Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07

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selves any real comfort. But We must
neither Of Us go out Into the streets until
the search for me is over. We are so much
alike even You would run risk; you might
be taken for mt.
She grew more silent and seIf-absOrbed
When darkness fell she said:
Please send for the evening papers. I /
wish to look them over.
Daniel brought half a dozen. Toinette /
soon found what she sought-a brief par /
agraph relating to Guy Vaudeville.
It concluded in these words:
The poor gentleman was stunned by /
the blow, but has sustained no serious in /
jury In few days he viii be fully re- /
covered.
Bitterly as she hated the man, To,nette /
felt relieved that the guilt of his blood was /
not on her soul.
To Dulcie she was naughty and con-
descending by turns, WOrming herself /
more deeply into the artless girls conf !
dence. But there was one secret Of which
Duleie never spoke; she did not tell her
of the handsome, manly face sketched by
her own Impractical hand, worn next her
girlish, impulsiVe heart.
A face seen only once, nearly two years
before, in the crowded street; but one she
had never forgotten.
Toinette never alluded to her own past
life, but evidently she had been accus-
toned to every luxury. She could scarce
ly accommodate herself to such humble
surroundings. At last Dulcie Yentured to
| say:
have been hoping you would conide it
wait, Toinette answered. with an IN
pleasant laugh. You viii learn all about
me one of these days.
She was full of whims and caprices.
| One of these was to procure street suits
! for herself and Dulcie precisely alike.
The evening the dresses were brought
! home, as they were trying them on before
/ the little cracked mirror. she said abrupt
! ":
| I'm tired of hiding here like rat in
| hole. Tomorrow 1 shall set out to seek
my fortune. You and I are like sisters;
we should not be separated. Will you go
/ with me?"
DuIeie consented. She had buOyant
/ nature and lounged to be in the hustle of
active life; and her attachment for Toi-
nette was deepening every day.
TWenty-fOur hours later the two girls,
closely yelled, left their humble quarters
just as the gray twilight was settling down,
! followed by the blessing and good wishes
| of weeping Mrs. Briggs and threaded one
street after the other, reaching Jersey City
Ferry just as a boat was about to leave the
/ dock.
Il shall feel safer when we have left
| New York behind, said TOinette, leading
| her companion to the rear OF the cabin,
where they were quite by themselves.
| Now, she added, as they seated them
selves, Il can satisfy your curiosity and
tell you something Of my own story"
It was too dark for DulCie to see the
curious cleaning light in the girls beau
! tiful eyes.
Where are we gOing?" she asked,
aThat must be determined when you
have heard my story and know what 1
wish you to do. My guardian, Major
Villars, is a man OF high social position,
/ residing at a country seat about twenty
miles from here. He is q selfish, hard
man. He separated me from him I love,
and would have forced me to wed a wretch
I hate. Flight was my only resource. 1
came to the city and adopted the strange
disguise in which you first saw me.
Now listen closely, Dulcie. I mean to
turn our startling resemblance to account.
! VIII you go to BOnnyview Hall and re-
main there as TOinette LyntOn until my
| lover comes from over the sea, and am
| his happy Wife?"
The girl started, ana for a moment
| / could not utter word.
"The plan has been unfolding in my
mind for days, though 1 waited until the
present moment before speaking Of it.
Now you will understand why 1 brought
/ you here Having once broken loose
l tempted to turn back. 1t is a luxurious
home 10 which I would send you. No
more hard work, coarse fare, or cherries
3 attic chambers. You Will wear silks and
laces, have servants at your beck and call.
l Play your part we'll, and the impOsture
: will not be so much as suspected.
, And yOU?" Dulcie's pale lips uttered.
TOinette laughed softly.
? "My fate will be a happy one. Relieved
3 from any fear Of Major Nillars' espionage,
7 shall wait patiently for my lover to
return from abroad. When we are mar
2 ried, our lives can be spent in some de-
s lightful nook far away from here.
Selling Dulcie's cold, trembling hand
9 she kissed it lmploringly.
D 1T is IN your power to make me very
happy, dear friend. viii you not do it?'
Great pearly tears sprang to Dulcie'
2 pretty blue eyes as she answered, sob
7 e could never, never carry on such &
g deception.
e aYou refused"
3 IT am sorry to grieve or disappOint you.
D But can not live q lie.
t Toinette sprang up with a hOarse, pas
sionate explanation.
= Cruel girl, you have sealed my doom
t I Will not live to suffer.
d Before DuIcie OWNED her intention she
had darted to the railing and leaped
T / LIGHTLY over it. There was shudderinc
f cry, a sullen splash, and the Mortified CIR
Y reached the side of the boat just in season
a to see the dark waves close above Toi
nette's golden head.
It all happened in a moment. The boa
e swept steadily on toward the opposite
0 shore. Dulcie strained her eyes anC
70 peered wildly into the water, but that wa
the last glimpse she had of her rash, i'm
d petuOus companion.
n She tried to shrek for help, but could
utter no sound. Even her limbs Wer
q numb and powerless. The humping o
the boat against the dock reused her from