Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-09-23

: much Of the sunshine of life, l take it. -
NO; but we have always been to-
gether. We have faced the storm sid
by side; or perhaps / ought TO say that
Rose has faced it bravely By herself
and sheltered me But you have been
quite alone-no bother, no sister"
Not a creature Of my own flesh and
blood" answered 8iortemar. III it had
not been for a bluff OLD hrOther-oficer
OF my fathers I must have starved. or
been brought up on state charity. He
got me a pension, just enough to pay
my schooling liz a humble way, from
the Emperor, ia consideration Of my
fathers services Cd -tbcrSecOnd Of De
cember, but this allowance was to
cease when / was eighteen. The in
fiuence OF my fathers old friends got
me accepted at one Of the finest schools
near Paris, the school kept BY the
Dominican Fathers at Arcueil, where /
was educated at a third of the pension
paid for the other pupils, by the benev-
olence OF the Prior, who pitied my
FS'AtA'A" iAfAt j AtIIllAAGf1
till my eighteenth birthday; and |
ought to be a better man than ! am
> after the care and kindness those good
monks lavished upon me-. When / left
school the good old FREUD was dead,
and from that time | have had to live
somehow-by my own labor Of head or
hands. l believe II is considerable the
finest training for youth; but it is hard,
and it hardens the heart and the mind
Of Il man."
Has it hardened your heart, Gar
tOnF' asked the girl, drawing a little
closer to him in the dim starlit avenue
TO all the world-except to you"
And now, at a turn of the leafy path,
they came suddenly face to face with
another couple-a stalwart broad
shouldered man of about thirty, with
a tall soodlooking young woman upon
his arm-at sight Of whom Kathleen
exclaimed lovingly.
Rose, where have Philip and you
been hiding all the evening"
We have been looking on at the
dancers, Kathleen, answered Rose;
and now | think it is time we all went
home
80 soonE' cried Kathleen.
1T has struck the thFee-quarters
after ten. Did you see Madame Michel
in her fine bonnet and gown
What, Suzen Michel Of the creme
rieY' asked MorUemar. rs she here
to-night!'
Sine is here every Sunday night, ]
believe, and at the thearter three
times a week, said Roses companion.
Philip DuTund, as deTOted TO the elder
sister rs CASTOR M9rtemar was the
younger. THAT little woman has n
pleasant life Of it,. She has saved
money in that snug little shop Of hers"
she is Il vulgar coQuette, and / hate
the sight Of her" said Rose sharply
This was "a very Uninsured speech
for Rose, who was usually the soul Of
kindness
Pray what has the poeT little Suzoa
done to offend your asked Gastony.
laughing at Roses i~mpetuesity.
1T is not what she has done, butt
what she Is. I hate bold bad women;
and she is both bold and bad"
This from yon, who believe that the
Gospel was something more than an
epitome Of thef Oating wisdom of the
East! Have you forgotten the text,
Judge not that We be not judged2'
When L think or speak Of Suzon
Michel | forget that am a Christian, "
answered Rose grayely. There is
something Venomous aboUr that
woman. 1 loHthe her instiuUyively, as
| loathe a snake. And now, Kathleen,
we nus really 90 home
One more round, just one more.
Iark, there - the waltz from La
Grande DucIsasse,T pleaded Castor;
and. without waiting for permission,
he drew his arm round Kathleen's
waist, and lcd her into the circle in
front Of the fstring orchestra, under
the summer stars.
To De continued.