Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-31
CHAPTER |.
FANNIE.

tie fattittt vs. 49,
Mo- rrom,ncnt azure in Partisan so-
CIV CHAPTER |.
FANNIE.
Nv days work done, | often went
,o,,heh myself with 9 stroll IN the
C,reers Of the Luxembourg 10 COM
,sry with some OF MY literary friends.
love these Gs,dens, which recall
,,,., per,od from the Renaissance to
az own times.
one evening, walking with EiOuard
l.Bo,e. there passed as youog girl
"a nlain black dress. She Was light
ard graceful IS beauty itself, her dark
hair soft and wavy, her eyes OF hea-
ems own blue, the expression ideal
reritAble type Of Prud hon.
see. - SAID to l. Ho,e, " the image
OF n, destiny passing
That woman In black ~ be ex-
claimed. =
YES" replied " between US
feel IN invisible bond, some fatal
charm
wished 80 follow the young girl,
hat respect Iestsmed ne ; besides her
Grandmother was walking with her.
And vet" said TO my frieod, at
i \ real sofror 20 me, having thus
seen her. 10 feel | may never see her
.e,ip." And we talked long Of those
chance meetings IN which two souls
seem for an instant TO meet, and by
lock TO pledge themselves to each other
ior life.
That same evening | wen, 20 drink
t,Aata friends in the Fsubourg Saint
6ernsin. Imagine my surprise TO see
arrive the very same young girl, &C
coupAnied by Der greSt-uncle, DR.. Fee,
celebrated botsniSt. With much
erotion | rose and bowed. and wished
rot 10 70 on with 0 story | hal begun
20 itll Rut my hostess said she could
no, slow il 10 be discontinued. "Well.
,b,n. 10 proceed" said. But instead
q proceeding with the story as 1t ran
A. EPISODE Of q journey with Gerard de
Nerysl-I introduced the meeting IN
In-tubourg Gardens With the young
epl IN black, keeping myself carefully
out Of the scene.
Nv Der re. who seemed to have 4
vsrue consciousness Of our meeting,
was somewhat puzzled as ! sketched
theory Of souls predestined by an an
terior hfe-of q love begun there, to
be continued here, and TO end in some
ideal future heaven. To strengthen my
theory. spoke Of one Of my friends,
VITO. on the point OF marrying some
one WHO loved him much, and whom
b, thought be much loved, had met at
the Tui,eries, at the very moment he
vas dreaming Of his .faHcee, 8 young
gil whom be had never before seen,
N.-yet whom b. instantly seemed to
tr,w better tina Der with whom for so
'rr he bad spert every evening. My
fostess broke with. "Iour friend is
visionary. J, be loved his .hdHcee
e loved her bat II one glance from 4
Stranger could carry him into the Sc
with heaven, be certainly cid not de-
serve TIE happiness Of simple mortsls. y
She fer whom my story was related
sad Il am rot romantic, but | am
fs,s'i.t: what is written is written. If
II Is ordained above that his faHcee Is
rot 10 be his wife. neither the notary
With bis contract nor the mayor with
BIS scarf CAD alter II"
Her uncle laughed. " In fsith," he
SAID, "my riece seems 10 read the
stars
81" she cried, gsyly-" | an con-
tent 10 read hands for what ia writ
fan above is written Oh our palms
IyertuItd TO say TO her, " VIII you
rive ne your hand Ms1smoiselle -
Yes and no she replied, laugh
ipalr: bat she held out her band, ana
turning towards her uncle, sale " You
Go not mind ne having nv fortune
told
Certainly not, s. You won't hear
one word Of truth. And Why :
Because one must live without kno~l-
tcge OF the morrow"
&c Bat uncle, you might as well tell
re that Eust walk without knowing
where ! am going
And when one starts who does
lror. he said - whittier his steps will
csrry him -
How ! still held the little hand,
q which 81 a glance had resd every
line. had so completely lost myself
N the geography Of that unknown
void that | was silent, Is II | wished
10 keep nv discoveries 70 myself.
Come, come" said my hostess
what is il you read in that palm? .
And had 10 read out the csbalistlc
Signs Of the hand that lay in mine
Ard when ! had finished a pretty
friend Of the hostess declared that
was Is one who translates Hebrew
vitou, knowledge Of the tongue.
This. however, did not prevent bel
from giving me her hand, to know
whether second spring would be hers
and vhen had promised no: only
second spring, but the delights OF st
Martin summer, she confessed that
had converted hsr-I had given be-
faith.
You know" | said, with a llttl
pressure Of acknowledgment, " that
ar msdly in love with that youni
GIL"
Every one must see that" she an
svered the young girl Is the oni.
One who remains blind"
"Dr. Fee asked for his carriage,
bent over my enchsntress's hand, AM
they were gone. Taking the longes
way home, passed before the Luxem
bourg Gardens, rs if ] should again SO
tia; vision through the ratings.
"Ah, il was but Q VISION" / sal
sadly.
CHAPTER III.
YVoNNE.
often went with Jules Janin TO
very hospitsble and charming house
The Rue du pursuant German. Ther
everything was pstrisrchal--the az
pssIspce Of our hosts in keeping VIII
the ancient furniture and the picture
90 the walls nothing was OF to-da,
~ -...- II it - huohand betwee