The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-07-23
o The drns Of bic life.


coselasion shortly sitsrssrd. snd i he'd
leave vi,hoai sesips Ia Tor her noshs
guarded her more rieiaiy ,hsn ever, snd
ws senersily ssid ,bst Mns Bibsss hs
given her ,as ehies Of nsrfying ons Of be
many rel isc,e3 suiIou OF scins .. oaca !
10 . eotvsnt,
Tso snd . hall ys.rs later vs bsc
sg,in. hoseysr, 10 Caracas 90 politics
business. ovius 10 . recent rebellion, an
| took The esrlies, opportunity Of soins I
yslencis and Looking up the Riberss
Mercedes. The pl.io, ipsispinseot si'te'
whose sold dusy 10 life hsd been that
dosnns TO Zpe. VS. nssred. ! iound
and /, vss shs who received re vhen
c,lied st Los Angeles. ApoIcsiIins for be
nolbst's absence 90 ths scofe Of iodispo'
tion. Her Welcome vss very marked 90,
Amos. her frt words we're. Hov YER
ssd your poor i'isud's death sssl fo'
will be stle 10 give us the details. ssl
"a her II sbe wm spsskias Of Rssell Han
iitop. q whom the lsss ness ! had W
hn departors 10 In5ia ysss sincs si.l
bic regiment. Bo, yo7 have sufel!
besrdi che tYolaimpd BE wss killed eli
month. ago a. polo match, Monsieur d.
10 Feste toli rs 20; be vas travelling II
India VI ihs time.
/ Was checked
Ny sister. Mercedes went on. refuses
10 believe in his dekib; l think her mind
10 not very reasonable on that subject.
hoped She broke "a read The
reason for her cotdisl reception OF me Ia
her troubled face.
l vas onxioos TO zee you. she vent 90.
l promissa TO sex you TO call tomorrax
The fact is, my mother and l are uneasy
about her. You sfo an old friend. MI
Esstlske. end l feel osn cop6ds 10 you.
Monsieur de Is Fes.e bas long wished to
marry H,e, and We h,t persuaded her 81
lest TO consent TO receive him tomorrow
sud give him definite answer. Your ON
ing SCENE ed psovidentisl. We may count
on you nct 10 -she hesits ed not to en-
courage any sentimental recollections
about Mr. Hsmiltoni
/ made . point OF gettiOg iniroduc
to the Count de Ia Flsts tia. evening and
asking him about RsvelI Hamilton.
Alb, yes;ssd fl liz thatl be said, light.
His pony sircled back and
broke bis mock. Itwss q, Poons.
I,housht the Fifth Hosssrs we're II Alb
l remarked.
The count r A tc!ed. The deuce they
we're be answered. / hsve been mixing
young Hamilton up With Hswsrsy, Of the
Ninth Lancers. Hamilton wss shot-that
vas IT, One OF those frontier skifmisbes.
He vas ioolhsrdy. poor ohsp: rode down
In.o The midst OF . 10. OF Pathsns. and
they picked him "a.
oonld get nothing more ous Of him,
and could see be Vas els.ed st the pros
pect Of bis interview with Zje.
There was 90 one 10 The drawing room
when l presented myself q Los Angeles"
II 8 the next day. Presently Z,s elided
In alone, and l vas stsrtled not only BY
her beauty, bat d The change in her. She
looked as shough she belonged TO smother
world. The b,illisnce Of her eyes and lbe
sleam Of ber sunny hsir we're the only
touohes OF color about her face wss like
alsbsster, and even the scarlet Of her lips
had faded. Bhe wss oil in blsok. and 10
The billows OF lsos on her bresst l noticed
The little lace hsndksrcief -hov 1t brought
back Hamilton 10 mel tucked In. The
,ooch Of her hand wAs ieverisb, and ven
tured 10 retain Il In mine while / answer
cd her greeting.
Your friend. she ssid. 10 IL true that be
Vas killed u poloi
l told her that this seemed 10 hsvs been
. mis.ske; be had died . soldiers death
defending our borders 10 India.
When did you last bear irom himi she
asked. H
We did not corr e,pond, answered her.
Revell VS. never . good baud 81 writing
let,ers; IL vas not bis way.
Sts wss looking ont Of the window, her
mind and shts lar from me. ! could
see, and her listIsss hsn1 still resting pss
sively 10 mine.
Hs vas true. she mn,mured TO herself;
be would never have broken bis word.
sh III come back Tor z,e, be said.
We must oil break our word when
Des,h steps 10. l sid. quietly. No doubt
be meant 10 come. Bat be would have
wished you TO be happy end to forget him,
I sm sure.
II 10 impossible, she said.
Surely. l urged. you could 6od come
happiness in making some one slse happy.
There srs many Who love you. This ID.
de- 10 Fests- She interrupted me dresmi
~: He is coming sodsy for bis snsver;
IL sili b. No
There Vas . sonnd Of spproschios foot
steps spd . stir down below 10 the court
ysri. Zoe enstcbed her bspd iron me
and mt "A 10 her heart. q Wild IigLt
sprang into her eyes-sbe looked de
lrsusht l feared tass The dresd of The
couns hsd unhinsed her uiod.
Then she rsn 10 the door. and. ~ II op
srel. fell fsintins Into TIE arms OF tie
nsu Who, entering. csusbt her With ps
sionste eseerness
Ihsve come b b.ck for you. Z''. be said
ally.