Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-06-18
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any one in this fearful city, and in
these days of Terror"
She stopped suddenly, seeing her
brother raise his hand in warning. They
looked at each other in silence and lis
tened. The sound of footsteps going
slowly past the house-ceasing for
moment just beyond it--then going on
again-came through the open window.
There was nothing else. out of doors or
in, to disturb the silence of the night
the deadly silence of Terror which, for
months past, had hung over Paris 1t
was significant sign of the times, that
even a passing footstep sounding lit
tie strangely at night, was subject for
suspicion, both to brother and sister
so common subject that they sus
pended their conversation as a matter
of course, without exchanging a word of
explanation, until the tramp Of the
strange footsteps had died away.
Louis continued Rose, dropping
her voice to whisper, after nothing
more was audible, when may l trust
our secret to my husband
Not yet" rejoined Trudaine earn
cstly. Not a word not a hint of it till
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,"
81 will hold it sacred; l 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
it uneasily while he spoke. by the
by, l have come round to your way of
thinking, Rose, about that new servant
of mine-there is something false II
his face. wish ! had been as quic!:
to detect it as you were
Rose glanced at him affrigEtedly.
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 it 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. 1 am not sup
posed to keep a servant at all. / have
citizen living with me who lays me
under domestic obligations, for which
make a pecuniary acknowledgment.
No! no! if do anything, l must try II
l 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
a little book on that table there, in the
corner-tel me what you think of it. y
The book was copy of Corneille' S
cid" prettily bound in blue morocco
Rose was enthusiastic in her praises
81 found 1t in a booksellers shop yes
terday," said her brother, "and bought
it as 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 ouI
greatest dramatist?" Rose remembered
we'll and smiled almost as happily as
in the old times over her present
There are some good engrayings al
the beginning of each act" continued
Trudaine, directing her attention rather
earnestly to the Illustrations, and Their
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
} up and down the street. No living sou
} was in sight. 81 must have been mis-
} taken" he thought, returning hastily
to his sister, "but I certainly fancied
was followed in my walk to-day by
spy"
~ wonder" said Rose, still busy owe
her book, II wonder, Louis, whether m.
husband would let me go with you t
see lie Cid the next time it is acted?'
: "Now cried a voice at the door, mo
If yor went on your knees to ask him.
, Rose turned round with a scream
} There stood her husband on the thres
hold, scowllng at her, with his hat on
and his hands thrust doggedly into hi
: pockets Trudaine's servant announces
him, with an insolent smile, durin
the pause that followed the discovery
r "Citizen- superintendent Danville, t
visit the cheyenne, his wife" said tn
, fellow, making mock bow to his mas
ter.
: Rose looked at her brother, then ad
vanced a few PAGES towards the dooi
r "This is a surprise" she said family
! has anything happened? View
: didn't expect you Her voice falle