News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-04-30

X the change in Evariste's bear
ing. She saw the lofty con-
"a fidence in his face as he pass
ed to and from the Latiolais
home with increasing frequency and
understood that he felt lie had been
Hfted above the level on which she
stood, far and beyond her reach. And
Quillebert's manner Of easy familiarity
and assured control she attributed to
bis belier that her passion for the
young man must be attenuated by the
suddenly heightened distance from its
ebject But her stout heart was not
aismayed nor were her faculties blunt
ed by contact with difficulties. Her
bate was strong and Implying; her
love was fierce and selfish. She had
never forgiven Estelie the defeat in the
contest for sponsorship OF the church
bell. She had an added grievance
against her as the magnet which drew
him who was her own llfe's loadstone
and abhorred her as the source of
Quillebert's hope of power over herself
That Estelle loved Horace and could
never love again; that marriage with
Eyariste would make her life one long,
bitter misery, she we'll knew. But well
come as was that prospect to her ha-
tired, it terrified her love as its doom.
Estelle's punishment and her own suf-
1ering were inseparably involved. The
counter currents of passion met in her,
and. as the scientists declare Of the
sinSoidal positives and negatives Of
electricity, instead of annihilating each
other, commingled and produced a force
Hartaking of the natures of both Her
Natchfulness of Quillebert was sharp
sned, her dsmeanor toward Evariste
grew bolder and warmer, and she re-
fused to admit into her mind a doubt of
her final triumph over both.
The cause of the Confederacy was
expiring when the Feueral commander
ordered the burning Of the Proshame
distiliery near Mansura, from which
Dede's cabar2t had long drawn its sup
ply of rum. That notable boniface
was thus enabled to double the price
for the gOodly store Of it he had then
on hand. The confagration attracted
Among the spectators were Quillebert,
Eyariste and Latiolais, who had await
ed it at the cabaret; also Laure, return
ing from visit to the little milliner at
Marksville, viewed the spectacle from
a favorable point which she selected
near Evariste. When the dense black
folds of smoke hung sullenly over the
ruin, laying pail upon the dead dam
nation, she said to him:
Il ! I'VE seen writing in that foul
cloud the souls of men lost through the
product of this vanished mandatory
Of satan"
rs vision seeing an inheritance like
Bensing?" Evarste asked sarcasticalIy.
: Il believe it is. | see visions often"
rs the one power as reliable as the
stherY
"Yes, but the visions depress me.
They are so real"
Then why do you indulge them?"
Because l cannot Danish or resist
sliem."
"Why, Laure, you may yet become q
dOctress."
mo"
"Why not?"
Because you will prevent"
"Not l." said Evariste positively.
"Yes, YOU" she insisted, with firm
aess.
rs this another CassanGra prophe-
cyY'
ut is true prophecy. l know moth.
ing of Cassandra. Come with me,
please. wish to stop for a moment
at the old cottage to get book of my
granduncle's which left there"
81 will be delighted" he assented;
with a condescending air which was
not lost upon her. Are you not fear
full that those things will be stolen
from the deserted cottage"
mo. The thieves among US will not
risk the vengeance of the doctress."
"But she IL dead"
"They dread her curse the more be-
cause she Is dead"
They rode through the swamp in
silence He affected to reinstate the
Signify which he thought had been un