The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-02
him with such forlorn appeal; the pale lips
that seemed to have forgotten how 10 slnile
There was q moment OF aIlence,

She gazed at him as II che were trying to
read his haart trough his eyes; her fnGe ex-
pressed more than he could understand. Was
| 1T Joy or pain. or u strhnge minpling Of both,
TINT yenrnln0, wistfu look He could not
tell. Before no recovered himself sufficiently
to speak. before lie could oven put out his
hand tn detnln het-tp bis astpnishment. she
abruptly tnrnsJ from him and passed. swiftly
on down the walk.
Hehastensd after her, calling to her to stop,
but she only auiekenel her paea. and before
he could oprrtake hsr. she had reached tho
terrace round "Neptlna's Eaen.' and was
lost in tho crowd. He hurried To and fro.
looking for her eRgeriy among tho groups
who were lettering round tho fountains Or sit
| ting unde. tbs, TREES. Nowhere WIS shs to bc
seal. He went over the same ground half ~
dozen times. always returning to tho wink In
the topeo of finding her thare Till MT length he
phueed IN bewlldWment aud Consideration.
and renlizsd that he had lost her
Whatdid It meant Why had she He'd fron,
| hlm2 Gould 1t he TINT she had misInterpretad
his mnnt1er when they metz
/ At this first moment hshnd been too shockei
and STARTLED tn speak. had she imagined TINT
hla love died n sudden dcnth whom he found
her 80 plteously changsd2 The thought gave
! him II panE II selfrepreaeh. Mo longMl tn
fold her in his arms and toll her that mover
before hnd she boon 80 danr to him.
/ lie pursuod his sehrnh with feyarieh ankle
! ~. but aha had melted Into tho crowd like
u rnin-drop into tho aea. leaving no trace be-
hind.
As II grow dusk, n fine penetrating rain
begun to fnil, and the thrpnR Of visitors
gradually dispersed, streaming out Mt the
gates mud along the brond, quiet streets to
| tho station,
Etienne went with the rest. Id felt n con-
veiion, for which he could hardly account.
that he should find her in Parls
But where was he to look for her2 That
| WINS t,hs question he asked himself us, after
leaving tho st. Lnznre terminus. he stood
| heaithting In the Rue IA metsrdnm Then It
occurred TO him that she might possibly be
lodging In hor old qunrters In the Rue des
Eco.es enao more. Or ut any rate he might
| henri OF her there.
| IIe hailed n iinGrs md drove nerosa the
| water 10 tho familiar street, The old con
elergs with the Holland apron and ta4ssoled
emp OF yore, was smoking post-prandial
pipe nj the door Of hia lodge.
| Coed evening, NJ Podeviu." Etlenne begun
/ you don't remember init f5tste.. btat
lodger of yours two years ago.
| Tho old uan peered ut him through the
| dusk. and then nodded.
| II recolsct you now. though | did not Mt
| first SO many dodgers come aud go, you SEQ,
| like tho swallows. III tho course OF two yours, -
| no said. alphabetically.
And IT i but seldom, suppose, that they
| "Wcll. IL happens sometimes" tho other re-
| turned knocking out the asheg Of his plpe
against the door~p post. For instance. there
| lis Georgette Treviln YOU remomber herr
| call har 'Mn'amselle Rossignol'
"Y". y"s.' he assonted, eagerly, lis she
| hsrs now2'
''s,ho came buck to her old rooms u few
not recognizing her She WIS 80 altered. /
thought II WINS her ghost
"fInd sh6 been illg'
Chat was whnt asked her. No she
said. 'she had not been i'll she had only been
starving
Tho young man uttered M exclamation that
was like " cry Of pain. Good henvensl It
cannot be
Tho other nodded Mt him grmly, as he
pressed the tobacco down in his pipe.
You would not havs doubted 1t If you had
| seen her. She haa heen short or work for
several weeks. she told me; md to be short
Of work meant to be short of food. you SEQ.
1t Is u common cnse enough. Monsieur
Etenne was silent, there WIS n choking
sensation in his throat and II mist before his
eyea Tho old mnn watched him curiously
'You were good friends. you and she. In the
old times, She will be glad To ste you again.
pd9trrf patits. She has been Ill the last few
days with II sort of low fever. and has not
been down stairs. =m..-
''But she was nj Versailles this afternoon"
IIIs companion stared ut him. "Not likely.
She was In bed this afternoon. ind my wife
said she sectned worse
"She was mt Versailles this afternoon, for
saw herl" Iltenne persisted.
NJ Podevin pushed his cap aside and rubbed
his head with II puzzled look That Is odd
have not stirred from this logo. and / can
swear never saw her pass. However, II ste
did 20 she has certainly returned by this time,
Fer shA nns nnver ont after dusk, aud II you
would like to see her"
Eyes, will go 9lp stairs nj once Etienne
interrupted, md he turned away.
A host of tender reeollectiOns rushed upon
him aR he mounted tho familiar stairs To
Georgettea door. 1t was hnIr open, and ae
paused u moment on the Threshold looking
In.
The room Was In shadow except near the
window. where the rays of the rising moon
"made q dim silver twilight, and showed
htm-Geargntte secuted with her bnck toward
him Mt tho work table. She still wore her hat
and iaeket. and WAS leanins with hor fotDhand
on her folded hands, In nn attitude OF Wesri-
ness or detection.
His hnnrt beat painfully rs he crossed the
room, to her side. and laid hls hand lightly Oh
her shoulder She did not stir or speak.
"Geurgettei9 he whispered, tnen gently
raised her hetd and drawing i back against
his brenst, bent md lisaed nor.
Marble WAS not colder than ths lips which
met his
A shllfider ran through him from heel tn
foot. HIS heart thrilled with II sudden awful
fenr. 5=zaz
"Georgeftei' heeried aloud.
There was no answer.
"Shn haA tainted, he gasped, she has.
ouly-fainted. She will be- better presently"
iLe lifted the nnrveless igurs in his Estus.
and laid 1t onthe bed, he then went 10 the
stnirhead, and called loudly for assistance.
When the concierge and those OF tho Iotig
ers who had heard the SUMMONS came hur-
rying In, he was OH his knees Mt the bodaide,
chnling one ofthe little cold hands, nEd try
lug to warm 1t In his hren5t.
Bring the light here he sHtd abruptly To
NJ. P4Ievin, who currsi d sunli hand lump
The latter complied, holding 1t 40 that this
light fell upon the figure OH the bed.
The face wil5 Waxell white and nHflgllY still,
the eyes were closed and ttl, lips uarsse In u
smile of llnearthy serenity
ooh God my dtrngi
.Ihe cry broke hoarsely from his white
lips as he sank on his knees mt thu bedside.
.tieorgette, my love, my iittl0 douet finve
| found you only To lose you forever SpottIS
70 me look ut mnf'
But the .shy blue eyes" would Fever meet
his again, tho sweet lips were seaiad for
ever.
ALL WINS ended now the hope and Sl2o fenr aud
the sorrow,
Allihe aching Of heart. the res'!eaa unsats-
fi,I tE,t.f FjTs.P