The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-11-24

NANAS FNANN 80" .
whose yniGism is a. much Tor herSeli
as for him, she gives the note 10 Lucille,
~cxpecting an instant rejection ntthe man
whose motives in pursuing them tney
had both SO misunderstood. But with a
gav laugh, Then my sympathy a
been all without cause the girl CRIES
by Al! means let him come, my Jeanne.
7, lannnt wound y0u who have long
ago ceased to regret him, and lie Is the
uest party in Paris and tres bel! homme
Tor his age
1t is quite true there can be no objec.
lOnS 20 the wealthy and distinguished
MARQUIS de PallisSier if Lucille Is Wiling
none but the pain ut her heart, which
he is too ashamed even to confess to
,crselr. So a note is written, fixing an
Tour for his first visit, and Mime, de
lIirumon prepares herself to meet the
man whom she last saw alone IN all the
passionate anger of lovers quarrel.
There is the sound Of wheels in the
outward, and she rises with a hasty
glance at her reflection in the mirror,
His old friend" she murmurS, sCorn-
iully, Il dare say look an Old woman
beside Lucille"
Then she turns With a look of graceful
welcome, for the door IS thrown open
and a servant announces:
M. lie MARQUIS de PaliisSier."
Nothing could give me greater pleas
IRE tnan 10 receive as my sisters sultor
the old friend of whom the world tells
such noble things" She utters her
little speech as though she haG not re.
hearsed it a dozen times, and holds out
her pretty hand to him.
tEV~,1 49, k,, Good V,1oluunn - hn rn-
plies, very low; and she reflects that he
is, Of course, a little embarrassed. ~
am afraid you had much to forgive in
those days so lone ago, but t ime, L trust
has changed me-
1T would be sad, indeed, if time did
not give Us wisdom and GOODNESS in eX'
change for all it takes from u.s." she
says, with a Quick thrill of pain that he
should speak Of ten years as If it We're
AT eternity.
Not coIdness." he exclaims, coming,
nearer, and looking at her with eyes
that made her feel like q girl again. IF
You could see my heart, you"
May l enter, my sister" asks the
gay voice Of Lucille, as she appears from
behind the poriiere at so fortunate 8
moment for the success of her plot that
it is to be feared that she had been
cav~e8dT0pping.
De Pallissier turns as once and press
es her hand to his lips.
"Msdemoiselle =" he says tenderly, Il
am at your feet"
Then begins a charming little comedy
of loye-making, in which Lucille plays
her role with pretty coquettry ana ne
with infinite zeal.
And the ChaperOn bends Over her
lace-work ana hears the Caressing tones
she thought she had forgotten, and sees
the tender chances she imagines she had
ceased to regret, all given to her young
er sister in her unre garded presence.
She Is very patient and used to suffering
but at length she can endure no longer,
and not daring to leave the room she
moves away TO a distant Writing-table
where she is at least beyond hearing.
There is an instant pause between the
conspirators, and while De Palissier's
eyes wistfully follow Nine. de Miramon,
Lucille seizes her opportunity with a
promptness that would have done cred
1t to a Richelieu or a Talleyrand, or any
other prince.
Courage, monsieur" she murmurs.
"She has been cold to me ever since
your note came"
You would make a charming ieune
premier at the Francois only when you
do say a.lything very tender, do you re-
member to look at me instead of Jeanne"
And she breaks into a laugh sc utterly
amused that he presently laughs, too,
and the sound of their mirth causes an
ode blot In the poor chaporon's writing.
A month has dragged by wretchedly
enough, both to the eonspirators and
their victim, and like all things earthly.
has come to an end at last. Even Lu-
Giles energy could not keep De Pals
sler to his role, if he did not believe
that in surrendering it he must give up
the bittersweet Of JeanIe's daily pres
ence, which even in Its serene inditfer-
ence had become the one charm of life
to him. Nine de Miramon and her sis
ter are spending a week at her villa near
Paris. and Pallissier, who is to accom-
pany them on q riding party, has arrived
a little late, and finds both sisters already
in the courtyard, with some horses anu
grooms, when he enters. Lucille comes
to him at once and he dismounts, with a
look OF alarm instead of.her usual coquet-
ry.
''Do not let Jeanne ride Etoile," she
said anxiously. ''She has thrown Guil-
laume this moraing."
Nine. de Mjramon is standing beside
an old groom, who is holding tie horse
in question, and she does not look at
her sister or De Palissier Is they APP
proach.
"Let nae ride Etoise, and take my horse
to-day, madame" De Palissier says ea-
gerly. 81 should like to master a horse
who has thrown SO excellent a groom as
Guiliaume."
$50 shouldI J" she says with a hard
little laugh, and she steps on the block.
"Jeanner" cries Lucille.
81 entreat you for your sisters sake.
She will be terribly alarmed" De Palis-
sier says hurriedly.