The Lamar register., 1895-08-17


not to quit Paris, as transifns y az eNH-
reroifs FOR the paaeut Il wAs then yo1
noticed her at the window
"a detan struck the parents. A. GER
tain hours. as she sat thefe amid tnF
cushions OF her extension CHAIR HasEes
OF life would suddenly pass tnrogsa
her. A reaction would be prodreed- put
It was only temporary. for. after 3 iew
ins,ants, the patient would fan back
upon her pillows. ul5re psIhd an4
r,lourrful than before
spurinE one Of these reactions. her
mother chaned to iooS out-1f-aonTs-
Don Jose was standing behind the Erat-
ings Of the Garden, very hsadSome and
elegantly dressed. keeping his eye
s;eadfastIy directed toward the hotel
The Comtesse closed the curtains aud
removed her daughter 70 another room
on the opposite side of The hpuse
Some days later. as was finishing
my examination. the results of which
were FAR from satisfactory, the General
said 70 me;
4 cannot SCI my daughter die. This
Don Jose Is an aaventurer. but he holds
my chud's iifc IL his hands. Wei.
will buy II Of him. There viii be no
marriage portion, for he would scatter
II 10 the winds. but l will give my
dauehter-his wtfe-an allowance large
enough 10 satisfy BIN. Tomorrow, as
soon as the man sppears IN the LuHsn1-
bourg. VIII 80 down and bring him
here. Ny poor child must liver
The Countess gave a start
. Tomorrow she exclaimed excited
Is. then. calming herself. added: My
dear. walt a week. II would be 80
sudden. We mus; accuSi0m the poor
child by esgrees TO the realisation Of
h,- aaufortbnate dream
1T was 50 settled For several days l
did not see the Courtesse she was al
most always out--uaakinE family visits.
as her husband told me.
The fatal period came a. last We
were all assembled around the patient.
The general had that grave air which
Is caused By the approach q tacri-
nee that cannot be avoided His wife
stood as II frozen IN her resignation
She had Just come hous-. naring spent
she morning IN those mysterious visits
which had occupied her for the past
week The deaf mute was seated Al
the window. crushing tne lace of her
pillows With her fran bust Her gentle
face was radiant with Joy. she knew
that she was goinE 10 see Don Jose.
that soon nothing would separate him
from her any longer. Il was 10 her
fS:her-she knew that too-she owed
this happiness. And her tender gianee
thanked the old soldier. who fsit the
tears trembling on his eyslAshes
Don Jose appeared. as usual. AZ the
turn Of path In the Eardsn; the gen
eral put on his hat and was sti1cn-
ing himself as a preliminary 70 going
on his fateful ezrand.
But. at that moment. din arose
from the street Instinetively he halt
ed. We hurried TO Jne window and
looked out
a crowd had formed close to the
grating OF the Luxembourg In It's
midst Don Jose. held by four men. was
struggling and shouting. HIS elegant
garments were sciled and torn; his bat
WAS gone and his hair Was In eonf1-
sion.
He was thrown into hacre. Two
policemen got inside the vehicle with
him: another sprans upon the seat
with the driver. AL this had lasted
but an instant
Il can still see Don Jose. with his
eyes fun Of hate. shaking his clenehed
est threateninRiy In the direction Of the
hotel as the policemen were dragging
him away.
-At the same instant the General Ut
tered a cry:
My daughtsrr
He sprang towards ner.
Doctor. Iookr cried he; what ais
herr
The poor ehnd's head hsd fallen 20
one side and her face was white as
chalk A slender thread OF blood
marked her mouth with a red line. /
felt no throb of either pulse or heart.
The end has GOMEZ said solemniy
THE Comtesse had sunk on her knees