The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-01-19

cOarSely IEGSc DUuFEC0lS people always
expressed thcnseivesi He was surprised
at this girl who had always Appeared to
be quite harmless quite negatively lady
Ike, being betrayed into such uncouth
phraseology.
1T will, fear, be necessary for us to
part, y was the way no put il, eorrectively.
And wheng,' she inquired, still be-
wildered.
s.Oh, whenever you please; just at your
| own convenience, = said tho noblenian IN
the same irreproaehablc tone Of con
| yentional poIiteness. II would not wish
to hurry you; but, only on account Of tho
countess, it would be better If you were
! not TO meet her again"
sDo you mean not say good-by to hers''
| asked Clara, like child learning Q lesson.
s.Jnst so; / wish to avoid whatever
might agitate her, by reminding her Of
4 what we have lost. AS soon IS she has
/ sufficiently recovered, and--all is over,
L / shall. take her 10 Italy for che winter, but
L am anxious that nothing should occur in
the meantime to upset her, and you will
I understand that yoar presence Here
/ the count came to standstill, counting
/ on the intelligence of Eraulcin Elsinccr
for deciphering the rest Of the phrase. He
/ felt That he had already needlessIy gene
/ out of his way in condesccnding to explain
| himself thus far. But the young Ger
mans obtuseness bafiled him again as she
repeated interrogatively:
ssAy presencef '--
stWil, OF course, REMIND her palnIuuy
of our poor darling, he salu rather TESTIFY.
''And then, OF course--We 90 not mean 70
reproach you; everything IS IN the Names
of God--but the unfortunate chance Which
made you the lnalrect cause' Inc long
row on the river, perhaps vet ieee over
looked But pray DO not distress your
| self AS Cara showed Signs Oh pesslliiiihg
to sob--'ft can dono goed now s--~'lvllg
/ off her ernot.on with nan llnpaeleht
gesture, which seemed 10 say, sfor iner,
! cy's sake let US Keep 10 business, ai,u
I spare me the exhIDltlnn Oh your private
/ feelings, when can IN no WISE lhSerest
me-
"There is no use IN dwelilns on TINS
painful subject, he resumed presently
"and think there IL noIhlng more 70 ne
said but for me TO WISH you very pros,
porous Journey. MY manager VIII Ten
you the hours OF the dliigence, ana WIZ
see that one OF nay carriages CONVEYS you
TO the nearest post station. ne VIII ar
range all details, anti AGAIN Oouho To-
ion rendered the large yelioW envelope lor
her acceptance
she took u TINS time meenahleally, pus
stIl renamed stanalng rooted 10 tne, Spot,
her large blue eyes wandering heipiessly
over the room, as though seeking lof ileip
somewhere.
but out, sne stammerea al last, a
had thought had hoped
You had hopedy' repeated the noble
man, with freezing interrogation, WINE
the portralS Oh ms tilstingulsned ancestors
the same question. "You had hoped2
WHAT OF uss Are we not miles apart2
What can we have in common
Nothing" she said family, turning to
leave the room, wi1ile Count Froloff held
open tho door for her with stately courtesy.
Nothing, she repeated bitterly to her
self, as she walked down che long gallery.
'tOf course, nothing! How could / ever
have been fool enough to expect it2'' The
scales had fallen from her eyes and she
wondered at her former simplicity. How
was sho ever foolish enough to believe
that she could be for anything in the life
OF these great people, They had only
valued her as servant, 0 machine, and
now that her services were no longer re-
CURED they had cast her of like Il worn
oat glove, ike q useless machine, without
pausing to inquire whether the poor
machine had any claim on their tender
ness. Every ono would tell her, no doubt,
that her late employers had behaved
honorably, oven generously, toward her,
ard that Gho had no Just ground for
complaint. The yellow envelope she
held in her hand, which felt so
uncompromieingl hard and stiff, was
ample remuneration for her services.
7rr
AA4'
Clara walked into the room which had
been turned into temporary chapolle
ardentc, and almost violently she lung
down the wreath on to the bier; then,
+ without glance ct the little dead child,
she turned, and quickly ascending the
staircase, re-entered heF chamber and set
about the preparations for her departure
with feyerish haste.
4 She would not larry day longer IN this
| great house where there was no room for
her, nor among these great people who
! would have nothing more in common with
+ her, not even their grief. Her pride had
been slow to wake up, but now, once
reused, 1t would not so to sleep again.
I She felt as though every morsel she tasted
IN this house would choke her, as II the
very roof which sheltered her were
/ NV A foS