Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-04-27

les. mrs. riDOODS sometimes, an
@ necklace but never wore it, sob
bed MathiIde.
Has the gentleman ever told yoI
he loved youH lhez was remorseless
The carunine spots had faded.
oh. yea. Miss, bot / didn't believ.
it, l didn't know it WAS wrong.
-a-I-.' Poor Matbilde broke down
sobbing piteously.
Listen to me, child. You mus,
forget this 6ne gentleman. He will
bring you nothing but harm. You
must send back everything be bs.
given you. Do you understand me
Matbilde p
Yes. ms'am.' whispered the girl
through Der tears.
The next day Clsvers Lorraine
asked Miss Carlyle to marry hinl
That ls.ly surveyed hin iciIy.
This display is entirely unnecesss.
~, Mr.. Lorraine
SO it seems. You are sure you
understand your own brsrt, Inez p
Perfectly
Very well so be it, and Claver
Lorraine went abroad
Inez looked at her cousin through
. mist of unshed tears
i have nothing in the world but
you. Mic. You shall be . great pain
ter. and | will be your patrOness.
You will never forsske me. will your
Mic dropped bis cigar with an in.
iured look.
Don't be cruel. Inez. I'm sure
I've never shown any disposition to
desert you, have I!'
No, no, you have always been
kind and good Miss Carlyle spoke
dreamily. But men are SO false-so
very false, Nic.'
Exactly. Inez. That's the reason
! prefer women. I'D rather spend
my life right here in your house than
knock around among a,en, like other
fellows. would indeed. They're
besstly mob. lnez-most iuhumsnly
beastly.'
Miss Carlyle smiled . sbadowy
tremulous smile.
i don't mean to let you stay righ,
hero in NV house. Mic. You must ~
abroad. When you are famous, and
the world is better for your pictures
you shall come back and we will grow
silver-bsired together. 1t is q bleak
sort Of world. Mic, don't you think 80?
"A regular Sahara. wonder if it
psys-this everlasting grind. II il
were not for you. Inez-were you ia
earnest about sending me away
1t goes through me like q two-edged
sword. 1t does, indeed
Miss Carlyle was in earnest. She
did no, find it easy to forget Gne gen.
tlemen. and Msthilde WAS there to
help her remember. So she threw
berself into Mics future warmly, and
was busy all day long. The night
before bis departure the young artist
grew aim Ost pathetic.
You have been deucedly good to
me. Inez. l have Q fancy 10 remen.
Der you just Is you are tonight.
flushed and beoe6cient. Don't troub-
le yourself to get up 10 the morning.
GoOd-by.'
Wbeo Miss Carlyle got up 10 the
morning Mic was gone-and so was
Mstbilde.
Forgive me. Inez.' be wrote ; we
are married and gone. Have you for.
gotten the war Of the roses! took
it from Lorraine Ut the door. II was
Q mute. inglorious fraud. but be went
awxy 80 soon it was not necessary to
explain. Did you dream you were
saving Ma,hilde for your uograteful
Mic?
Miss Carlyle forgave them instant
ly. She was 10 . forgiviug mood.
She wished the sins of the whole
world had been commith d against
herself, that sbe might wipe them out
with one magnificent gesture. Then
she wrote 10 Clave:s Lorraine.
4 have done you . g:eat wrong.
she said. when you come back !
will tell you sll about it,
Clavers Lorraine csme back and
forgive the wrong.
thought you were in lore with
Matbilce,' said Miss Carlyle. humbly.
'Math,lde-who is Mathide p
Don't you remember her the girl
with the purely oval face.'
"A yellow.baired doll"
She is Mics wife now
Heaven be praised. / was always
Jealous Of Mic
When they were married Mic sent
them . dainty bit Of canvas frow
Dresden. Ao open window. . square
of apple-green sky. and in the fore
ground Swedish blonde with an an.
Der rose in ber hair.