Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-05-25

anil staring owes,
"Come, mademoisella," said !, "be'
lieye not what he aays,"
~ am In earnest" cried Khaylell,
laughing,
/ was yexcd with him TO that degree
that | ooolly babe VaiR good-moming
and walked OF,
Kharyleil remained behind, still talk
ING. Icould hear hia laughter ~ | went
away, disturbed and indignant AT Him,
Presently heard him cOmiag after me
at a run, while calling back to Narya,
"llemcmber, four nights from now and
pray for rainy night"
Whon he reached mo | stopped short,
~ I.leut. Kharyiell," said I, "yOu consider
propagation TO elopC with Madomoi'
selle BolarOli q very excellent joke no
do not l."
'Iiut II IL only Joke"
"That know, lint VIII not snllcf
that she shall bc made u Jest oi'
"Iho Jest seemed to am'lsc her,
"Did itY said |, turning around snort
and taking him by tho shonldM' DO
you think she was amused p
lilo colorcd Violently ~ think ]
know what You would say
~ say this ] replied, "If You
really wish 10 make her your vile, see
no obstacle, Tho emperor encourages
his young officers to mako suitable ALI
anccs, iou aro OF equal rank, and any
undue haste could bo explained by the
risk he runs in heing lclt alone WIN
Loris BolNroil, half n lnnalic and wholly
diabolicOl, But II You do not intend to
marry her, keep away from her"
"But / do not, nor have over
wished to marry her ! felt sympathy
for her, ] taught her what ! could, IL
if she is too conscious OF tho attmc'
itons of Victor kharyicil-well, sho IL
not the first
could not resist smile at the van
ity Of this spoiled darling of women,
"Vcry WE'LL" said |. "Go no more to
I,oris Boloroil's. Sbo will DO broken.
hcortcd for week. and will forget You
in n month. as some of your other con.
oucsts have done"
Four dova only remained TO us nj
vlod; Kavioss I've LoI been in rcadi.
noss IN leave for n week so anxious were
wc @ 10 bc conc Tho NIGHT before our
final e,,rt wo soi for tbc last time around
,ho | stovo in onr wrotcLoI harrock. room,
om1 wero co merry NJ thc prospect of rc
tnrn;nn @ 20 c;v;l;1ot;on that wc agreed IL
w"s the most JclioLtlul evening we Ind
smort ""n W .inco I leaving ST. petcrsbnrp. Vie.
tor Kboryiei' WAS tbe eayost of ali. He
Lod NOT onco hcon NOM Vorya Boloroll
s;nco % nW, omr convorsot;on Inf detected be-
nootb his corcless endowment something
liza moloncholv Uc nerbops felt more
ror Vorvo tbon ho ocknowlcdped.
W T, was = rr;nhtrui n;oht of rain and
s,orm ~ W. woro Jiscussino tbe chances
of an oorlv stort on thc morrow. when I
T tLouoht T hooJ n t;miJ knock at the
Joor hos;tatod and honrI II rcncut.
% oJ T roso md oncncd thc door and
Vawa Bolaroil walked in!
We pazcd at her in dumb amaze.
mcnt, She must have walked the whole
distance from her fathers house in the
rain. Her clothes were dripping, her
lnrred cloak torn, her countenance as
pale as death, and she was evidently
wrought ND to the highest pitch of ex-
citement.
She walked straight up to Victor
Khawicfr, and, fixing her large and pa
thetic ewes on him as if he were the only
object she beheld, she exclaimed in a
voice of piercing anguish, 81 went to
the SPOT YOU appointed, but you were
not therew
At this. Victor also became deadly
pole. and looked as guilty rs murderer.
Hc made an effort to sneak, but he could
not orticulotc word.
Varya continued in the same heart
breaking tone: "NIy father suspected
that 7 was about to escape; he threat
epod to kill me.-Look She turned
bock her sleeve, and on her delicate white
avn were some hileous purple marks of a
mans hand The remembrance of her
fathers brutality seemed to excite her
st;lI more Size ieoon to weep violently.
M "Ah !" sbo cried SI have suffered such
min here" " She touched her shoulder,
nwbere bn stmck me Icould bear ii
than, T Thought he would be waiting
for mo r stond in tho darkness of the
woods until 7 knew he was not coming
thon T ron knew moi in what direction
oxonrt ~ thot II wos away from nv father,
unt;I T saw tbis l;ont"
Excont for the conyulsiye sobbinc Of
tha nnhonnv oirl tbn silence was oppol.
l;ma linz ipry nnJ ayery eve was fixed on Veto,
KhSorvieff 1IS, v Vorva onneared to bo uncon.
sa;ons % w. oorelnss Of anv nresence eycent
is'"' %is VI
!" "Modamoisclle Bolarolr." said he,
sto mmoarin', % with confusion "has ner'
] bona mismnaerstood some liobt words
- nit1 ;ps.;nn IL anmo;mtmentn
"' a. A. Varvn snddonlv ceased
uoo,;rn Sbo onnoored 70 crow tall in
I'on %u.pro. nnnor ond ber aves shone like
aea aea .%na,,a,1, %mS hor % tonrs % Tro;tor p she
nro n..;S 1''io'sn n'' '"
want ~, 70 ber and took her hands
.vo,'.o mo"' soi1 oi u T mwe ore ali vonr friends
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