The daily gazette., 1883-09-04
4 Dead Heart.

naF lain and quiet, but nohess ana
Wa plSi,dI pnid lie worshipped Marguerite
gg' ,ro,oe does his saint, ao.oa ho,. a.
de'Vtb de'T ,be same people wondered now 10
uta all lhe ah nlsln, unassumtng man
world ga ~ a olouriously beautiful crea'
Won sI'| wbiIe equal astoDishment was
81 'uei ssed that Marguerite Lasseur
snd eNp,,,it ,yitb him when 80 many more
ll1ep ~. ,nen had been at her ieet'
T'D'. ~ nobody knew the true IN inward
ecu ci ifyar. how that in her W years
= Of te .rmnrite ,% Lasseur had never had a
" s.,, s.-uD 10 her as Mr.. Egerton; how,
rd So H. admirers not one had caused
ng a.. ned ., heartbeat; how gratitude
Qu.A'rcn ,rcsntance Of Robert Egerton's
HI hr' ,skad her in his quiet, intense
mh, his wife.
Y ,,J a loye her go entirely.
euu al "a n him that his heart and soul
'ecrlsu s,oe y, nf passion for her, and yet,
y. ,ssprye and reticence, ne very seldom
e. Marguerite liked him infinitely
'su ,,,n any one else I'm the world.
lH 'uan up1,c yas no delicious ecstacy about
nal ,'a,, .,v' f.r rim she never cared, and be
I5'i.a- .sa-, was no capacity for deep passion
Dut her, bad ham two wears mar
ATpi r,.'.nn Sariois came home with Mr..
h' dinuer. one day, and then-his
T'% n,,, INTO the magnificent eyes, great
sau syes that shone like star-beams
s1,1j anjrr the heavy black brows, as the
~. .c,rier lips, and pale proud lace,
lr, that there was woman whose
IR-l p' never been touched by loves fire
w.. wonderfully handsome--this
" u.ryueritp's hnsband--as hand
~ man as Marguerite was for a
Ilp na.,. rich and all through his life he
.,on .ccustomed to having things pretty
w., no wanted them-his horses, his
,.i. hi, travels, and among women he
joIzad, ~ E,-
trs me- ewes loId its observant glance its Own
looEad at her keenly, sharply, with
4 t,oj.cme. lily-blue eyes, noted the ex-
~. bpauty of her face and figure, heard
.g..t melody of her low, womanish
= watched the lithsome grace Of her
s.,r ,nd-iell In love with her there
,bi A, he had never fallen In love be-
J deliberately set himself to work to
,se0 ncr sleeping heart
bod succeeded.
ro.pot week later when Marguerite
svorcd what had come TO her, and In
s,., discovery she was Mortified and
,s,spcd that there had been depths lying
S.pt In her nature Of which she had no
mil Eugene Sartois's master-hand had
md them with unsealing power.
seemed 10 her the very first moment of
ltb,t suddenly some TaptuTous cup was
N 10 her to drink, ii only she would lift
bier lip.
5l.he neither dared enter in nor lift the
.cau-e her conscience, that would not
Il. ceaselrss monotone of warning;
faithful desperate conscience Of hers
,oB,murdIy reminded her how horrible,
aopl,s, i would be to yield to the
HpmpatIon.
Bgl Saljus, understanding SO well just
swomlu OF her temperam mt would of
,..y nave TO 20 through before the
o.gr fsiXr passion and duty, wrong and
ht, were adjusted, patiently bided his
a1d by his looks, his words, his man
h made her love hun even more and
ID
Tuai moment Of awfulest indecision,
aar tie temptation the sweeter, and
,srl, aud hi masterful blow on the
saa' JUat dcadened II.
ihfac con ession aud the avowal, oh
HNufous was the descent to the en-
itu 4ld aud even in the midst of her
h wicked happiness, Marguerite rem
Nlh4, 1t was "descent" and not an
soul
lhrlIy know how TO chronicle the pitt
gUy Of those days.
y EarJa never doubted his wife. A
fltr would sooner have doubted his
hl arl
Hsp4s kudness and hospitality com
Bal tac man who protessed to be his
ad
Iii horses, and his home, were always at
If' ispeal, aud before his very eyes
@o lived 'heir life.
5e.,saE and remarked upon it.
rep.g valid Egerton was as blind as a bat
.y@eiUr desperate Irritation going on
l.:lIl Deb, very uose.
B-., is usually the case, no word Of
. -.s -ol 10 MS ears; the injdred hus-
Ell deserted wife generally remains
slT o actual ignorance.
ial iaru a- II the furies had added their
tAa' byni.on upon Sartois and Mar
.d't, u SO happened about this time that
l2e'ion wa, Obliged 20 be absent from
co., "' Isl weeks.
aud then
A.er he lad gone Marguerited suffered
ll4.A " hrr conscience, that faithful and
av'aal lruggled up from its prostration
itUeNci its good work.
~ sarlol, had no such inward monitor
. o,'44se bis Influence over Marguerite
: 'as strongest that had ever been placed
~ asf' d was hardly matter of surprise
4s4 h Is sweetest and most persua
Enll ~ urged with her that the only
Y y 'apAutss was II her giving up hei
'l.' acf husband and going with him.
9'tF Ilt..e Marguerite consented.
anu i5'' ter huue, her beautiful home
y. '"H man who loved her was away
"h4r.
aaa 'Dc was wicked, but don't judg'
5i92 ,92 la.,hy.
ll 'hr been wholly depraved, her con
ANU 11S' .'i wtuld have given her sucl
M ai.H '"ngcs, and never, in the yer!
~, p' aer iairest dreams of bliss
,.1l ,'I'l' moment when she was not il
NJ ~ lelr aud terror OF the God she hat
", " aTed by her sin.
iqtt. "1e ''o'i'S - iee'n 81
IN he hate her!
,1' D4 ue %lsh her evil, or burn for reveng
,s,-Ili E1 uyf I'r the wreck and ruin she ha
'gAtl IN her lie!
s,,, ,S,Dal', you may not believe me, bu
h., 'Nsnt when he reached home and 50
NJ J a''Ae, he laid his head on the arm {
g,n. ,a''I aud cried like a child, not fC
lfsO. Ss'' ouI oocAu use he io''
hi, S1t u Marguerite had come to his doc
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