Smyrna times., 1881-04-20
The Talisman.

f"r though u wife of anInSt two wears. the
Iond, inlulgrni hu>imnd had far the first
Time said nay I" an openly expressed wish.
The fancy tall of the season, n grand
and fashion ,hle a>srmhlagp, was Ia take
place during his absence, and lp had said
that hr should prefer she did not attend.
Sue was only twenty. let this mucn he
said in rXIrnuatlun of the two great tears
/ hat rest l." the brown eyes AMI slowly
trickle'i down the pretty lace, <l'lashinS on
the dainty morning drr.s, which, clIngirg |
1" the dainty form, revealed 81 perfectly |
it's graceful outlines.
Certainly, NInhe had no reason to feel |
ashamed ni this one of her children. Blu, |
Gerald Sinclair had only StnnI"-,I To kiss
away the Gli-tenins drops. in a hall hurried
manner. lrrhal To hide his awakening re-
morse.
Never mimi, liltI. wife. I'll make it vi,
/" you an"th"r time.
Thrn he WAS gone; but she still sat turn
ing and turning her wedding ring. with
-'lid t"n :. I with Fl - Large. 'lI tulnn t.
1t hal rn her charr:,, her t.li,man.
moi I" he taken from tier finger until soul
u I""ly had parted; tut this m"rnin.
i b 81 lost it, charm II II filled /" seated
the rl"n l., ii 'ailrl To bring back the sun
shine.
Even when the hour came around far
q rnl'r> huInp coming. hr u,i>spd hi usual
VAIN ~e:' n tut he thought that H.
nIghi trust hIs Mites heart, and sail moth
ny. the IA Xt day he started ON his .ur
mrV
YOUR not going my 'l~ar?' exclaimed
Mrs. Martin, bursting in upon her friend
~ the morning of the tail. Aud why
nLY'
"G rail- i awiv," replied Mrs Sln"l ,ir.
W tn so'n" lit show oi wi'rIy dignity. a
n"uLh the fact were IN itself sutt lent TX
ian ,tiIn.
Aud why npel that make. any differ
nee, r lnIr.u Il Mr.. NJ ,rtIn, u hrlwitrhln.
Itlr widow some trw wears her iri"ud'>
..ninr. will share my escort with you
| -C"uuI b I"nzl!'
sophie Sinclair lnnked amazel. She
knew that the man mrnIinur,l nad tut
irt"lv game e1:ree INTO society. AMI knew.
| l-n. that her husband di>lIkrd and lii
| ru' ted him.
| Onc' err twice she Ii al seen his eye fixpl
rd.airnr upon herself. aud had i.t somr.
what rs th- blr'l might feel beneath the
b silk glare ut the serpent.
We'll. why don't YOU an<wpr?' con
| MI NJ Itlils W III YOU SttF
| =" y .. NJ, she replied. irving 10 speak
With firm decision. g" Bt-i les | ln nuI
Junk that G"r,ld ,imIr..- TIN, count
Z" Pr ia ilcrs The count is one of thu
u">I charming and ngr. ellie men | know
Indeed. think | should Ice cAn"mzt.,i I,
ny wihr.n - Ia share L~ att"niInn>, -
."-ci ,lIv ~ ! have heard him sly all man
I~r at pretty things n'mur ynu."
IN ,us-nsr, Ellen e retortrd Mrs. Sin
clair
Bat she felt the ground slipping beneath
her feet she spoke.
After all. Gerald h al not said positively
nOl II al hp thought il npcesS,ry. after ht
mad openly expressed his dsaplrulation /"
her going?
liz hat not known that she would l.,
-nr-ly tempted. b s,Iss sue w"ull VICAR
mask. M one would know her and Wh"I
told Gerald he would forgive her. 4
.u'Id-n Thought came tn her.
Il will CO." she said at last, after contin
he'd urging, AMI lOnklns ut the picture il
Ill Its hri .htrsI lights, ION one rOm,iIiI"il
tni that j.. no one is /" know nI---IIu
wen the count. Say that you have pei
u,i-l u friend to accompany you VIII
wishes t" remain unknown. ! will conn
To- your house, where he will tind tne, am
thus gain u" clue
~ 1t was decided; hut spite Of her ok
'IuI>iIe costume of fury ~ she ,'nnc.'al-'
II and herself beneath large dnmina. n
t.ie clock On the mantle chim-'i ten,
-'-~m~l to Sophie every stroke SAID, ''St ~ !
stay T.
Sine was aim at tempted to Obey it. h,l
.hr hal promised Ellen. nnI, after all sh
n,d he ,r.l Ihh il was WILL tor young wiz.
to assert Themselves.
An h"ur later. nm'l, on the C .uut B
{ mrs arm. she entered upon the nrillIau
-Cema. - Tar he haI MT even srrn-
,LIi mI> 1" d>c"rt ,In her IDENTIFY. Sn- e,
y rIrnr'd al thi> sin .ul ar sense nf relic
] e tall was at its height as the clue
rang out the "0ur nf miluiRhi hut, I,
the FIRST tine ia her lite, light an ! gIy-I
Were. di>tlSl.ful. A hundred times sIl
wished herself 1T home
e will tell q raid. ! have alre Ily bee
puni%h-.l," she whispered To- herself. rs si
-Im"i ter u moment alone ~ n quiet rnrnr
~ II look 10 'r.' lik" ~ nun than u taiT
FATHER like one who had fIrp-w0rn a.
vaniIi~s of the w0rll than u siren Ia tenn
men tO their 'l-strucirnn.' said n Wi,
lose Ia her. 'thmi ia ln the latter kno
u0 one more hIts,l.'
"Slri size exclaimed. Indignantly, raco
nIzing as III" spoke the count standing
her Sl'.nw.
IA. y"u Thought ! Ii not know ynr
should penetrate amy Disguise ynu wnr
Besides. you have fnrgoitnn to remove
mlga nf recognition"
Sue followed with her eves his dow
ward glance. anil ~nw that il rpstp.l an d,
hanI, ungi"vs.l, IA in batter accord wit
the xisrnries al her costume.
lnv"luniarily she drew u away, with q
ring which had betrayed her.
Denial was useless.
"Sm'e y"u know ma. them" she sal
tive will no further play part. To nthr
e We ARE masks; To ourselves, we are Ou
Z selves"
: "An. M Wlame." he whispered. "let
2 rather sly Ia the w0rll We are nnr-elvp
Z" each other we are n mask. Con- me-
think y"u, look rnl'llv on such beauty
y"u pp~ses> ? C,n-
Indignant and alarmed. she checked Il
further speech by starting forward to .
cape him. Ills hand closed an hers rs in
wise. She wrenrhe,l il from him. spraI
among crowd sc IN ,skers, aud so MA
her wav IL the ,lOOr.
"Call n cnrriag- for me-" she directed.
Ten minutes later she was within u
own house. Her first Impulse was to te
oft the hated costume whrh hai cau-'
her such trouble; her next TO throw h'
self on the he'd and sob out her pxcii
hlant aud captTitinn. The norning 81
streaming in her room, awoke her. s
With shnlder she remembered d
. events of. the past night. She looked elpv
NJ her Iland--the hand which had 30,
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