The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-19

and hooked towards me. Il was Nine. Den.
trangucs. Her glance met mine for q sec.
ond m that OF stranger, but as ! was NOV.
ing away some trick Of gesture, or perhaps
the hot anger In my eyes, told her who was,
for, calling my name, she came towards me
with outstretched hands.
ID sayelli." she said, for made no sd.
vince, do you not know mey
Madame" bowed. II am unfit TO touch
you"
mo. no-a thousand times mol II 10
who am unworthy"
l at II remained silent. and she asked,
With a passionate emphasis:
Man, you have never sinned'
The words struck me like q shot. felt
Ia a moment had no right 10 stand In
judgment.
God knows" replied. IL have, and I
have been punished"
With that she took hold Of my hand, and
then suddenly burst into tears, weeping
over me with words cannot repeat. II was
not for me TO fling reproachcs, and soiteped
and did what ! could TO appeasc her.
Il could not help IT," she said; Il was not
strong enough to speak or 20 let you speak.
Oh. you do not know what such thing Is to
a wonanl"
Let IL pass. madame. wha. is dead &.
dead"
II cannot. And yet. what can doy Her
tears began nfrcsh.
in little time she grew better, and
seized the opportunity to point out the dan.
ger she ran of being seen speaking 10 me.
and suggested that she should make her way
home. IL was impossible TO escort her my.
self, but would | walk little way behind,
Keep her in sight. and see she came Ia no
harm. ] urged this all the more as saw IL
was growing late, and that she was without
any attendants md far from the camp.
"You mistake" she said; IL have no. far
TO go. In fact, am at presen. the guest
Of the convent here"
"And-" l did not finish the sentence,
but she understood. had forced myself to
ask, 10 hear, II possible. confirmation OF
DEntraDgues' movements.
"llc," she answered--"hc has left Ga,
army and gone towards Florence"
"And your"
II stay here for the present"
Her tone more than her words convinced
me that she had been abandoned By DEN.
trnngues, and 1t added another mark to m,
score against HIM.
why should I not tell your" she con.
tiHucu. Slcr, Wnen " was all over, the
duke struck his name Of the army, and he
left in an hour. Before he went. he came
and told me all. laughing at your ruin. did
not know man could be so vile. God help me
1T Is my husband speak of lie offered
TO take mo with him, but refused; aud he
left, inocking like devil, with words can.
rot repeat. lie was not done with you OF
with Inc. he said. as he went. came here
at once, and perhaps when Nine. de Ia Ire
moullc returns TO France shall be enabled
10 go with her in her train
Excuse my asking il" said. ''but have
you-:"
"oh. yes" she smiled. sadly. "it is not tina.
ia any way"
At this moment looked up and saw tina,
IL wns sunset. Through the wheel window
the orange beams streamcd in long banner
and lit up the figure Of the saint above us
The rays fell on madame's pale face, and
touched with iire the gold Of her hair. We
stood before each other in dead silence.
"Good.by," said, extending my hand
She placed her own in IL and our eyes me.
II was a moment OF danger to both. Lepci
As ! was. hal but to lift my hand. but tc