Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-07-23

ing kindly outward traces of their heal
Ing progress. Though the glrlish
roundness had not returned to her
cheeks or the girllsh delicacy of color
to her complexion, her eyes had recov
cred much of their old softness, and her
expression all of its old winning
charm. What was left of latent sad
ness in her face and OF significant
quietness in her manner. remained
gently and mlessly-remalned rath-
or to show what had been once than
what was now.
When they we're all seated, there was,
however, something like a momentary
return to the suspense and anxiety of
past days in their faces. as Trudaine.
looking earnestly at Lomaque, asked
DO you bring any news from Paris?"
None" he replied; but excellent
news instead, from Rouen. I have
heard, accidentally, through the en-
ployer whom have been serving since
we parted, that your old house by the
river side is to let again"
Rose started from her chair. ooh,
Louis, if we could only live there once
morel My flower garden?" she con-
tinued, turning to Lomaque.
Cultivated throughout" he answer
ed, "by the late proprietor"
and the laboratory" added her
brother
Left standing" said Lomaque.
Here is letter with all the particu
lars. You may depend upon them, for
the writer is the person charged with
the letting of the house"
Trudaine looked over the letter
eagerly.
THE price is not beyond our means"
he said. after our three years econ
omy here we can afford to give some
thing for great pleasure"
ooh! what day of happiness 1t will
be when we go home again. cried
Rose. Pray, write to your friend at
once" she added, addressing Lomaque,
"and say we take the house. before any
one else Is beforehand with usv
He nodded; and folding up the letter
mechanically in the old official form,
made note on it in the old official
manner. Trudaine observed the action,
and felt its association with past times
of trouble and terror His face grew
grave again, as he said to Lomaque,
And Is this good news really all the
news of Importance you have to tell
us?"
his chair. What other news I have
will we'll bear keeping" he replied.
There are many questions I should
like to ask first, about your sister and
yourself. Do you mind allowing me
to refer for moment to the time when
we last metz"
He addressed this inquiry to Rose,
who answered in the negative: but her
voice seemed to alter, even in saying
the one word NO" She turned her
head away when she spoke; and Lo-
maque noticed that her hands trem-
bled as she took up some work lying on
a table near, and hurriedly occupied
herself with 1t.
1--WE speak as little about that time
as possible" said Trudaine looking sig
nifcantly towards his sister; "but we
have some questions to ask you in our
turn; so the alluson for this once, Is
inevitable. Your sudden disappearance
at the very crisis OF that terrible time
of danger has not yet been fully ex-
planned to us. The one short note which
you left behind you helped us to guess
at what had happened rather than TO
understand It,"
II can easily explain 1t now" an
swered Lomaque. THE sudden over
throw Of the Reign Of Terror which
was salvation to you, was destruction to
me. The new republican reign was 4
reign Of mercy, except for the tail OF
Robespierre, as the phrase ran then
Every man who had been so wicked
or SO unfortunate as to be involved
even in the meanest capacity, with the
machinery OF the government OF Ter
ror, was threatened. and justly, with
the fate OF Robespierre. among 9th
ers fell under this menace of death.
deserved to die, and should have re-
signed myself to the guillotine, but fol
you. From the course taken by public
events, knew you would be saved
and although your safety was the worl
OF circumstances still had hand lr
rendering 1t possible at the outset: ant
a yearning came over me to behold yor
both free again with my own eyes
selfish yearning to see, in you, {
living, breathing real result of the one
good impulse OF my heart.which coulC
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