The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17
''Eyen of yoursown, my lord. ~
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Il''sAnd my wife'sT's ~ "a .
.G"of the Countess talso,'' replied
the gravely speaking official. y
''And;1 am at liberty, as the chief
minister Of police, to see these ar
ehives at any moment?' 'i''.' re
S, "a" Al any moment Y - i5,'&
al. 81 Ian, am obliged, sir. Yon may re-
.tire.''' o..si.ft.;ftl.,s xsFs l.tg''t5 rs
When the official had retired, the
cold, blank expression onthe COUNTS
face passed away, the lips quivered,
Che eyes filledt with tears, and tie
powerful minister paced the room.
d"'She has never loved me-" he said.
"She has ever hidden her secret from
lne-that secret which has stood be
tween US from the first hour in which
| sailed her my,rwife. She cannot
love me, despite all. my .,te nderness;
and that look. of mingled,fear and HUI
miliation wliieh9I.saw1 at the altar, !
Internationally from chat hour to
this, when Sixteen years have passed
away. / have striveh for the ap-
'poihtrnent I hold with the tenacity
Of despair; and now ]; have reached.
the height Of, ambition. to -day, this
very day, ! au ,i afraid to learn the
truth. In, the archives Of the police
! know that the. history of her, exis-,
tence before she, became. my wife is
written. Now that j. lave tue power,
to learnstire' truth, I dare not seek,
it.u Who is there?" 20 49, s
y His voice had changed with awful
suddenness as he heard a footstep
near the principal entry to the room.
| 4''I, dear uncler' pleasant VOICE
returned; and the next moment the
Cheyalier, with. whom the reader has
already made. acquaintance, opened
the door. ,saass lt..e,s II .ss,,
He met with but poor reception,
81 cannot sayI am glad to see you.
I hear but poor accounts of your
conduct. So twas youwho wounded
that disgrace to our class, the Mar.
quis de Presies?''
st was IT,
''1n some disgraccfnl brawlf' y
'"In no disgraceful brawl, good un-
Gle. He had trapped poor girl in
the street; she wished to leave his
channel house of a palace; he resist
ed; I offered the girl help; she ac-
cepted; and as De ,Presles would not
give way and release the girl, he was
wounded. e...,,E 49, gGz
,eIn other. words, Chevalier, you
/ interested yourself in the poor girl
for a selfish purpose. It has been
known for many weeks that this girl
escapedafr from the Marquis by the
help Of a cavalier (yourself) whose
name has been'comlnunicated to the
police all along, and to me only to;
day. But the girl has not been ira.
i eed4 where is she!!" q ~
i ITO that question, sir, I have nc
right to give a reply ts..s
THAT is to say, you know yor
would compromise yoprself9''
q assure you, UNCLE, it is notiso.'
.'Then where is she2,.
81 must not say" .. .Gl!st.
"Sir, ]. am not to be trifed with
I You are e1of De Presles' habitua
guests, and, therefor, you are as bat
as he is. You saved this girl 70
your own purposes. I iwarn you tina
Twill have her found. You will d
we'll to make a virtue Of necessity
81 have given,a promise, and. yo1
know that in our family promises ar
J kept a .Assa.f
"They are; and I have promises
myself that will make an attemp
to arrest your waywardness BY com
handing you to marry"
:. ''To marry2 Whom2"
"That is not question for you t
put to me. Your father, my young
er brother, is dead, and as I al
r childless, you are my heir. I, there
e fore, exercise my family rights owe
you, and command you to marry as
8 shall think fit. It is for you
: obeyw .f
r any Lord, the times are changing
e men are not ordered into marriage
I have learnt enough Of the new Iii
= which is coming upon us to be sur
d that I am right in having my ow
!, will in such a matter, I will not, {
r your command, marry any lady,
evil not, sir! Do you forget
French nobleman, being the head .
his family, has powers which are I
It a terrible naturep' 49,
n "My lord'' cried the Chevalier,.s