The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-08-18

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remarks Of this amiabie world sp
would otherwise have been FIRM
chip until the end of the chapter.
By this time they had reached
of the steps, and were standing
cathedral door.
II don't think could be that SO
friend to you" ne said softly and 81
ssWhy? Do you think Alice viii
iectY Anna asked scornfully. ssN
you are married"---
Gamma, Anna, listen" he interru
passionately; 81 must tell you.
been longing to tell you ! do not
what Alice will say. p
He stopped abruptly. 1t was no
protesting to the air, and his compal
had suddenly drawn aside the cur
at the entrance and had entered
church; so he slowly retraced his 8
and went back towards the hotel Ne
while Anna was kneeling before an al
lit by few little candles, which gay
gIimmering, uncertain light. and q
intensified the darkness around. I'll
was a tremendous struggle going
within her breast. A loathing for if
self had sprung up with certain re-
born love, and mixed with u treniblsf
Joy that she loved aud was loved in r,
turn was y feeling of contempt for he
meanness in plotting, and succeeding
well, in taking away another woman
lover.
"How mean have been; how mead
amp she thought. ''But cannot 81
him up. Alice does not feel for hi
as do, and he loves me, not her. ~
what was it Dick said? BE straightfq
ward for once and this is how ha
obeyed him. What am to dor" All II
thus her good and bad angels strove
gether, each fighting desperately for
poor woman's soul. With which
God allow the victory to rest?
Alice Patterson, having just returnd
from an excursion with some friend
was seated comfortably in her sitti
room, reading Tauchnitz, and seemi
" taking life easily. She glanced at the
clock now and then, for she was awaiting
the chief event of the day--the English
mail. 80
Her patience was not tried iong-aa
waiter presently appeared with three let
ters, and bearing an apology from the
manager, that one of the letters fer
mademoiselle had been laid aside instead
of being delivered the day before. Allied
opened this one first, and as she perused
its contents she puckered up her smooth
forehead into rather an ugly frown.
GLOW very annoyingr she murmured,
and read it through carefully again; then
hearing footsteps advancing towards the
door, she hastily put it in her pocket,
and resumed her reading.
Miss Rogers entered the room; shk
looked excited, and was trembling Wis
IDLY. She walked up to Ahce's chair and
confronted her.
''Miss Patterson" she began, 81 am
sorry if it is any Inconvenience to YOU
but I must go home Immediately. I cam
not explain, but circumstances forbid md
to stay any longer aboard.
go home!" repeated Alice with UNI
affected astonishment. s'And may / ash
if am to remain alone here, or go off at
once to suit your convenience? Is any
body ill?"
"No one is ill; do not ask me any more
but must go" repeated Anna, picking
up Bradshaw and rapidly turning ovei
the leaves.
Suppose l say you cannot co." re-
marked the other coidly. tYou have
entered into an agreement with my
mother to be certain time abroad with
me as chaperon,' with faint sneej
the last word. "For no reason Whale
at least for no reason that you can
plain, you wish Suddenly to return"
"You have plenty Of friends here,
urged Miss Rogers. Lady Mackenzil
was only asking you the other day to 60
with her to Geneva; cannot you accept
her invitations
sNo, / cannot" returned Alice with
anger. II have my reasons for wishing
to remain at Lucerne.
Every well; since it is your command,
Miss Patterson, of course ! must stay,
but do not forget wished to go"
Alice laid down her book, and quietly
studied Miss Rogers agitated counte-
nance.
Il see what it is, Anna, she said cares
lessly; "you are afraid Of transferring
the affections of my fiance from their
rightful owner to your own self Pray,
don't have any scruples; ! give you full
leave to try"
Annals eyes flashed, and her face grew
crimson, but she replied calmly and cut
tingly, ssHave you any more insults to
offer me? ! am quite aware Of the diff
ference in our positions, and am sure
that no man, on whom the rich Miss Pat
terson has once condescended to smile,
could ever demean himself to look a
another woman: still, I warn '3au, iE6l
may perhaps regret ydur very kind per
mission"
Alice rose from her seat and sauntere(
towards the window. - shall regreI
nothing, she observed, and vanished ou
on to the balcony.
Miss Rogers sank into a chair, ex
hausted by the varied emotions she had
been experiencing that afternoon She
covered her face with her hands and
sobbed bitterly; she did not hear the
door open and shut gently, nor the quick
step of man cross the floor to her side
but she felt gentle hands touch hers,
and voice say softly in her ear, Anna,