The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-07-01

soul was lashed into fury, and she longed
passionately FOR revenge.
"Is it possibl5-Miss Hermann"
1t was in a crowded parlor; music filed
the air. soprano of society vas singing.
Miss Herman turned her head and saw
Paul Redlaw. They had met once more.
A strange thrill shot through her frame fol-
a moment-she remembered her Id feeling
for him; and then followed an emotion of
triumph. lie was here. Somehow she
knew he was a bache lor STILL and she was
now rich and an Acknowledged belle. She
understood her power, and meant to exert it.
! This man should be at her feet, and she
would humble him as he had humbled her :;
so she gave him her hand, and looked
sweetly rp irto his face.
at is all age since we metz she said.
"Do you remember the garden, and the
river bank, ana all the pretty places; and
how do you know me after all this time?"
"One expeets Beautiful bud to become
a beautiful rose," be answered.
lie took her down to SUPPER that night
and saw her to her carriage, and he called
as she had asked him to do, in day or
two.
He had been good deal in love with her
/ in those old times, though it had not been
! prudent to marry poor country girl, and
| he had always thought her beautiful. Now
the passion of his life fell upon him. Am
bition aas satisfied and did not restrain his
heart lie adored her. And the fact that
/ she was rich and belle, infsmed his pride
and helped his love along. lie flung him
self into the pursuit of her heart with
ardor, and at last gathered hope enough
from her glances to speak to her. He offer
ed her his heart and hand: and she whom
"a glance or a word once thrilled 50, accept
ed them as she might a bouquet of flowers.
1t troubled him little that the bushes
and sweetness Of the cid time did not re-
admired so much forbade that. At last
! she was his: and when she was his wife
she would no longer refuse those kisses
which he found it so difficult to beg from
her now.
he man who had so cody set aside the
tenderness Of that young heart that loyed
him so, pned for it now as a weary travel
er pines for the cool spring and shadowed
resting place. Yet had she lot given him
that eyes" that meant she loved him.
xard, shs II df hiF tie md! ooked fSa
Maud, what was in her heart? Why did
Sue laugh to herself as she sat alore? why
did she recall over and over nain tho oru"i
oartinr at the cottage door? Remembering
that she was poor, and that now she was
SO rich? We're these memories to carry hel
to the altar!
The day was set. Everyone knew 1t
Maud herself told fifty confidential friends
Reporters would have an account CT 1t II
, their papers 1t was not ike Maud to de
, sire such put lcty, but she had made sur
n of ibis for some private reason and tn
Il happy pair we're to meet at the church.
e was -- church, which at an early hou
t Of the appointed day was crammed trol
u one end to the other with people IN tu
y dress. Il took two clergymen to manas
le so fine an affAir. They were there. WIN
bus tie, what a crushl And now they a
At coming. No, only tho bridegroom and h
rarty-not the bride yet. She must
here in a few moments. The ladies' gre
s. more restless. Ten minutes passen-twe
ke ty-thirty.
II "rhe hair DRESSER" said one. "That
the delay"
ht "No, tie gloves They are always light
whispered another.
n An hour. There must have been an
cilept She must be dead, or at least
nd ing; otherwise she would come.
ge People are on their feet now. II
w, look at the door. Some one is conn
They look at the door. 1t is only to
err man, but he wears Miss Ierman's live
ave He advances to the bridegroom and ha
bot him little note. lie tears it open. L
so is what he reads, as the eyes OF the g
uid throng turn upon him
,r a "Poor fooli Do you forget that ther
The no demon ike woman scOrned? "
rbe you Tilted me long ago, you turned my
10 hate. When sou cOurted me again
l. Eo,- ma n
ped barn for revenge. | know yoa love
the now, and l know you are proud man
am sure 7ou will suffer very much,
shall not mees you at the church, or d
re" again, hope. leave to-day for the
reat tinent."
Maud had written this sitting N
her room, in the brides dress Sue had allo
ture, her maid to dress her in, that there n
II IN be no suspicion Of her plot, and she
now called her footman and sent him t.
IS if church with this note in itswhite enve
And now her revenge was satisfied;
rayet had punished him; she was triumph
not she had avenged tAe other self who
ot oe him so.
sut- She stood at the window looking
either the street. watching the footman
n the hurries away, when suddenly dusty
years with kerehief over her head, steppe
ndon, the middle of the street, and began {
prung an old tune Maud knew well, an oil
song that she never heard before:
L peo s+r,v. n +s,r the. from nv heart.
never The effort was in vain:
e had The spell was ever on M ne
The -AL'' ana i'o'e '='-'''
Lovers Oh! have ranged in countries strange
And vowed no more to meet
But power was in thy parting glance
o give To bring me 10 thy feet.
cart in VI. c,,r,, 90 aeaipst Loves will
- Paul x1-t., he baq baund Ms fast: