The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-10-23

With ner what had heard about his rivalry
VII, MIN scharlach for the favor of a Young lady
sbo,,ia tney met at the baths. But WHY
that n.. ! ne feel the same love and devotion
me-. another might, even If he were not the
"I accomplished of the nation?'
fend answered, All, that is like you, to de-
II ia a a nan Tor holding generous sentiment.
in in sT Ee hoped you would be equally kind
DAY. less out and-out American who
sba aeI u, 10 love one Of your race Il imagined
sa ae o .Ied just there.) But if you had
sto,aa 'nis man Steayens, you would under
lI,anu Just how 1 look at him. You don't
Of f'v NV m nue.; yet about such raw specimens
=, Inc fact is, Middleby, put something
III sneer into my words. l was angry at
I'f s, iiiklhg the man even in fancy. However,
nahlshed my story.
NIT. he certainly was very devoted:' adj
ot tl.eea that; He was quite as brave as the
with No drawer, you think:' asked she, quietly,
WIN az tone did not comprehend.
GU shall decide said l. sThe SEQUEL
wa was THIS: My German gentleman, Scharlach,
SoS perfectly raying mad, Pm told. He
soohed upon the lady as his absolute right.
ana ana couldn't be quieted, while Steavens be,
naveu SO calmly that he began to get on
otI with the lady and her uncle again, even
al.er MS rebuff. IL you have ever been at
Pielffers,' said to her, you know the gorge
VI tne Iamina; but you can't guess what's
coming. 1t happened, one day, that Stea-
sens went in there, when Scharlach had al
ready gone to the spring, and was coming
n PACK along the footbridge.' l can tell YOU,
Middleby, she looked interested when came
70 tnls-lust as you do now. She was start
isu, 100. Now, by the strangest coincidence,
me obdurate uncle and his niece also went
down there shortly afterward, not knowing
That either of the rivals was in the cave.
ffhey had gone some little way along the
dangerous path, when they heard a terrible
shout, like the cry OF wild man, They
tried to make haste forward to see what it
meant, after the first moment of terror, and
came IN sight OF the two men just in time.
Scharlach was making rush upon Steayens,
who stood perfectly still, with pale face,
but resolute and terribly stern.
So He braced himself as we'll as he could.
The shock came. There was a stout, short
struggle, and suddenly Scharlach went over,
plunSlng toward the rough torrent full of
rocks, and was lost
Then, Middleby, you should have seen
that woman's eyes as she sat there in the
twilight. How they flashed, as she rose in
her chair! Yet there was an intense pain in
her expression. This is too terrible, she
said. But no; | must speak now. Mr.
Fearloe, did the person who told you this
story also tell you how, when Scharlach fell,
Steven tried to hold him-tried to save the
man who had just been seeking his life =?
All, there his true and great nobility was
seeni'
"'Good heavens, madam, cried I, who
are you! You saw them! Then you must
be-
"Just then, Middleby, the coach from the
station had come up, and the passengers
were getting out. Madame was exclaiming,
without heed to my questions, 'Oh, 1 can
not bear this. That scene all comes back to
me. Steven. Steven! why are you not here?'
And, as if in answer to her words, the man
came up behind her with his travelling bag
in his hand. L felt as if lightning had struck
me! But to her, calmness returned in an
instant. She rose, and with her arm in his
she said, eoldly, Steven, do you remem-
Der Mr.. Ftarloe" He recalled me at once,
and started to take my hand. But she
checked him, and said to him, while looking
at me like ice, 'Ah, it's pity you remember
him, for you must learn now to forget him p
And with that. she wheeled away, carrying
him with her."
cit was Miss Raslaff. % cried. And how
did it happen you didn't know herr"
81 had forgotten the name. All, my boy,
l have been fearfully punished. l had a
conceited contempt for that man, and see
how it has been visited on me-"
''Then she has married him."
{" By this time, yes. She chung to her say
age old uncle till he died, then came over to
marry Steavens, though by condition of the
will she must forfeit all her uncle's money
in doing 500
'Fearloe," remarked, after pause, 81
think we will neither of us relate our funny
encounter with Steavens any more. What
did we, with all our fancied supremacy,
gain by going to Europe, compared with
this man? After all, it was a real inspira-
ton of his to strike right down to Bad
Peppers '"-Harper's Magazine.