The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-30

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"Something very decidedly has happempea,
begpiny vo,Ir pardon. madame" replied Jas
ton with n cool smis In spite o. MS panab a.
"My friend St EstevaD has tho hohi ~ no
tnand the hand Of Mile. Dc Beaumont ~ ''"i
rlage." ...,.a =, ,,o,,r
n do not appreciate The nature OF .., your
;aai monsieur said madame. sharply. since
tits Of course impossible that you can spo"a
in enrnest." WI, M. ,
NJ a. Eatsyat IL m excellent pnrh-in Pt,ht
~ wealth better than myself, tor example.
"rnt Gsels is yo,r betrothed,'". cried ma
dame, In angry bewllderrhent. rs shs, 70 DO
ooolly transferred llke baie ~ guois
nIfer hpatt. IL seems, Is already TRANSFERRED
~ Fatayan has been making full GOnieasion'
Hest take II philosophically, aunt; WHEN
the cat q away, you know, forgive ths iio'u i've
lnsps Of tho adage. They were much thrown
bngsther during my disaDieheht anu youi
watch In the sick room,
"Jtntg was I to suspect p said madame,
with nm impatient gesture. This, tben, was
tho meaning Of Mademolseils Oeclies nerves
lately" ,,., H.. an.
nave. smiling. "Thsy bnye not meant H., !
mn s,ire, but MIXTURE Is strong. What would
Won hnve2 And, after oil, the important
thing, the marriage, Is made resign; he
stlcceeds. IT, IL the same thing
mot nj ALL" said madame, passlonately.
you are too resigned by half IT was Tor
pon wanted 10 make the marriage. not for
Tho rat-comer do you hear ~
"Then let mo still claim your SERVICES
said Gaston, rising and coming TO her side.
my dear cunt. will you kindly make
marriage for mo with Vile. AngeliaueY
"Angeiquei" Madame threw herself back
with a. movement Of impatient amusement.
"This Is too much. You did not know that
tho child herself Is the victim OF romantic
pnaeiouW
DO Msrcaye bit his lip. II had fanced SO
sometimes" no answered. In u constrained
voics. but she Is so young. After tho mar
rlage she would not See TT. Esteyan, and
then"
'St. Estsvanr" Interrupted madame. but
II Is you your
De- Marcaye started. turning vlsibly paler
You tell me. madame" hs stammered, that
Mile. AngelIque is that It ls for mo )"
Yourself. aud no other. | have known II
since the night ~ our overturn You were
half out of the carriage, You remember, and
were thrown beneath 1t. When Angellqus
saw you lying so white and stilL-hnd truly
you looked Hike the dead," shuddered ma
dame -"tho poor child gives q Cry-sueh u
cry and away lke mad thing. and had
lifted that heavy weight before know. Why,
could not have stirred II 10 save my life. IT.
was that allied her And oil through hsr fever
she has done nothing but go over u again
always that same cry, Are you hurtf nre
you hurtY 80 that IT. WIS pitful tD hnar But,
my filth ! never left her side, and kept tbs
others away, so that saved her secret or so
nj least f.nced" laughed mndame. "Ah,
well, love and murder will out, they say"
During this recital De Marchye's thoughts
had gone back over the past and by this
fresh light were rsading It's events anew.
What he had supposed Indications Ut Angel
ians's fancy for another were then, only 20
many evldenCrs Of her love for himself. IT.
WIS Mt bis glance That she had blushed, the
touch of his fingers that her Hips had CnfesSed
She Ind loved him md suffered for him all
this while that he had never guessed IT.. When
his nunt's voice coased no rnised his lace from
the hand which had covered It, You have
known this 80 long, aud never limited II 10
ine That have been the cause almost of her
death p he said.
ITO what good r replied madame, shrug-
cling her shoulders. " j would not run the
risk. Could tell what foolery young man
might be capable Of =
De Narcaye regarded his aunt in silence,
unpleasautly struck. as he had occasionally
been before. by the touch Of cOarseness which
Therese Martigny had beaueathed 10 Madame
In Comtcsse do Varennes.
at all events" be said. somewhat coidly,
after n moment, "slnce there is no question
OF foolery ut present, may | count on your
support / Intend to propose for Mile. An
geliuue's hand at tho earliest time you think
fitting"
"Two love matches In the familvr laughed
madame, quite unconscious Of having revolt
ed her nephew's fastidious perceptions. You
know she has no dowryf But that, perhaps,
could manage, since It Is for you"
II do not want you TO manage IT. inter
rupted CASTOR. Il should prefer To have her
without dowry; | want only herself"
"You care SO much for the child, then"
said madame, half incredulously.
II have loved her from the first day ] saw
her, when fancled her my betrothed," an
swered tho young man, passionateiy. But
that my hands were tied"
"Ah, well, they are united now" said ma
Ia, ut tea nor ruu art
Just little more patience. | will write at
once to the colonel in your name. OF course
IL Is n mere matter Of FORM"
SO II proved. Speedily came q reply from
Col De Beaumont, expressing his satisfaction
In the two brilliant alliances proposed to him,
and his perfect readiness to leave the dlrec-
ton Of his family affairs to Madame De
Varennes, as q second and rather more re-
liable providence.
Upon which madame. nothing loath, get to
work at once. She went TO her bOudOir, now
given up TO Angelique's use; for the girl,
though conyalescent, was still prisoner to
her room. Here madame's airs of mystery
and importance soon reused Angelique's GU
riosity.
HAS anything happenedP" she asked. ,,.r,
"To be sure" answered madame. The
doctor says you may come down stairs to-
morrow, and even take little drive, IL you
are very good"
"Oh, Is that all ?" sighed Angelique, lean
Ing her head YEARLY back again.
"Ali2 Why, what more would you have
You know you must get well as fast as you
can, or you will not be In time for the we'd
ding next Christmas
"Ah yes, the wedding" said Angellque,
rousiDg herself, and speaking In a hard. mat
ter-of-fact tone. HAS Cecile decided yet
whether she will go to Paris or Rome for the
winter 7"
"Oh, to Paris, as some affairs Of M. st. Es-
tevan's require his presence In France during
the winter"
an. st. Estevanl' repeated Angellque,
openiDp her ewes In wonder. "But what has
M. st. Estevan TO do with where Cecile will
live z"
Everything, since he will be her hus-
band" and then, as Angelique looked at her
In speechless amazernent, "ahp she con-
tinued laughing, 81 had forgotten that was
since your illness. Well. it Is all changed
nj. st. Estevan Is to marry Cecile- actually
love-match Very foolish, but what was
to do with two headstrong young people p
There was a long pause. and M. De
Marcaye?" said Angelique, at last, In q low
voice."
M. De Marcaye? Oh!-Gaston," opening
tHf. hob Ind hnF- md ,kr1fy Ia, 10.