Oakes weekly Republican., January 01, 1892, Image 3

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heart—
Vleuret
llWIiilir,
My 111':
•er. Good-
said ilohn, ns I eagei'
:i: ... ..
liii'e tiifeygiUK' ibV'*
said iloliii! sadly
'\vent abroad, com
tiley were thinking of
•t month they did so."
no word—no message
liieti, ifohn bjieiiirig a
bf iiiiii in which lie
cheerful-looking in
und this bile morning
eah-iage: I suppose
i' tlio stein passed
paper with the wol d,
it.
to hear the news,
smiling as John re
in the drawer. Xt
.itlios, that little rose,
•tor's carriage,
and now
lancets, forceps and
trumenls.
.e months, even the
and we heard nothing
description of street
respectable—dull, quiet,
—small houses on each
low rents rents, most
gas an old tenant left
ca.e.e in the sort of a
.'•tiling gentleman and
u- workman meet in
i: and upward course. On
I I lie servant what had
Mistress.
irj in her chair, sir,
and talking such gibber
for you as fast as I
way to a sitting-room,
in there when I left will
in. sir:"
it no mistres's wasvisilile.
Iiiick glancethat the room
mushed—many little I'em
lacks. lying about. Hang
near the window were
a triiliUim-h and il bull
stood a China
aithful lepre
aiid tell
on coijsiu
Avait ti,i|ti'
evening
found
very pale,'
different, in
woman who
thrdf years
who had prdi
that afternor.
after her mot.
ed as she told
most eonvalcs
think I need tr
Then she held
took it :-rtid:
"l'lease iorgi
words to-dav I
scarcely knew wi
"We are alwav
X-'leurette. lirot'lii
seven—why not si*
.Flcui-ettcj
..... staved the
ios« two?
home front my travels,
w. Having heard of an
'mined well, I ran down
consult ray brother,
very had correspond
"wsof tlio little town
•re. As I passed
ier saw it was
I said to mv
•, calling liie
all further
dent alarm
steneil up
rofa bed
the floor
assistance I lifted
on the bed then
ain what was the
alas! very little pro
irm'ine the prim
es.
,i- lueoneof thosi' "ad cases,
...ely becoming more and more
I in, of drunkenness in one whose
ion and station in life should
wised her far above such a vice,
was no doubt about it. liven if
lor of the woman's breath had not
ne the truth. I had seen too many
en women in my time to be ile
1. could do little to relieve her
r.nd after assuring the frightened
lit that her mistress was in no dan
placed her comfortably on the
lml gave the girl instructions to
ii ler clothes. As she did sollook
tli pity and sonie_curiosity on the
jipy woman.
was a lady, evidently—so far as
minion sense of the word reaches
icately nurtured and well dressed,
.t'auires were pleasing, regular,and
etl, yet. in spite of all this, she lay
a victim to the same vice that
•s the brutal collier to pound his
ito death, and causes the starving
r-woman to overlie her wretched
y.
did hot like to expose, her weakness
iicrown servant, so promised to send
mil some medicine, and to look in
liii in the evening.
is I stood with the door half open,
turned to give the servant some
instructions, a girl passed by me
stily, not even seeming aware or my
seuce. Before had time to speak,
even to look at her. she had thrown
self on her knees beside the bed, and
sweeping bitterly over the unfortu
tp wc imi. Her face as she kneeled
lii(. "ii from me, but I could see
was black, and something in
".n ,f her graceful ligure struck
being familiar.
li my, poor mamma! my poor
n-.:a!" she sobbed out. "What shall
again, again! Oh, poor mamma!"
lr*w near and said, "You need not
la: med at your mother's illness she
soon recover."
lie girl rose on hearing my voice,
turned round quickly and looked at
110 and behold she was our long-
Fleurette!
euretle—and, as I could see, even
ugh her sorrow, as beifutifnl as
I advanced with outstretched
ds Imt the girl drew herself up and
ed me aside with the dignity of a
ii uive empress.
V:d so, as you threatened, you have
ii ied upon my privacy. Go—I will
•1 speak to you again."
•'ss Dorvaux." I answered, almost
ry as herself, "your servant will
HI
how happen
IO
be here, and
111 see it is from no wish to iu
am going now. lml shall re
0 see my pat entthis evening,
1 hope, for iiie sake of old days,
ill give me a few minutes' con
tain."
