The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-08-04

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For the rest, the lady had waving
golden hair, ripping very low down on
her white forehead, q straight Grecian
nose, a pale, high bred complexion, with
q faint aristocratic bloom in it, and a
mouth-ah, well, so rare and sweet no
words could do it justicel
"I would like" she said, in voice
that seemed to melt into the air and
make it all resonant with music, to
look at some of your very finest dia-
monds.n
There was no one in the store that day
but Alexis, young relative of Shove
lofts who was learning the business.
Alexis was a youth with fawn-col-
ored hair. white eyelashes and a suety
complexion; very absent-minded, and
! given to writing sonnets to some young
| Alexandrine that he had met at the
Cathedral of Our Lady of Kasar.
He was rolling up a pair of faded
eyes, that looked like boiled gooseber'
ries, in frenzy of poetical composition
that very moment, and seemed quite
obvious of the presence that illumined
| the place.
How inssneiy glad felt that it was
my lot to show the jewels, watching all
the time the changing expression of the
| lovely eyes and the glitter of the golden
hair!
The lady wanted the best--of course
she did; nothing but regal jewels be-
fitted her royal style of beauty. showed
| her all, with n fierce wonder at my
heart whether she were choosing for her
bridal, whether she were merely ex-
amining previous to some gallant young
officer or grand noble driving up and
finishing the bargain, as his wedding
gift to his bride.
There was a superb necklace upon
which she had fixed her attention for
some time. =.
az must own to q weakness for dia-
monds," she said, with winning laugh b,
raising her eyes from tue jewels and
resting them on mine in lingering
way, that set all my pulses madly beat
ing. ;,
said, with an imbecile smile. The
glittering stones must suit you we'll
| They must borrow light from you,
though they cannot add to the"
Here | stopped short. felt hot
| flush rising to my face. What! was
max ing fullsome compliments to q
woman had never seen b efore-a Gus
toner merelyP wondered she did not
scathe me with glance like heat
| lightning. was relieved to hear her
laugh. o, -,
your customers" she said, lightly, and
It seemed to me her eyes looked kindly
into mine, us if she read my heart
And what right had 1 to core for hel
thought of Lisa with tinge of re.
proach. Bah! l said the next moment.
because l am to be married must
never feel that woman is beautitu
againP / can admire her as piece o.
statuary or picture,
"Yes, may say have a passion fol
the splendid stones" she went on, gayly
Though they are so cold and white anC
hard-so soulleSs, AS one might say
NV husband INDUCES me-"
All, ye gods, her husbandl
HE has promised me anything i
choose for the anniversary of our wed
ding. Fancy, 1t is the first, you see.
Perhaps when we have passed several
of these miestones he will not be Sc
complacent."
II should think time would only in.
crease his rapture" l stamm cred.
"Oh, you are very gallant !" with {
charming gesture. You should be {
courtier; but must not allow you tC
say such things to me. Ten Thousand
rubles-with the earrings All, it is s
great price, but l think he will moi
grumble." ..
+" He should not !" I said, emphati
cally. -
MOP" with playful look; but he
must see them first. He is so busy can
never have his company. His position
is so confining you know. But OF course
| Won do nOt know ~
She took out card from a silver fila
gree case.
MADAME PIERRE BERNHoFF."
Who had not heard of Doctor Pierr,
Bernhoff and his celebrated institution
for the insanep So skillful, so success
full was his system that patients cam
from far and near-or, rather, l shoul'
not say these patients came; they wer
always brought.
But q man who had made such
reputation must be old, thought, and
castsa glance that was half-pity on tn
, blooming woman who had, perhaps
sacrificed herself for home, position
and wealth.
! 81 suppose that young man is sanee
she asked, with g lance at Alexis, wh
/ was in the throes of composition, an
rolling MS eyes IN an lmDeclle mahhSi
/ "Oh, yes-as sane as poets usual
; are," 1 answered, with laugh.
e "Then / suppose. you can leave tn
: place with him while you bring thi
7 lovely set to show my husbands M
7 carriage is at the door"
, There was no trouble about that. A
though Alexis was in the clouds, he wa
I very wide-awake when a customer er
{ tered, if he was in charge; otherwise
: he laid down all responsibility.
We drove through the Neyskoi-ths
4 corridor of palaces and churches-pal
: the splendid Alexandra theater and tn
It Place Michel, with its English squar
7, so relreshingly green in summer.
'Ah, here we arer" she cried, as I'll
n carriage stopped before great. gloom!
If looking building. 81 am sorry to hay
o given you so much trouble"
It The next moment she had open6
h the door of room at one side of Il
?, hall.