Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-03

This terrible picture called for coT9o-
Iation On both sides, and the tWp lover
administered It to each other mo
were sitting in the eanoraeuEs OF TN"
window. deep, well cushioned dtEan
rrotected from the room by the Piaii"
and n not of ferns, while the light OF In
western sky, now golden with the set
ting sun, came softly through the sent
TRANSPARENT silken window shades Ih-y
had put one cushion Up on the window
sill anil both their heals were upon IT
Kenzers arm was round Olympia
waist, and the hand Of that arm held IN
il her hand. By turning his face only
little Keppefs lips would come Ill CON
tact with a white AMI allurlnS region
inst beneath Olympia's ear; but II she
happened 10 be turning toward INN at
the same time, as might easily happen
in conversation, it was no longer the
Mace under her ear, but her mouth
that advanced into the proximity win
Keppers. This arrangement was con-
yenient enough. one would think, 20
satisfy even two lovers; but they had
improved ev upon this by system OF
signals, which could be felt, but not seen
Whenever Keppei wanted Olympia to
turn her face toward him he pressed the
hand that has already been mentioned
as held in his. and he did this so FIRE
auently thai it might have been regard
ed as a reflection upon Olympias profile,
only her profile was too ravishinS!y
beautiful to be liable to reflection ex-
cept in mirror. Ravishing though 1t
was, however, the full face was not
thereby prevented from being more
lovely still; ot because it more nearly
approached classical perfection, but be
cause it carried with it the glance OF her
dark, deep gazing eyes, and the~fuit
curve Of her mouth, and the faint fra
grance of her breath. Either way, 1t
was n choice Of felicitics for keppel. VINO
could not have been better off unless he
had had both the full face and the profile
at the same time: and casuist might
have called even that in question.
But" said Keppel, after a while, ''do
you remember everything that happens
to you while yon are in the trance:
Nothing that my body does she
said, but remember what my mind
does and sees. | see other minds, though
l don't always know whom they belong
to. Some are beautiful, like lovely land
scapes; some are dreary and barren;
some are all darkness and horror. | saw
such one the other night-the same
night that discovered that you and the
Count de Lisle were the same person.
There was g hidden place in it, like a
cave, with branches and thiStles grow
ing before the mouth of it, and ugly
birds Tapping in and out. | knew that
there was a dead body in that cave, and
/ was afraid that should have to go In
and pull it oat, but just as | was at thG
entrance it ell faded away and | seemed
to fall through a deep space. where
everything was still and dim. When ii
ended l was in my bed here at home"
1--WE Will have no more of this" said
he. sit is not right that you should he
made liable 20 such experiences. And il
there even we're need for it, it is passed
now. know AL | require to know. and
now that we have met. | don't care for
anything eise-not even TO punish the
guilty"
ayes, love makes up for everything
doesn't it," returned she, but the guilty
punish Themselves, All the vengeance
in the world could not bring rs nearer
together"
"There is only one thing that make
me wish that justice might be done.
said Keppel, after pause. Il have al
ways wished that the world should know
that was innocent. Now that | am nc
longer disguised from You, wish not tt
be disguised at all. And l doubt if
can maintain my mask as easily as
have done hitherto. shall continually
be speaking in my old voice. and acting
in my old way. 1t has all come back tc
me go strongly that l no longer see my
self or think of myself as the Count de
Lisle."
ave will not live here, said Olympia
1--WE could go to New Zealand or Perm
or Asia, where no one knows US or can
reach US. You are my country, the
only one I care to live in. Let rs disap-
pear. like the fairies!''
'Riches can buy most things, but the
more riches you have the less can you
buy seclusion. We can't escape that
way. Wherever we went we should find
newspaper correspondent.
I'VE might give the money away, .
Olympia suggested. "fYou could build
and endow your school of art, and few
things like that, and then we would {,
off, like good people when they die, and
we should certainly go to heaven, SO long
as We staid together. Then the news
paper people would stay behind with tbs
money"
well, perhaps we will" said Keppe
musingly. ITO have wealth beyond &
certain point Is only to undertake the
labor of living the lives of ten or a thou.
sand men, as well as your own. Yor
may, If you are wise and good enough
produce more concentrated and visibly
beneficial effects than a promiscnou.
> crowd would, bat IN the long run private
mountains of money do more harm thar
good. You can give away as much a.
you like, only must keep million ol
two to buy your bonnets with"
"Where did you get so much money
keppelT' inquirede Olympia. "Wherc
did 1t come from? 1t seemed natural that
the Count de Lisle should have it, but
that you should have it is different; it i.
like having = myselfr'
1t came from the treasure houses Of
European kings, and from the strong
boxes Of misers and the breasts of fair
women and the savings of poor peasants:
from robbery and murder and crime and
cruelty Of every sort; it has been gradu-
ally lccumulating for hundreds of years:
It Is even said that Charlemagne began
1t; certainly Francis I added to it. and
Henry of Navarro and Louis the Great.
Napoleon doubled it, l suspect, but no
Onp knows m. n.-.,- .s.;I Y.,,z..-