New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-11-10

patronage, but the other man never looket
in his direction, only saying to Mary
'sThAt's your choice, is it2 Why, he look
as IL breath of wind would blow hin
away. But you must hear my news alone
Get rid of him, will you-or must I?
''One word" exclaimed Oldworth, til,
color rising in his face. though he strov'
10 control his voice. "You come from {
journey, the night is stormy, and this il
your excuse for having drank too freely
but if you can not behave yourself, it viii
be my duty TO have you removed"
"Look here" returned the other fixing
now for the first time his eyes upon Old
worth's face. ''My name is Mark Shaw.
am first mate of the ship Annie, brought
to Dover harbor last night. I am nc
more drunk than you are, and when you
say / am, you know that you are telling a
lie. You call yourself fine gentleman
well, in the matter of words, you beat me;
but you wouldn't like to have a go-in with
me. No! she wouldn't like it. You
wouldn't care to go sprawling at her feet
the floors here are dusty. Keep a civil
tongue in your head, and have no wish
to intefsre with you" His large, strong
hands we're clenched, but they hung down
heavily. "The sooner you go, you know,
he went on, 'the better it will be for all
three.
'Yes, do go, DEAR" exclaimed Mary.
with an assumption of gaity in her voice,
Whatever you do, don't quarrel. Mark
s rough and violent, l know; but he may
have news which ought to hear. OF
course shall tell you everything"
81 will leave you, then, for ten min
utes, said Oldworth, addressing himself
to Mark. ''Not, you understand, on ac-
count of your threats, but because gent
lemAn will allow no brawl to take place
before lady. and see nothing less than
this would satisfy you. At the end of ten
minutes shall return"
Oldworth glanced at his watch, and left
the room. The door closed after him, and
the two were together. Mark folded his
arms, and Fixed his eyes on the girls face.
Under that keen and pitiless scrutiny she
writhed and WINGED as in some great ply
steal pain. The wind shrieked round the
inn; the wood fire on the hearth cracked
and sputtered, the red flames leaped up
fifully; cart numbered near on the dark
road, and drew up ponderously at the inn
door.
At length Mary broke the silence:
"For Gods sake, speak," she said.
EDO you wish, to kill me by just looking
at me?"
81 wish I could" he reioined. II
should like to see you dying inch by inch
under my eyes, without touching you.
You're the right sort Of girl, aren't your
for q man to have loved, before, indeed,
he was man-nothing but small boy,
who went miles after the least thing you
wished for. and only left you when be was
a man to get money enough to build q
home for you. You're the right sort of
girl to have trusted and believed into
have prayed for night and day. Why, in
some of our great storms have done what
I never did till then. Ihave prayed, God
save me, for if I go down and don't come
back any more, how will that girl know
of far off in Kent bear it, If she knew
that Mark would never come again to take
her in his arms and kiss her any more,
why, it would just break her heart or send
her mad. And all the time you were
making love to this fine gentlemen-this
creature that looks more like q sick girl
than man Why, if were to slap the
thing friendly like on the shoulder, it
would go dowR under my hand like q
nine-pin, and howl for pain! Did you
hear any rumor of the ship being lostT"
'tNo," said she.
"You hadn't that excuse then! Do you
love himf"
81 tancisd did"
"Hays you any excuseF
f'No, only mother and father were fail
ing, and he said he would do everything
for them, end make me lady. and take
me to places wanted to see SO much.
And every one said it would be such fine
thing for me; and they made me proud;
and that was how it happened"
.sAre you ashamed of YOURSELF" he
Questioned.
aYes."
''Do you dsspiss yOurselfP"
Eyes"
"Do you hate yourself as you deserve to
be hatedT
aYeB, God knows do"
'sWsll, " he replied. ''the strangest thing
Is tlaat !. who ought to hate you, ought to
scoFn and spurn you, love you just Of
madly Is Syer. Polly Polly / Cant
bear i'll For Gods sake come 20 me, my
darlingf"
Eos 3 moment she stood iEresolute; then,
with ) low cry. she Hung her arms round
his neck, and dropped against his heart
he strained her close to him, kissing hel
With long paasionats kisses, calling her b
> hundasd sndsaFing names, scanning d
forget everything save the fact that ah,
Was in his axEas again altar their cruel sep
slOn. Aslength, With sudden Tsvul