The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-07-30
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uSeu TO De 10 you, Dut IN THIS rum
we must forget all. My nerve is
good, because after the breach be-
tween myself and Aime Herbert, who
SO grossly deceived you, l have en-
tered nursing sisterhood, and have
taken my first vows, and l shall take
the vail in three months. My father
sent Mr. Delaval after me; but ]
think among those kindly Germans /
could have done without his assist
ance.
''Mr. Delaval said he was your
brother"
/ MIR. Delaval my brother" said
she, "Mr Delaval is a Pole. be-
heve known to most Police Courts in
Europe. He is splendid spy, and
my father employed him, but could
ge, him no papers. He is too well
known. Are you married yet?"
mo, not et."
1t is delicious to meet you here,
after all Look around at these poor
innocent young men, lying 80 quiet;
in the presence of death one seems
to be always with God. We loved
each other once, now your heart has
gone to another human being, and
mine is given to heaven"
The, stood looking at one another.
Their interview had been short, but
they had found out someth ng in it;
they lad found that they cared for
one another Still, the man had cast
away his heart ON the altar Of ava
rice. aid the woman, as women will,
had dedicated hers to religion.
A loud noise of talking disturbed
them. They retired into themselves.
The Bengal officer came up and said:
Zone of these abominations If per-
cussion shells is lying here unexplod-
ed. Come up, Dickinson, and look
at it."
She look his arm and went with
him. Ose gentle pressure told him
the truth She loved him still.
Delaval had the she'll in his hand.
AS they advanced he was discoursipg
about it, and holding it aloft. "The
percussion fuse in this one has gone
wrong" he said. "See, l will throw
it down among us, and you shall see
that it will not explode"
Before any one could stop the
madman, he had done it. There was
u great blue flame, and sound to-
tally different from the report of a
cannon. A -hattering, broken noise,
then smoke and an instant's silence
Delaval was PROSTATE and horribly
injured about the head and George
Dickson hai his left arm torn away
and was crying out for water
There was burying party near,
across the road, composed mainly Of
the citizens of the town, who seemed
to prefer this dreadful occupation to
watching the ruins of Their own.
homes. They came and helped the
two wounded men; but London
doctor who was there was no help for
either Of them.
They carried them to Givonne, and
laid them in barn, in tho straw,
side by side. The English doctor
attended to George, and he tried to
sleep; but the man ON the left Of him
was restless, and in trying to soothe
him found that it was Delaval groan-
ing heavily
'Why, are you hurt, too?" said
George. Il am very sorry for that.
What fool you we're to play with
hat shell. I" M
. did iton purpose, !" said DelaYal,
II saw that she cared for you still.
| wishe to destroy you. Are yoU
badly hurCY
II am miserable cripple for life,"
said George. "But God knows !
forgive YOU. Why did you do iti"
Il tell you that ! saw she cared for
YOU l love her and she hates me.
wanted to ill you and her to- Is
sh4 dead?' oi GA
mo, she was not injured, said
George.
II wish he was. Bat now that
you are utterly ruined Il does not 10
much matter. One comfort is that
she will lie. er look at you now"
Delaval died that night, but George
was delirious, and did not know 1t.
His head was confused for long
ame, aud lie came to himself very
slowly. The first person he knew
was his father he fancied he must
be in London, because his father new
er went out of London on any pre-
tense wha ever, and he would never
take the trouble to come ten miles 10
see him, though he might spend a
hundred pounds in sendlng him a
doctor, and scold him violently for
The expense afterwards. When he
saw his father at his bedside he con-
cluded that be must be in London
But only ut first the walls were
, not London walls, 30 bright and 30
,1ean-and those leaves tapping at
+ the window we're vine leaves, which
ce certainly grow in London but in a
: most dingy state. The first inlofma-
D ton that his father gave him WAS thai
I he was still at GivOnne, and that
/ Paris was besieged.
i There was MI intense tenderness in
1 his fathers manner, which he had
I never noticed before. He made I
3 guess at the reason Of this when BIZ
mind fully returned 10 him. HI
!. knew that he had lost his left arm
g 'sAnd my father, he argued, "thipki
that have forgotten it in my dolir
I. ium, and hesitates TO tell mo Of II.
/ The next time that the immovabl'
q o d face came near him ho threw th'
' remaining arm around the old man
neck and said "If had two arms
y father, / would put them both rounl
y your neck. Forgive your poOr crp
4 ple for any sorow he has causedyou.
4 "My oWn boy, you have caused NJ
Is no sorrow. ] am going 10 cause 20
y some. Are yOn strong enough I