The Yale expositor., 1896-02-28

| LOUIS, continued Rose, dropping
her voice to whisper, after nothing
more was audible, when may l trust
| our secret to my husband"
mot yet" rejoined Trudaine earn
| estly. mot word, not a hint of it till
l give you leave. Remember, Rose, you
promised silence from the first. Every
thing depends on your holding that
promise sacred till / release you from
| it."
II will hold 1t sacred will, indeed.
at all hazards, under all provocations,
she answered.
THAT is quite enough to reassure
me-and now, love, let us change the
! subject. Even these walls may have
| ears, and the closed door yonder may
be no protection" He looked towards
1T uneasily while he spoke. by the
| by, / have come round to your way of
thinking, Rose, about that new servant
Of mine-there is something false in
his face. wish had been as quick
to detect it as you WERE"
Rose glanced at him 'affrightedly.
HAS he done anything suspicious?
Have you caught him watching you?
! Tell me the worst, Louis"
"Hush hush! my dear, not so loud.
Don't alarm yourself; he has done
| nothing suspicious"
"Turn him off-pray, pray, turn him
off, before 1t is too late!'
"And be denounced by him, in re-
venge, the first night he goes to his
Section. You forget that servants and
masters are equal now. am not sup
posed to keep servant at all. l have
a citizen living with me who lays me
under domestic obligations, for which
! make a pecuniary acknowledgment.
No! no! IL do anything, must try If
can to entrap him into giving me
warning But We have got to another
unpleasant subject already-suppose /
change the topic again. You will find
q little book on that table there, in the
corner-tell me what you think of it"
The book was q copy Of Comedies
"Cid," prettily bound in blue morocco.
Rose was enthusiastic in her praises.
81 found 1t in booksellers shop yes
it as a present for you. Corneille is not
an author to compromise any one, even
in these times. Don't you remember
saying the other day that you felt
ashamed OF knowing but little OF our
greatest dramatist?" Rose remembered
we'll, and smiled almost as happily as
in the old times over her present.
"There are some good engravings at
the beginning of each act" continued
Trudaine, directing her attention rather
earnestly to the illustrations, and then
suddenly leaving her side when he saw
that she became interested in looking
at them.
He went to the window--listened-
then drew aside the curtain, and looked
I'D and down the street. No living soul
was in sight. Il must have been mis-
taken" he thought, returning hastily
to his sister; but l certainly fancied
was followed in my walk to-day by
spy"
81 wonder" said Rose, still busy over
her book, II wonder, Louis, whether my
husband would let me go with you to
see lie Cid the next time it is acted?"
"Now cried voice at the door; mot
If you went on your knees to ask him."
Rose turned round with a scream.
There stood her husband on the TIRES
hold, scowling at her, with his hat on,
and his hands thrust doggedly into his
pockets. Trudaine's servant announced
him, with an insolent smile, during
the pause that followed the discovery.
superintendent Danville, TO
visit the cheyenne, his wife," said the
fellow, making a mock bow to his mas
ter.
Rose looked at her brother, then adj
vanced a few PAGES towards the door.
"This is a SURPRISE" she said. family;
"has anything happened? We've
didn't expect you" Her voice failed
her, as she saw her husband advanc-
! ing, pale to his very lips with sup
pressed anger.
How dare you come here, after what
told you?" he asked, in quick, low
tones.
She shrank at his voice almost as Il
he had struck her. The blood flew into
her brothers face as he noticed the ac-
ton, but he controlled himself, and TAX
ing her hand, led her in silence to a
chair
II forbid you to sit down in his
house." said Danville, advancing STILL
II order you to come back with me! Do
you hear? I order you
He was approaching nearer to her,
when he caught Trudaine's eye fixed on
him, and stopped. Rose started up,
and placed herself between them.
ooh, Charles! Charles" she said to
her husband, ''be friends with Louis
tonight, and be kind again to mel
have a claim to ask that much of you,
though you many not think it,
He turned away from her, and
laughed CONTEMPORARY. She tried to
speak again, but Trudaine touched her
on the arm and gave her warning
look.
"Signalsv' exclaimed Danville, "se-
cret signals between your
His eye, as he glanced suspiclously