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Stay" she murmured. 81 hope |
that Vladimir does not suspect that
you ever aspired to the hand of |
Arielle ?"
"No. He has not that matter /
Of triumph over me. 1t was while
he was on his grand tour that l.
made fool of myself, aud l have
not seen her since her rejection of
my suit"
"And she has never told her be-
trothed of your offer, you pre-
sume%
"Who7 : ArieHe9 Arielle boast
Of her conquest of one man to an
other man? / have heard of wo-
men who do such things, but Ari.
elle-neverl"
$50 much the better. Then
your way is clear. Go to HIM as
his old friend, on the strength Of
your old mutual affection, and tell
him, with as much seeming hesi-
tatiou and delicate sympathy as you
can assume, of the discovery you
have just made, and of the uncom-
promising sense of duty that con-
strains you to communicate it to
him. He will fly the country; |
knOW he will But he will come to
bid me good-by first; / know that
too. Aud then if do not COM
mence a treatment of consolation
and cure, my name is not Aspirita
Coyle!"
"0hl Asp, Aspl So that is your
game, is it,"
"That is my 'game, as you call
it, Brand. You thought | had your
happiness only in view? Pooh, pooh,
brotherl we are egotists all. You
love the bride elect. / like the
bridegroom expectant. We work
together for our mutual interests.
Behold allp
"But, Aspirita, would gou marry
a man who did not think himself
| good enough for Lady Arielle Mont.
Ijoie? A man In his exceptional
circumstances" inquired Brandon
Coyle, in surprise,
"Yes, / would. | am not Lady
| Arielle Montjoie. l am Aspirita
Coyle, the orphan, dependent on
my bachelor uncle, whose estates
will all go to you. Besides, love
him." added the bold beauty, with
out a moments hesitation.
"Humph A man with such a
reprOach attached to his name
You must love him for himself
!. alone, then?"
! "No! for myself aiOasi NIGH
; be capable of killing him to pre-
! vent another woman having him.!
"Bravo, Asp! But OH the fates
forbid that ever your sting should
strike meW
"Go now, and execute your mis-
: sion to Cloudland. 1t is time, un-
less you would prefer a dramatic
forbidding of the bans at the very
altar tomorrow said Aspirita, moi
! a whit discompoSed by the ques
. tionable compliments Of her broth
, er.
"Can't forbid the bans, since
there have been no bans! They
are to be married by special license,S
said Brandon, almost gayly, SO
! much was he elated by the prospect
/, Of preventing the marriage.
"They were to have been married
/; you mean! But they certainly are
:. not to be nO,O," amended Aspirita.
"And, meanwhile, as the parties
most concerned, they should be in
! , formed of their changed prospects,
! added Brandon Ooyle, with a smile;
and, rising, with a bow he left his
sister, and, few minutes later, de-
. parted on his detestable errand.
Aspirita Ooyle looked after him
a great light of triumph dilating
J her dark eyes until they seemed the
mouths of caverns leading down tC
the abyss of her darker soul, as shC
muttered to herself:
I, "NOw, Vladimir Desparde, you
4 shall be ainol Itmay take trouble
: and time, but | can work and
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A Bary tones OtOII MisadVOniure
c Paris Cor. Now York Timcs.l
e There was a debut at the Crane
= Opera on Friday, and all that Par
still numbers in the way of dile
tanti went to hear the Favorita
with the new barytone, Mr.. Bouhy
il whose most salient point was
8 dreadful grammatical fault in tn
e opening recitatiye of the Castillial
e. King, M, Bophy, with q vel'
n ine VOICE and o very bad method
N rather returns to this lyric stag
than make a debut, for SO he san