Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-07-13
your wife whenever Won choose.


sitting, and entered through the win,
dow
'Ah, mes amis,' he said, cody snil-
I ing, Il have been an involuntary
listener TO Your conversation, and
pardon me if | interrupt it, to correct
a slight mistake. Monsieur Brightly,
the young lady who has this instant
promised to marry you is already
pledged to another-the lich proprie-
tor, Monsieur Willis
John Brightly looked inquiringly at
Rose. Rose seemed astonished-and
then her color heightened, and she
cried Indignantly:
1t is false =
1T is true. | have promised Mon
! sieur Willis that YOU. shall become his
vile within the year.
You. exclaimed Rose, with ges-
ture Of utter scorn.
BY whatright:' demanded Brightly
BY my right as the young lady s
/ guardian and only relation.
/ i deny that any such right exists,
cried the young farmer, passiOnately.
Take care, Ruy Blasmont-take care
If you attempt TO force your sister
now my promise wlfe-into a marrI-
age with another, will disclose thar
which will place you where your in
reference will be useless
Indeed! sneered Blasmont; but bis
countenauce fell.
Goodbye, Rose said Brightly. BE
true TO me. will return as SION as
can. AS for you, SIR lie continued
locking at Blasmout, i advise you not
to try to coerce Miss Biasmont. Nc
doubt YOU read the papers. There La;
been u new forgery. Good day.
And with another cood-t We 10 Rose
he left the room and walked down the
garden path.
Ruy Blasmont went 10 his room
mufmuring imprecations IN an IN
dertone. Rose sat down in the parlor
lost in thought.
The Blasmonts, brother and sister
had come from France abou, two year;
previously and taken the small cot.
sage not lar from Maryland.
4 Rose taught French aud music il
the neighborhood families and III ons
Tor two boarding schools in town. She
bad made herself general layotIte
her musical education bad been
Thorough, aud her services were IN
Dc mand and we'll remuuerated. She
Was a pretty, irue-hearIed little lady
who did her duty. aud tried TO make
Ieyssy cue around her happy Size re
gardtd her brother as hero. tie wa:
her ideal. For him she would have
worked until she died; and he would
probably have male 10 Objection
People wondered where his fast horses
aud champagne Shippers came from
From his sisters earnings, perhaps
Some OF them, but no, all. lie bad
40 visible means of support. Moreland
people hoped that kose ~ouId gel
married soon, IL il gere only 10 re
herself of that scan 7. her brother.
/ Ruy Blasmon, had been cast on The
world by the death Of his parents
when very Young. While he dIssirated
his fortune IN Paris, his sister had re
manned in her convent. One day h'
found imself pennies. lie needed
somebody TO support him. lie accord
ingly withdrew Rose from the convent
and the two started for the tniiet
States
Rose could see $50 flaw in the charac
ter Of her immaculate Ruy, nntil sh'
met John Brightly. Comparing th,
two men she Vas forcsd 10 acknow
edge that her brother was not perfect
That he was selfish and insincere sh'
bad discovered, i III that he was so at
,erly base as 10 sell her 10 old Nh
Willis, whose eiIer of marriage ku.
knew that she had once refused, sh
Ecould scarcely believe And vet b.
had admitted it himself. Hot tear
dropped FRI m her eyes as she though
Iof it.
/ STOPPING TO pick mp the water-lilie
which had fallen from her lap. sh
noticed an open paper on the floor
Half idly, she picked it up aud rea'
the words written on it:
"DgAR SIR The man who forged you
name TO a check fer one thousand dollars ha
been traced He is u,ightor of yours-Ru
Blasmont. The proof is certain. lfyou desir
10 have the matter hushed up, come TO Ne'
York at once. " YOU don't come, will hay
him arrested without delay.
THOMAS RleHARps
Private Detective
ITO John Brightly, Esq"
Scarcely know ing what she was dc
ing, Rose turned the note In her hand
On the back she saw written in lea,
pencil:
"Telee raphed 10 Richards Don't procceG
VIII start Tor New York by the midnight train
j. B."
Rose Blasmont paced the room
pale aud fearless. She remembers,
how this note came there. The stem
of water-lilies we're wet when Johl
Brightly brought them in. He ha
pulled out his handkerchief to DIR
them, and Rose recollected that scra
Of paper, rs she thought, had fallen t
the floor.
. He shall not imI overish himsel
for my sake she said rassionately
e He is DOR already. | know it.
will prevent this sacrifice. even thong
l | hand Ruy over 10 the law vii
5 pay him every cent yet! And takin
IA small book ir, IN her pocket, she RAJ
: her eye down IA column Of figures
''les-there is something. can pa
: John Brightly a part of this none
my trother has stolen A SILVER ra
| through her as she spoke the wor
e stolen. 4 have my mothers jewel
! which Ruy so often wanted me t
pawn, and three hundred dollars, m
savings, that | promised Ruy on hi
] fete day. Yes ! will pay him ever
: sou. lie shall rot remain poor, eve
II one day, for my sake. l will take tn
v Jewels tonight by the the midnigh