The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-15

understood In a flash. how beauty
could become divine above baseness
OF soul. and how ono could respect II
even in dlshonor-and hundred 9th.
or things In which were confused fer.
vent love. devotion without limit. a
desire noble and perverse.
Jeanne had thanked me with hard.
ly perceptible movement OF the lips;
she stood by the wall with an air OF
indifference and pridel
They are very long about &C." she
said sternly. IN. Cope is a man Of
method" someone replied. And a ST.
lence followed which told more and
more on ones nerves, for even the
waiting in a peaceful frame Of mind
finished by disturbing and emptyiug
the brain, like pump. However, the
moment arrived when the searching
of the servants ended, the door open
ed, disclosing our host. the two wit
nesses, and the old gentleman.
My heart beat furiously. / felt my
self become terribly pale, but con-
cealing my agitation and steadying
my voice, Il asked to be searched
first.
Nj. Cope smiled at what he consid.
cred the within of a young man, and
proceeded methodically to my exam
ination. l blushed. l became pale
without anyone finding that peculiar
under the circumstances. When 1t
was over I made two or three steps
backward and l found myself near
Jeanne. She lowered her fan and
handed me something with a GOODNESS
that was only equalled by my calm
ness in selling the object and plac-
ing it in a pocket Of my coat. After
which I leant against the fireplace,
being now merely a witness and above
all suspicion
M.-Coppe's search was unproductive
Of results. There remained nothing
to do but to visit all the rooms and
then inform the police.
Still my trouble of mind increased
as l remained standing by the fire.
place, My brain was in a whirl and
l felt the crime weigh on me as
though l were indeed the thief.
Jeanne at last came toward me,
with that undulating step of hers,
and gave me a look of such passion
ate gratitude that it almost seemed
to scorch me. The in an imperative
tone she said
do you still love me?"
l did not hesitate. l replied firmly:
eyes"
''In spite of all that I have done?"
"In spite Of everything"
"Will you marry me?"
Il will marry you"
She enveloped me with the same
look still warmer and more lingering.
fully comprehended the power of
! woman, above all law, human or nat
f ural, drawn from the fountain-head
and against which nothing ought to
prevail.
l felt strangely happy in this equiv
, ocal adventure, and l could not throw
4 off this happiness for which l re
4 preached myself and of which l was
- terribly ashamed.
S AS l was struggling with these con
= tending emotions. EXPLANATIONS were
heard and saw NJ Cope reappeal
a holding little box.
: I'VE have the jewels and the guilt!
one!" he said very calmly.
q had only time to hear this mucl
!, and to see the livid face of the valet
the guilty one-when l found tina
e Jeanne was gently urging me out OF
the terrace where the shadows la.
thickly. There l felt my head seizet
y with two hands, while two pure liz,
were pressed to mine, as Jeanne 4 ha
u INJURED: lei
= '"The thief adores you! She Nv
= tricked you'll To test your love sSr
, gave you her own jewel box! "-NeJ
= York News.