Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-17
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yes loved You, but feared
yoG, for. thought /, II his
power 10 so great over me now
what will II be when 1 an his wife?
You know what Wild and wilful
child I an I could not bear 10 think
Of chains. even though my love for my
master was 80 great trembled when
I pictured myself your wife Ny
won4a's soul ionged 20 try iss wings.
not 10 have them tied Dear master,
you are nos weak and mortsl-you
woald not DC led by . woman The
The world u 30 beautiful and l have
not seen 10 Yet. Great aud generous
soul. bear with me. could not be sat
fsffed with being hstner 70 the won
dsrfni things that happen 70 the
naldens in your stories-I wanted To 90
enc of the naidens myself / tired OF
watching Others dancing and fessting.
l wanted TO dance and feast myself
Comfort dear mother. and father. oh.
believed master, with the music of your
voice aud the look OF your noble eoun-
tsnance. and Frieve not for the loss OF
enc who was not worthy OF you"
Lueien read and reread this strange
letter hour after hour. day after day.
u had . two fold influence upon him.
alternately depressing and exciting
him. bat In the end the feeling that
took possession Of his soul was q deep
add isdescribsese Indignation To
rssnk hat q woman whom he had
loved with . devotion that went be-
yond Thought should have been so
ready to abandon him for such vain
and sonlAess creature, poffed up with
she senssless admiration showered
spon him BY morbid minded women
To think that this jack-A-dsndy
20 mrc her away. Even by his friends
Iivsrsno Was admitted 10 be stupid and
vulgar. aod yet she had found him sub
lime. shs had fallen in love with this
singing machiae. like . child with the
soft sinkia Of . music box. She had
found her idesl In thiA pretty faced
minstrel, she had given up all the
world for him. relin4uishing ell other
love Tor the love that an opera queen
eetS from the leading nan Taught
And yet strange to say. resolve IS Luz
eien might TO curse this pretty child
he could not bring himself to it The
words died on his lips 80 softly. so
gently that they seemed more like q
blessing than . curse.
A hunshredtines no SIT down and
took up his pen to write. but the hot
hate cooled ere Il reached the quill s
point He could diseGA no venom OF
despised love. but he could not make il
dow out IN black and bitter lines. Had
she sver pledged herself 20 him9 In
spite Of her seeming willingness. in
spite 81 shs solemn compact catered
into for her ey her pareats. had she
really been trsosfo~rod 10 him? Had
any ear heard tho divine soquiescence
when Gods blessing bad been invoked
upon the oetsoshal?
81 vas . man Of s5." argued Lrcien,
"wheu I swsre 20 cherish and protec,
her. For many yearss / had been a
man Of she world. L had complete
knowledge OF It's social and moral re-
sponsibilzscs I knew what was
doing. was the oniy ono betrothed ="
But wilhng 70 the end as Lseien was
10 extend fall pardon to Madeline
he could not bring himself To forgive
Livsrino, who had lured Madeline
away by making her believe that she
should De his Juliet, his RosinA. his
Desdemoaa. not In mimic show, not in
pleasing coaseerfeis bus in glorious
reality.
1. 81 shall follow him and XIII him.
exclaimed Barshelemy through hi,
clenched teeth To let such q THE
get away with his piundcr~ould max,
me accessory after she fact
A few weeks suficcd for bucien u
put his affairs in order. to take tn,
daughters place aud walk beside NJ
puelos. ~ the old father. bowed in
sorrsw and despair. followed ms WIFE,
remains TO their last resting place
Tor Nine. Ducios had never raises
her head after Mzdelines fight
and TO execute his last will and tesla
meat. tor Lscru realized 10 it's fulles
extent the risk De would take when n,
entered the ana OF the sttilettO. Der
upon executing . vengeance that mus
he.ray itself In every motion. in ever
riance IL would be very possib bic tha
Angelo should know quite as well how
togusri his pianaer as ~ did TO re
move IL from sndsr the very eyes o
the lover And vet how would he eve
know that Lucien Barthelemy wa
standing IN froas of him about 20 rais
on avengisx arm TO strike linn dow
With the force OF a thunderbolt
His own mother would have ha'
safirulsv - see Ia this pate. snootl
face white haired man. the specimen O
glorious msa hood she bad left behin'
her 80 long "a Madeleine did ne
kear his voice. she, too, would neve
dream that shis was the man she ha
81 deeply wro.ged. 50 lightly shan
doaed. She had only knewu th
bearded face, she bad no knowledge o
abe counte,snce that lay beneath III
beard HIS plan vas. sherefore. % 70
lew Roidls after the fagitiv-s withou
meditaiing any futher aisenise IA