Smyrna times., 1881-04-20

mrnnwholr tiuIt, ling out al her cheeks
and her pale lips quv-rIns, h il her heart
seemed To stand sIIll in sudden agony of
f.a', f"r from the third finger was missing
thu tnll~manic ring.
When and where had she last it, and
how could she now find the courage to
confess all Ia G.rald2 She rose and dressed,
revolving aud re revolving this pr"blrm in
er mind.
AT Any hour her husband might return.
For the first time she Dreaded to meet him
dreaded I" look into the kindly. hani.
s"ne eyes, and read there all his inrrr,lu
l"uS lelr"arh, mingled, perhaps, with scorn
and anger.
Martin. ran in To SC iii her Tor her ,l~Srr.
Ii"n but her pale face and trembling tones
made g'm1,l her plea for III ld"n illness.
AT niphIfall Gerald arrived. She threw
herself in his arms, in urSI at nervous
weeping; but when he wOnd+ringly asked
it, cau~-. her courage failed her.
Why was II she never imagined that he
might ln"k stern until I" day?
A week passed, when one evening. sit
Ting in the twilight. ~ step sounded rlo,r
beside heI. she looked up to discover the
count
PArlnnr' he hogan, in answer 10 her
indignant, questioning look "why must
| ynn Ir - cruel? VI | now see. ynu p
"Slr. ] command you To leave me. | am
m"w under the pr"IrcIi"n Oi my own rI0i. .
| lie was aiIIut To answer. when latch.
! kew was heard inserted in the outside door
| Ia AN instant hP hal sprung into some
! place of cHnrralGI~nt, but the fact that hE
was near lent Ia the young wife sudden
courage. horn "i the moments desperation
Her husband. entering, mppr0 ache her
hut size mulinnpl him hack
&c rail-" she sai !. IL have bitter
confession to shake. It's ftuus you ShOulr
hear il now"
lie listened, with arms folded across hi
breast. while she told HIM all the story q
that tatrd night.
"And this is all p he questioned, bitter
~. " en- she had paused.
No, not all, she continued, raising be
vpir".
NV confession has another witness. win
has i"rr,'l his hated presence again uror
n-. The Count B-lnnzl is here ag ,in
Gerald"
A. she spoke she drew aside the curtain
tut III" fnrn she expected To di~closV WI
gone, the open window attesting To il
fight.
Silently the husband drew paper frnr
MS pocket AMI showed her n pnragrap
.ifrriny reward far TIA" arrest "f Thu
aud >wimdler known ~ Count B-l"nzl
My darling" III said. "G,y little wit
has learned n good lesson that she wi
never f"rset. have known this story n
, the time. hut have waited until vau ratu
to tell it Ia me. ! returned the night
tia. tall IL IKE v u with m, when | fnun
v"u had gone. maainp what ! >utt-rr
| tnI INV added suffering when arriVin:
!. the SCENE of en- it" m~nt. wher- ] fnlI"wr
;. vOh. | ,li-cnvrr+d who was Your companion
! stnud near ynu aud heard the words Il
ml.lrp~st.a Ia vnu; heard with joyful hen
your answer; saw YOU wrench Your han
. rom his lInld, ami also saw what y"u Iii
i not, the sparkle. nf the ring b." drew fr1I
your finger. P'"r little girl! | watche
;. v"u hasten thruugh the crowd, aH1 kue
:. that v"u had already met your bitter.
punishment II has been through n
.ti"rt< that the count has h-en traced an
-xrnSp'l Onlv this morning ] rHcOvPrs
v"ur ring from the man with whom
!. I'l'"i .r'l II as u security. Onc" more
i.larP il ON v"ur finger. But Tememl.e
IA u ,rlin", il il only the outward charm.
wlte'~ true tnli-mrn is her husbands hone
Y which no thief may steal, unless he all
- assassination t" his crime and Luys it wi
Il her hearts blood"