The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-13
CHAPTER XII.
The Return OF JOY.


unusual events begin 10 happen in any
\ life. there II succession OF such
events. and not unfreouently they ar.
rive In similar ways. At any rate.
about ten dfys after the receipt Of
Annle's letter. COrnelia was almost
equally amazed by the receipt of an.
other letter-a piece Of paper twisted
carelessly but containing these few
pregnant words:
'Cornciia. dear. come TO me Bring
me something Ia wear. have Just
arrived. saved by the skin of my
teeth. and ! have not a decent gar.
ment Of any kind TO put ON. Arcnia."
A thunderbolt from a clear sky
could hardly have caused such sur.
| prise. but Cornelia did not wait to talk
about the wonder. She loaded q maid
with clothing OF every description. and
I ran across the street To her friend.
Arenta saw her coming. and met her
with cry Of JOY. and az Van Aricns
was sick and trembling with the sight
of his daughter and the tale Of her
| sufierings. CorneIia persuaded him to
| 90 to sleep. and leave Arents TO her
care. Poor Arcnia. she was III with
the priyations she had suffered she
was half.starycd. and nearly without
clothing. but she did not complain
much until she had been fed. and
ba;hed. and dressed" as she said.
like New York woman ought to
be"
You know what trunks and trunks
! full of beautiful things ! took away
| with me. Cornclia." she complained:
well. ] have not a rag left. ! have
I nothing left at all
Your husband. Arcnta?"
He was guillotined.''
oh. my dear Arenta."
'GuillOtined. J told him TO be- quiet.
, ! begged him To go over to Marat. but
no. his nobility obliged him to stand
by his order and his king. so for
! them he died. Poor Athanase. He
! expected me to follow him. bu, ! could
not make ap my mind to the knife.
Oh, how terrible II was" Then she
began to sob bitterly. and Corneiia let
her talk Of her su1erings until she
| fell into a sleep-a sleep. easy to gee.
still hunted by the furies and terrors
through which she had passed.
For week Cornelia remained with
her friend and Madame Jacobus Joined
! them as often as possible, and gradu.
ally the half-distraught woman recoy.
cred something of her natural spirits
and resolution. Of course with many
! differences. She could not be the same
! Arcnta. she had ouiiived many Of her
I Illusions. She took but little interest
! for a while In the life around her.
I Rem she did talk about. but chiefly
! because he was going Ia marry an Eng.
! iish girl. an intention she angrily de.
/ plored.
4 am sure she said. Rem might
( have learned lesson from my rad
I fortune. What does he want TO marry
| a foreigner fory He ought TO have
/ prevented me from doing 80, instead
of following my foolish example"
No one could have prevented you.
! Arenta. You would not listen even
to your father
"Oh. indeed. II was my fate. We
/ must all submit to fate. Why did you
! refuse REM"
Tie was not my fate Arenta.'
Well. then. neither IL George Hyde
your tate. Aunt JacODus has told me
/ some things about him She says he
/ Is to marry his cousin. You ought to
marry Rem"
| A. she said these words Van Ariens.
accompanied by JoTis Van IIeemsklrk,
| entered the room. and Cornclia was
/ glad to escape She knew that AreD-
Ia would again relate all her expert.
: cnces. and she disliked 10 minele them
with her renewed dreams Of love and
her lover.
She will talk ard talk. said Cor.
nela To her mother. and then there
will bc tea aud chocolate and more
talk, aud ! have heard all I wish to
hear about that dreadful city. and tho
demons who walk In blood. Senator
Van Hcemskirk came In with her
iather as ! left"
Il hope he treated you more cIvilly
than madame did"
He was delightful. courtesied to
him. and he lifted my hand and kissed
H.. and said. I grew loVeller every
day and I kissed his cheek and said.
I wished always 10 be lovely In his
sight Then : came home. because
! would not. just yet. speak of George
10 him"
"Arenta would hardly have given
you any opportunity. ] wonder al what
hour she will release Johs Van
Beemskirk,"
1t win be later than II ought Ia
be-
Indeed II was so late that Madame
Van Heemskirk had locked up her
house for the night. and was troubled
st her husbands dsisy-even n little
cross.
An old man like you. Joris." she
said In tone of vexation-''sittinE
iii nine o'clock with the last runaway
from Paris: n cold you have already
and all Tor a girl thai threw her senses
behind her. To marry n Frenchman."
Much she has suffered. Lysbet."
Much she ought to suffer. Ard
believe not In Arenta Van Ariens' suf
ferins."
Il viii sit q little by the nre. Iys
bet. Sit down by me. My mind is full
Of her story. Bitter fears and suffer
Ing she has come through. Her hus
: band was guilIotined last May. and
from her home she vas taken-us
time to write to frieud--no time Il
save anything she had. except strinl
! os pearls. which round her waist toI
many weeks she hsd vors. Huner,
asd dek ugos the doos Of Der prisss