•a. a:. I'leureUe returned weeping
mother, departed, revolving
things in my mind, as tlis writers
Hid found Fleurelte at last. Actu
jiving within a ston»'s-throwof my
r! X'erhaps she had lived there ever
cslie left Dalebury. Now having
ill her. what was I to do with lierr
essed that I had also fathomed her
.ti'i v. You see. it was only-a com
•ilace. viilgar little mystery Vter
mot' 's drunkenness tliosum
wlieii I thought'of the
love and hriglk pros
of keeping herjpoth
inost likely never
,'erilice wufirliW to
-lit lace thauhid
'ib
Kleurctte smile
"Tell me, Fleu.
as I sal down besii
cause?"
She ndildeil her
"Tell me all ah:
it been going on?
you
Mower, doubtless still
wcr. was all that was
little romance.
'TKlt II.
went hv. was still
1 purchased a share
ice. and although I
eery in my work, it
ice, anil one which
•e entirely mine, as
as growing old and
ing.
.•very year I had been
All was the same
till unmarried and
bout her, knew ho
.. me dainty little girl
''d his love. 'Yet not a
uvitescnt him. Shemiglit
tried, for all we knew.
vender whether should
again—whether should
secret trouble for felt
e's sadness was not so
ving to give up the hope
in wife, as from the cause
cil her to take that step. I
Jpe. and say a word now
encourage John to hope
while snatching a hasty
'••formed that 1 was want
found a respectable ser
lor me.
ionic to my mistress at
she. "She is taken very
en."
she live?" I asked. The
a street within a short
a few minutes was at
And then J'leuret
not give bet' vi-ords.
ing. loo lenient, and'
l'octionale excuses.
little tale, even as she'
hope growing strong
in one hour it was cr
is crushed under foot
tence, contrition, sham
recurring vows of aim
with them hope sprui'
bloomed for awhile—oi
down as ruthlessly as be
on for years,
ever
"the saint1
and although she told ine
same loving care, the saint'
solve to shield her niothc
the vulgar gaze. It was a 1
for a girl to bear, For this
the hope of being John's
would not leave her mother
mid would not injure
We had. as yet. sa nothing about
John. That was to conic.
"J'leurettc. I shall write to John to
night. What shall I tell hiniV"
ller black eyelashes were now only
visible.
"What can you tell him? Vou prom
ised to guard'my sec ret."
"I shall, at least, tell him I havefound
you. and then he must take his own
course."
"Oh, don't let him come here." plead
ed the girl. "1 could no lit artoseeliim
and perhaps." she added, with a falter
ing voice, "he doesn't: can: to hear any
thing about, ir. '-'.W» J-
Ah, X' Icuretie', after" all, on
points you are only a weak woman.
The next day I lieggcd leave of ab
sence from niv partner and patients,
and ran down lo jlalebury to tell John
thiMiews.
Vet had little enough to tell him. I
was in honor bound lo guard the girl's
secret: so all could say was, hail
found her again, that she was as lie
witching as ever. and. believed, loved
him still. 1 could add that now I knew
the reason why she could not come to
liim, and X-was compelled to own il was
a weighty one—an obstacle which I
could give no hope would be removed
lor many years. lie must be content
with that it was all lliu news, all the
hope had to give him.
"Very well," said Joint, with a sigh,
"I must wait. All thimrs come to the
man who waits so perhaps i'leurette
will come to me at lest."
Now that had found Kleurctte. vou
may be'sure that wasnol going to lose
sight of her again. I was very grieved
to learn that her niother'scircumsta nces
were not so good its of old. Some rascal
who possessetl the widow's confidence
had decamped with, a large sum of
money. Our Kletirelte eked out their
now scanty income by painting on china,
and very cleverly tl'ie girl copied the
birds and (lowers on the white plates.
She never complained, but to me it was
more than vexations to think that there
was a good home waiting for her if her
mother's faults would allow her to ac
cept it. Now and again I would give
John tidings of her. lie never sought
her. being far too proud to come to her
ltftil il a*lkji 4- 4*.v.. i.:.... .. JI
rieurette to persuade her mother to'en
ter a home for inebriates, but the girl
would not even broach the subject to
her so here was youth drifting away
from John and Fleurette—kept apart
for the sake of a wretched woman, and
I was powerless to mend matters.
il
But did John and l'leuretle ever mar
ry? You see, this is not a romance,
only a little tale of real life, aud, as
such, the only way out of the deadlock
was a sad and prosaic one—a way for
which poor Fleurette could not even
wish. Reformation. I say, as a medical
man, was out of the question.
