Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-06-07

| nOwY She flushed rom chin to brow 0t tnt words. Even though she knew their truth she hated him for uttcrins them. l "I know it."
 I "You were moro sinned ngains than sin ming" he resumed, nor: gently, "that ac knowledge. drew you into my net. ant now, say or do what you choosn. you canno break from It's entanglemcnts CT go back tc the old lifo again. It Is too late to alter any thing-what Is done is dono."
 "Tell mo wha, you want," she cried, pas sionately. "and leave me-"
 ''That Is not polite, Ninette. For two months past I huvo been trying to train you to gentler speech and quietar manners Hnvo you pro1ltcd no potter by my lessons l than this?"
 Sheturned away in silence. Stay" he cried. "perhaps l have annoyed you, troubled l you. Be friends once mora. Promise tt com, down tonight"
 1 "I wonder you stoop to entreat what you know you can enforce" she said, listlessly "If you desiro it must obey"
 That Is well, he said, with smile of re- lief. II would rather no. insist, 1t is sc much plcasanter :,r both 10 seo you yield to persuasion than to force. And, Ninette, stay | gave you and those bands of dead gold; 1t suits your style. And if for once you would try to look moro oheerful and less like vic- | tim about to be sacrificed, should feel grateful for the effort"
 Have you any more-ordors"
 Dear child-not ordersp Pray. do not miscall my hints thus. Merely directions for your guidance. Suroly father Is privileged to give them to his child p
 l "Most certainly" she said, with a smile whoso lisuessness and pain gave neither brightness nor rcliet to her young sad face "Only 1t Is not always easy to remember that you are my-father."
 l II have been neglectful, that is true but I will make amends for all now. My only l and unceasing regret Is that did not come in time to prevent your marriage with that l Norman lout. To think that I who have some of the best blood of France in my veins should be allied to nero son of tho soil l Bah 1 1t is monstrous."
 1 II should not advise you to boast of your l French blood over.much," the girl said. with bitter soorn. "At least tho son of the soil whom you despise so much has not forfeited l honor, esteem, respect as you have done. 1 Not all the gold of the universe would have tempted him to betray his country" l s "If his country had behaved as badly to | linn as it did to me, think he would have needed little temptation to act in the same manner" was the angry retort. And a more stroke of diplomacy, Ninette, docs not de. l serve so harsh title"
 | My peasant education Is likely to blame fin that see only one face to the matter, | nt,n lsY not understand subtertu9es. To mo deceit is deceit. betrayal is betrayal. If those plans of yours which, accidentally ydlscovered--'
 twill you be silent, girl2" he thundered with wrath In his face and voice. She smiled bitterly.
 | "You have Q weak point too, then. We'll be moro sparing in the future of mine." | Two hours after a very different scene was being enacted In the same room. A group oi mon of all ages wero seated round a card table, playing with the zest and eagerness ol l habitual gamblers. Standing behind the chair of their host her lovoliness heightened by the difference of dress. her face flushed | with the excitement of the scene before her was Ninette.
 Many os the group played less skillfully and cautiously than was their wont. dis. tracted by tho wonderful beauty of the girl by her repartees, her cool disdain, her uttel disregard of the admiration she excited From time to time she served them witt wines at 0 signal from her father, and the | more they drank the wilder grew the play the greater the vivacity and abandon of the players. A greater license, steadier ten dencey to equivoques and jest crept into the conversation which showed scant respect fol either their host CT his daughter; but the ont played on, smiled serenely and tested gayly and the other scarce noticed or understood the allusions and innuendoes which grew broader and more plentiful as the night drew on. Two hours passed rapidly by. leaving their host winner of heavy sums. Ht played very skillfully, with the proficiency of one accustomed to contrul chance by rulei and trained skill, and yet with the outward listlessness of"a professional gamester. Hi! stakes were the largest ot any, his luck tht most remarkable, and when at last they ros, from the table @ certain colonel of the Prus Guards congratulated him o trihe mali ciously on tie fact.
 He shook his head with 0 deprecatint smile. "Fortune Is mine today-she will b, l youAo AoAAoAAoWS AAO oehAos VIII you tuh' your revenge then7"
 "Assuredly." said the colonel. Mean while, If your Hebe would favor me witt some more of that iced Moselle l will no decline 1t. Play is hot work and this room Is none of the coolest"
 'Ninette," called her father.
 She turned toward him careleasly.
 May. do not trouble her," pleaded tn,
 ,olonel; "I will help myself" And ere th girl could ascertain her fathers wishes, h, was bending to her with the courtesy ant aattery of a gentleman, and whisperin: words that brought the color to her cheek in a sudden hot fameof wrath and wonder
 Such language was altogether strange tt her, but she disliked 1t mono tho less. He eyes glanced restlessly from face to face-ir all she read the bold, fierce, lawless admira ton that is at once an insult and terror tt young and innocent. woman. She left then and crossed rapidly over to her fathers side
 '"This is no place for mo-" she said, ID cold steady tones. that guve no sign of the sham ana anger in her bosom.
 "Attend to your guests yourself, until the learn to troat woman with some courtes