The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-01-03

too. I said: There is only on
thing for you to do-fy from this dis
honest union; she has no right Il
force you 10 an unloved marriage. ,"
But how shall I fyT asked Fe
licie; Il have no money
"Of course, Jack, there was onl,
one thing right-minded woman coul,
do under such circumstances-and
did it,"
"The mischief you didi" OK
claimed. "And pray. Mrs. Impetuos
ity, what did you do?"
1 held my breath, for I we'll knew
Dorothy's generosity, and had lef
twenty Napoleons in the upper burear
draw, of which she held the key.
al lent her ten Napoleons, dear.
only lent them; she will repay then
at once and had almost to beg hei
on my knees to take them (she was sc
delicate about borrowing) but finally
/ made her see it Us l did, and how
wrong it was to stay and marry one
man when her heart was another's.
"Oh, Jack I'm so thankful / had
the money to lend TO that poor girl !''
"iou arer' cried emphatically.
"Weil, I'm not" and. with a pro.
longed whistle, / walked TO the win
dow, throwing aside as did SO, rather
impatiently, my wife's hand.
''Oh, dear !" sobbed she, throwing
herself. like a frightened child, on the
bed, and burying her pretty face in
the pillow-"I meant to do right, and
I've gone wrong-and Jack does not
love me any nore!"
turned at once, and running TO
her, lifted her little head to my shoul-
der, kissing over and over again the
tear-stained cheeks. "Never mind, "
l exclaimed; ''if ten Napoleons en-
abled you TO unite two loving hearts,
let us say no more about il, but leave
Monsieur Viquot 20 do the regretting
for n sweetheart of which Dorothy y
has robbed him. al think, though,
that in order to insure the payment of
our hotel bill, and toprevent absolute
bankruptcy, I will relieve You OF the
care of those other ten Napoleons, I
added, laughing. aud placing the
money il my purse.
II was with some inward misgivinSs
that my wife and / descended to tho
salle'a-manger that evening. The con-
sciousness that Felicie's flight might
have been discovered already by the
countess, and the possibility of her
suspecting Dorothy rs q probable ac-
complice, made me very dubious
about the propriety of exposing that
little schemer to her parental rage.
To my great relief, however, no one
occupied the seat at the head OF the
table, and in reply to my studiously
careless question, Alphonse replied:
MADAME has a severe headache
she has been confined to her room all
the afternoon"
We did not sleep very we'll that
night. Visions of what was in store
for US Mt breakfast haunted my
dreams, and when We took our seats
at the table, it was with the stern re-
solve to bear ourselves with the dig
nifty of independent Americans, and
&c metz, 'amSainchingliy, I tdie angry @wo.
man, who might at any moment burst
upon us like a thundec->loud.
Behind the table, afYsble, smiling rs
ever, stood Alphonse unruilied in Ge.
meanor, faultlessly grammatical in
his French, and positively correc. as
to attire.
SIS madame still indisposed?" I in.
quired, unable to restrain my curiosity,
but lacking the courage to mention
Felicie.
The discreet waiter hesitated; then
anticipating the American tip"
which he hal learned to expect, he
bent low and whispered III my ear:
"Ah! monsieur, there is great
trouble this morning. Madame has
left without paying her bill.
Mademoiselle must have gone in al.
vance OF her mother, but not one
thing remains in their rooms. Mon.
s'eur Dremmel is in despair. He ha,
applied to the police.
Dorothy gazed at me in spaechless
horror. The fork, which she held
poised in mid.air over her plate,
dropped with loud chatter on the
china, and her hand fell helplessly at
her side.
"Oh, jack" she exclaimed. ex.
citedly, after moment OF utter
silence, during which time was bid.
ding a mental farewell to the ten
Napoleons, sis it possible have been
deceived? ] will not believe it.
There must be some dreadful mis-.
take.
There is, my dear" I replied, bit.
ing the ends OF my moustache, sand
we made it,"
Two days later, as we stood by the
window Of our small sitting.room,
waiting somewhat impatiently for the
arrival OF the omnibus which should
convey MS to the depot, the door OF
the apartment was unceremouiously
thrcwn open, and Monsieur Dremmei,