New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-23

ding when the glance of the little lady
flashed by him; he wAs with her in mo-
ment, nor did he leave her till it was at her
own door. That wss all right Louise
thought. 1t did NO: disturb Gilbert Allen.
The only person whom it annoyed was the
young woman herself, who with her sinner
man, would have liked to shake him of
like q fly, but who, with her outer one,
smiled and smiled, and was Little Brim-
stone. Not the only pereon, perhaps; it
certainly annoyed good Mrs. Carr. col
log half the evening about every fresh
incident of the behavior Of the two, with
her special crony, till Virginia, suspecting
into their confidence, the three declared
that they who SOW the wind shall reap the
whirlwind, and if Louise kreeleigh had
heard their conversation, she would
have understood the virtuous wrath
of those matrons, between whose outraged
ranks, well armed with whips. offending
sisters once had to run bloody gauntlet.
Gilbert Allen, slow to learn the speech of
people, learned that night the relationship
between Louise and ROger-learned it as
he stood behind Mrs. Cars chair. He bade
Louise goodnight early, and went from
the lighted scene, went wandering into the
night with it's darkness and dew, and when
morning found him at the gate he had
hardly an idea where he had been; be only
est, the most holy Of women she should be
to him; no other should occupy the place
where he had throned her, but earthly love
of his should never again draw near her.
Self should never come between them; he,
Gilber. Allen, would stand aside, would be
no more, but in his place there should be
that friend, better than q lover, worshipiDg
her az an ideal, would shield all he might
in the hour-fsr OF, perhaps, yet which his
%n1A nat OF los
when Roger Harvey would prove himself a
broken reed.
But it was time that Roger Harvey be-
thought himself. Why had he been in such
haste? Why had he engaged himself to Louise
before looking about himl Why had she SO
ungenerOusly acce pied the sacriice' Had
it been because che WAS the first to greet
him in this new names Had it been with
an eye single to his own interest, and to
the old doctors interest in him, too9 Had
it been because she was q revelation of deli
cacy and sweetness! Well. whatowas Vir-
ginin Warner, with the blaze of her beauty,
but q revelation roo! He had been stu
dent, occupied with his profession before he
knew these two women. And now. he said,
the sweetness and delioacy, and cold, calm
grace of the first one we're not all there was
in the wOrld-the crushed carmine on the
swarthy cheek Of his little Cleopatra was
something too. An evening with Louise,
confident, clear and assured in the matter
of emotion. bright and fresh, well bestowed,
was pleasant; but was it to be com pared to
the tremOrs and triles Of an evening with
Virginia when the lamp burned low, when
the heavy odOr of cut flowers stole around
him, when her music was like an incanta-
ton, when her sweet breath, her move
ment, her touch intoxicated hims
But az for the little creature herself, che
would have given wilderness OF Roger
Harveys for one such hour Of Gilbert Allen
as she used to have. when no seemed on the
point of confessing all she felt. Il am
black, but comely." she said the afternoon
when they were all picnicking on the rocks
of Bruce brook, winding wreath of red
ground nut vine about her hair and looking
at her reflection in the river flowing go
swiftly to its fall as to be CLASSY as mirror,
Il am black, but comely; the queen of Sheba
was no more"
You are divine" whispered Roger, close |
behind her.
mo, NC" she said. aloud, II am of the |
earth, earthly" And of the earth earthly, |
the delicious earth. Earthly she looked, |
with all her reds and Colds. and her dark |
hand, raising it to bis lips before she could
gainssy him, kissing it; and just then
Louise came clambering up the rsck be-
hind with Gilbert and her father, and her
head coming first above the brink she saw
what neither Of the others saw. Startled,
she stepped aside, the crumb!ing edge gave
way, and with cry and helpless toss Of
Ter hands, she had fallen backward, and
vas in the swift water running to it's fall
beneath. "Oh, Louise, darling cried
7oice. And in an instant Gilbert Allen,
Trusting aside with a bitter, bitter word
ne one that would have impeded him. hsv-
1g chung to him, that looked after him q
Jingle moment with a face white az if bear
ng her death warrant, had plunged after
he drowning girl, had caught her as she
ose close in the shore, and had caught the
land that Roger stretched and held him by
ill others came and drew them in together.
What an age, what an eternity it was as
louise lay there on the grass, her heart
ust beating, but still as any dead clay,
While Roger piled to her the quickest RENE
lies his art and skill could summon. Roger
harvey did not pause to think how like
ONE sacred sculpture she seemed; he
wrought as repentant murderer might
york to bring his dead to life; ne wrought
g man awakened to some awful impend-
ag fate works to avert it. II she died
Ow! If he lost her! He was shaking
nth the revulsion the possibility had
rought with the conflict of ignoble
esh and noble spirit. To think that
ne mere spell of base beauty, which |
t this instant he loathed like something
lie, could have darkened life for him, have
,st to him irretrievsbly this innocent and
,fty love. To think of it, he could not.
he. first sweet tenderness with which
Ouise had inspired him, and made earth
sem holier and heaven higher, surged over
i'm; be called her by every endearing
anne, he kissed her white lips, and as she ,
Dened her eyes he caught her to his tor ,
tented heart, imploring her forgiveness in
hispers, in whispers assuring her of his ,
we. He did not deserve her; he never
onld deserve her; doubtless he would ,
lake her wretched, but he had her, and her !
nswering smile was all the vow he asked. | !
And Gilbert Allen stood still. No one re- ,
embered his passionate cry-"Oh, Louise, =
y darling" In the shock and the alarm .
,ssibly no one heard it-no one, that is,
1t the palpitating little creature he had
rust aside with word of scorn as she r
Guild have chung to him and hindered his I
aping for Louise. Where was that little 8
eature now7 Hiding, probably, in dis d
ess which her luxury-loving nature hated, r
perhaps, he thought with contempt, :
rolling into the ferny and shadow re- n
sses with some fresh conquest. If che q
ere, they would leave her to her pleasure, | r
r, tull of wraps, the wagon came to take q
ilbert and Louise to their homes, Roger \
living it himself, and turning his head a
cry moment for the reinsurance that a
,uise was spared to him. h
But late that night at the red moon.set,
zen cold wind came up, a party of fish n
3 wading to shore stumbled over some {;
ing that had caught among the reeds !,
lere their boat was wedged. They | =
rned to view it more closely. They took q
up and brought it home with them to the r,
lage, and summoned the young doctor
I'm his dreams to inspect it. 1t was all ii
ere was left-the earth, earthy-ot Little m
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