The Dickinson press., 1893-10-21

whuir soul was il led With low, and i vo-
iiun for herself, and ,iai his Wife was u ter
ly i,nored hy him; and Corona wholly
satisfied, desired no more. Fsul was
srnar,.nS and acAinc. rv'n a> he had nee
made her S,uaf, AMI ache; and Corona
imMhlri lc.orc ler. And he never moe
attempted IL conceal his rcawaSened tsS,
sion iur her, hut like her shadow. follow
ell her from place ~ place, has hear, speak
ing 10 icr through his rrrS, tellim. her
how h"pclcs>ly and maGly he WAS worship
ping her,
Corona grew somewhat alarmed a, his.
Sometimes She was alm,~t incl ned 10 re-
greI ever hav az HAM hcr>c!! in his
way; While a, otlrr moments
>!1r was nil ofsinmllt and rei"icins~
Eut ihr Coroma> fHra>t, though lis feel
lus> had hcca sally warped al late WAS a
hrva>i irimiul -; ;or ivcme>S. charity, and
love. CORONA WAS no. the woman who
vou d pursue anv bath oi evil She might
enter >uch-nav, Size Lad DOM 81. A. l have
shown vuu -hU,, nn the>iishtc>t r,ticc ion.
he would r.lra che stops, V { With her
sell, alft sincerely :~clcrtaa. s. we'll,
Mrauwh''c, mmahlc tH IL aT the sight OF
her rlVal>uisl,llv ova:i"N>. AMI cNa>,era:ed
AT Tie loss al .lr- iru>halni>> auc:,tiuuS.
QWellch this .ich' which had 50 entirely eN-
.insui>llei her OWN and Witch was Turing
Fan. Favar-c>> wits all a>irav. Marso, did
rot pau>e II remember how she had once
helped 10 wrong the torona; Narsot
though, only oi her own self. and OF how
She could remove the uhsta,.c li,at was SO
impeding iI'r way
At,j.l> Period, i,aul. who had grown thin
AID h <. .~rd-"uktn-. had almost deserted
his home. For hour II huuc> past mid
ni-l!t. he lui@hI constantly tx seen, facing
he ore the Curoia> dwelling. thinking of
the bright jewvi he lad SO
,houshtr>>ly iiu: away from him.
and w,>hi:s ad Praying for
death To pul an cad 20 all his Woes.
one early morning. Il raglic>er ringing
the %,triril !" C"roaa> abode, the porter,
aroused "ut ota S"nnd >lr'l: Went ,ulkily
To answer il, Wondering who had thus
presumed 10 4 >iurb II IN.
The man opened his wicket, aud peered
out. demanding who Was there
sell /" the a>tani>hcd porter.
'lieaven>,,' cried the man, not in the
be>; ri irmrcr>, what do You want here,
should like 10 know"
Il myself wan no;hin. from You. mon
>iour f, "rlcr, answered the ra.ricScr, i'll a
tone iuli oi independence; but here Is a
gentleman at Your gate lying quite in-
NV II, aud what's that TO me, l should
just like 1" he in "rnicd? Am l TO be
pulled uu OF my bed at-at gracious good
ness only knows what timc-ju>t because
some ra>c.,ily fellow chooses Ia Iall asleep
at my sate-lo>t? Boob! BE oft with you
81 shall not. monsieur porter, reioined
the rag-lick.r, in an obSti, ate manner.
"rhiS is the abode oithe Corona, is it nol?"
We; what tl,rl?'' said the CerbcrnS.
"Whv. only this. that l am sure You will
catch pepper, il you do not open our gate
directly, am! take the reor gentleman in"
Pepper. indeed. Aud who's to give it to
me-, cried the indignant porter.
The Corona. sor you're suffering! Mon
sicur Favarsc to die at her hn%u>e-gate."
M on>ieur Favarge. Where is llea'
%"llrrc, Monsieur porter, with scarcely Q
breath . lie within, poor gentleman! l
knew him the very instant l set my two
eyes upon him, tor his is n fare, the likes OF
which one doesn't see every day i'll the
week"
The guardian ofthe gate waited to hear
| no more. but, undoing his b.lts. strobe
forth To learn the truth, or otherwise, ol
| the ragyicker's statement.
Assisted by the rag-picker, the porter
now raised the inScnS BILE Paul Favaf-e.
and strai.lltway currying him into the
house. endeav"red to recall his ileetel sen.
| SEES. But all was in vain, the ac.Or's eve.
still continued closed. and his lie seeme,
last cbbing away. In alarm, the porte
reused the other servants, and with the,.
held counsel What was to be done. No
one of them thought of going to fetch
doctor 10 the sick man, but at length they
decided on Instantly informing their mis-
,re>s OF what had happened. And accord
inglv, Cotton sought her lady's chamber
aud unIolded her errand.
Corona started up, and stared Mt tn
woman, unable to comprehend the mean
ing OF her words, You have aroused M
ON Of my sleep so very abruptly, Cotton
that have not vet ali my senses abou
me" she said. iassinr her fingers acros
her ewes. ';What was it YOU were sayinl
to M. about Monsieur Fuvargc?'.
Hereupon Cotton repeated her story.
.lfound almost dead at nv .at Got
toni" cried Corona, her lace suddcnlr
h ancl.ing. "Whcre is hc?" She added
hurricdly leaving her couch ard thrown
ON her drcssing-Sown a. She spoke "Hav
they sent for n ,iuctor?" she went on. int,
rur,ing her servant lust as she was abou
to reply.
.'MonSicur Fayaryc is in the blue salo,
madcmoisclle. and a doctor has not bee
sent for" Cotton now found opportunit
TO answer.
Without another word; Corona dartc
"Fly ,or Il doctor at once. Jean!" she sal,
addrrssin. one other servants rs she cnte
ell the apartment in which Paul was lvin,
surrounded by a crowd OF gaping dome
tics.
"Flv, fly! Lose not a moment, Jean!"
The man was gone on the instant.
Corona now approached the unconscio,
and. kncclin- by Ills side. begun to cha
, his hands and Ills brow, all tie while WI
der,ng what allied him, wondering at IL
OF his having been discover,
thus at her lodge gate.
Presently the doctor came, NJ
Corona retired to the next apal
ment, there to remain until he il,
made some examination of his patien'
l case. She was extremely anxious, excite
9 and bewildcrcd, and was quite at a lc
. how to act i'm this delicate matter. A m,
who had once been her utiianccd huslan
!, but who now legally belonged unto anot
i. err, was under her roof, liz ng in a sta
o 'twiNt life and death. What would d
world saw, how would it misconstrue ii
j. unfortunate AFFAIR." she asked herself.
t BY and bv she was Joined by the man
: medicine, who looked very serious and i,
/ portant. Corona's ewes i~n,crroga,ed hil
0 "Monsieur Favarrc. | am sorry to So
Q madcmoi>ellc. is i'm a state that utterly III
cludes tile possibility OF his immediate
It mnval hence. | trust his presence he