Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-01-22
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A DESPERATE DEED.
IRGKTNE BOYD,
CHAPTER Xxx.
CRUSHED HOPES

/
CHAPTER Xxx.
cprSurD HOPES,
/ The name ot de Naicourt, mentioned
unexpectedly to Monsieur Daburon by
/ Cid Cor &~trrw, wax ned the most painful
memories in his etrt. To borrow smile
/ from Ia great Roman poet 1t was IKE walk
| ing over lava, beneath Which the aSh"S
were still burning: for the young magls-
trate had loved. hui loved m YAM: young
and beautiful GIRL on h"mie 1amily' ahd IL
was this very Ii."onnt Albert de Ealcourt
who had been h'S r.T..i.
He remembered the evening when he
had proposed to h''' and "ail 'h@ lhlhSS
| that had nnHh' -,
Ant, while he SIT dreaming. we viii
seize the opportunity OF describing our
heroine,
Glare de tourry haI Ju,,, comp!eted
her seventeenth year WHen MONSIEUR ia
/ bUron trst 81" hef.
a '"i!' &"i''"iHi' "|1,lH %lii' win S"!t'
/ na"t2"; expression "i '''th'"h"'l'e; l;h",
silky h;hr, h"li@'" D'rk L" "ffcE": ,r"N
" broad Low brow ronIIS!'ns fXl,nS,'rIy
! with deep blue eyes 1rhSHo oy "'FN
lashes.
/ She was std very sight IN i'Sai@' and
walked with Il certain M""!'aS notion
lmroS:lhle to d"+.'lhH hn' very
charming III ITSELF r+'H'!"4liiE IN" n'h'iuef
of lo"S reeds III III" ilyt'' or ,h' waving
corn III 'i'e S"Hi'''I '"i' =; say "a an
| orphan. and had h'tn adopted ny an
eccentric o!d %uht' "h' alternately a%ol'-
ed and Spoli' her.
But to return II >.::;--;"Iii' D,.E' ~, It.
the evening ina, he Fe''-@'"haft't 50 hli'
terry ana so Wen.
I =.
~ mc"' a' h'iIt-""l wa ''r'' over" IelhiihE.
io"ar1N 'hs hi%H' " i'eo|1 haH NIFHHs
up ana 'l" u@'S ~ ';le $'r'2n EitdH Z!
/ peasant r"7!il (; p"' Hero was Il >oit OF
shuoo"F'hS IL 'Ee air fAat 1oHr'~ii
s'1riA' ,I|i
-, 1hry were po'h seated at the bottom cf
me garden IN an 'l3"H f'lIa' with exotic
IlaAfs; ana a between ti'e broad leaves and
70 tn,n .bo i, i"'' ,,. ir2 a, ',..!e
a1,nt r'ha ,,1 Al, H.,.,,,.t,.,; )"
nftn, h,,,. ,ri,,,,nr
lhcy h'd ,'""'i S'''''l% 'hnfe long nhle
"hf"uj ap2"k'h@.t ned ny the beauty
u tn3 q'nrt hlEh,, ih"'E senses, oppressed
WIN 'A4 l"iNl oGof5 "l me Towers that
ci"S'ereG fouhd 'hr 1HGit'"n' when ta"!'-
"i'a.F A,'o"E'h Su'''''i 'o'h 'he young
Eiri h@h1 ~ MS. II was the i!,*t llne
' ~ - '"''' w. ",''' ~ ,'''' .! " ''lS
%!'', "!Ii'e s.'I'l, sent tne ii!j"d rushing TO
ms hr',d.
"AiSs de CrNr'y'' he whispered;
+ "tl;Te!
""'' r';,'''e"' a'''s ''',''"'! a. i'iil win nef
"'nn''f,'' ",, eyes "i,'"'d ",ta IN surprise.
";',"h lhI' ne c"i''.;'Ir.'' "IA' par
cen Ne. 4 AS>'" !o''f 's'"s' HiS'' BEFORE l
:4ad i.'e ronF12:, to "sH you. NAe "ort
.!o'" !"Hl tl'a "iIi 'r'"'t i"% !,l'nT" nap
!HA":,' or misery 'l''': dear ti-'!e! ts}''i
r"t,t.r re! i,TA !oH!
! Mhti7' he Nr' 'o''i O. 'o'l1"y iock"@'
ri !nm as Il StH doubted Tor senses. 4'nt
~ 'he "of>'5 i i2Ee YOU huHfS" win a
, c,oH"Hnfr@ted p2"5'en' she |l'ndFe" her
H'hl win stIItm" cry.
( oa-yoai LII mat 'oHh be pos
s!niH|
Had HI" E1c depended on Ii, N. D&bu-
"on could moi hav" uttered! Il word
IN" presentlm"nt OF Great misfortune
tgh'ehcd the valves OF ms heart as
thnugh they were pressed IN wee
ta't nui'' ''''' 'o"'' '''''' '''' '''' '''''
l" .lm, ll,,. ii'','n9 t :,r.,, ~.
1 u'' T''"' ..1 an nn""pI! 5,ii ,I'n Imi s'''
",,''' On "t'.''ItI S'it'
1n"ni'l! ci'e" I"c !o}':'3 :'."i5 I.:''I'
"a'Ii "a s.t c"''1e az; ,'i.9 Is ut'>',,''
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