Telegram-herald., 1888-05-27

k1EIts Hnskse1 tf<<4 tor <lI4lHss A@1-s
re2eh~d tbs party, and the doctor answered.
nobly cez5enalng against Ahns snd the
tempest bst thss peo>pset q help only
swsksasd Aasst@sas - more active stage
of terror.
sshsari, psopis win b. coming -
screamed in her husbands ear.
II uas ~. be replied
ssThsy cannot I would rather die" she
walled.
s.My dear" said the doctor reprovngiy.
s.yoa are exoited ! gave you some clothes
What have you done with theinf'
ssOh. / dont know-I must have thrown
them away. Where are theys she soobed
DesKrez groped about IN the darkness
. .Adtnirableln he remarked: ''my gray vel
ysteen troassrsl THIS viii exactly meet your
necessities"
ssCsiye them 10 met" she cried fercely; but
as soon IS she had them ia her hands her
mood appeared TO alser-she stood silent for
a nomeut and then pressed the garment back
upon the doctor Give IL 10 Aline,n she said
poor girl"
sHonssnss!" said the doctor. "Aiine does
not know what she is about. Aline Is beside
herself with terror, and. al any rate, she Is q
peasant Now i ana really concerned at this
exposure for person Of your housekeeping
habits; my solieitude and your fantastic
modesty both point 10 the same rsmedy-the
pantaloons" He held them ready.
at is impossible. You do not understand"
she said with dignity.
BY this time rescue was at hand Is had
been found impracticable TO enter by tho
street for the gate was blocked with masonry,
and the nodding ruin still threatened further
ayalanches But between the doctors gar
den and the one on the right hand there was
that very picturesque contriyance--a COM
mon well; the door on the Desprez' side had
chanced 10 be unbolted; aud now, through
the arched aperture, mans bearded face
and &n arm supporting lantern were intro
duced into the world of windy darkness,
where Anastasie concealed her woes. The
light struck here and there among the
tossing apple boughs, it glinted on the grass;
but the lantern and the glowing face became
the center Of the world. Anastasie crouched
back from the intrusion.
'This waym shouted the man. "Are you
all safer
Aline, still screaming, ran to the new
conner, and was presently hauled head fore
most through the wall.
"Now, Anastasie, como on; it's your turn"
said the husband.
Il cannot, sne Tepnou
"Are we all to die of exposure, madameT
thundsred DR.. Dssprez.
"You can goln she cried "Oh, 60, go
| away / can stay here; I am quite warm
The doctor took her by the shoulders with
| an oath.
"Stopm she screamed 81 viii put them
| on"
She took the detested lendings in her hand
| once more; bat her repulsion was stronger
| than shame "Neverw she cried, shudder-
ing, and flung them far away into the night.
Next moment the doctor had whirled her
TO the well. The man was there and the Ian
tern; Anastasie closed her eyes and appeared
| 70 herself to be about 10 die. How she was
| transported through the arch she knew not ;
| but once on the other side she was received
| by the neighbor's wife, and enveioped in a
| friendly blanket.
| Beds were made ready for the two women,
clothes of very various sizes for the doctor
and Jean-Marie; and for the remainder OK
the night, while madame dozed in and out on
the borderland of Mysteries, her husband sat
| beside the fire and held forth to the admiring
neighbors. He showed them, at length, the
causes Of the accident; for years, he ex-
planned, the fall had been impending; one
| sign had followed another, the joints had
| opened the plaster had cracked, the old
walls bowed inward; last, not three weeks
ago, the cellar door had begun to work with
| difficulty in its grooves. The cellarln he
said, gravely shaking his head over glass Of
| mulled wine. THAT reminds me Of my poor
vintages. BY a manifest Providence the
| Hermitage was nearly at an end. One bot
tle-I lose but one bottle of that incompsra-
bic wine. 1t had been set apart against jean
Marie's wedding. Well, / must lay down
some more; 1t will be interest in life
| am, however a man somewhat advanced in
years. Ny great work is now buried in the
| fall of my humble roof: IL will never be COM
pleted-my name viii have been writ in
water. And yet you find me calm-I would
say cheerful Can your priest do moreF'
By the first glimpse Of the day the party
sailed forth from the fireside into the street
The wind had fallen, but still charioted
world of troubled clouds; the AIR bit like
frost; and the party, a. they stood about the
ruins in the rainy twilight Of the morning,
beat upon their breasts and blew into their
hands for warmth. The house had entirely
fallen, the walls outward, the roof in; it was
a mere heap Of rubbish, with here and there
| forlorn epeaT Of bsoken rafter sentinel
was placed over the ruins 70 protect the
| EiVltlty ai1 tne pal hNloHFbS1 70 len
taillon's TO break their fast at the doctors
expense. The bottle circulated somewhat
freely; and before they left the table it lad
begun to snow.
For three days the snow ccntinued 70 fan.
and the ruins, coyeraS with tarpaulin and
watched by ssntries. were left undisturbet-
| The pesprez meanwhile rad taken up their
| abode at Teutaillon's Madame spent her
time in the kitchen, concoc.ing little delica-
cies, with the admiring aid Ct Nine. Tentail-
lon, ar sitting by the FIRE in thoughtful alb
straction- The fan q the house affected ber
wonderfully little: that blow had been par
ned BY another. and IN her mind she was
continually fgkfing ever again the Katie Of
the trousers. Had she done right Had she
done vrong' And now sbe vouid applaud
her detsrm nation. and anon. With 9 bofrid
sash a unavailing Tenitence. sac would rs
gret TIE trousers. No juncturs IN her life
had - much exerc1sed her 5n5ETnsnt In
the meantime ths dO<tsr had become vastly
pleased With TIE xitVsts0a Two n the SON
nser soaraeTs ss{n fingered bchiDd the re@t,
| prisoners for lsck q ra1nittanne. fbey we're
both E7giish, hot o7ss q them xpoks French
pretty s8srtiy. and was. less5es. q hsszssr-
Gus. agIie Minded fsil0r. viii shefn She ao~-
Tor cousd reason ~ tse bsur. secsre q con-
prebassion- Many -s~s the gis-sss they
suspss-d. Haay t5e teFics th~T discussed
aAnss4asse. the docsor SAID On tbe ss.s~d
morning, '-tsks an sxsrnPls from vour hus-
bsnd. from yesn ksrfs The src1ternent hss
doae more fer tie reg sksn Al m, tonie< bs
teke< sss fr1rn ~ serxy wiz positive snvso