The Red Cloud chief., 1880-02-19

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day. Larrey had drawn unnecessarily
near, and, as usual, upon such demon
STATIONS on his part, Itook occasion to
bore whatever listeners ] might have
with a sentiment Of my resolves. They
were In the direction Of celibacy.
"There was no true marriage with
out suitability" I stated, having my
syllogistic theory all at my 6nger-ends.
81 was peculiar, therefore unsuited TO
that state, and l would not dare trust
nv happiness" etc.
Larrey sighed, and Lora watched him
furtively.
81 had no adaptability. no conform
ity; with Lora it was different" She
colored under JAaSrey's inspecting eye,
and her Monsieur anne to the rescue
with his delicate tact, as he always did
if we were growing uncomfortably per-
sonal. He dexter0usly picked up the
lost thread of the discourse, and dropped
us all from its connection.
"Wherevcr a man finds in woman the
nameless qualities which appeal 81 his
manhood, call forth his affection, de.
veloping his higher nature, making him
a stronger and better man, there you
have the elements Of true marriage;
and when she finds one with the power
of arousing her capabilities, with
strength to sustain her faltering, and
worthy enough to call forth her entire
trust, there too Is the germ of marriage.
Then beauty, or nationality, or creed
weighs not In the balance" And NJ.
DE Mott arose, smiled, brought his hat
with a graceful curve over his heart,
bent in low salute as only a Frenchman
can, and disappeared among the trees
There was a little silence, and then
said L.arrey, "Monsieur must have had
n varied experience. l wonder what
doctrine l shall propagate at 35e"
81 am sure, Larrey, you will have un-
dergone a change. At your age Mon
sieur may have been only an ordinary,
chivalrous Frenchman."
"And now, Ole, what is he nOw?"
81 scarcely know" l replied, half
signing, for / sometimes felt annoyed
that he puzzled me. "sAsk Lora; she
must understand him he always seeks
her out"
"Monsieur, o do not know Monsieur.
/. is true he asks me out, and is kind to
me, but l am always left to his care. He
is like Ollie, self-contained, but much
more impenetrable. Monsieur is q true
gentleman" The last clause was spoken
as if in his defense. :
Old Morton, as Larrey called him was
overwhelmed with distress. His wife,
it was thought, might not recover, and
Larrey begged us to 60 around and see
if we could be of use to them. Lora,
kind hearted, filled a basket with delica-
cies for the invalid, but she could not
bear the sight of sickness and suffer-
ing, and always strove to keep it out of
her daily life. sS
My visit gave the old man al oppor-
tunity for rest, and l remained with the
sick woman until night set in The
street was an obscure one, and / was
obliged to walk some little distance be-
fore reaching one where conveyances
were at hand. l did o think of dam
ger, however; not ever upon seeing two
men covering in a doorway. They
stepped out on my passing, and one of
them grasped my arm. l attemptedto
spring from him, when / was aided by q
blow from behind me which leveled him
to the walk. The other fled. l was at
first toe frightened to comprehend, but
in a moment knew that my deliver was
M. DE Mott. But could this be Mon
sieur, scarcely less agitated than my
self? Monseigneur," he breathed as
he bent over me, "c'cst ie Uisdge dune
Gnge! How happy L am to have found
you in time! Never trust yourself again
in such by-paths as these"
"Did you come for me, MonsieurP"
Nac mill nl,-orc On, Gov vn,, nr
60 with you. But promise me-"
81 will promise any thing after be-
ing rescued from such a horror" /
stood leaning against the wall; M. De
Mott stood near waiting until l should
again possess myself, and looking at
me, for once, not with critical eyes.
Monsieur was capable of enthusiasm.
That night when l had reached my
room / sat long without q definite
thought. At last l walked to the mir
ror. He had said that my face was that
of an angels. l looked into the large
gray eyes and they startled me with
their unusual light, but l saw nothing
angelic there. Did M. DE Mott con-
slider me his affinity, and view me, con-
sequently, with, ~prejudiced eyes? /
smiled, and the mirror reflected a sar-
castle CLEAN from the unbelieving gray
eyes.
A longer time than usual passed be-
fore he called again. We were in the
drawing-room, Lora and I. He entered,
as usual, without ceremony, and greeted
us, as always, with his cold smile-a
smile hat was like moonlight upon ice,
and during his stay his speech bore
traces of his occasional cynicism. I was
what / had feared / might not beat
ease with him again. Surely it was not
Monsieur who had rescued me on that
fearful night.
And so the months went on after their
old routine, L&rrey subject to all my
whims, and NJ. De Mott still in attend
ance on Lorraine. The snow had lain
on the ground for weeks, white and chill
as death, the flashing of bright sleighs,
and sound of cheerful bells, aone max
ing the mOnotony endurahle.
On one of these white cold days Larrey
and / were out for q ride. Our steed, q
mettlesome one, from excess of spirit
began to run with us, and at length
Larrey lost control of it,and running into
another sleigh we thrown forward
among the horses. We were picked up
and carried into Soma building. I was
conscious of all that passed, but was
not quite sure in what world it was
transpiring. Acrowd Soon gathered, and
it was dispersed by the gestures of an
arm that seemed familiar to me. A
doctor arrived. 1.-THE Lady first" said
q steady voice.
ga slight injury of the head was