The Irish standard., 1890-06-07

a. dame, & said he, in French, q an y
twice wang nished BY your Kindness, ana ana
yield me, like . knight Of old, rescue q.
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.sAnd claim you as fellow-count
man. said Mrs. Vernon, by right Of
my husband, who was q native OF Mas as
sachusetts."
..Ah, madame = he replied, you Ia
lies belong to no nationality. You are
our guardian angels.
81 will leave you with your guardians,
chen, while / make arrangements for
your transfer to my CARE" said De
Barzac
When Nine. Chevreul returned to her
home her husband informed her that
Lemourier insisted upon the immediate
fulfllment of the marriage contract, on
the pretext that, as he was soon to join
the expedition, be wished to gain hus-
bands right to dispose OF her future.
At the first shock of this intelligence
Nine. Chevreul wrung her hands in de-
,pair; then she sought her niece, whom
she found paler than usual, but quite
salm; and this state of quiescence was
very exasperating to the elder lady, In
whose veins flowed the warm blood OF
the South of France, though moments
reflection taught her that it was not
SIGN of ioy at the prospect of her mar
rage. =
Nine. Chevreul dissembled. sit Is a
thousand pities, dear Ninon," she said,
yravely, ''that these hurried nnptials
must seem almost clandestine. ! There
Is no time to send to France for the
trosseau-in truth, there will not be
anv. Then in the midst of hurried
preparations for a campaign, there can
be no grand fete; 10 lighted cathedral
with anthems peaNng, and bishops and
priests in long procession alas! alas!"
Mile. Destain, working on piece
Of embroidery, did not raise her eyes;
but the watchful lady noticed that the
slender fingers trembled.
Glow. different it was when your
mother was married in the Church of
Notre Dan1e,' she continued, in a tone
Of lively retrospection. Cali Paris
stood eXpectant, as if it we're royal
marriage, and we'll it might, for the
Dauphin himself gave the bride away,
and the Duke de Rohan was a grooms-
men, and our gracious Queen sent a
vail of lace sprinkled with diamonds. :"
The embroidery had fallen into
Ninon's lap.
81 remember it all as it were but
yesterday she pursued, raising her
handkerchief to her face, the better to
observe the effect of her words, ''for
] was one of fifty trademarks of the
noble houses of France. And oh! how
radiant and happy your mother looked
standing there before the altar beside
her gallant husbandi He was in the
uniform of the Royal Guards. His face
had the stern beauty OF Mars, and the
bold heroic air Of one whose honor was
spotless as his sword blade"
Nine. Chevreul stopped abruptly. She
had noticed slight heaving of her
listeners bosom and the firm pressure
OF her lips, but was not prepared for
the torrent of hysterical sobs and tears
which suddenly broke forth like a
storm-fooded mountain stream.
Although somewhat frightened, Nine.
Chevreul was also elated at the success
of her scheme, being now convinced that
the proposed alliance was distasteful to
her niece as it was odious to herself.
She therefore set to work to assuage the
torrent and also to suggest some scheme
by which the sacrifice might be averted
without wounding the sensitive pride Of
Mile. Destain.
When Lemourier called that evening
to see his tiancee and press the necessity
of their immediate union, he was re-
ceived by Nine. Cheveul, who informed
him that the young lady was indisposed,
and also that in the families OF the no
blesse of France the arrangements were
made by the relatives and not by the high
contracting parties themselves.
Being by nature a bully, Lemourier
chafed at this repulse, but "the divinity
that doth hedge a king" OF, in other
words, the serenely naughty air of the
noble lady and the scornful ring in her
courteous speech smote upon his craven
heart like the lash on the back OF cur,
and he was fain to beat retreat, al
tho .gh, like ancient Pistol, he swore to
be revenged.
CHAPTER VIII. ..4"
WAR AND PHILOSOPHY.
Ariel having departed on his mission
to Fort Oswego, the little army under
5elwyn began Its march, confident that
the enemy would not recover from their
surprise in time to harrass its retreat,
although the commander had no doubt
that they would follow as soon as they
could collect their demoralized allies.
Cautiously feeling their way with the