Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-03

never saw just the shade Of the signOr's
hair.
"Oh. dout say thatI~ c5ed Belle
tragicaliy clasping her hands,
Gaisepps bowed solesnnly IN her di-
rectiou.
-Ercept added be. I'm one in
stance Oh yes. have some Of the
1hair left have II all; have not used
ii yet WaitIT
He stopped down TO lower drawer,
and after fumbling there a second OF
two drew cut q single euri Of reddish
gold
s. Cyr's eyes sparkled-
The very thingT- cried he Look,
Belle. isn't that an exact natebF
Exact T. exclaimed Belle. The pre-
eise color we have hunted al over Ma
pies for.
Lovely hair il was. metallic IN its
sheen. silkeD In It's softness. and as 1
held II in Inv hand it seemed to cuh
and wrifhe a. e It were instinct with
life dropped II on the counter with
an involuntary sbudder.
Whose is itT said L
Giuseppe GigliO shrugged bis bowed
shoulders
As well count the sands Of the sea
shore. said be. as endeavor to trace
where such things come from There
Is no disease lurking in them; further
than that we know not
Charles St Cyr frowned
Belle looked annoyed.
devuutly wished then I had beld
my tongue. and SET myself to making
friends with pretty peasant girl who
had come ia 70 exchange her wealth Of
raven black hair for some gold orna-
ments that she coveted.
Presently Belle called to me-
sits all right. - she said gleefully-
The wig is to be finished by tomor
row night Charley has gone up Stair
J to help Polly select Neapolitan cora
; brooch
But Polly never can afford"-
Yes. she can: or Charley can, which
is just the same thing. And you're 70
have a pink pendant, Lucia dear. But
it's the strangest thing" confdentially
twining her arm in mine, 'about that
hair. wouldn't have Charley know il
for the world, but it's a woman's hair
saw Il lying in the long curis in the
drawer"
} What difference does that maker
said |.
None IN the world, OF course. But
Charley is so fidgety. especially since
I that wearing illness Of bis. said Belle
''Is she deadr
Belle started.
Not that know of. No, should
| say not. Does that lovely, gleaIny hail
look like a dead woman'sl Don't, pray,
put any such ideas into Charley's
headw
mo, won't. said /. feeling more
guilty than ever
Charles ST. Cyr was upstairs, select
Ing little bijous for Polly and me out OF
tlie half lighted store, and we went
home 10 dine with them in loggia
overlooking a garden Of white starred
lemon trees, and furnished with an
cient carved furniture and discolored
marble statues, and afterward 10 the
theater We were TO go on 10 Switzer-
land the next day, and when we parted
from Belle and Charley they were in
superb spirits.
The next place where we met them,
E.. two weeks later, was at Monaco. Char
ley was irnperially handsome, and We
could hardly believe that those cluster
ing masses Of wayy hair that shaded
his forehead were not actually bis own.
His color had come back; bis eyei
sBone with a strange, ftful light, and
J his nasfIneT was full 81 a strange yivao
ity. For the period il seemed almost
a. Il he and Belle had changed charae
ten. She was pale and wan and silent,
} and gave one the impression Of eontin
ullly watching him. as shs sat with
= books or work sa her lap.
WHIST IL il, Belleg' ] asked. snug
! vsnE up 70 ber, tie first evening ",
were there '-Someshing troubles you
! WHIST b iil Rsiueiuber. Tn your moth
| er e0dliess1r
She Was hlteufly regarding the gilt
! tesing dooruay oi the great gambling
palace opposite 20 which NE sat
, Il Thought 30. said abe. He hai
] gone there again lie has forgoftsz
) that even eEisf N0N ! shall 80
nothing more ~ him until EBorning
Belle. you DeFeF can tnean"---
She turned henoeiy upoo me-
YES. 90. said shs. Il uae&n lasg
that Charley. my hashAnd, has De
} senerzted into a mere gambler. ~
I has lost seif cuutrol and sel neslsses
be viii soon loss SHAT little fogtuss -.
have a. well Oh. LBeia. do1't Sol
der you look inereiui0ah But y0g
must kn0u Il sooner 90 lateF
|, Go after hiin. erred. starting Up
} Bring him back Ca. dOat ief hiiI
, drift TO ruin Ike fhisfr
1 I've tired Il. ahs sai3 Ia a l0E
! ni0notoDons voiee. 1T y u 10 ura
lie pays 90 heed 10 me
; but, Belle. what l. 20 b. d0E.er
Il don't know,~ Ale AID, roekin,
herself back and forth Ike one Ia iBoT
tAl pain God help me. ! do 20
} knoE. There ayo times when I thinl
must ~ irAniic- he loved rns onee
4 Tie vas true and noble and high heAFts,
I onee. And shat b ssrangesi q all