Telegram-herald., 1890-08-30

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All myself id aoE knos where -
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6a& = le11es Ia al that 1ssss. ! u4z losing
courage. bzt there as norhlHx - %
salL II thS egantess Fece%Ye1 the let-
tsr 8estine3 .er los ~. sboal4 bs dons
Cor I. AS vsry mach IL lose. 4A1 IL Sas.
moreover a very FIRE marriage
Finally al the sAess Lad arrived
eroachea iao0 . corner where nearly
sriaed between iirsy leather pouches
tAzt al travelled al ever Europe. Al
! eould see SeFe tie lamps In the TOD
OF the car ant the numerous pigeon
holes for The letters Suddenly / fslt
the wheels revolve. We lad started
Tae head clerk came 70 ne and asked
what wanted explained 10 hin
that wished % get letter addressed
- the Chateau Of Beillogs. near BarjolS
Var.
In that ease tt belongs 70 the Lyons
division- We sort these letters after
leaving Dijon Until No arrive there.
all you can DO IS 20 wait
II will shorten the tale % nv misery
At ten In the morning arrived Al SAINT
Maxine station. IL Is a. ths, station
that the post-0rice bag for Barjols IS
left. aud my letter had not yet been
foanil Just az the moment when the
train slackened speed the reason was ex-
planned The clerks. seeing what In
portance attached 20 the rnlucky let
ter. concluded that il must De registered,
and SO they had not looked for itzn The
ordinary mail
There MAS nothing 70 DO said, for the
train had already stopped The sack
for Bariols vas thrown out on the plat
form ! followed IL for | was deter
mined TO have my letter.
II got iato the open wagon that was
20 convey the mall and myself-tho only
passergers--to Barjols- How il rainedl
With my cane. white waistcoat and tall
hat you can imagine how | Looked
The driver told me that IL was about six
teen miles from Saint Maxine 10 Barjols-
We didn't say much 70 each other on the
way was TOO busy with my reflections.
We crossed deserted spots, and was
separated from my letter only by the
hard board on which ! was seated. |
could have strangled or bribed the
driver. bat had not strength enough
left for the frs, operation; as to the Sec
ond. had only few louis in my pocket,
and IL had suborned the driver, |
should not have had money enough 10
get back TO Paris without begging.
LAT last ma arrived at Barjols,
pretty little village, containing a thou
sand inhabitants. was on tho point OF
going 10 tho post-oftlce 70 ask for my
letter. when thought came to my
mind. Whas viii they say when they
sec gentleman coming from Paris in a
pouring rain, with a cane fer his only
piece OF baggage. and presenting min
isterial order Cor letter addressed 30
Countess Y, we'll known throughout
the neighborhood? The story would
soon spread all over the place and the
countess would be sure 70 hear IL
81 decided 70 DC more diplomatic An
hour sfterward. when the country lotter-
carrier left the village Of Bariols 20 go 20
the chateau. l overlook him, as IL %
chance. and asked him tao way to the
cOunte.s's residence.
4 am going there he replied; IL
you like 20 come alSng with ne. 60 SO;
it is nine miles
Nine milesl NJ patont-ioather
81.
Nevertheless, ted along through
tse mud We stopped AZ each inn ana /
invited ny companion % refresh him
self lie kcpt MP VOL until the fourth
village on his route, bu, after inst be
was tipsy. As we passed along by y
ditch. apparently By accident, t-ipped
him up, and no rolled over mo 20
opening. which was about thrce feet
deep. To jump in after him. under pre-
tense Of helping him ont, open rs box,
secure ny letter, and stuff it into nv
pocket was the worl, OF a minute. To get
my man Of the ditch was not so easy.
just as | was succeeding in nv task I
heard a noise OF rolling wheels along
tho road. turned around The rain
had ceased and the countess was com
ing along in her pony wagon.
How she recognized me in tho state
was in. do not know yet. But she
did recognize me. and her stupefaction
was equ 70 my embarrassment for |
had intended 20 return TO Paris without
saying = word
"'WellF she cried: what ls the
matter7 How did you get into such
plightY
ut was the moment when man
should, IL ever. exercise little imsgin-
alton.
DO You believe IN prcsentimonts% |
said 70 her In q voice made thick BIZ a
frightful cold In the head; yesterday,
a. the very moment when l won't 20 pus
letter for you into the post-of1ce.
distinctly heard ny name pronounced
By you in 81 s-onized tone. thought
Il was one OF those mvsterious warn
ings OF which know 50 many ex-
amplcs. and. seized with terror. I
started az once for your chateau without
returning - ny house. I love you 50
much, Amelia
Z saw her beautiful eyes moistcu.
As Tor mine. the cold in ny head filed
them with tears that we're not foirned.
Amelia asked mo To tske = seat beside
her, and We drove to~the chateau. This
proof % love had touched her. sri
when sc arrived before tho door. she
bad pronounced the famous yes that
she bad hesitated 30 utter for SIX
moathS
Ard thst is how cane % b
married ~-Trauslated FOR the Arroaaua
from tie French 81 Leon DC Tinsesa