I hope Fleurette will not read these
pages, in which I am compelled to ex
press my true feelings by saying that, a
short time after a year had expired,
Sirs. Dorvaux was obliging enough to
die. 1 say "obliging" advisedly, for sad
though it be to think so, herdeath made
three people happy indeed, as her life
was so miserable to her. it may be I
should 'lave
said four, l-'leuretle mourn
ed her sincerely all her faults were
buried in her grave, and left to be for
gotten. Two months after her death I
wrote to Joint, bade ltiui come to town,
and without W warning Fleurette,
sent him to Tier. Then he found
that all tiling.'^.lo indeed conic lo the
man who can iit—even the love that
seemed so hoilless and far away.
I don't thinkfJohn ever knew." or. un
less he reads it" here, ever will know,
the true reason why Fleurette refused
him and shunned liim for so Ion-'. He
«W
S?
hat our
*ery near a J-iighsh indiscriminately. A: we pass
liere the aquatic
listi.M I,..." with a smi
lh?
snot whci'ii t'lii*ii
Sa'itl lies,,'Ui'S
bnf up-
it better
ictf iii 'the iu'e^ihv'Jv!''''-"
1
thl
presence
tte color
is now a
mil not
WIIJI
»?. fl'ijusi
vvwii
it'll other,
'iiiy times
&£5uul lioiM'Iosslv. I
^iid, jxcntlv,
'was this tli«
1
lead
j—f. low long has
'is secret, as
le.d
me. I win
were tiid Jov
framing af
is a pileotis
it—a tale of
cry day, till
as a (lower
came peni
il the ever
lent. And
fresh and
he cut
And so
ry round,
ever Un
ions re
from
burden
tve up
She
shrewdly feared might hi
she subjected him to lliescandi
inga mother-in-law of Mrs. l)i
disposition living with him. Knowing
as I know the delicate suscepiiodities
of patients in a place like Daleburv. in
my heart 1 thought l'leuretle *r righf.
And why did voit leave Dalel'ui-.i
asked, when she
had finished h-!1'vc
,..i.
AC
SlK'"k'
,l
,1
S
"Sim wafj
dued—very
n«rv
tut'iiioi'ies
.p'resetit iSliaptrV:
,'g fair-let lis tof-je'tv'
•-''tilt it- sn«* siiolie. fof-:
ed—verv ihV'"A*
1
y«iini'r! UlVin,., m\ et te o'f ^)ld
davs
tin river dh^' "'S
So he had trembled and
as yet no such day had
or happy love-story Jia
the repose of the, 'call
now behold, si was I.
anil it Wits so long sm
thought of her leaving
frev Lorn'n had ceased
"X was ne: iy asleep. I'.i
as they sauntered away
the sheltering trees. "I
gave up reading and
wavs a dangerous ex
wide awake now.
"II is only lliat
has been up to see
ilin
nu au explanation. Iliereisno hitherto."
^:e
Vc nf ii ,!..!,.,, V..
little or nothing.
The last time I was
rowed Fleurotte a long ws
low stream. Xot only Fli
couple of children as wei
bonny boys who chatte^ I:
some-, and when He told in,
the Kalcon. I asked hint i,.
instead. I knew his lather
were both students, and lit has seni, n.
books and no.es by this young
which will he invaluable to ine."
"That, isgoo I of him."Sydney replic
"and. of course, it was right to ask tl
son to come here, but I cannot lit.
wishing thill he had preferred the
ly pause- "X have been
now w.tu Fleurette. SliSliflhts He spoke to her father
in) that old red-brick house- si
lle
h'V
8ll(),18
I hc»r. cxcrptin^ llim» ro\v:i of goM braid
iVOk HiV 'iark-lirown hair, and a little
1 bunch ot yellow daisies in the lace at.
her throat. In her hand the held a large
•nonieiit PsaVv rauier si
are
tyrant
sor''wful-
Bcreen of peacock's feathers.
liu.t.lllQ ftlrtitiliess of her dress suited
like' lief rejiost! rtf liiniiMer. and the
rathei sl*w, soft way she' hail of s|ieill
il'ig,.6r /atlie'r as this strangero'lySerVetl,
!)earin( li'fer address her father, Site liaif
& ftayof begiimiiifr Iiet 5en'teiic('9.i,slo\v:i
ly and then hnrlviiig a littl^ov.er tllfc'
last words, which pleased his far it
sounded like a soft little caress given to
the gentle old man, who seemed to live
in her love. It was a lender domestic,
drama, and he found his thoughts wan
dering to it occasionally. Then dinuer
was announced, and lit was walking
down-stairs with Sydney lioraine'shaud
on bis arm.
lie was very handsome man—of that
fact Miss Ijora'im! had been aware when
She iirsl looked iilto his delicate, fair
which flie was
than
let Hietri I(Ca.rjyif I
ESI£E.
