The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-01-31

Her breath comes quickly, thick and low,
with HE remembered foolish bliss,
The passion, the fondness of long ago
Has it all been a dream? Have
these last few months existed?
Is to-day but as yesterday with
Clement coming to see her at the
usual time-Clement, her own-her
husband.
Ay, to-day, when the shadows fall
he will come, nut will his coming be
the same as it used to be?
Eight weary months have passed
since Lisbeth last saw Clement. 1t
was in November, when ''there was
never a leaf on bush or tree" that
she went away from C%oleshil', and
now s.. SWithin is near at hand.
What longing! What troubled
hours? What pra! ing for a touch of
the fond lips, for a pressure of the
dear hand has she passed through
since then.
But he is coming to day. This
hero, this king, this idol whom she
loves SO much better than herself
tbo+ Ohio has m,da for him the great
est sacrifice a loving woman can
of,r Rut what matter about the
futura wLeiher it is rich in this
vorId,s GOOD THINGS or laden with
trouhIn and nrxi,ly--ha cannot he
utterly miserable 40 4,pp 80 he loves
her.
And n, does love her. Lisbeth
has M douht on The subject. This
GRAND Lady G.,tr,de may be the
mistr.ss of hi. honse and have the
rich, to sit a, iii. head OF his table
for mis- sin, l., far moro n,ted than a
l~,uly-,,,r v,rr,on Ike h,r.clf. She
has mn ia.lnusv or envy about Lad,
c,.,u,d.,. ,.si,i,, ", sha r,tLa,
ui.i.. nor ,o,,., IF tba d.I,,i,r
a.. .r. ,,n.d., l., ubi,b .b,
i.. ..oor,
othoI,uhrth.,b w,,i. Clemaut,.
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loo. 1,n,u .+o,5. waiting f,,
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u~th.. a.. ro. Lot, ,be,l..s-
poor nurse child in a HAMPSTEAD cot.
taue.
The sun is not vet down, it is
shining brightly in the clear blue sky,
another hour at least must Lisbeth
wair but what matters time. she will
do no work to-day.
..Ii- i- coming, ne " comiug!" i,
the joyful refrain which ever bubble,
up III her full heart. ~thiuE
that he has done amiss since the,
first met is forgotten in the over
Whelming delight at seeing him again
every demanded sacrifice from her
which, with her robler, stronger
nature. she could not at times helr
thinking cowardIy and mean, is for
gotten in this biisstul hour.
A. soon as dinner was over at the
Court and he was free to stroll out
with his cigar he would come, just as
he used TO come in Sir Louis time.
There would be no difference
none for was he not her very own
still.
And the moments tleeted by while
she dreamed This dream of love, anc
as She watched the shadows stealing
up around and night creeping
through the darkening foliage OF tn;
trees she knew that the time 70.
Clements coming was near at hand
and she smouthed the l. cks bacl
from off her beautiful brow, and he
lustrouS eyes shune with a rare light
as. peering INTO the Increasing dark
ness, she strained every nerve tt
listen for his footstep ard catch tn,
first sight OF his dear, well-loveC
face.
And while she was watching thu,
with the intensity of love in ever,
movement, every glance, what wa,
Clement Dlnraven doing?
Since Pierce Vaughau'a uncllled
for revelations the tete.a-tete
between the husband and wife a
AboNne Court had been sonewha
strained.