The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-05-28


my brother, and again my heart swelled
with jealous pain st sight OF it, unruffied
But the next moment Madame viele
claimed my attention. egai 5ploa9 l6t oils =
wi, dearest, my GREATNESS, Peri Hol-
brook She smiled.
/ turned my eyes from. Albert's face to
meet the eager, half-affrighted gaze of the
golden-haired girl could not but admire.
bowed. and somewhat colby accepted
the proffered hand. and answered the few
musical words of gentle welcome. Then
involuntarily flashed q swift glance at Al
bert ,eols< 3ialS'3 fsssx7 ssSs -
Ali how the blood leaped through my
veinsi And how I hated the charming
creature standing before me, SO regally
there could be no installing the brooding
tenderness and passion with which my step
brother was regarding her. 800 azsel
But only for an instant did his eyes betray
evening few by, I grew halt disposed to
laugh at my jealous pain. Nevertheless,
when my stepmother followed me TO my
room smiled lightly.
"Peri is very lovely, mamma, and Albert
seems to admire her." go ifl Is IS Esss =
Madam VieIe turned glance upon me
that covered my face with flood of color. p
Nay, nay" she laughed softly the next
instant, winding her arms caressingly about
me-. you have no cause for jealousy, my
love. Albert Is heart whole and knows well
that it is my dearest wish to see HIM your
husband. Knowing this she added, with
naughty sternness. The would not dare brave
me by loving another Then, with a swift
return to her former tenderness, she con-
tinued: .My dear child, l trust you can
| make me happy by LOVING my handsome and
noble son?n sf5.f.. n.
[ could not ar the gaze of her penetrat-
ing black eye, soft as 1t was. and my face
dropped biushingly on her friendly Shout
| der 9tes 4
81 am eloquently answered, love-" she
whispered softly; and let me say that, with
your rare beautys and winning. grace, you
are sure to garner his whole heart. May
Heaven bless you, my dear!' ai
Taen, as she kissed me good night, she
| cried earnestly: o sss55ssi
Don't rush into jealousy, vi. PERI is a
| good and beautiful girl, but Albert gives her
only cousinly affection. Though she is in
no way dependent upon ms pecuniarily,
| promised her dying mother to give her
home at Gray Fell. as you know; and you
can see, my love, how very unpleasant it
would MAKE it for you to brood over foolish
| jealousy. So. dear, put all that nonsense
out of your charming head and rest assured
| that 1 am right, My eyes are keen, and in
! the IS months she has been at Gray Fell
must inevitably have penetrated secret OF
| that kind" esl5ssf - fss.
1"Ofcourse mamma is right murmured
as the door closed on her imperial form, and
! / summoned Manton.
But, nv maid dismissed, sat down in my
| dressing gown and stared at the glowing
Goals, my thoughts and feelingsin an anxious
whirl. After time l rose, signing impa.
tiently.
"a 81 can't sleep, will go down and get a
| book" q en 1st III
With the words crept out into the hall.
had traversed half its length, when the
sound OF stealthy steps on the stairs sent me
4 Wit haf cd hroath hobIn6 the heavy dam ask
curtains OF window near me. ,tH
4 Burglars were in my mind, but made no
outcry. The next minute the steps passed a
few feet from me, and was quickly unde-
ceived. ,-1sf
4 voice well knew, murmured in hushed
tones: Don't grieve, my darling, it will
| all come right. Only be patient, my own"
And felt mora than heard the soft kiss
that finished the sentence.
1t was PERKS voice that answered:
"Oh, Albertl Albertl' she breathed. fall
teringly. "Where is it all to end? We have
done very, very wrong, dearest. And oh,
| Albert, she loves your saw it in those
great, passionate. dusky eyes OF hers to-
night, and in a vague terror of the future 1
stared almost wildly at her as Aunt Ray
presented me-" s $500. -
'sNonsensei Do you want to make me
vainT' laughed my step brother. softly.
And then he murmured in graver accents:
You say We have done wrong, darling.
remember LQaL we Q8Q 70 CuOOS6 B6tWecu
two evils. Remember that my mother
possesses an iron will. She would have
ground US both to powder rather than con-
sent to what we 5al .,s.ts- s
!. ayes, yes, know" sighed Peri, before he
could finish the sentence I was painting to
hear.
Then cease to grieve, darling" he whis
pered. And now, once more, good night"
And 1 knew he folded her close to his heari
for q brief moment.
As their doors closed noiselessly upon
their retiring forms I crept weakly back &c
my chamber, pride, anger and despair
clutching at my heart strings. 50
With stifed cry flung myself passion
J ately on the rug before the fire and buried
my face in the tiger skin coveriag-a pile
of soft, yielding hassocks.
Lost lost to me!' Imoaned in my fierce
| agony. And then starting upright, painted
! with yengefuI breath. but what meant
that unfinished sentence? Can they"
And then paused and stared breathlessly
at the glowing Goals.
tered later.
And shivered at the sound of my own
low, relentless voice.
, did watch.
n Madame Viele never dreamed Of the tasi
, 4 that engaged me; nor did the victims of m J
pride and love. took care to be always gay
and charming, so how could they suspect?
But sometimes I marvelIed that my keen
eyed stepmother failed to observe PERKS pal
! lor and evident sadness.
7 SAN. wen.' laughed, harshly, to myself
!, ''she will see it all in good time. and theI
j let them look TO themselves" So 1 SILENT,
= Swallowed the pair.
It Night after night they stole an hour O
! blissful peace in the ante-room of the dim
t old library, and night after night was ruth
9 lessly on their track. But in vain listene,
s to their fond speech. The unfinished sen
tence had caughtin the hall above RENAME,
d unfinished. sstf
IS Bat one wild, bleak night, a month later
/ my task was ended. With stifled breath
d noiselessly crept from the library to m,
), stHpmother's chamber.
), She sat in her dressing gown before tn
fire, lost IN an enchanting book. At m
IS stealthy and unceremonious entrance sh
p glanced up.
70 "Great Heavensi" she cried, dropping be