Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-06-22
The Clown In Tragedy.

been kneeling before her.
Have care, Dorar' hecried, with
finishing eyes; you know how love
you, and you know how far might
go. Don't push me too hard"
| The young woman, reclining calm
| ~ on the sofa. shrugged her should
ers.
Threats, eh?" she said, coldly;
"that was all that was lacking, and
by what right"
by the right You gave me in
allowing me Tor the last Elk months
20 think that you loved me. 7"
"Well, i'll have let you think so,
are You fool enough not TO see that
perhaps ii was because did love
your"
But you have ended with il all
now; is il not so?" replied the young
man, clenching his teeth,
1T appears So" she paused,
and, throwing aside her indifferent
air, became n ore earnest. come. let
us finish this right here, Mario. But
let us finish il al once and for all
That will be the best thing for both
Of us. You talk ofrights. ] wanted
/ you 10. II is the sames story always,
and all the world over, my good
fellow. Chance brought us together
/ in the same circus at Vienna. !, a
rope-danoer, you aclown. II was an
accident like any other. was il not!
II might not have happened. But
Il did hnppen--so FAR so good. !
took IA fancy 10 you, or, rnther, you
1 pleased me, that is better still !
told you that liked you,
"A strange thing TO say. perhaps, but
il was true and ! said il. You pro-
fitted by il for six months, and now
what more doyou want? DO you ex.
pect this to go on forever do you
want to live your whole life this
way? An, no. no. indeed l-see no
reason for Il; do not wish it, Here
we are az Paris, still with the same
circus, for luck would have il that
the same manager should engage ms
together. But that is no reason
why We should remain chained to
each other like a couple OF conyicts.
Formy part have had quitc enough
OF thcchain. II Il were n golden one,
] might consider the matter. But
that is not the cnsc, as You know,
oh2 Wen, now / have found one
which Is truly OF that metal, and
moreover, an easy one which I can
carry rs ! please. provided that |
carryit with dcccncy Now, my dear
fellow, YOU are in the way. YOU are
n hindcrance, even n danger, DO YOU
think have no ambition, no dreams
to grAtlty2 DO YOU suppose ! should
be content 60 follow IN such tracks
as this all my life.time2 | have my
future to look out for, but you don't
seem TO consider that ] can never
be certain that you won't spoil
everything with your bursts Of
stupid jealousy. DO not think |
would hesitate n moment between
YOU fortune You ARE very agree
able, but prefer the hundred thou
sand francs n year which | am Of
iered; prefer the carriage and dress
es and servants which cnn have ifI
only say the word prefer them,
Il tell you. And that is
why declare TO you thus frankly
that all is at an end between us.
quite at amend. Come, give me your
hand andlet MS not speak of Il again.
Is Il agreed"
Mario stood before her--a hand
some fellow, indeed, with an athletic
figure of which his street dress could
not conceal the powerful yet elegant
outlines. He remained looking at
her without speaking, gazing into
her face, his black eyebrows tiercely
contracted, as If struggling with Il
frightful temptation to strange
the words in her throat.
"That is your last word?" he de-
manded, finally, with an effort.
my last. What more is there TO
say2"
Dora, beg you--"he broke out,
with trembling voice.
There, you are not going TO
commence again, | hope. All,
there goes the belll IL il the count,
Quick, get out by this door and
don't put your foot in here again.
/ have no more time to waste with
you. Come don't you hear what
/ say2" she cried brutally' And,
running up, she pushed him out by
the shoulders.
When she had slammed the
door ON his fingers, the clown
turned and shook his fist at
it..
Eleven o'clock The circus glares
its myriads of lights. A mumur OF