Telegram-herald., 1888-05-20

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IS tAey arrssed naza3uae Noaid assert hsr
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TAeir eztssnos irso Gr~sx Fss beEsided and
aszoo,n kezs-d - a raest f4T1oas hGxksEgs al
ths asgs IA tAe Wage seeuei 70 xzneH t1e
trezsure u tAs as4df. Eat shsre ws< Roosas
"a shs stEset. ave three los1axlas landscape
painters 81 Ieas&iliszs dssr Js4n-AaFls
opeEed ths grsea gaze ana i@d IA ths horss
aad carriage, sad 4lERozt - TIE sane mo
lasat 4xaa DssgEex cssse - tie klpcAen
tAfeskeld slsA hghtsd L2nseSai far the
nssoa wzs a0t ysl aga saoasA - e1s<r tas
gzrssa rz1ik
sCiass ths gates, Jean Ezrissp cried the
doefeF, zszne vaat ussteaclsy S-igatEag. ''An-
sslasss, ~l1rs : Ai5Esf
'-Sbs has gone to kontereaa 20 see her
pzrenfs. szia n.zaAme
fA1 is FOR ths bestT exclaimed the doctor,
fxvsDriy. Here. quick, come near 70 me;
l 40 not wish - speak too lorea he oon-
tiBued Darling. We are weatt2y"
s'Nea1tkyf- repeated the wife.
Il have found tue treasure Of Pr'anrhard,r -
replied her husband ..See, here are the first
fruits; q pineapple, dress for my ever
bsautifal-it viii suit her-trust 3 husbands.
trust lovers tastsl Embrace NE, darling.
This gTimy episode is over; the butterfly ua-
folds It's paiAted wings. Tomorrow CssiHntr
will come; in a week We may be IN Paris
happy al last You shall have diamonds
Jean Marie, take il cut OF the boot with re-
ligicus care and bring II piece by piece into
the dining rom Weshsll have plate at tablet
Darling, hasten and prepare this turtle; il
will be q whet-it be viii an addition 20 our
rneager ordinary / myself will proceed 10
the cellar. We shall have bottle Of that
little Beaujolais you like. and finish with the
Hermitage; there are still three bottles left.
Worthy wine for a worthy occasion"
"But, my husband; you put me In
whirl,n she cried. 81 do not comprehend"
"The turtle, my ndored, the turtle" cried
the doctor; and ho pushed her toward the
kitchen, lantern and all
Jean Marie stood dumfounded He had
pictured TO himself different scene-a more
immediate protest, and his hope began to
dwindle on the spot.
The doctor was everywhere, little doubt
ful on his legs, perhaps, and now and then
taking the wall with his shoulder; for il was
long since he had tasted absinthe, and he was
even then rejecting that the absinthe had
been misconception. Net that be regretted
excess on such giorions day, but be made
mental memorandum to beware he must
not, second time, become the victim of
deIeterious habit He had his wine out Of
the cellar in a twinkling; he arranged the
sacridcial vessels, SONS on the white table
cloth, some on the sideboard, still crusted
with historic earth. He was in and out Of
the kitchen, plying Ansstasie with vermouth,
k.- xwft - h.. f,,%,
estimating thrir new wealth at ever larger
figures; and before they sat down to supper,
the lady's virtue had melted in the fire Of his
enthusiasm, her tinidity had disappeared; !;
she, too, had began TO speak disparagingly OF
the life at Gretz; and as she took her place
and helped the soup, her eyes shone with the
glitter OF prospective diamonds.
All through the meal, she and the doctor
made and unmads fairy plans. They bobbed
and bowed ard pledged each other Their
faces ran over with smiles their eyes scat
tered sparkles, as they projected the doctors
political honors and the lsdy's drawing room
ovations
'But you viii not be Red" cried Ana
stasie.
~ am Left Center to the core" replied the
doctor
'Mmc Gastein viii present rs-wc shall
find overselves forgotten" said the lady.
Never protested the doctor. Beauty
and talent leave a mark"
81 have positively forgotten how to dress, y
she sighed
"Darling, you make me blush,r said he
'sYours has been a tragic narriageln
"But your success-to see you appreciated,
honored, your name in all the papers, that
will bc more than pleasure - it will be
heavenr she cried
"And once week, ;" said the doctor, archly
scanning tho syllzbles, ''oncs a week-one
good little game Of b3ccarats"
"Only once week!" sac questioned, threat
ening him with finger.
Il swear it by my political HONOR cried
| he.
~ spoil you,n she said, and gave him her
hand
| He covered it with kisses
Jean-Mcrie escaped into tao n:yht. The
moon swung high over Gretz- He went
| down to the garden end and sat on the jetty.
| The river ran by with eddies of oily silver.
and low, monotcnous song Faint wells of
| mist moved among the poplars on the further
| side The reeds were quietly nodding. A
| hundred times already had the boy sat, on
| such q night, and watched tho streaming
river with untrorbled fancy And this per-
| hars was TO be the last. He was 70 leave this
| familiar hamlet, this green rustling country,
| this bright and quiet stream; he was 70 pass
into the great city: his dear lady mistress
was to move bedizened into saloons: bis good,
| garrulous, kind hearted master 70 become O
| brawling deputy; and both be los. forever to
| Jean Marie and their better selve1. &c knew
| his own defects; hc knew &c must sink into
| les and less consideration in the turmoil OF a
| city life; sink moro and more from the child
into the servant And be began Gimly TO be
| lisve the doctors prophecies Of evil. Ee
| could sos change in both. His gencroc.
| incrodulity failed him for this once; child
! must have perceived that the Hermitage had
| completed what the absintts hsd begun I.
| this we're the first DAY. what would be ths
lastl m necessary, wrec& the train, thought
he. remembering the doctor's parable. Hs
| looked round on the delightful scene: he
| drank deep Of TIE charmed night air, lsden
with tho scent Of hay. ''If necessary, wreck
the train" be repeated And be rose and re-
| turned to the house
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