Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-03-12


Tell me what you want, she cried
passionately, land leave me-"
..That is not polite, Ninette. For
two months past have been trying to
train you to gentler speech and quieter
manners. Have you protitted no bet
ter by my lessons than this?'
She turned away in silence. "Stay."
he cried, perhaps ! have annoyed
YOU, troubled you. Be friends once
more. Promise to come down to-
night"
II wonder you stoop to entreat
what you know you can enforce" she
said, listlessly. IF you desire 1t
must obey"
THAT is well," he said, with smile
! of relief. II would rather not insist
| it is so much spleasanter for both to
see you yield to persuasion than to
force. And, Ninette, stay yet mo-
ment. Put on that white gown gave
YOU and those bands Of dead gold; it
suits your style. And If for once you
would try to look more cheerful and
less like a victim about to be sacrifice
ed, should feel grateful for the ef-
fort"
"Have you any more-orders?"
.Dear child-not orders? Pray, do
not miscall my hints thus. Merely
directions for your guidance. Surely
father is privileged to give them to
his child'
"Most certainly" she said, with
smile whose listlessness and pain gave
} neither brightness nor relief to her
} young sad face. "On)y it is not al
ways easy TO remember that you are
my-father.
II have been neglectful, that is true
but will make amends for all now.
MY only and unceasing regret is that
/ did not come in time to prevent your
marriage with that Norman lout. 10
think that l who have some OF the
best blood of France in my veins
should be allied to mere son OF the
y soil. Bah! it is monstrOus."
II should not advise you to boast OF
\ your French blood over-much," the
l cirl said, with bitter scorn. cat
least the son of the soil whom you des-
{ pise SO much has not forfeited honor.
esteem, respect. as you have done.
Not all the gold of the universe would
i have tempted him to betray his coun-
try.
l If his country had behaved as bad
: ly to him as it did to me, l think he
would have needed little temptation to
y act in the same manner" was the
i angry retort. 'And a mere stroke Of
y diplomacy, Ninette, does not deserve
Z so harsh title"
MY peasant education is likely tt
!, blame in that see only one face to
IL the matter" she answered with
III deep contempt, Il cannot understand
II subterfuges. To me deceit is deceit
Q betrayal is betrayal. If those plans
!. of yours which l accidentally discov
- ered---"
70 Twill you be silent, girl?" h
- Numbered with wrath in his face ant
~ voice. She smiled bitterly.
=, ..YOu have weak point too, the,
IL Well, be more sparing in the future
'" of mine"
=. Two hours after very ditfercn
scene was being enacted in tn
T same room. A group OF men of al
ages were seated round card
n | VuUlc, play Lily Will tlC LCSb ehuo SasSh
i. ness of habitual gamblers. Standing
a. behind the chair of her host, her lovli
w ness heightened by the difference O
= dress, her face flushed with the excite
ment of the scene before her, wa
Ninette.
At Many of the group played less skill
~ fully and cautiously than was thei
= won't, distracted by the wonderfr
beauty of the girl, by her departee:
her cool disdain, her utter disregar
70 OF the admiration she excited. FrOl
~ time to time she served them wit
wines at signal from her father, an
the more they drank the wilder gre
NO the play, the greater the vivacity an
10 abandon Of the players. A greater
cense, a steader tendency to equiv
y" ques and jest crept into the converts
d. ton which showed scant respect +,
>. either the host or his daughter; b.
o.; o. the one played on, smiling serene
" and jested gayly, and the other SCARF
~, noticed Or understood the allusiO1
y. and innuendoes which grew broad
and more plentiful as the night DIRE
on. Two hours passed rapidly b
-, leaving their host the winner OF hea'
os sums. He played very skillfully. wi
~, the proficiency OF one accustomed
10 control chance by rules and train
~ skill, and yet with the outward lii
10 iessness of a professional gameste
~ His stakes were the largest OF any,
49,, luck the most remarkable, and win,
I'M at last they rose from the table a &C
,as tain general OF the Prussian Guar
o congratulated him q triiie malicious
I on the fact.
tn He shook his head with deprechti
bla smile. Fortune Is mine to-day-s
to will be yours tomorrow" he sal
ust "Will you take your revenge then?''
NV .Assuredly," said the colon
,;n "Meanwhile il your Hebe will fav