The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-10
NUMBER 20.

relief she replied:
mo. thank You: not toni--.-t Tsier.
shyly CHANGING toward H.; Per
Sir Edwin will teach me when ir
learns. 1t is his business. you know
Would /: IL a month. night aud day.
would conquer it, the new dance was
as good as done for already. That was
the first real mark of favor ! ever had
from Jane.
We now had sor:c songs from Mary
and Jane; then gave clc. AID Bran
don sang again Mt Mary's request We
had duets and quartets ard so.oS. ard
the songs We're all sweet. for C.ey cam,
from the heart of youth AZ d we.;t tn
the soul of youth. rich in its God given
fresh delight In everything. Then we
talked, and Mary and Jane. too. with a
sly. shy. soft little word now and then.
drew Brandon out to tell of Lis travels
and adventures. He was pleasing
talker and had smooth. easy flow Of
words. speaking always in low. clear
voice and with perfect composure. He
had a way Of looking first one auditor
and then another straight in the eyes
with a magnetic effect that gave to
everything he said an added interest.
Although at that time less than twenty
five years old. he was really a learned
man. having studied at Barcelona, Sal
amanca and Paris. While there had
been no system in his education. hiD
mind was a sort of knowledge junkshop
wherein he could find almost anything
he wanted. He spoke German. French
| and Spanish and seemed to know the
literature Of all these languages.
He told us he had left home at the
early age of sixteen as his uncle's -
quire and had fought in France. then
down in Holland with the Dutch, had
been captured by the Spanish and had
Joined the Spanish army. as IT mattered
not where he fought so that there was
q chance for honorable achievement
and a fair ransom now and then. He
told us how he had gone to Barcelona
and Salamanca, where he had studied.
aud thence to Granada, among the
Moors: of his fighting against the pi-
rates Of Barbary. his capture by them,
his slavery and adventurous escape
and his regret that now drowsy peacs
kept him mewed up In a palace.
"It is true" he said, there il q pros
meet of trouble with Scotland. but I
would rather fight a pack Of bowling.
starving wolves than the Scotch They
fight like very devils. which. of course.
is well. but you have nothing after you
have beaten them. not even q good
whole wolfskin."
In an unfortunate moment Mary
said. "Oh, Master Brandon, tell ~ Of
!. your duel with Judson."
Thoughtful. considerate Jane frown-
ed at the princess In surprise and put
her finger on her lips.
your ladyship. l fear I cannot" he
answered. and left his seat. going over
to the window. where he stood. with
his back toward us. looking out into
the darkness. Mary saw what she had
done. and her eyes grew moist, for,
. with all her faults. she had q warm.
tender heart and a quick. responsive
sympathy. After a few seconds Of
painful silence she went softly over to
, | the window where Brandon stood.
, "Sir. forgive me-" she said. puttins
her hand prettily upon his arm Il
should have known Believe me.
would not have hurt you Intentionally.
4 "Ah, my lady, the word was thought
lessly spoken and needs no forgiveness
] | But your heart shows itself In the ask
e ing, and thank you. l wanted but Z
K moment to throw of the thought oi
s that terrible day." Then they cam<
!: back together, and the princess. WIN
q had tact enough when she cared to ~
L srlx<
o l started to tell one of my best st0
e ries in order to cheer Brandon, but ID
/. the midst Of it Mary, who, had NO
y ticed, was restless and uneasy. full d
e blushes and hesitancy and with a man
+ ner as new to her as the dawn Of tn
e first day was to the awakening world
It abruptly asked Brandon to dance witt
y her again. She had risen and wa
e standing by her chair. ready to be le'
> out.
This time the dancing was more %
'e berly done, and when Mary stopped
d was with serious, thoughtful eyes, 70
she had felt the tingling of a new
strange force in Brandon's touch. i
man, not a worm, but a real man, wit
!, all the irresistible, infinite attraction
that a man may have for a woman
the subtle drawing Of the lodestone 70
the passive iron-had come into he
life. Doubly sweet 1t was to her IN
T tense young virgin soul in that 1t nrs
revealed the dawning of that two edge
!. bliss which makes a heaven or . he
:" Of earth-of earth, which owes its yer
existence to love.
do not mean that Mary was in low
:, but that she had met and for the fr.
~ !. time felt the touch. yes. even the sui
tie, unconscious, dominating force Z
I, sweet to woman. of the man she coul
love. and had known the rarest thro
;, that pulses in that choicest Of all God
perfect handiwork-a woman's heart
:. the throb that goes before, the job
the Baptist, as it were. Of coming love
1t being after midnight, Mary lille
two cups of wine, from each Of whiS
Ut she took a sip, and handed them
Brandon and me. She then paid
the 10 crowns. very soberly thanked
and said we were at liberty to 90.
VIC The only words Brandon ever spoil
;, concerning that evening were just |
!, we retired:
"Jesu, she is perfect! But you we
=. wrong, Caskoden. l can still thar
~ God l am not in love with her.
- would fall upon my sword II were"
/ was upon the point Of telling hi
she had never treated any other mi
W as she had treated him, but ! thoug
best to leave 1t unsaid. Trouble WI
- apt to come Of its own accord so<
-. enough.
"A In truth, may as well tel you tn
10 when the princess asked me to bril-