Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-07-30
The NlsER's DAUGHTER
CHAPTER xxf.-{Continued.)
By n0NRR De BALzAc

CHAPTER XX1.-fContinued.)
up. ST. inclose a check for eight
thousand francs, payable In gold to your
order, comprising the capital and interest
Of the sum you were 80 kind as TO ad.
vance me. am expecting case from
Bordeaux which contains a few thirgs
which you must allow me to send you as
q token Of my unceasing gratitude. You
can send my dressing case By the dill
gence to the Hotel d'Aubrion."
by the dilingence!' cried Eugene,
when l would have given my life Tor
II a thousand times!' =
Terrible and complete shipwreck OF
hope: the vessel had gone down. there
was not a spar, not plank In the vast
ocean. She raised her eyes to the sky
There WINS nothing left to her now but
to live prnyerfully till the day OF her
deliverance should come and the hOul
spread Its wings for heaven.
MY mother was right" she said,
weeping. Sutherland die"
She went slowly into the house. avoid
Ing the passage; but when she came into
the old gray parlo,. It was full Of mem.
cries Of her cousin. On the chimney.
piece there stood certain china saucer,
WHICH Ue Uuu uSeu eNeTy uoiusuos "nN
the old Sevres sugar basin.
II was to be a memorable and event.
fol day for Eugene. Nanon announced
the cure. He was related to the Cru
chots, and therefore In the interests OF
the President de Bonfons. For some
days past the Able had urged the cure
to speak seriously to Mile. Grnndet about
the duty Of marriage. Eugene fancied
that he had come for the thousand
francs which she gave him every month
for the poor, and sent Nanon for the
money; but the curate began with a
smile. To-day. mndemoiselle, l have
come to take counsel with you about a
poor girl In whom all Saumur takes an
interest. and who, through lack Of char.
ity to herself, 10 not living a. q Chris.
tian should"
m. le Cure. now can think Of
nobody but myself. am very misera-
bic, my only refuge In IN the church; her
heart 10 large enough to hold oil human
sorrows, her love NO inexhaustible that
We need never fear to drain It dry"
swell, mademoisclle. when we speak
Of this girl. we shall speak Of you. List
en-! II you would fain work out your
salvation, there are but two ways open
to you; you must either leave the world
or live In the world and submit to Its
laws-you must choose between the
earthly and the heavenly vocation"
"Ah. your voice speaks to me when
need to hear VOICE. Yes, heaven has
sent you to me. l will bid the world
farewell, and live In silence and seclu-
SION"
But. my daughter. you should think
long and prayerfully before taking NO
strong q measure. Marriage Is life, and
the convent IL DEATH"
Eyes, death. All. II death would only
come quickly, NJ. 10 Cure" she said, with
dreadful eagerness.
"Death2 But you have great obliga-
lions TO fulfil! toward society, mademoi-
selle. There IL your family Of poor. to
whom you give clothes aud firing In win.
ter and work In summer. Your great
fortune II a loan. Of which you must
give an account one day. You have
always looked on II a. a sacred trust. II
would be selfish to bury yourself In q
convent. and you ought not to live alone
In tho world. In the ,6rst place. how can
you endure the burden Of your vast for
tune alone2 You might lose Il. You
will be involved In endless litigation; sou
will find yourself In difiicultties from
which you will not be able to extricatc
yourself. Take your pastors word. q
husband " useful: you ought not to lose
what God has given unto your charge.
speak to you az a cherished lamb OF my
flock. You love God too sincerely to
find hindrance to your salvation In the
world; you are one Of its faircst Orna.
Inf onI Shn,,1I nj In In
ample Of holiness"
At this point Nine. dos Gransins was
announced. The bankers wife wns
smaiting under grievous disappoint.
ment and tIirsted for revenge.
"Madem0iselle--" she began. "Oh!
NJ. 10 Cure Is here--I will say 10 more,
then. came to speak about some mat.
ters Of business, but SEQ you arc deep
In something else"
"Madame," said the cure. ~ leave
The field to you."
"Oh! NJ. 10 Cure. pray como hack
again: stand In great need Of your help
just now"
Eyes. indeed. my poor childw said
Mime. des Grassins.
"What do you mcanr' asked Eugenis
and the cure both together.
do You suppose that haven't heard
that your cousin has come back and Il
going to marry Mile. d'Aubrion7 A
woman doesn't 20 about with her wits In
Der pocket"
CHAPTER XXI.
Eusenis was silent. there ives q red
0ush on her face, but she made IN hey
mind ct once that henceforward NO one
should learn anything from her, and
looked % impsustrabls % her father
used to do.
"Well. madame" che said. with q
tinss Of bitterness In her tones, ut seems
that !, at any rate, cary my Wits In my
pocket, for ! am quite at Q loss TO un.
dsrstand you. Speak out and explain
yourself"
swell. then, madsmoisslls. ~ fol
ysurss1 what dss Grsssins sayA Herr
y he letter."
0uSsnis read;
my Dear Wifs-Chasiss 0randst hes
ysturnsd from the Indies, and has been
n Paris these two months-"
Two monthsw said Eussois b her.
0slf, and her hard fell to her side Aftss
. moment shs went on reading:
n had % dance abundance on him,
and called twice before the future Comtl
oAubrion would condsscend to 80 me
Al Paris 10 talking about his marriage
ana HkA hanns 80 ~..k1l-k>A