The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-09-02
MONTE CARLO ROMANCE.
She Saved His Life and He Then naieti
Proposed.

tie nau gone forth from tue casino !
Monte Carlo 4 ruined man. In desper
alton he drew his revolver from hi
pocket. He was about to shoot himsel
when a woman's pleading voice said
"Donrw
I woman, 4 beautiful creature, &C
cordiug to the New York Morning Jour
nal, and a stranger to him, gently drew
the loaded revolver from his hand, ant
left something OF greater value in il
place.
I'VE are compatriots," she said. ~,
is right that | should save you." Their
she disappeared.
1t was in the height OF the New Yors
season when Miss Ferris met and wa.
introduced to MIR. Fergus Landeck
Each recognized in the other the
stranger OF Monte carlo. lie accom-
panied her to the conseiy atory.
Fortune has evidently favored you
since" she said
Yes, fortune has indeed favored me
Miss Ferris, your gift vas like the en
chanted purses in the children's fairy
tales-bottomless. II enabled me Il
reach the Transvaal gold fields
worked hard there, and saved little
by and by, specuiated much Some
times people grow rich there in i month
"A week. was one Of them. What
ever ! touched turned to gold whatever
did was right. Money came 10 M by
thousands--tenso OF thou sands-hnndred,
even. On the day sailed from Cape
Town, three weeks ago, was one OF
the richest men in South Africa, and ii
II had not been for you I should be lying
in suicides grave"
Something glistened on her lashes
She dropped her eyes anal toyet with
the feathers Of her fan.
Il am glad, so very glad, that YOU
have succeeded.
His gaze fingered on the subtle out
line OF her hgure the curve OF her f4ll
white throat and cheek the brown hair
with the thread, OF gold which waved
and curved about har beautiful brow
and neck
And you'-hls voice sank lower ,tIll
have not married
No, As you see But il Il yrry prob
able that shall loose my freedom
soon
Does that mean tina, you are now
engaged
II means tina, Lord ltythe proposed
10 me by letter thu. morning, and That
have promised to give him an answer
tonlsht."
And Is II TO be We,
She laughed Ilttle.
DO you know that II &, / very strange
question 10 put on so short an 4cquaiu,
ance, and that our convention f, b.
coming unusual in the extreme, Mr.
Llndeck you seem to forget that We
were Introduced op,y hair an hour
ago
"N4u were present 1t the mos! solemn
moment OF my ealstence let see ne
little behint the scenes al your life he
urged
We seem fated to have strange con
adencesl you PM l. -. .a.d and
IaGgned unSsrGa.niy III you are y-ry
curious 10 know il is YES ,hall,c
cep, him"
You care for him al course
An Hnaccoantiolr Impulse moved the
woman to dash aside the barrier Of -oa
nationality and give e.presslon to
what she felt. NEc raised her eyes TO
MS They met and the anguish IN them
touched him to tho heart. shc shook
her head merely, then turnrd her lace
away
Then tell me why yon are going to
marry him
"Necan'e he "a rich. ana my father,
property IS mougsged ma a. well
tell yon the r-aaon, EVERYDAY iii
know"
Won intend to aacrifcr yonr,.lf
for yonr family's sake"
Sacrifice What an ugly ~ay Of
putting It ana going % make mar
'tase Of convenience. other women
are doing the same thing every DAY
There was silence, save for the dr,p-
ping OF tn. water among the ferns and
grasses in the roekery and a .ubdued
'onnd of distant masIc. They were
,lon~
IN the dim religions light Of the
''chiy coiored lamps the man va. blind
20 al but the white clad form again-
ne mass Of foliage The heavy per
nme OF tina e4otlGs seemea 10 fIss And
tine MIN the ~omaHs beauty Iato,i
ated his sencesi the consclousneas Of
Ter presence thrilled his yery sonI
He leaned over her and touched her
GENTLY on the arm.
sylvia, We arc scarcely more than
rangers, yon and Perhaps yon'n
ell me ! ain mad, But love yon
heaven knows love you' beIie.eI
''e" yon-then. Sylvia will yon-oh
or P'sys'ake, take me Instead ofhim,o
a most romantic affair said the .
on'ety papers when they were married
lie proposed to hef the nrst time they {
let"
Ds''h OF Senator ). Il. Walt,