The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-08

Now tell me what troubles you she said.
after Mrs. Leigh was restored once again 70 d
senblance Of composure. ,n4ara,oraoa
So. In series Of jerky squeaks, lngerspeFse5da
with much red lavender drinking, the Old
lady related the ISLANDERS in their Illl atroclty.
Har listener uuailed for the first time. LII
occurred to her that she was paying rather
dearly for gratifying her obsstinaey aad ne
control enough left to hide the full extent OF
her dismay from her distressed friend
lit doesn't signify what the Florentines
say she ayerred. aThsy are noted for not
telling er the Wge t6an t tfe nases
"Slander ID always believed everywhere"
groaned Mrs. Leigh land always will be,
this side OF the gravel
There was 30 much truth IN the assertion
that Lady Arabella staggered for an instant,
what can / dor" asked Lady Arabella, al
most humbly.
aFor heavens sake. pay the man, and go
straight back te E El 10, ,haa +rha, Navar,
will never do I'll"
aThe wretch ought to be killed. sobbed
Leigh. 'tThese stories oil come from him,
am sure. Inhuman monster
"Dont SANDER him. He is not 1nhumaq,
and he ID very handsome
Il never look ut him. / turn my head
always, and We meet the creature 80 often
That feel like q tetotuln.'
u have q dozen OF his photographs, re-
plied Lady Arabella. '.He sent me 10 many
got tired of tearing them up. But come,
you must go to sleep now, dear
She went softly out OF the room TO visit hef
maid, who was Ill III bed with feverish cold,
but heard only o new monOlogue OF entreaties,
and fled In haste. James met her, respectful,
but full of grievances, and Johns voice rose
from below stairs, grooming a dismal chant,
interspersed with drunken hiccoughs.
The old palace turned Into t 2 dungeon ID
dered . carriage and bade her groom take
her saddle-horBe outside the San Gallo gate.
She arrayed herself In her habit, put ON o
thick vail, drove outside the town. and
mounted her horse. She would not let the
groom follow. The carriage could go up to
Flesole and wait for her there. She would
SO she rode up the winding road. and by the
time she reached the quaint old town 1t was
almost sunset, Beyond stretched road i
she refined In her horse, and sat looking down
upon the beautiful scene spread out beneath
her, though 1t was half-hidden from her eyes
by an unusual flow OF tears.
She was looking over her life, 90 lonely and
unsatisfactory. Id spite OF Its splendor., She
regretted now the unfemlnine spirit which had
animated her In this contest with the marquis.
She tried to shift the blame from her own
shoulders, but 1t was impossible. Ii had been
such idiotlc folly--worse! Scandal had at
tackled her now, and would never leave her
alone till she was dead. She always had re-
lied on the purity OF her motives and conduct
to keep the coarsest tongue from assailing her
name, but she realized ut length that no hui
society can escape Her exalted rank would
only make the tale more widely spread
mans hand, or, much worse, every womans
hand, would be against her.
She cried little, then she took refuge In
thoughts Of the marquis. She could not help
fnneying how. pleasant such cure and atten-
tion dis he had shown during the past months
would be- Ii fate had not put It out OF their
power to be friends. Then she grew angry
with herself for such foolish repfnings, wiped
She thought she heard horses hooffs be-
hind her, aud rode the faster. Her horse took
fright at something In the .road, SHE'D sud-
denly, stumbled, fell and, for the first time
Ia her iife. Lady Arabella was thrown from
her saddle.
When she came to her senses she was un-
injured; she had been moved to the roadside,
where was stone Ganch under an image OF
the Virgin-a fountain at o little distance:
Somebody was standing beside her; Returned
at d sound she uttered. She was face to face
with the marquis
Don't try TO move, he said. LET me get
you some more water
She did not stir. She leaned back quite
faint. He looked SO handsome In the soft
twilight, standing bareheaded before her, his
dreamy eyes full OF interest, his voice SO
gentle;
now ! think" was the first remark she
But she was informed that her horse had
galloped back to Ftesole and his had followed
1t. A ragged boy passed, and the marquis
ordered him to send on carriage he would
find waiting In the village square.
7 thank you" she said.
Not at all. am very grateful that was
able to help you" he replied.
Was 1t possible he did not recognize her in
the dim light? II he knew her could he stand
sell known. His scorn and anger would be q
little punishment for all her silly conduct
she would have applied much harsher name
now.
have helped me, she began, had to stop a lit
tie, then, vexed with her own timldity, went
On 10 firmer tone, II am Lady Arabella
Graham
"Of course know it!' he exclaimed. "Of
all human beings could have aided am
most thankful that 1t was you"
The conquered Amazon sank back In her
seat, and burst into a fit Of weeping as tu
mnltuous as If she had been but sixteen.
II cannot bear it she gasped then was 80
that she could do nothing but choke and sob.
When she recovered she concluded she had
gone mad. Her senses refused to give Gre
dence to the words she had heard from her
CUiupdulOu. Il6 WAS LII tLo lulUulb OI his
speech, and evidently supposed she had heard
what went before.
you will drive me from you; but, at least,
1t Is a comfort to say it, love you! I love
you! | can't tell when it began. I think now
it was In the early days OF my unmanly pur-
suit. But. since then have followed, because
to breathe the same air with you, catch sight
Of your face was heaven itself-the only hap
piness could ever hope for"
Lady Arabella checked her sobs, held her
reeling senses fast, sat upright, and stared
at him.
.You are Furnishing me too severely she
said. "Be generous; content yourself with
having saved my life. Don't laugh at me-"
Like handsome hero In the by-gone days
OF chivalry, he sank on his knees and told his
story, and she listened, entranced, while the
nightingale sang soft refrain to his words,
and the Italian moon rose suddenly from be-
hind the hills and foated In glory up the sky.
"speak to me!' he pleaded. "TeIi me that
l don't seem complete stranger! Let me
hope, at least, to be ranked among your
friends-I will ask no more as yet / will be
patient as man never was. live on a. look a