New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25

so we'll that toward half past ten ] thought tint
bezi1ue had lasted long enough
And So
so Robert wished TO bring You TO Nine dc
VcrnlruN> And you didn't want 10 90 III
yOu hadn't come. however, and if there had Dcch
at bezilur, my marriage with NJ de Courtalin
would have been publicly announced The heA'
Yes, but | came and there | was in my
corner looking at You. looking ~ you. looking Ut
YOU. 1t you. and YET not yOu--
II, Immediately on seeing the way You were
looking at re. understood that something eN-
traorIlnary was going TO happen Your eyes shone,
burned, ba7eL :,
Because had discovered that you were simply
the prettiest woman Of he ball. where Ill the
preticSt women of Paris We're. Yes, the prettieSt,
and such shoulders, such shoulders!"
Ripe, in fact | ripe"
My head was tunnel at once: saw CourtalIn
mar0cuvring and trying 20 get near Nou, L
understood there not moment 10 BE- lost:
To reach there ahead of Courtan l threw myself
ntrcpidly into the midst Of the room. against me
walters, pushing and beng pushed. | forged Il
passage and tore Into rags ono of the lace 1unncc'
Of Nine. de Lornans; She hasn't yet forevcn
me. Bat / got there. | got there before Court
aln, and threw myself on you, and took you
round your waist II can still hear your little cry
and | dragged you OF.
Mamma had scarcely time TO scream Marco
line. Marccline" when | was there 10 more. lie
bad lifted me of. ma cinicd ~" away ana we
were Waiting wildly. furiousIy! Oh, what
waltz! and he was saying 10 mo: ! ioYe
you! adore YOU You are grace aud beauty IT.
self! There is only ore pretty. woman here
Won, and it is | who will 10 your husband. |. do
son hear? ]. and not aroth"r'"
"Apd l. quite suiocatcd with surprise: pleasur,
md emotion, Allowed myself 10 be rc1rly carried
by him, but | kept begging him 10 speak lower
Everything Won wish: yes, Will BE- your wii"
bGt take carc-you will BE- heard-you VIII b,
That is what wished and continued, I
love Won. adore you
Then T. absolutely lrcathlCss- not 30 fast.
pray, not - fast: shall fall assure YOU every
thing is goiny round, everything Is going rJand.
Let us stop
40. no: don't lets stop. Keep on still. IF
We stop. your mother Will separate ia. and have
still 80 many things 10 lay 10 You. 80 many thnIN
80 many things Swear to nc that %Ou WI b.
my wife Yes, | swear it, but enough.
enougli--'
Il was smothcrng. IIc heard nolhirg. lie
was e<ng. going like . madman. We he'd be-
come hurricane. Il whirwind, c}clonc. We
caused surprise and fright. No one danced any
morc. but looked at us And he he'd mo 50 clo =.
and hi, face was near my face, h.> lips - ,c'r
my lirs. that all at one felt myself giyin- way.
slipped and Jet myself into is arms. \ cloud
passed bclor" my eyes: ] cOull not speak. nor
think: then bllnkncss. Everything had dis p
feared before NJ" in VERTIGO not goo dragr"a ic
| must SAY ! had niniod. absolutely tainted
The next day orr marriag" was dccid'I. Pc
fedly dcci.rd. Our waltz had caused sen aL
That was just what | wanted
There AUNT Louise. is the history Of olr mar
riao". and want today 20 draw this conclusion
il j. that ! waS III" first - ho9in 10 love, an
shall have. consequently one ~, when IT pl a.os
me H. ar o to ,op Fl ts' Ann, Loq, that
she viii ne.rr hayc tlrl ii.ht--'
\ now quarrel thca,eard 90 bscqi ont
~ h's d.. calldn, siid ,L, ,r "i anr t,c
int 10 love. but il seems to ne, Gontran. t'o'
SOU started oil AZ onc", az such 4 great pace that
You must hav' caught mp WITH her
Passed her. Aunt Louise.
" ON. 10, exclaimed MarCcllne.