The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-06-16

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ih1 sum mentioned. Ihe other dron
back, heI gff1dg eyo gloatlng csni he
! Prize rivlalril
STAY mignohhc.' hAd lls waved llt
sili asidn IL & to the young luck comes:
yod shall stake il Tor me. and b my
Dame o. Good Fortune
Theg entered tho salon; Rolh1 "a q
fever o. ercitonient dodlii did
fear; madame cold, calm, rell.pol1o'eod.
She changed Roihas note for gold
directed and suggested her play. bow
Rolha'l anecn trpmbled a. rho placed
heIilrsi stake picked Up Net nrsi VIM
ningll Time after time she won. A
small ocean of gold heaeed upon hcr
hand. People TUNED, watched, NUT.
tend ovlf her lnccos. Tho fascination
Of the place. which had been growing
upm her inaenalbly. suddenly loaplne to
gigantic power, oscrmaslercd will, mo-
rality, and Judgment aCouiagel Cour.
age Whispered tie tcniptrea beside her.
WHAT BID fortune adicu with her IA
vor attn hooii7 And Ro.hnh hind
drew irom the packet anothefnole. Then
the tide tunod-ahp lost Rcyorc FOL
lowed ruycrse piiinayed. hevildptcd,
with q fierce fear clutching her heart,
she followed rnadnmos councils, LAYING
d3wnho,ss and gold until W vas gone.
As the eroupier's rake gathered IN ths
ast pile she looked round with the wide.
tycd, tincomprehendlng misery Of q
child. Then, as the hideous truth burst
upon het brain, she threw up her arms
with despairing cry, and fed away.
Where, she knew not. On, on, speeding
along the flower.laden terraces, down
slopes and steps, and roads, like a hunt.
cd animal. Lights died, voisss pew
faint and far, palms ceased rustltng,
howerscents faded. Tho seas salt brath,
the plash Of waves, rocks uncertain
footing took their place. Abroad moon
looked down upon her from q alonely sSy,
as she ga1ed out upon a lonely sea. She
had wandered to the shore, but bywhat
pathway, or for what purpose, she never
could recall A dumb agony Of fright
urged her on. Over sharp boulden and
scraped ridges, she stumbled forward till
she reached the furthennost point Of
a projecting reef. There she COW
cred down, and @aited-for WHAT
Billows doomed around her-spray flow
over and drenched her-night shadows
Knocked her with phantom images. The
Tete dn Chen fruwned behind, the nitf:
less sea stretched In front. Somewhere
bells were ringing. Were they tolling
beneath the waves knellS for drowning
seamen, or pealing from village steepleS
happy bridal chimesi Surely they were
her own wedding bells-how merrily
they rangl And that was Rodneys
voice. All, yesi they were throwing
flowers; how sweet and pink was the
minosa bloom how heavy the mir with
jasmine and seringal It was the bataille
des feurs, Of courseI How gay and
bright the people looked how pleasant
was life, wandering thus with Rodney
by her sidei Now they were hcmmed
in by geranium hedges, luxuriant, bril-.
liant, dazzling walls Of blossom. OIL
they were choking, ScorchIng, killing
herl Not geraniuns at all, but forked
tongues Of fire-Rre that changed from
flames to Ice, devouring and freezing her
by turns. And Rodney had disappeared.
She was alone, Rodney Rodney" she
shrieked-and then blank darkness fell,
and silence,
That shrek saved herr Halfdenentei
at finding his young wife missing upon
his return, and unable to gain tidings Of
her, Rodney had wandered to and fro in
mental agony as great as Rotha's. What
guided him to the shore he knew no
more than she what prompted her hielft
to the rocks, Her cry discovered her hid.
ing.place. Very tenderly Rodney gath.
cred her to his breast, and carried her
back to shore, aud into loves safe shelter.
When Rotha recovered from the illness
which supervened upon exposure, ex.
haustion, and distress Of mind, the young
couple returned to England, gamers IN
earnest purpose II in some degree sobered
in spirit. The actual money loas was re.
paid from tie sum which both had looked
forward, with proud pleasure, to spend
ing together on the furnishing and alorn.
ing Of their expected home. In strait
ened means, and the discomfots Of
Lodgings, they paid the penalty Of their
joint fault, whose largest share Of blame,
Rodney insiSted-and truly-belonged to
him. He had no right to burden another
with his own responsibilities, nor to ex-
pose his inexperienced wife to an ordeal
such as overwhelmed her. Rotha main.
tainS that, had her moral courage and
honesty been OF tougher fiber, she would
never have fallen into such a trap. On
one point they are agreed-thas no game
played for money shall ever be counte-
nanced In the pretty domiclle into which
they have lately moved.
Mark Eames, having gratifOd his NAL
Ice, troubles them no more, although he
and Madame D'Amet, alias Eames,
still prowl about Monte Carlo.
The MaoPhenon Is constant visitor
al the pleasant home, which, owing to
slrewd guess at the state Of affairs, his
cousinly generosity assisted in develop
ing sooner than could otherwise have
been possible. He has taken great
fancy 10 Rodney secunduS, and recently
presented the infant with a silver pap
boat, modelled after the design Of the
Bonnie Elaine. Prize Story in cassell's
Magazine.
OMNIBUS HORSES IN PARIS.
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