The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-11
SISMONDI'S SPELL.

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Sismondi need not here be told. l.
has nothing to do with my story.
lie was half a Greek. half an Italian.
He was perhaps thirty when | met
him. Handsome heard him called
q q. Possessing strange power-that
1 knew. II might have been the sym
pnihy OF my mood with his at the time
of our first meeting which determined
much OF my attraction toward him.
i had known Sismondi nearly n year
when we walked home together n
evening from the house OF two Of my
oountrywomen with whom we had
been dining. Sismondi had only re-
turned 20 Paris from a journey which
had consumed some weeks. and | had
introduced him "A few days before TO
Mrs. Warren and her sister-in-law.
We seemed. both OF us, inclined 20
silence. But Sismondi suddenly spoke.
/ notice you broke through your
rule of vegetarianism tonight. had
AN impression you were more stead
fast"
Il should naturally have an objec-
ton TO making myself conspicuous in
public
was conscious OF evasion. Sismondi
spoke again Immediately.
That is not the reason; o the
chief one Mon cher. you are pitiably
in the tolls ola woman-of that m
we have just left"
1--WE have just left two women. l
believe"
''Ah, pretend that | cannot put my
finger on the right one. DO you inn
aginc hat 1 connected that big blonde.
that superb and utterly Nine.
Marvern. with you in my mind? That
would be 10 suppose me 10 have an
opinion OF you such as ! assure you /
have not.
Very we'll. l don't see. after all.
why ! should rot make n confidant OF
you-fo for the irst-for you will be the
first Miss Marvern | do most sincere
~ love, and we became engaged two
days ago
II was sure OF It,"
We said no more until we reached
my door.
land she shc loves you also very
much, this poetic. this unusual. this
striking Mile. Elitap"
His black eyes CLEANED.
II have reason TO hope and believe
80 4 answered rather coldly.
Elita Marvern and | were TO be mar
riod on my return from n three months
visit 10 America which | was compelled
60 make in order TO settle my affairs.
As the time drew lear. Elita seemed 10
grow nervous. 10 be inclined TO urge
me not 10 leave. This was quite un-
like her and | told her SO, playfully.
Yes. ! know. !. is weak and hys-
tcrical. You ought 10 go. you must
go. and yet [ would give much-very
mush-to keep you"
l left at last. firmly resolved TO
shorten the time OF my absence IL such
n course would be in any way possible.
A month had passed when two or
three steamers anne In without bring
ing me my accustomed letter. | was
about 20 telegraph. in my anxiety less
Elita should be i'll. when a letter ar
rived from Mrs. Marvern. telling me
hat Elita had not seemed quite her
self, had confessed that she had not
written TO me. but had seemed to urge
hcr-Mrs. Marvern-to write in her
stead. My correspondent thought that
Elita would probably be the better OF
her passing ~indisposition shortly. She
wound mp withesome news OF Sismondi.
lie and an American who had just
come 90 Paris from India. had been
giving In "A private way. some astound-
.m~ .~lt Ltftau ~ n,,stIf v.nusa..a Pa
pie were quite agitated about IL. The
American was raising funds for the
propagation OF these great new truths
on "A grand scale.
They say. " scrawled Mrs. Marvern.
I'm her large. uncertain hand, that the
time for giving some OF the discoveries
of the Hindoo adopts. as TO the com
maad OF physical laws. TO the world
has nc length come. ! must say. your
friend. Signor Sismondi. Is n wonder
ful num-"
1 a remember perfectly the whole
aspect on the morning on which !
again landed at Havre. The sea was
like glass. The autumnal air was as
keen ana as bright IA n knife. BY the
timc | reached Paris the weather had
changed. Tho sky was overcast. tho
wind moro biting. l drove immedi-
ntciy 10 Miss Marvern's house. and l
received word hat Mrs. Marvern was
not 10 be seen.
turned away. There were adverse
electric currents in tho air Of which /
had been conscious for weeks. away
Oh there On the other side OF tho At
lantic. Events now seemed 90 bo hur-
ry.@g toward Tho climax ! went 70