The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-02-10

II have seen many who coul,
claim more perfect features, bu
there is . something about her whict
tells Of unusual nobility oi soui, su,
also Of her having reached . height
far above that attained BY ordinary
naturss."
IL hope you will become we'll
enough acquainted t. ask hor here
Bono time, Neil" I said, enthusias-
ticslly. "She must be lovely. in.
decd, to have made such au impress.
ion upon you"
II had been nellie custom tc
throw open bic house aud spsciuu.
grounds two or three times during
the sumner Tor the sutertaiu neut OF
the hospital employees. But IL ~ss
now midwintor, 30 that unless Neil
departed from his usual routiur
there would be small chance of NV
seeing the new nurse.
"oouldo't you have q Christmas
party or q New Years fets. or some.
thing 7" coutiouod.
''Psrbsps so." he said. absently.
The idea. once in my mind, was
very apt 10 stay and bear fruit in
time aud before tho winter had
passed by I had iaduced Neil TO car.
ry ont my suggestion.
10 that way | became acqaaiutei
with Evelyn Beauchamp.
To know her was to love her. Il
was long tefore I could penssra to
beneath the apparent calm to which
that high, pure nature had attained
snd win Ter confidence. But At last
I succeeded, and she told me her
sad story. l will give it in her own
words:
I'll am q married woman. NV
husbands name 10, or was (for I
know not IL he be still numbered
among the liviug), Louis Beau.
champ. 1 was au orphan pupil at
Madame Duprst's school. Without
. living relative 10 the world, to nv
knowledge, was happy aud con.
teuted in tho love Of my school.
mates, and 10 tue steady light of
mada,nes kindness, until I met my
fate in m introduction tp the hand.
sons young stranger whose roman
Tic praises had been chautei in my
ears by my companions long before
bai ever seen him. At the first
glance OF his glowing dark eyes my
destiny was sealed. Madame WAS
we'll pleased ut the match. aud our
married lifa promised very fair
But from the first. happy as 1 was,
would be Conscious OF q strange.
shivering sensation when sometimes
| would louk up suddenly to fud my
husbands eyes fixed upon me with
{" "distrastfuf, haif savage expression
in thsm, o. though he wero trying
to road my worry soul. It was OF.
plained sbsn / learned to know
him better. My Louis, whom I
loved 80 dearly rs not to have a
thought for another. was isalons !
Once, at concert, hs saw lorgustte
ieveled at my face. IL WAS 10 the
hands Of total stranger; but Louis.
in violent terms. accused me OF hay.
ing tried to attract his attention
In vain I protested against the 10.
justice. He rose at ouce aud mo.
toned Te TO follow. Whom within
our own house scene folio we'd
which beggars description. Louis
drew fgou his poctet small pistol,
without which he never trsvslsd,
and pointlus to = certain article.
said y
al am going 10 send . charge
through that See how easy il vii
bs 70 follow e with one through
your treacheroas heart ~
"for lnomsots which seemed asss
he kept me uPon tho rack. Then
bic mood changed. aud, alnost With
tsara hs begged my pardon. xrovsl-
ing 10 bic humility, at my very
feet.
"Tbis wss the 6rst Of many squal.
y feArfol sosdsa. 60 that At last I
became sbsolnt.ly afraid to q toto
The street lest sumo ourions strsux
Or should turn TO take Z second Look
st ths lace whose fatal bsauty bad
worked me such suffering. Thus
u vent on Tor two or three wears
Tbsa money bsosms soaros. After .
Tine ! learned thal Louis visited the
gaming tabla and, when I rsmon.
stratsd With him. be laughed jssr.
ingly and told ne that I'll our lug
my sud splsndor we're hut the fruits