The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-07

Marccllc put the sugar i'll his tea,
| stirred it, and believe had her aumt's
back been turned she would have tasted
it for him. the rogucl
Suddenly us Aunt HerissOn read she
became very pale and tremblcd with
emotion She held the paper close to her
lamp and then dashed it on the floor
what is it?" asked NJ dc Saint
Juirs.
1t is, monsieur. that do not wish
an assassin i'll my house. And turning
to George, go Immediately. never to
returni"
Nj. de Saint Juirs took up the paper
and read aloud the paragraph of yester-
days duel and of George receiving n
wound.
Profound silence followed
Aunt Herisson watched George and
said at last angrily:
''Do you deny it, mollsicur?"
mo, madame.
"Thcn have told you what to do ;"
Marcellc commenced to sob.
'Marcelle, go to Your room!'
1T is not possible, " said George in Il
voice that was chokcd by tears.
"Go!"
Narcotic went to her lovers side, and
with Il tranquil courage said III hollow
voice:
George, we must say goodby. l love
you and will never love any one but you.
Embrace me. -
The aunt was surprised mt this audac-
ity-to sec an assassin embrace her
niece before her eyes.
Marco 1n throw "a 1oct 1on1- of hn,. 1p,-o,.
and reached the door as her fathers
voice said:
Stay, Marcellen The aunt turned
to her brother i'll law.
Il swear to you this man shall not
marry my niece. "
Il would let you know this house is
mine, not yours. -
Very we'll" said the aunt; cit is for
me to leave"
Then he said to George: "Rc good
fellow. Go now and return tomorrow,
and / will arrange everything.
George was about to leave when Mar
ccllc rcopencd the scene and raised her
voice to defend him.
IF he had killed the other man,
could understand, but when he is the
wounded one and you call him an ass;is-
sin it is very hardn'
Il have sworn, - repeated the aunt,
''aDd | will never consent to this mar
riagc
NJ. de Saint-Jurs, knowing her OBJ
stinacy, then said: Very well. You
will not stay here. y
$50 let it be -
But now Marccllc spoke: IF, my
aunt, YOU will stay, l will not marry
without Your consent. You replace my
mother and have given me ali the kind
attentions of mother. Though | will
never cease to love George, will not
disobcy YOU.
"But it is all wrong said NJ. dc
Saint .Iuirs
NO, papa, it is my duty" And the
young girl broke down and FASTENED to
her room, where she gave away to tears
George went to Paris.
Marccllc little by little lost her color,
her animation, her life. She was failing
rapidly, and ii worried Aunt Hcrisson
She confided in the good old cure and
the result was that Marcclc was sur
priSed the next morning bya loving let
ter from George. They We're now to he
allowed to correspond under cover of NJ.
Buhon, in Vichy.
The letters came with perfect rcgu-
lariry each month. but with no post
mark. Marccllc discussed this point
with Cyrillc, who watched one night To
see how the letter reached Narcotics
table III the little blue salon. She saw
Mile lIcrisSon herself put it there. This
was made known 10 NJ. dc nt-JuirS,
who arranged IL little counterpart.
The next month when Mile Hcrisson
opened the door of the little blue salon
To carry i'll tine letter She saw NJ dc
Saint-.luirs, George dc 5crnay and Mar
cellc, who was half laughing half cry
ing
Thr young people dropped before her
n III knees, kissed her hands and
saiu
Your heart has melted toward us
Now do no more and take onr two heads
in Your hands and bless Us. ~
Yet had sworn, You rogucs, " said
Aunt tIcriSson.
God Will not rcproach You for break
ing Your word. '-Translatcd From the
French For Cincinnati Post
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