The Irish standard., 1905-05-27


cret, love is robbed Of his best treasure
Mon Dieu! | wish to tell him myself
some time. II he ever has the courage to
take command of me. warn your
Therese. If L think he knows--when I see
him-I shall be cruel to him; l shall make
him hate me. SO You see l will not be
cheated of my wooing. and know you
would not cndanger my life's happiness.
l have written little song-for him.
Well some day I shall sing it to him. ana
will ho not be glad to know I could do 1t!
Here are the first lines to give you tho
idea:
My emperor. my emperor,
Thy face is fair to see:
Thy house is old, thy heart is gold
Oh, take command Of me!
o emperor! my emperor!
Thy sceptr" is of Cod.
Through all my DAYS I'll sing thy praise.
And tremble at thy nod.
But. Dear rherese. YOU ought to hear
the music; | have quite surprised myself
Indeed. love is Il grand thing: it has made
me nobler and stronger. They really say
j am not selfish any more. But l am
weary of waiting here. and SO eager to
get home. You are in love. and you have
been through this counting of the hours.
We are very comfortable here, and they
lot us 20 and come as we like inside the
big. big grove ana garden.
We saw nothing of his Iordship' for
weeks until three days ago, when they
brought him here wounded That Is tho
reason we could not send YOU n letter be-
fore now. You know he has to see them
all ana arraup" for their delivery. Well.
he sent for Louise that day he came.
She went to him badly frightened, poor
thing! as, indeed. we all were. He lay in
bed helpless, and w"p when he saw her.
She came back crying. and would not tell
Vhat he had said. do think he loves
her very dearly. and somehow we are all
beginning to think better of him. Surely
no one could he more courteous and gall
liant. Louise went TO help nurse him
yesterday. dear. sweet little mother!
Then lie told her the good news of our
coming release, where your men would
meet us, and nll as ! have written. He
Is up in his chair to-day. the maid tells
me. / iokci Louise about him this morn
ing, and she began to cry at once, and
said hcr heart was not hers to give. The
sly thing! ! wonder whom she loves: but
she would say no moro, and has had
long face all day. She is so stubborn! l
have sworn ] will never tell her another
of my secrets You are to answer quick
ly, sending your note by courier to the
Indian dockman at EliZahethport. ad-
| dressed Robin Adair. Box 40. ST. I1iliere.
Canadn. And the love of all to all. Adieu.
Your loving
I.OU1SON.
p. $. Can you tell me. is the captain
of noble birth? I have never had any
doubt of it, he Is so splendid.
1t filled me with great happiness
and a bitter rang. was never in such
IL conflict of emotion.
We'll" said Thcrcse. "do you see
my trouble? Having shown you the
first letter, had also to show you the
second ! fear l have done wrong.
My soul"
"Bc blessed for the good tidings,"
interrupted.
'"rhanks. was going to say ii ac-
cuses me. Louison is proud girl;
she must never know. She can never
know unless"
"You tell her" said I, quickly. "And
of course you will"
What do you mean" she asked.
'"rhat every secret that must not
be told is the same as published if
If"
"1f what?"
"If-if 1t tells a pretty story with
some love in it, | said, with a quick
sense of caution. "Ah. man selle, do
l not know what has made your lips
SO rcd?"
"Whal may it be?"
"1'he attrtiOn Of many secrets
burning Secrets" said, laughing
"Mordicu! what charming impu-
dence!" she said her large eyes glow
ing thoushttully, with some look of
surprise "You do not know me,
mseur. ! have kept many secrets and
know tn" trick"
"Ah, then shall ask of you great
favor" said THAT you keep my Sc
cret also. that you do not tell her Of
my love-
She wheeled her horse with merry
peal of laughter, hiding her face, now
red as her glove.
"It is too late" said she. II have
written her"
We rode on, laughing. In spite Of
the serious character of her words, I
fell a-rlaI;ing from crown to stirrup-
I was now engaged to lO,ison, or as.
good as that and being a man OF
honor, / must think no more of her
sister
81 wrote her OF your confession"
said she, "for knew il would make:
her so happy; but. you know, did not
tell of-Of the circumstances"
"WelI it will make it all the easier
for me-" ! said. MAIN sellc, I assure
you'll am not sorry"
"And, my friend, you are lucky: she
is so magnificent
"Her face will be study when 1
tell her."
"Thc splendor of it," said she.
"And the surprise" added, laugh
ing.
"Ah, m'sieur she will play her part
well. She is clever. That moment
when the true love comes and claims
her it is the sweetest in a woman's
life"
ITO Be Continued
Unlike Her.
She-He had the impertinence to say
was just like phonograph because
tell everything that's told to me
He-Ridiculcns.
"Of course it is"
Yes because a phonOgraDh ALWAYS