Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-02-20

/ you for giving me q rival.
"A fiyM. have told YOU o hundred
times how II vas. You were OH ID the
country nursing your mother Y0u hut
a'l the children, and there 1 was alone in
Paris for months, with uo.Lmg to do and
bored to death Then the opportunity
. anne.
However, enough of tdis, | shall say
nothing further than Is necessary, and
b 3pe you will spare me any more r5crim-
nations But promise .me that yoa will
moi try % ALLEVIATE the children FROM me.
For | am stgiF their iather!"
~ pr6mise.N
Very we'll / have only to bid good
bye. You have judged. me sGi.tly, and
have given me blow for blow can q
complain, Cor the law is ON Your side.
wan you cali tha children and let me KISS
them before / got
Certainty.
The countess left the room, returning
presently with she girls
Are you going away2' exclaimed
Christine In alarm, C'mging to HUI
The count faced about and saw lyonne
sleeping heavily in her mother arms.
He drew her close to mu and gently
kissed her.
Yes, be answered ii am going on
journey, a rather long one, little girl,
but | shall be back soon, ard fluid you
quite grown up.
As the two little girls Jeff the room
countess, gathered mp us books and ex-
ercises, AMI hastily bundled them into his
sache
Are you not going to kiss me2" asked
his father Don you know that / am
going awayY"
wait till / get my things he said
Then be took tue SaChel and fastened it
on his father yalise by tie straps.
what are you doing, Gaetan? asked
the countess. Did | no, tell youdoing
your father was in haste?'
Gaetan Strengthened himself up and
turned toward his mother, saying, in a
tone of resolute defiance: 81 must Ger.
tainly take my books, for am going
with father"
In vain The countess held out her arms
to him, He only cried still more yehe
mently: mo, no; | do not love you |
heard you drive papa away.
HIS father tried in turn to draw him
toward his mother, saying gently "My
hoy, be reasonable; you are causing your
mother much pain
But in the middle of his nervous fury
the boy suddenly sank to the floor and lay
at his length upon the carpet, crying over
and over again: Papa, papa, rs
though his heart wouid break.
The count lifted him and placed him
in the great armchair, and his mother,
in great agitation, lneeied by his side
But with a violent movement of his arm
the boy pushed her rudely away.
"Who could have told Gaetau such
stories?' asked the count
Nobody has told me anything, said
Gaetan, through his teas They tock us
in 20 dinner, but l saw John packing
valise, and | came back. The dior Of the
room was open, and | got behind the
screen. And when heard mamma scold-
ing you, aud found that she nad taken her
keys, | made up my mind not to love her,
and to 90 away with you.
ivy boy, yon did very wrong 10 listen,
and you did not understand what your
mother said. Be quiet, and be ieve what
| tell you. have given her the keys be.
cause | am going away"
Come, my dear Gaetan, papa is telling
the truth lie VIII return In q few
days.
why DO you say that mamma? I
heard Ether say he would never return.
Gvonne warned as. She has often caught
papa crying in his study
"Ahi' said the countess. You wapt!
Why did you hide that, aud LEI. m think
you wrapped IN your proud insensibil-
ity?'
"Raeausa Won would bave Iapgbed "A