The Progress., 1894-03-03

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Low acknowledgements &C won NAV 500 for
Yourselves:
The p,nssian or Davarian soldier
who has reason 70 believe himself the
fatbn,, Of - child horn Wednesday.
Aurus4 ? 10. at the chateau of NJ.
R = 12rancal is requested to return
10 this chateau without DELAY.
erob sbo1,iro of stomochs and
inch = onst of temnestuous hilaritv as
went mn then from those maudlin
,ipnlers Rnt the vornoest Of the
officers fresh and ROSY under his pale
blonde cnrls. and tbonoh we'll into his
thirties seeming scarcely five and
twenty had uttered a crv and no
Ionner LAUGHED with the others He
seized the naper and read the adyer-
tisement AGAIN. read il EAGERLY. with
something like fright in his ewes: then
he hastily snrunr IN and was gone
without q word or even a ned.
One month later, the comte de
Montrozav, his elbows on his chair
arms. his head on his hands, regarded
aancinn and leaning in the wide
chimney the ficl,erinr faroe Of the
vine twigs The autumn waa cold and
FIRE was already needed. But the
rlear SUNLIGHT throurh five wide
opened windows projected itself into
The austere hall, frightened the SOM
Der tapestries and furniture. and
illuminated the uanoplies of arms
npon the walls like great steel roses
whilst the winds bronobt in from the
grounds without the moist nerfume Of
The last flowers and the soft curpIa If
she neighboring river.
Presently there was a rap on the
1oor and sa,vant antorad RI on.
aounce that q STRANGER with = German
accent demanded to be received.
The comte snrrnp IN hastily. He
was very nale in the tnll lioht, and a
,o.t G4 ras+,.o;,od eb,ddar sooroa ~
,uiver through the muscles of his face
and his close-shut Inns, He did not
,no,l. of+bor feor;nr norboro 70 no.
lrav his emotion nv the trembling Of
Mic voica Ua narnlv noddad his hand
INIT tho servant ,,ndors+ooa-bovo 70
,1mit tho risitor ~
When no entorod h;s m,npar Nm.
.,sv his stnn nncertain his whole an
oearanco that If man WIN l,nows
hat he is tal,;ne +err;h1o ,;el, +bn
,omta smiling hanevolantlv odd
c,Dcod TO meet him
sMonsieur said he courteous1v
,to what do 7 ows tho honor of ro,,
vis;tp"
.I-Fread in 4 naner monsieur he.
pan the STRANGER stammerinolv,
The comte still smiled.
"Ah 7 seq. 7 l,nown said he uAnd
ron think that il is Won whom the adj
yertisement coneernso You have, then.
presume, some reason for believing
so?'
,Before answering monsieur, NAV T
ask to whom l speak?" returned the
other.
THE Comte CASTOR de Montrozav,
ahe master of this house, and the only
relative and brother of the young
girl"
The stranger extended his hands to
the comte, as if beseeching him to
spare him
~ am wretch, monsieur" he cried,
"a seoundrel, and if you kill me YOU
would be right. But believe me, | be-
seech Won, believe me. | have had in
my heart for ten long months re-.
morse that has torn and rent me like
wild beast. OF that night, that ex-
ecra bic, accursed night, monsieur,
shall drag the memory to the tomb.
But Won must know, monsieur, you