Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-26


missoration, but cannot accept II at
| your hands"
80 having broken your faith, you
wish now TO play the magnanimousi"
"RomcInbcr that have been defeated.
am punished enough"
THAT "a So But that punishment
weighs upon me, too, and moro heavily
than you imagine. The sight Of my
ruined home, the publicity Of all and
tho scandal a1oatT
"You were inncxible."
AMY dignity was at stake, SIR"
"Say your PRIDE
ayes, and my hate. could not forgive
you for giving me n rival"
"a rivali have told you hundred
times how II was You were OIL IN the
country. nursing your mother You had
all tho children. and there was alone
IN Paris for months, with nothing 10 do
and bored to death. Thon tho oppor-
tunity came.
"Howeyer. enough Of this. | shall
say nothing further than Is necessary,
and hope you will spare mo any moro
rccriminationA But promise me that
you will not try TO ALLEVIATE the children
from me. for am still their father"
~ promise
"vcry we'll have only 10 bid good
by You have judged mo strictly and
have given mo blow for blow. can't
complain. for tho law Ia on your side.
"Will You call the children and let mo
kiss them before gof
"Are you going away she exclaimed.
In alarm. clinging TO him.
Tho count faced about and saw
Yvonne sleeping heavily In her mothers
arms. He drew her close 10 him and
gently kissed her.
"Ycs." he answered. 81 am going on
n journcy--a rather long ono-little girl.
but shall DO back soon and find you
quite grown up
As tho two little girls left tho room
Gaetan rushed in He brushed by the
countess, gathered up his books and ox-
erciscs and dastily bundled them into
his satchcl
"Aro you not going to kiss mci" asked
his father. Don't you know that | am
going away
"wait till got my things" he said.
Then no took the satchel aud fastened
1t on his fathers valise by the straps.
"What arc you doing. Gaotnny nskod
the countess. "Did | not tell you that
your father was in hastoY'
Gaetan Strengthened himself mp and
turned toward his mother, saying, In u
tono Of rosolutc defiance, II must Ger.
tainly take my books, for | am going
with fathcrr
In vain tho countess held ont her arms
to him. lie only cried still more yoho.
mently, mo, no. do not love you.
heard you driving papa away"
His father tried In turn TO draw him
toward his mother, saying gently, "My
boy, be reasonable; you arc causing your
mother much pain"
But In the middle OF his nervous fury
tho boy suddenly sank to the fioor aud
lay ut his length upon the carpet. crying
over and over again, Papa, papa" u
though his heart would break
Tho count lifted him and placed him
In tho groa. armchair, and his mothoi
In great agitation mocled by his side
But with a violent movement Of his arm
tho boy pushed her rudcly away.
"Who could have told Gaetan sucl
storiesy asked the count.
Nobody has told mo anything" said
Gaotan through his tears. "Thoy tool
US in TO dinner, but saw John packing
valiso and came back. Tho door OF
tho room was open and got behind the
screen. And when | heard mamma
scolding you and found that sho had
taken her keys, | mado mp my mind not
TO love hor and TO 80 away with you"
MY boy, you did very wrong TO listen
and you did not understand what YOU
mother said Be quiet and believe what
| tell you. have given her tho ,oys
because | am going away"
Come, my dear, my Gaotan, papa 4.
telling tho truth. lilo will return in q
few days"
"Why do you say that, mammal
heard father say no would never return,
even to come and rec US. Besides, WON
no warned us. She has often caught
papa crying in his study"
"Ah," said the countess. "You wept
Why did you hide that and let mo thinl
You wrapped in your proud insonsibil
ityg"
because you would have laughed nj
my distress, and would not give you
the pleasure OF seeing my tears"
Both parents were now knoeling by
the side of their boy, and tho counties
was gazing into her husbands eyes a
though she would read his very soul.
"You SEQ very well that | must q,
with him." said the boy. "You vii
have Christine and Yyonne, aud it Il
not fair to leave him alone"
$50 you refuse TO stay with me-" sal,
the countess
Eyes, because You arc so mean"
sand suppose give the keys back I,
your father aud mako him stay horeS'
"Oh. my dear, good mamma"
The boy had passed one arm aroun,
his mothers neck, his other one beinl
still around his fathers, so that no he'll
them both In one embrace,
"Then, mamma, as you have mad
him cry. kiss him and then will kis
you with all my heart"
"Cloiildo" begged tho count, over
come, "for our boys sakel'
"Ycsl And for yours, too" sighed III
countess, letting her head fall upon he
husbands shoulder. --Boston Globe.
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