The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-23

Miss Herbert rose.
as her marble prototypes. She might have
pascal out unobserved BY Gareli; but Nils.
Carlotta was on the watch She pointed tG
her and Gerald turned and saw Eugeaia.
He had but time to res,ize it was nc
v.sion-then sha was gone. With wild
rry he turned to follow her, but tia woman
twinei her arms arouud him and restrsinat
him She was strong, AM for some mo
ments detained him Her res stance mad.
danad him With fierce ostb he graspeG
lie, round arms AMI tore them from his
neck, throwing her away with such forci
that she fell upon the fDot Thsn be rushed
after Eusan!a.
She vas walking sw fly along III, real
He soon raachei hsr side; but, althoagh
aware OF his prsjsncs, she neither spo';s n1r
looked at him.
What brought You tarei' he aid,
hoarsely
She made no reply-only waiksl the
faster.
TELL ma WIN you GOMEZ he said Il Will
never le1va yod until You an5war m
She turlet All looxei at him. Fresh from
that scene in t s.ujio-with those word;
still ringing in he9 earS-ayen the great
change she saw in his face dill not move her
to pity.
81 came" sh, sGid, ''oa thu eve Of my
marriage, To ask forgiveness o: a man whom
fancied 1 hal wrongei lam glad | came
found him happy AMI in soe esY aft,T hi:
own heart"
Her voice wai odd and contenptdous
He quiverel beneath her scorn At tha
moment a cab ra';e!. Eagania calisi it.
Leave M" she said to G.rali "Leavi
me Oar Ta.hi in HE shall cross no mora
He graspei her writ "Da you dare t,
rewoacn me-! Yoal EIgensa, l told yol
it was life o. doa,h.'
Life or DEATH she repeated. Death
at any rate aeorLi ma1s very sweet t
you"
Still holdiag her wrist, he Looked into he
eye3 in s:raa2s, hopalesI way. He say
nothing N ;hsm TO help him. He leane
down to her ear.
"Yes, death, he said, II solemn whis
! Ter; but the moral AMI spiritual deaf
come frs.
| His hand left her WIS., He turne! and
| without a word st-oie away Whittier
| Even as TaauhaUstr returned to the Venu
berg, So Gerald l.,igh re- uraad to his stud
end Carlotta
Eugenia wept ali the way tofne. Wel
Sor herself AMI Gerald Wept for Ia
shame she had endured Wept for the Isl
less less Of the oon1emF!ate1 atoGen3a,
| Wept for taa lii, befoie lc- and Tor mai
] iut. and career wrec' ei b. her weaEae-:
The mex week she married ST. Ralp
| Sorgate. The ccrem3ly was surrcanje
| b. BETTING splendo-. Te:, even Gt I'll
| altar. Gsrall Leigh's Iate. nGss :oHate lac
| rose before her, and sh, knew 1t woul
never ieavs her Thoughts, She loved hi!
sill
On her wedding morning she receive
many Ietters She hal NJ TINA 10 res
than, SO took tLs.n with her ami pcrpse
them as she went north with her hasben,
Among them was one In a str 5ngn haaj
writing. /. ran thus:
For your saka he struck Ule-Carlott.
But be cane Escs TO me an is mine agsi
Him forgive, 10. yea We go abroad t,
gefher to warm, suapT lands Some DIS
We shall quarrel ani para Then l shall r
msmber you ana lake my revenge How
That husband for VII )m vo1 deserted &c
aid. shall take iroIn you.
Eugeaias lip curled She tore the lett
and threw the pieces ont of the carr.a.
window
Two years ate: warts Ll1y Norgass W
Lstlessly turning the leaves OF socis
Journal Althon- ID she was a great al
fashionable lady. she was often hs.less, a,
fonni life rather dreary proceeding. s
read to-day among the theatrical notes tn
Nile. Carlotta, the divine orera bcuffe Q
tres, was engaged TO appsar next month
the FrivolIty. Although The wonaI
absurd threat was unheeieI. if not forgc
ten her name recallad too vividly the INC
painful episode In Lady Norgare's lie. S
turnsj to anoth II part o. the papar a,
read that the gentleman vino committed $,
eide undsr such distressing circumstane
, at Monaco, had now been identified.
was Mr.. Gerald Leigh, the sculptor. who
. first important WORK attracted 50 muca
ten.ion two year, ago. It was him
that his passion for weIl-known actre
was the cau5e OF III, rash daai
Lady Norsats dropped the paper al
covered her face with her hands. He b
spoken truly. Her love mean: Life or deaf
: Had shs believed OF troubled abou. t
concluding paragraph of the nCtiea had $
. ven:urei to tell h,rself 1t was true tb
Gerald had forgotten her AMI Carlotts "
:. responsible for his death, her mini wou
soon have been So. at rest
: Like courteous Zoe who gives fair wa,
ing. Mile Carlotta wrote once more:
!, He il dead. de died for your SAKE. 1
| mine. Your name, not mine was on
;. lips Look to yourself. | am cnrninr
Q London
; No doubs Carlotta meant this le.tsr a
e first blow towards revenge. Sac wo,
:, hardly have written it had she known I.
9 Lady Eorga., would cherish tho,e we;
forever Poor comfort Is it was. 1hey t,
a her that Gerald hal Iov,] Ter TO the last.
II Thsa Mile Carlotta, more beautiful. m,
( enticins. more auia2ods than ever, ca
to London.
L society that Sir Ralph Norgate was not
= perfect husband as such q wife as Eucel
q might rightly expec... After Carlotta's
u appearance the whispers grew louder,
la Statements more cIrGuIstaa .ial. Euee
l. caught an ecao OF them and smiled dlsda
p fully.
Then the nam of Ca:lotta's new wet
/ became iowa talk. Ie. Elgania made
+ sign.
No. even when sAs ms. her husband.
> broad day igns, featei side By sids with
la sirsn TIE man hal the grace 20 turn
J. head away. bur Cariosta shot a glance
! malicious triumph at ths pale lady v