The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-12-19


u Sttts Here. monsieur. r.,''
l&ssfI The act took = IemlGtt st) comp ~
ny ysurprlse, that size lcOul Id sonl ygiVes
lutterance tot loly,cry sNYl u otlndcdl
| like q groan. s. &: }ss &
anyinstant tho Doctor, lad COM.
pretended ali uit Z &c, S
and although the sacri flee WtlS greater
than seemed pOssi bic for human beings
| to make, lie did not attempt TO pre-
vent 1T, but 3 gfasped IIenrlette blythe.
arm to prevent her from speaking; ); ji{s
Your SiStorS fate depends upon
your silcncel" ho whispered, ard UNI
/ der the Influence Of sthatSmagic name,
She was silent. S. Ta ss3s NIX
Tbe officer motioned Marianne to
take herplacc With the other, pris-
oncrs, butshc said ,imploring Per-,
! nit me, monsieur, to bid her q last
farewell.
lie motioncd an Impatient consent,
and Marianne, crossing over to Hen
riettc, folded her in a last embrace.
| 81 Now did the poor orphan fully un-
dcrstand all the outcast had consented
/ to do for her, and much as she loved
he sister, she could not accept the
sacrifice.
No no." She murmued. q can
/ not, will not corsent!"
/ :
| ing her hand over her companlon's
mouth cit is not you whom i save,
Efenriette, it is myself. I'll remain,
Jacques will lind me again, anu once
in his power should be lost. You
! Will remain, you will find Louise, and
i you will both be savcd.n
! Again did The spell which Louise's
name casGOycr llenriette prevent her
from protesting against the fearful
| sacrifice which was being made for
! her, and she murmurcd her sisters
"LIcrc, take this,t Said Marianne, as
} she handed her the paper which only q
4 sllOrtthnc before she had Received with
SO many expressions Ofdcligilt.
. 1T was the pardon which allowed her
) to go out Of La Salpctricrc free wo-
: man, and now she was about to give
itup that IIenriettc might be saved,
aud Of her own free will, She was about
to go a voluntary, lifelong exile.
a greater love hath no man than
, this, that he lay down his life for his
], friend is written IN the Book; but
: surely Mariannc'S love and gratitude
Far exceeded this, for she was dOoming
!, hclsclf;to a whole life time OF misery.
/ llcnrcttc could not take the pardon
SO freely offered, and Marianne looked
, aL tho doctor, as tito implorc him to
induce the poor girl to do so.
Take it," he said, in Il low voice.
Your y sisters fate depends upon it,"
} After some hesitation, lIenric tic
took the paper which Marianne had
thrust into her hand, and then fling
I ing her arms around the woman who
, had thus saved her, sobbcd out hcl
thanks.
) Az this most nopportunc moment
/ Sister Gcncvicyc came slowly out OF
: the prison, toward the two weeping
girls.
S "l,he sistcrsupcrior" calculated the
!. physician, in dlsmay. CAN is lost"
"llcavcn would not permit it!'' eX
+ claimed Ilcnricttc.
l. All felt that Mariannc's generous
}. action could not be conSulnmatcd fol
!, there was no hope that the good sis
\ ter, who looked upon deception as a
S hcinouS crime, could be persuaded t(
d tell Il falsehood
y "Madamc," said the officer to tht
i sister, "will you please verify this list
i and identity the prisoners who arc III
tended for cXile?n
t III a slow, monotonons voice, the Of
l. liccr read the name Of each one, ant
4 waited until the sister had declared
That they were among the condemned
Z The name Of Hcnricttc Gimrd was
II the last Oh the list, and when the OF
c ticer pronounced il, Marianne ran anc
knclt at the sisters feet, eXclaiming:
j. Here, mother"
"YOu!" exclaimed the sister, in sur
q prise; but before she could say any
4 more, the doctor stood before, her, ;lnt
4 pointing to lIcnricttc, who was utter
IS ing 4 silent prayer, not daring TO lool
toward either OF the group, made ;
IS most appealing gesture.
n - Nj Ot Othnr--N)Otbpr. hDVn nitU1O nrip 4
: Marianne, earnestly, "blcSs me, anc
let me go, for this exile will purify {;
|. guilty soul, and save an innocent Onc.
{ Several times did Sister Gcncviev,
If attempt to speak, and each time die
F.? her tongue refuse to do its duty.
Gladly would she have made any
sacrifice, but she coIld not tell a lie.
Y 'Wcll, SiSter2' said the officer, who
G had grown weary with the singular de
3 lay.
/ The struggle vas most intense, but
Is1d'e ufa 6farianne's 's a1ace, ana STOPPING
over, kissed her fcrvently.
Then raising her eyes to Heaven, as If
imploring divine forgiveness f0rthe sin
She was about to commit, she said, in
; q voice which trcmblcd, despite her
most strenuous efforts to make it ap-
; pear t!ydl firm; i,
Thus did Heaven intcrposc TO save
, llcnricttc from the dreadful fate that
threatened hcr, but it demanded as a
, sacrifice tlatanothcr should suffer in
her place, and that pure woman, al
mosta holy woman, should take upon
herself the sin OF q falSchood as She
regarded it; but who shall say that, in
the ast-preat day, any record OF that
falSchOOd shall be found?
CHAPTER XXIY.
CRUELTY AND SUFFERING. 4U
Again do we find the poor blind girl
in the Squalid hut Of the FrOchards.
Their cruelty las SO worn upon the
young girl that she has wasted away
TO but Il shadow OF her rformcr self, and
:, now hardly seems able to walk.
We find her lying upon her miscr-
able straw bed, in a light, troubled
sleep, ,whilc over her bends Pierre, the
honest hearted cripple. ne
AS he gazcs upon her attcnuatcd
J features, tic tears Of pity and love
flood his eyes, and he murmurs:
Poor child! SO young so weak so
: lovely, and yet condemned to SO hard q
fate. An, me! can do nothing. JAG
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