Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-11-26
Roy, The RoyaliSt.
BY WILLIAM WEsTALL


 Icrvcd, quietly; "but she will be in presently. Won't you sit down?"
 sat down, and Antoinette, turning to her easel, went on with her painting as unconccrnedly as if I had not been there. This made me feel worse than evor, and for two or three minutes I watched her in silence, conscious that I was losing golden opportunity, yet utterly unable to say what was in my mind-to say anything, in fact. At last (though my heart was futtering like sail in a dying wind) spoke again:
 You did not expect to see me to-day, Miss de GcX?"
 "No. We did not expect to sec you before Saturday or Sunday. My mother will be in presently" she answered, without raising her eyes, and plying her brush as if she were working for a wager.
 This was terribly discouraging. l felt both vcxed and disappointed, and began to think that had better wait for moro convenient opportunity (as if it were possible to imagine a more con vcnicnt opportunity or abandon the idea altogether. So I said coldly and rather curtly:
 ''I hope you will pardon mo for com ing again so soon; but did not like to go away without saying goodby." Saying good-by! How? What?" she exclaimed, raising her head.
 "Ycs. l leave London tomorrow morning. I have just heard that am appointed to the command of the gum brig Kangaroo. shall hoist my pen naut on Thursday, and probably be at S,,o l,,fJ,., tlr c,,J of ha
 Antuincttc now appeared to be inter estrd She even laid down her brush
 "Yuu arc going away to-morrowl WhithHr?" she asked, turning pale.
 "Until get my sailing-ordcrs can not be quite sure; but have reason to believe that my destination will be the Turks to turn Bonaparte out of Egypt, or to take him"
 "Thcn there will be fghting?"
 "I hope so."
 "You hope so! Then you are glad to go away, to leavc-usI" "No. mudcmoscllc, God knows am not glad to leave you. But I am a sailor, and must obey orders; and as for fighting, l shall not only be fight ing for my country and for your king SlS NNll ;tS llil!lt', puJ TOT you. "For mo! lIow?" she stammcrcd Her emotion restored my courage, and answered, boldly: "Yes, for you. Fighting brings promotion; shall be made post-captain; and then, dear An tOiRCttC-"
 In her excitement she had pushed her chair little backward; had edged mine little forward; her face was raised to mine with look which made mo wild, and, quite forgetting that she was a jcunc file, l put my arms round her neck and kissed her passion atcly.
 In n moment she was on her feet.
 You forget yourself, Mir. Roy!" she exclaimed, indignantly. GO, please; leave the room this instant"
 Ut is true my love for you made me forget myself. But don't be angry; it will be no child's play out there, and l may never come back. If you do1st want mo, won't"
 The words were hardly spoken when Antoincttc turned deadly pale; her eyes filled with tears, and she had to lean | on the back of her chair for support.
 "ThHy killed Henri; and if they kill you, mon Diru, what will become of l ulE. Slc CllCU.
 Then vrnturcd to put my arms round her a second time, and she laid her head on my shoulder, murmuring: They will kill you; they will kill you"
 No, th>y won't. Now that l know that you love me, shall not let them. Don't make yourself unhappy, darling. l arn sure to come back safe and sound and then You will think of me some times when am away"
 "lIe asks whether I shall think ot him! Always, always-aud pray fol you. Bat harll, there is knock at the irnnt door. Mind, not d word of this tc my mot hrr-nn She would think In, wirl>r~l girl for allowing There! Let ur go! Iuu must"
 One more embrace, and Antoinette re stunned her painting and l my chair; anC when Mme. de GcX came in was deeI in a book.
 MT. Roy! You hcre!" she exclaimed in tone of not very pleased surprise.
 "lIc is come pour prendre conge mother dear. lIo has just got his grade and is going to Egypt to fight Bona parte," said Antoinette, with smiling nOnchalance of which I had not be licvcd her capable.
 | Ddlut! HIS IS surety very 6uuOcu congratulate you on your promotion Mir. Roy but we shall be very sorry t. lose you"
 All the same she did not seem yer sorry, and was probably by no mean ill-pleased to hear of my approaching departure. It would relieve her of great anxiety as touching her daughter and she would no longer be under tn necessity of playing the duenna. Poo old lady, how little she knewl
 Yet, whatever may have been he [, thoughts, Mime. de Gex was all kind ness, wished me success and a safe re [ turn, expressed hope that they woul' ( hear of me occasionally from my mother and bade me God-speed.
 Antoinette said very little; but tn answering pressure of her dear han was more eloquent than words; ther was loving, pathetic look in he beautiful eyes which went to my hear