St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-08-20

were their age? Come, yonr nephe,
will not be the one to win h. 81"
M. de Kergariel shook his head an
answered slowly:
"Women's acts cannot be reckone
/ With We sometimes slipped away to
gether, Marquise, We. did not becom
your happy husband. ! shall wait TO
Marguerite's decision
The next day at the time the,
usually took their walk along the edg
Of the cliffs, Marguerite and tie tw
young men, followed by M. de Kergarie
and Nine. de Millery-the latter &C
companied by her faithful Coquette-
were exploring the lofty rocks over
hanging the sea. ~ *tg
Howls of terror suddenly arose.
| No one knew how the accident hap
pened, but Nine. de Millery's dog ha
fallen into the sea and the waves wer,
already bearing it away.
The old lady >shrieked, wept, wrunl
| her hands and offered her whole for
tune to any one who would save tn
poor animal.
TT would be useless" said Georges
"That is dangerous place. No sensi
BILE person can risk his life to save {
Dogs
AS If the words were some magic
spell, the indecision portrayed on Raou
de Villier's face during Nine. de Mil
lery's appeal suddenly vanished and
before there was time to stop him, hi
threw off his coat, climbed down the
bluf and plunged into the terrible sea
Cries of terror escaped every ones
lips Marguerite's heart almost stop.
ped beating.
Georges alone remained unmoved
his eyes fixed upon Raoul, guessing
what excessive vanity, united to the
desire of pleasing his patroness, had
suddenly decided this mans action.
But the fears of the others became
intense as they saw that Raoul
though an excellent swimmer, after
having seized the animal, could nc
longer struggle against the waves;
his strength was failing and the spec
tators Of the drama fairly held their
breath.
Marguerite was on the point of fall
ing when a hand was laid on her arm.
Turning, she saw Georges, who was
looking at her intently. He was
frightfully pale, but his voice was firm
as, pointing to Raou1, he asked:
do you love him."
Marguerite answered angrily-for
she read in her cousins eyes his hate
for Raoul and thought it unworthy Of
him at such a moment.
yes; / do love him!"
Then, to her bewilderment, for the
words she had just uttered should
have deepened the gulf between the
two men, Georges in his turn rushed
to the strand and breasted the threat
ening waves. E8ss
Swimming with unusual power, he
succeeded by great exertion in reach
ing Raoul and dragging him out on
the shore.
The whole scene had taken place in
q few moments, but to the terrified
spectators the time seemed endless.
When Georges had returned tc
the cliff Marguerite gazed proudly at
him, a radiant expression illumining
her face.
In witnessing the danger he had in
Cured merely to save her from suffer-
ing, in spite of the hatred he bore
RaOul de Villiers, her cousins disin-
terested love shone VIGOROUSLY before
her eyes.
And by the intense emotion she felt
she realized that she, too, loved him
and that his love had taken possession
of her whole soul.
5 The next morning when Georges
and Marguerite were alone the young
girls eyes expressed heartfelt affec-
ton, radiant Joy. He thought that she
was going to thank him for restoring
her lover; and before she could speak
he. said bitterly:
mot a word of gratitude, / beseech
you! It was against my will that
saved the man you love. If you are
happy, so much the better, for l had
no other object than to secure your
But would have rejoiced
If, after saving this man, the ocean
had closed over mel"
"And the answer to your question:"
said the young girl. "Then you dc
not desire to know it. Yet / had pre-
pared it, hoping that you would be sat
not speak of it?'
But you told me that you loved
him." cried Georges, his eyes spark
ing with joy-for at last he under
stood.
Then, bending toward him, she MUIR
nured in low tone, so low that the
very air scarcely heard:
1T wasa trial. = 81 s Il s. Is sas So
Far away confused chant of voices
seemed to rise from the sea, lauding
n hymn of infinite joy the destruc-
ion of vanquished cupidity and the
brilliant triumph Of love-N. Y. Sun.