Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-06-06

dow.
All, mes amis, he said. coollv smil
ing, : have been an involuntary list
eller TO your conversation. and par,lo,
me II | interrupt it, to correct a sliph
mistake. Monsieur Brightly, the youn.
lady who has this instant promised (,
marry you is already pledged to AN
other-the rich proprietor. Monsieu
Wills.n
John Brightly looked inquiringly a
hose. Rose seemed astonished-an,
then her color heightened, and she erie,
Indignantly:
1T is false,''
1t is true. | have promised Mon.
sleur Wills that you shall become hi,
wife within the year,
1ou!" exclaimed Rose, with ges
tnre of utter scorn.
BY what right?'' demanded Bright
ly.
by my right as the young lady.
guardian and only relation.''
Il deny that any such right exists. =
cried the young farmer, passionately
lake care Ruy Blasmont-take care
If YOU attempt to force your sister
uow my promised wife-into marriage
with another, | will disclose that which
Will place you where your interference
VIII he useless" "
"lndeedt' sneered Blasmont: but his
countenance fell.
Goodbye, Rose said Brightly.
BE true to me. | will return as soon
as L can. As for you, sir he contin-
ued, looking at Blasmont, Il advise
you not To try to coerce Miss Blaslnont.
No doubt you read the papers. There
has been new forgery. Good day.
And with another goodbye to Rose.
he left the room and walked down the
garden path.
Ruy BlaSmont went to his room.
murmurlng imprecations III an under
tone. Rose sat down in the parlor. lost
in thought.
The Blasmonts, brother and sister,
had come from France about two years
previously, and taken the small cottage
not far from MoOrland.
Rose taught French and music in the
neighboring families and in one or two
boarding schools in town. She had
made herself general favorite; her mu-
sical education had been thorough, and
her services were in demand and well
remunerated. She was a pretty, true
hearted little lady, who did her duty,
and tried to make every one around her
happy. She regarded her brother as "a
hero. He was her ideal. For him she
would have worked until she died; and
he would probably have made no objec-
ton. People wondered where his fast
horses and champagne suppers came
from. From his sisters earnings, per-
haps. Some of them, but not all. He
had no visible means of support. Moor
land people hoped that Rose would get
married soon, if it We're only To rid her
self of that scamp, her brother.
nuy DIasmont had been cast on the
world 10y the death of his parents, when
very young. While he dissipated his
fortune i'll Paris, his sister had remain
ed III her convent. One day he found
himself pennilesS. lie needed Somebc-
dy to support him. He accordingly
withdrew Rose from the convent, and
the two started for the United States.
Rose could see no flaw i'll the charac-
ter of her immaculate Ruy, until she
met John Brightly. Comparing the
two men she was forced to acknowledge
that her brother was not perfect. That
he was selfish and insincere she had dis
covered, but that he was 50 utterly base
as to sell her To old Mr.. Wills. whose
offer of marriage Ruy knew that she
had once refused, she could scarcely be-
lieve. And yet he had admitted it him
self! Hot tears dropped from her eyes
as she thought of it.
STOPPING TO pick up the water lilies
which had fallen from her l9p, she no.
ticed an open paper on the floor. Half
idly, she picked II up and re>i the words
written on 1t:
ssDEAR SIR.-The man who forged
YOUR name to check for one thousand
dollars has been traced. He is a neigh
Dor of yours-Ruy Blasmont. The
proof is certain. Ii you desire to have
the matter hushed up, come TO New
York at once. If you don't come, L
will have him arrested without delay.
THOMAS RICHARDS,
Private Detective"
ITO John Brightly, Esq."
Scarcely knowing what she was do
ing. Rose turned the note III her hand.
On The back she saw written i'll lead
pencil:
photographed to Richards-Dont'
proceed. VIII start for New York by
the midnight train. j. Is. "
Rose Blasmont paced the room, pale
and fearless. She remembered how
this note came there. The stems of
the water lilies were wet when John
Brightly brought them i'll. He had
pulled out his handkerchief to dry them,
and Rose recollected that scrap OF
naper. as she thought, had fallen to the
floor.
.He shall not impoverish himself for
nv sake she said passionately. ''He
is poor already. know it. | willpre-
vent this sacrifice, even though l hand
Ruv over to the law. L will pay him
every cent yes!" And taking a small
hook from her pocket, she ran her eye
down a column offigures. 'Ies-there
is something. 1 can pay John Brightly
a mart of this money my brother has
stolen.n \ shiver ran through her as
She spoke the word stolen. Il have
nv mothers jewels which Ruy so often
wanted Inc to pawn, and three hundred
dollars. my savings, that L promised
Ruv on his fete day. Yes | will pay
him every sou. He shall not remain
poor. even one day, for my sake. L
will take the jewels tonight 10y the
midnight train to New York, and on
the morrow will meet John Brightly
with the whole sum.
Rose was thoroughly aroused. She
was naturally high spirited and proud,
although those qualities were seldom
shown in her ordinary life. The knowi-
edge of her brothers baseness, was
probably the bitterest experience that
could have come to her. She felt the
hone of becoming John Brightly's wife
must be given up. She would not take
10 him tarnished name.
She hastily wrote note to MIS-.
Noreland, by whom she had been en-,
- 20 Sino that evening, and excused