Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-11-25

uedTly seventeen years Udu CarSSS6Q
yoa as lAen only child
But they never loved me-" MUIR
INJURED Pauline.
NJ. dearest; it was an heir for q
naughty ..tle, and not a fathers affec-
lions. that they sought. Providence
punished their ambition. and terrible
retrlbutiOn overlook them for their
cruelty in visiting upon your innocent
died, broken-hearted at the discovery
of her guilty deception, and the duke
was stabbed by an assassin in the
streets of Milan. 1t is thought that this
assassin was his kinsman and the heir
to his fortune"
Pauline bowed her head in silence.
This story is very TERRIBLE" she
said, solemnly; II had long ago for
given their wrong to me. in casting me
from home and shelter; but had never
forgiven them for parting me from him
! loved"
Dearest Pauline, the ways of Provi-
dence are indeed inScrutahle. l left
Milan, after vainly endeavoring to as
certain whittier you had gone after
leaving the ducal palace. My in
was to find you in Paris, to which city
oSSiiiSu Sou hou
in Paris for three months, during
which time inserted numerous adver-
tlsements in the papers, and applied to
the police in order to discover your re-
treat. At the end of that time l began
to despair of ever finding you, and
was seized with a gloomy conviction
that you had committed suicide i'll the
first moments of your anguish. l left
my fortune in the hands of my mother,
IN whose care it has been accumulate
ing year by year, and withdrawing on
ly sufficient to pay my voyage to Ameri-
ca, l once more turned my back upon
my native country"
You returned to America"
II did, but l was an altered man. l
had no longer purpose to uphold me
the motive for industry was gone.
travelled from city to city, earning
plenty of money by my art, but spend
ing it recklessly; and, forgive me, Pau
line, wasting it often in the transient
excitement of the gamingtable. Twas
too restless to remain in one place; L
sought for change of scene, and for Il
life of action, for was forever haunt
ed by the memory of your unhappy
fate; and one day / found myself in
San Francisco, homeless and penniless.
l had flung away my last dollar at
the gaming table. 1t was then that
l resolved on accommodating
second fortune, and returning to
France once more to seek for you. n
sudden inspiration seemed to take pos
session of my mind; felt that in all |
had done, had not done enough, and
determined to redouble my efforts,
and devote the remainder of my life to
the search for YOU"
And you have succeeded"
GAY, Pauline, in SO unlocked for q
manner, that l almost doubt now if
this is not some strange but rapturous
dream"
you have arrived at New Orleans
in time to assist at my wedding"
your wedding~
"Yes, this day 1 become the wife of
a wealthy Spaniard."
"Pauline!"
"Armand"
She held out her hand to him Us she
spoke, and in the expression of that
one word, armand" there was enough
to tell him that he had no cause for
fear. He lifted the little hand to his
lips and covered it with kisses
He was interrupted by the entrance
of the mulattress, Pepita, who brought
a sealed packet addressed to Pauline
COrsi, IN the nand or Sllas Craig.
Pauline took the packet, and glanced
careleSSly at the address.
"IIas Mr.. Lisimon arrived yet, Pepi-
tar" she asked.
"He has, mademoiselle; he is in the
drawing room"
Very good, Pepita; and Donna Ca
militia, where is she2"
In her own room, mademOiSelle."
The mulattress retired. Pauline took
the seals off the envelope, and took
from it an oblong form Upon the
flap of the envelope, were written these
words
Il send you that which you required
of me. The advertisement appears in
to-day's papers,. c."
Come. Armand" said Pauline, 81
have changed much since you first
knew me; the bitter wrongs of INV
youth had terrible influence upon my
womanhood. l have been ambitious,
heartleSS, mercenary, designing, but
with your return my old nature comes
back to me, and the fresh feelings Of
my girlhood revive"
My dearest Pauline! but this mar
riage-that bridal wreath"
Shall be Worn by me, but not to day.
Tel me, Armand, do you still love me,
the nameless orphan, the spurious
child, as you did, when you thought me
the heiress of one of Italy's proudeSt
dukes? Have your feelings for me I'M
dergOne no change since you learned
that secret?"
They have, Pauline, a very great
change"
Armand"
Eyes, my beloved, and the change is
that You are ten times dcarer to me to-
day than you were ten years ago; for |
have known what it is to lose YOU"
They descended to the drawing room,
where Paul LiSiinon was seated in com
pany with two eli the most fashionable
men in the city; guests who had been.
invited to witness the intended mar
rage ceremony.
Every citizen in New Orleans had
seen the advertisement in that morn
ing'S paper, an advertisements which
declared the entire innocence of Paul
Llslmon Of the crime imputed to him,
and described the whole affair as a
practical joke.
The young man rose as Pauline COrSi
entered the room, and dropping his
face, said to her, 81 received your let
ter from the hands of Captain Prender-
gills, and am here in answer to your
summons"
And you have seen the advertise
ment|
Eyes; tell me in Heavens name-
how did you work so great miracie?"
Pauline smiled with arch siGnIli
canoe.
When woman has powerful will,
there IS scarcely anything she cannot
accomplish. When last we met, Paul
Lisimon, made you a proposal, which
you rejected with scorn. IN spite Of
my anger | hOnored YOU for lhat rciec-