Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-17

broken step at the door,
"Oh. no sir Nine. Gaudin Is a ba-
roness now. She lives in fine house
OF her own on the other side OF the
river. Her husband has come back.
nv goodness, he brought back thou
sands and thousands. They say she
could buy up all the QUARTER saint
Jacques If she liked.
"Ah, there you are, cried Pauline,
turning her head and rising with UNI
&c ncealed delight.
Raphael went to sit beside her,
flushed, confused and happy; he looked
at her In silence.
"oh. why are you rich?" Raphael
cried. why is there no vanity IN
you? can do nothing for you
He rung his hands in despair and
happiness and love.
Speak she cried. Go on speak
ing, SO long your lips have been dumb
for me-
"Then you have loved me all along Il
Loved you? Mon Dieu! How often
have wept here, setting your room
straight, and grieying for your poverty
and my own | would have sold my
self to the evil one to spare you one
yexatlonl You are my Raphael to-
day, really my own Raphael with that
handsome head of yours and your
heart is mine, too; yes, that above all,
your heart-O wealth inexhaustible!
Well where was r" she went on after
pause oh, yes! We have three,
four or five millions, | believe"
81 have millions. too. But what is
wealth TO either of us now There is
my life all that can offer; take it.
your love, Raphael, your love is all
the world to me- Are your thoughts
of me? am the happieat Of the hap.
pyp'
kiss met she cried, after all the
pain you have given me; to blot out
the memory Of the grief that your
joys have caused me, and for the sake
Of the nights that | spent in painting
hand screens
Those hand-screens Of yours?'
Now that we are rich, my darling
can tell you all about ii. Poor boy!
How easy II is to delude clever
man! Could you have had white
waistcoats and clean shirts twice a
week for three francs every month to
the laundress? Why, you used to
drink twice as much milk as your
money would have paid for. | ae
ceived you all round over firing, oil
and even money O Raphael, mine,
don't have me for your wife | am far
too cunning she said, laughing,
But how did you manager"
II used to work till o'clock in I'll
morning. | gave my mother half tn
money made by my screens, and The
other half went to you
They looked at one another for a
moment. both bewildered by love ami
gladness.
Good heavens" shs Il i locking
at her watch. 1T Is 3 O'clock already!
am mistress Of The house at home
my mother does everything that ! With
and my father worships me You will
come and see him tomorrow, win
not?"
"Will Madame Ia Marquise de Vale
tin honor me by taking my ARM"
When he was at home seated in his
arm chair beside the 20, thinking
over the sudden and complete way in
which his wishes had been fulfilled Il
cold shiyer went through him, as IL tho
blade Of a dagger had been plunged in
to his breast=-he thought of the Wild
ASS Skin and saw that it had shrunk
little
He uttered the most tremendous Of
French oaths.
Good God" he cried, every wish.
Every desire Of minel Poor Pauline N
He took pair Of compasses and
measured the extent of existence thar
| the morning had cost him
n have scarcely enough for two
n,onthsr he said
II was a month later one fine sum
mer-like evening that several people
who were taking the waters at AK re-
turned from the promenade and met
together in the salons of the club
Raphael remained alone by the window
for a long time.
Just then a violent fit of coughing
seized him
His complaint is contagious"
The president of the club ought to
forbid him TO enter tho salon"
1T Is contrary to all rules anG reg
ulattuns tn rpnph III that wayf"