow sends lut weak relief
10 him who bears the strong oienses cross"
In almost perfect silence we rowed back
to the Ian ling place and parted at the door
Of the hotel l have not seen her since.
10 this record there is nothing to add ex-
cept that l shall leave the Springs day after
to morrow. why not Tomorrow | hear
you ask. Simply because pride coun.els me- |
to stay. L have promised 10 take an active |
part In an excursion to Paint Rock, which is
10 take place tomorrow, and those who tri- |
lmph tonight shall see that their triumph |
has not broken my heart After that the del |
lge shall go away and try TO forget the |
air, fatal face OF Marion Temple Such a fac.i |
It is looking up from the pap r into mine as |
write, and the eyes a,e wistfully ad as |
when l saw them last.
+ This letter breaks off here abrupt]y.1
LETTER VII.
Mrs. Temple to a Friend
WARM SPRINGS, August II. 1874.
My DEAR STEPHANIE-Those who play
Win edged tools must expect TO ba
wounded" These were your words when
Sc parted; do you remembe l remem-
Der SO well that have thought of you and
'onr warning great deal lately, and at
ast 1eel IN measure compelled to tell
'ou how it has been justified byevents.
Your memory is good, l know. therefore
need not repeat the story which told
'ou when we saw each other last-the
tory, of the ineligible admirer who
vas threatening to make endorsement
# the family plans for my pretty half
ister, Fanny Harrington. l told you
he breach and attract the ineligible ad-
nirer-which had vanity enough t. fancy
hat might do without ettort--in oruer TO
i've Oscar a fair field with Fanny. You
ondemned the plan in the words quored
Dove. But te me it seemed very good, and
proceeded TO execute it as soon as the ad-
lirer in question arrived on the scene
But now comes something singular. Mr. |
avage yielded even more readily than |
ntlC1pated to my fascinations-so readily, |
1deed, that can not help fancyng he was
ever seriously epriS of Fdnny-wnile | was
eWarded for my duplicity by finding him
ne OF the most agreeable men have met
! an age. Rewarded, do ] say9 Punished,
ather, for you know that am by no means
hehrtless coquette. and when | began to |
ntertain a kindly liking for the youbg man,
hnd him most pleasant companion and
harming cavalier, l suffered not few
WAGES OF conscience in rejecting how l
al entrapped him, and in fearing that our
-sociation might not prove 30 harmlessIy
greeable to HIM as to me.
In short, saw that he was on the brink
grande passion, and | was seriously
and in doubt what to do. did
OF desire to punish him too rely for
10 very ordinary crime OF seeking o marry
girl for her fortune; but it is easier to .
Use tiend than to put him down again,
)u know; and while was deliberating how
end the matter without letting it come to
elimination, the elimination burst upon
You will blame me, Stephanie, but Won 8
Ill believe me also when l say that i never |
'ffere keencr selfreproach than in listen
g TO the avOwal of his passion. Poor tel |
W! He made it with so much simple earn
o man feels strongly be ia
ways simple-that it went stralght to nv | {
,art, and made me feel that had been | 1
uei and dishonorable. l exprs ssed nv |
'rrow, but words in such cases are always G
'or, and mine seemed dOubly poor just I
zen. He was very indignant. Well, he had q
'use to be. did not blame him for that, q
'r Tor some bitter wOro 8, which bore pa. {
emily, feeling that be had a right to inter | d
em. At last, however, am sorry to RAW. J
lost my temper. He demanded to know c
nv had selected him aa tho SION htaot 80