The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-17
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Oh oA6e 1OOLSLepS Qdu ul0u away.
LOUIS continued Rose, dropping
her voice to a whisper, after nothing
more was audible, when may I trust
our secret to my husband"
mot yet,' rejoined Trudaine earn
estly. mot word, not hint of it till
give you leave. Remember, Rose, you
promised silence from the first. Every
thing depends on your holding that
promise sacred till I release you from
it,
II will hold it sacred; I will, indeed,
at all hazards, under all provocations,"
she answered.
THAT is quite enough to reassure
me-and now, love, let us change the
subject Even these walls may have
ears, and the closed door yonder may
be no protection" He looked towards
it uneasily while he spoke. "By the
by, have come round to your way Of
thinking, Rose, about that new servant
of mine-there is something false i'll
his face. I wish I had been as quick
to detect it as you were.'
Rose glanced at him afrightedly.
'Has he done anything suspicious?
Have you caught him watching you?
Tell me the worst, LOUIS
FLUSH! hush! my dear, not so loud.
Don't alarm yourself; he has done
nothing suspicious"
''Turn him off-pray, pray, turn him
off, before it is too later
"And be denounced by him, in re-
venge, the first night. he goes to his
masters are equal now. I am not sup
posed to keep servant at all. I have
a citizen living with me who lays me
under domestic obligations, for which
I make a pecuniary acknowledgment.
No! no! if do anything, must try if
can to entrap him into giving me
warming But we have got to another
unpleasant subject already-suppose I
change the topic again. You will find
a little book on that table there, in the
corner-tell me what you think of it,"
The book was copy of Corneille's
"Cid," prettily bound in blue morocco.
Rose was enthusiastic in her praises.
II found it in booksellers shop yes
terday," said her brother, land bought
it as present for you. Corneille is not
an author to compromise any one, even
in these times. Don't you remember
saying the other day that you felt
ashamed of knowing but little of our
greatest dramatist?" Rose remembered
WELL and smiled almost as happily as
in the old times over her present.
There are some good engravings at
I the beginning of each act," continued
Trudaine, directing her attention rather
earnestly to the illustrations, and then
suddenly leaving her side when he saw
that she became interested in looking
at them.
He went to the window-listened-
then drew aside the curtain, and looked
| up and down the street. No living soul
| was in sight. II must have been mis-
! TAKEN" he thought, returning hastily
to his sister,, "but I certainly fancied I
was followed in my walk to-day by a
spy"
81 WONDER" said Rose, still busy over
her book, IT wonder, Louis, whether my
husband would let me go with you to
see LIE Cid the next time it is acted?"
Mo-" cried a voice at the door; mot
if you went on your knees to ask him."
Rose turned round with scream.
There stood her husband on the thres-
hold, scow1ing at her, with his hat on,
and his hands thrust doggedly into his
| pockets. Trudaine's servant announced
him, with an insolent smile, during
| the pause that followed the discovery.
t'Citizen- superintendent Danville, to
visit the cheyenne, his wife," said the
! fellow, making mock bow to his mas
| ter.
Rose looked at her brother, then ad-
vanced few PAGES towards the door.
"This is SURPRISE she said, family;
<'has anything happened? We've
didn't expect you.'' Her voice failed
| her, as she saw her husband advanc-
! ing, pale to his very lips with sup
| pressed anger.
"How dare you come here, after what
t I told your he asked, in quick, low
tones
She shrank at his voice almost as #
he had struck her. The blood few into
| her brothers face as he noticed the ac-
ton, but he controlled himself, and TAX
ing her hand, led her in silence to a
chair.
Il forbid you to sit down in his
house." said Danville, advancing still;
| Il order you to come back with me! Do
you hear? I order you.'
He was approaching nearer to her,
when he caught Trudaine's eye fixed on
him, and stopped. Rose started up,
and placed herself between them. :.
'Oh, Charles! Charlesv' she said to
her husband, "be friends with Louis
tonight, and be kind again to mel
have claim to ask that much Of you,
though you many not think it!' =
He turned away from her, and
laughed contemptuously. She tried to
speak again, but Trudaine touched her
on the arm and gave her warning
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