Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-11
Won by w aiting.
EDNA LYALL.


Iiatcfi,"
"No, not about Ceylon,' panjeI
Gaspard But the NEST extraoTdl-
nary thing has happened. l went to
Mr.. Seymour to make arrangements,
and, to my establishment, he has told
me that my passage is taken-takeh
for me, you uuderstaId-paid for.
OF course | made inquiries, and af-
Ter some hesitation, he tells me
that it was Sir Henry Worthlngton
who took it, that he wished me not
to know-such consideration! OF
course Immediately hurried back
to return the money you lent me with
such kindness-you will
Claude leaned back in his chair and
laughed heartily.
WAS ever anything so neatly man
aged! Three cheers for Sir Henry
Worthingtonl If he had breathed
word Of 1t to me this morning |
should not have caught you so nicely!
Was ever the pride of independence
so sold! Take it back? No, indeed;
| don't unmake bargains so quickly"
But, indeed Magnay, | can not
take 1t now; there is no need; / have
no right to it
Don't talk Of business in my
studio said Claude, pretending TO
take up his palette and brushes. 1T
deiiles the air, and testing apart, De
Mabillon, can not take this back
again. Give me the pleasure OF max
ing it really useful to yourself; there
must be hundreds of things you want
for Ceylon, and when you are there
you won't live upon air for the first
six months. Besides, you will be
wanting to go up to Rilchester before
you sail-why not take a week there
at the Spread Eagle? Confess now,
that you are longing to do so"
TO see Esperance? Yes, indeed,
You should not put such temptations
before me.
mo temptation, but a duty" said
Claude, who saw this was the only
way to win his point. Il should think
you culpably neglected. if you did not
STE your olHltI hi0t why NOt arc
her guardian, are you not?'
eyes, with poor Lemercier, Per-
haps | ought to see her, as you say;
and 1t would be hard work TO go
l will then accept your gem
crosby, on the Understanding"
THAT l ask a favor at the next
interrupted Claude;
TO which | pledge you my word Of
honor. There! truce to business.
| am going to hear Don Giovanni
tonight; come with me?"
This, however, Gaspard declined
without hesitation, nor would he
,ven accept a preferred cigar; TO be
under an obligation was to him only
Dearable when Esperance was in
some way concerned. The two part
ID with the greatest cordality. Gas
>ard more light-hearted than he had
been for months, and feeling that the
,ense of obligation was not too
rushing with so frank and genial a
helper; Claude more than ever con-
,inced that life was, and ought to be, |
thoroughly enjoyable, and heartily |
glad that he had overcome Gaspard's |
cruples
All this time, at he deanery, Els !
lerance was toiling on. with a fixed |
'esolve not TO break down till every
hing was made ready for Gaspard. |
Her powers of physical endurance
rad been we'll trained in the siege,
md she bore pain and fatigue bravely |
md patiently, only the dun gnawins |
pain at her heart overmastered her |
sometimes. This very evening. |
which had been so momentous to /
}aspard, found her more exhausted |
han usual There had been a din
ler-partv and II was almost twelve |
o'clock before she YEARLY mounted |
he stairs to her attic room, her |
lushed checks and weary. yet too /
brilliant eyes betroyiug her fatigue.
The rooms had been very hot and |
.rowded and the constant standing |
had left her tired out YEARLY she ,
set down her candle, and throwing |
open the window leaned out into the !
cool night air resting hNr aching !
head against the open lattice, and |
looking very much like Claudas |
Mariana" She began 70 count the |
days it was the 30th OF May, AMI
ship was to sail the second
week in juno; there was but little
time and her head felt so heavy that
she knew she could get on but slowly
with the last Of the shirts which she
had resolved 20 finish that nigh.
with a long-drawn sigh she closed
the window, and, taking her work,
sat down to the table, stitching away
at her wris,band az first very quickly.
but gradually with more and more
The clock struck one. but
she toiled on; then two, but she was
only beginning her first button hole
SO that faint glimmer,ngs OF dawn
were beginning to show themselves
before the shirt was really finished:
two candles were burned down to
sockets and the poor little worker
was almost too tired 90 cross the
room to her bed