Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-30

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 slight wind had risen. and the branches
 of the trees. gently swaying. cast shadows
 around, which heated imagination could
 easily have transformed into the shapes ard
 forms of living creatures. I breathed more freely; what had seen could have been
 nothing but a freak of fancy.
 "It Is time that we should part. mademoi- selle." said. coldly. 4"It would have been
 better had you spoken to me in daylight"
 "l should not have had tho courage" she said. "You must not leave me till you hca- who this man is who Is falsely represented us 1 my lover. feel that you are not alone in this belief; feel that another shares it." | "Yes,"I said. thinking of Samuel Fleet. wood, ''my belief is shared by another."
 "Wili you tell me who that other isp' "No; I do not think I have the right"
 "At least. sir, she pleaded, mournfully, I ''you will tell me whether 1t is man, or a woman who traduces me2"
 Idid not wish her to believe that 1t was my wife or Eunice, and therefore replied. 'I will tell you so much, and no more; 1t was a man."
 "Will you see this man again. sir7" "IshaN seo him. almost to a certainty, to- morrow" "Teu him then. sir. from me, that the per- son he suspects Is my lover, and whom you saw me embracing this afternoon, is my brother"
 "Your brosherl It is simple. natural ex- planation; but what reason was there for 1 secrecy, for conceaiment7"
 "I was fearful of giving you grounds to 1 suppose that had deceived you. sir. did deceive you, but 1t was an unconscious. an innocent deceit. When you first received | me in your house I said was an orphan, without a relative in the world. Indeed, in- deed, sir. believed that to be the unhappy | truth. My parents were dead, and the only brother had was killed on the ramparts when the Germans besieged Paris. He was but @ lad at the time, and when they told me he was dead had no reason to doubt them. But instead of having bean killed, he was only wounded and taken prisoner; and. when he was released he went to America, intending to make his fortune there, and 1 return and throw 1t in my lap. He wrote to me, but did not receive his letters. In America he was unfortunate. Trustful by nature, he was robbed and deceived; and without penny in his pocket, he made his way to England. little dreaming that I was in this country. His sad wanderings, di- rooted by fate, brought him here-here, where Ihad the happiness Of finding 8 home and sympathizing friends. We met by accident: my astonishment was great: 1t was as if he had risen from his grave. What was to do9 had soaenniy assured your good wife and daughter that I was utterly entirely friendless. and, through them, you believed fhta k<> ho If inf oA S,4 contrary I might be proclniming my own death warrant. You might have said, 'Gademoisslle Rosalis has practised treach- cry towards us she presented herself to us in e false Night, and therefore she is unworthy of our confidence; she shall be dismissed. I was so narrowed by the fear of losing this happy home. in which, after all my troubles I had found peaos and rest. that had not the courage to undeeeive you; but after what you witnessed. sir. this afternoon, could no longer remain silent. My honor, my good fame, was ct stake, and 1t must be vindicated --for what else have left to nervo and SUD- port me in the trials I may yet have to en- dure? could not wait till tomorrow. About to seek my couch, I saw you from my bedroom window, and, blessing the chance ! hurried down to make my confession, Forgive me, sir. forgive me and assure me that have regained my place Tn your es- teem. Tell me you do not despise mo-"
 "If your story Is true" said, and would have proceeded had she not interrupted mo F"If, air, If! Is 1t possible that you oun doubt ne etillp l swear. upon my knees I swear. that ! have spoken truly"
 "You arc to be pided." said, "not dc- spised." I saw no reason to doubt her fur ther. Two angels. my wife and daughter. had full faith in her; why should not 1? In what she had related thero was not flaw. there was nothing contrary to reason or op- posed to the ordinary course of human motives.
 "Say that you pardon me, sir, she pleaded. "and give mo your hand as Q token of for giveness." gave her my hand, and she murmured. "I am happy, am happyw
 The window of my wtfe's bedroom was thrown up, and, by tho aid of the light within the chamber, saw the figure of my wife, clad in white, looking out upon the grounds had been absent longer than che expected, and she was anxious about me. "Riohard she softly called; her voice was low and sweet, and fell distinctly upon my ears.
 "Hush p whispered Mdie. Rosalie, crouch ing behind me. 'Do not speak-do not novel She must not see me"
 It was perhaps foolish on my part to obey her, but was dimly conscious that an injuri- ous construction might be placed upon the circumstance of MdNe. Rosalie and being together at that time of night; therefore I held my tongue. For space of nearly a 1lnute my wife stood at the window, and for mat space neither Mdlle. Rosalic nor moved
 To be continued.
 TTES HOTEL.