The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-02-01

blood leave his cheeks. and as he
staggered backward to Il seat he muir
INJURED:
Pardon me. madame I'm somew hat
= of al invalid" and then a terrible ST.
lcncc came upon them both, upon that
room. upon the whole house. upon the
whole world. and then there was Il
crash, hut that crash was heard by him
alone 1t was loves tlunde .bOlt. 1t
had struck him at |; st. The woman
who for /. lifetime had filled his
thoughts, his dreams, hi, existence,
whom he had sought for everywhere
till his very soul had sunk from weari-
ness. stood ctorc him. The light had
come. but he c,uld not comprehend it;
If it had vanished as quickly as it had
come he never could have told what he
had seen. Can one put scene of en-
chantment, a feeling of transport into
words: But gradually his thoughts
took orderly form, and he saw before
him Diana in mourning, an exquisite
ly modelled head, a face of wonderful
sweetness. lighted up with eyes that
glOwcd with Understandable gentlencs,.
How could Claire ever be this wOmans
daughter:
AS Adele stood with her gaze fixed
upon Mariu-' pale upturned face. he
awOkc to complete consciousness. and
it d,ienly occurred to him who she
was. who Claire was, why he was there,
and what IT was now nccc .sary to say.
AT last she >rOke-Only a few words.
it was true-symI athy for him in his
illness and pleasure at meeting him:
but these few words rang in Marills'
ear like Il strain of delicious music.
and unconsciously he leaned forward as
if he feared he might miss its faintc,t
murmur. Then. as she began to speak
VI Claire. it seemed to him as ii that
beautiful dream had suddenly turned
in'oa hideous and revolving nightmare.
lie shuddcrcd As Mime. Eaveluy went
on to discuss his union with her daugh-
ter, as If it were quite agreed upon
She thank. Il him. then added that she
claimed 20 have hut slight control Ov, r
Claire: that. afterall, NJ. Daveluy must
b. the ius.y,': that she had perfect con-
idtncc IN his wisdom. With great
tact and a perfect good taste she al
love fOr llaire.
Meanwhile. Marius. fascinated by the
gaze which she fixed upon him. held
sptl!bound by the mysterious music of
s,cr voice. could do nothing but watch
the movement Of her lips. the ever
changing e>pres lion of her eyes He
had but one thought 1t was to throw
himself al her feet, cover her hands
with kisses. offer to he her slave for
life
.\> AIDE { naveluy suddenly realized
the intensity OF the look rivete! upon
her face. a Gecp blush overspread her
pal" cheeks like a ray of sunshine
creeping up the face of glacier Ma
rius knew what it meant 1t was re-
membrance OF the past. and with light
ming rapiaitv his imagination pictured
to him this woman's lifc-her miser-
able existence with man far too old
Tor her. man out of sympathy with
the world in which she had been born.
and poet that he was. Marii> likened
her TO Il flower fresh. beautiful. pei
feet. the child OF suniigh, broken from
its stem and pressed betwe II the leaves
of some git embossed annual with its
crude ana ordinary pictures
At ni-hed at his silence. Mime.
Daveluy raised her eyes and gave Ma
rjus Il NOR ring look. At q glance
she became vare of his agitation. and
her woman., Instinct was quick to tell
her the cause Of it. The b u,h on her
cheek deepened. and there was Il Wis
ible effort on her part a. she continued
speaking:
II repeat. 81, the wrongs which
have done NJ. D.Aveluy and his gener-
Gus treatment of me make it incun-
bent upou me 20 exercise very dis
.c!eetly any cont>ol which he may per.
nit ne to have over my daughter.
However, l shall not give my consent