Count Von Lindenheim.
n.Al'TIOl! I.
"TifB
WITH
willl'l, K11. •illi....
MOON
I XAIilsHS
Sydney:'' At t|„. sound Of the call- ,,
ing Miice a girl rose from the low seat face but the Chanii ot wluc
luxuriously tilled with scarlet cushions' conscious lay in something
4 1... ..i
.. 1 ..
1.
under tliefnlipa-tree. in which she had heauty, and she was conscious all did
been reclining, anil for a moment look- ner-tiine of watching him. and striving
t-d roe,ud halt-bew ildered. Then,"Fath-1to analyze whence il proceeded.
er, ilea! do von want me?" she answer- l-'ie courteous manner in which he
I t?d. and hastened In meet iiii old Wall listened to her old father pleased her. it
coming toward her over the close-crop-
tilled, as lie reached her side '"ii would
(lave kept only, happening to glance
out of doors. I was templed fo'r. it mo7
ment to think the library looked dull."
"It was a good lhoug:ht. father, and
now that you are here, stav i.ntl have
tea with inc."
world." he added, absently, lookin
overhead into the cloudless blue, "and
sometimes indoors one is inclined to
tin-get it."
They were a curious contrast out
wardly, this father and daughter he so
small and fragile-looking, with his
smooth wliite head and gentle face—a
scholar's thouglilfulness in its reline
mcul—she. so t:.
11 strong, and upright.
Hut it the points of divergence were
marked thus stronglv. ihere were
stronger points still that made the
meeting-places easy of attainment. In
her gray eyes Godfrey Loraine saw
those that had tenderly lightened and
smiled for him. before lie had known
that, ilie daughter's life must co-i the
mother's: and though the buried dream
had sutliced him as far as this world
was concerned, and "Kinis" was written
across (lie folded page that death had
turned, yet he did not fret and mourn
Mamina was— ill—tlieie so ill. 1 was oi- even ceaselessly regret, but passed a
obliged to send tor a doctor--and I fear-i hard-working scholar's life the onlv
ed people might learn the cause." I pleasure, outside his books it,'s
So that was why Dr. liusli had been who. in his library, in
called instead ot John.
1
"Then we came to London," .she con
tinued. "London is so large, I thought
we might hide ourselves here."
"How often do these—these attacks
show themselves':"' I asked.
"Sometimes not for months some
times twice a month. Oh.do vou think
she can ever be cured? She hit's liceu so
good, so good for such a long time! If
1 had not. gone out to-day, this might
never have happened. Our poor old
servant died some mouths ago. and I
could nol trust the new one. or slit
might have prevented it. Do you think
she can be cured'-"
I shook my head. I knew loo well
that when a woman of Mrs. i)orvaux's
age has these periodical irresistible
cravings after stimulants, the ease is
well-nigh hopeless. Missionaries.clergy
men, aiid philanthropists tell us pleas
ill^ and comforting tales id' marvelous
reformat ions, but medical men know
the sad truth.
was so indignant at the sacrifice of
a young g:rl's life. that, hail I spoken
my true thoughts. I should have said,
"Jjeave the brandy'-bottle always full,
always near at hand, so that Well,
I woii't he too liardon Kie irettc'smoth
er. She lnusl have had some good in
!iei\ for the girl to have loved her so.
so
grass tiippaiiey or rciiighnesii which jarred up
"11 is nothing very important." he
it I
books, this girl,
his walks, in all
his pursuits, was rarely absent from
I his side. Thus life rounded itself afresh,
only sometimes he forgot, its he said,
how much sunshine, except in books,
the world contained.
And now the child as a woman. Tho
days were oyer when, with Iter arms
elasoed tight about a giaut suntlower,
she nail exclaimed. "Next year shall
I be as tall as it is!" (haie tl'ic lime when
she. had stood. Iter blonde head readiing
up to his gray one. and had said with
triumph. "Father. I am taller than you
are. Soon I shall lie grown up."
Yes. all that was past, the tunc had I
come. The blonde head Wits smooth! She had spoken jestingly, but Count
and brown, lite tall s-iun ligure had' von Imidcuheiin's eyes were turned
grown round and hcauln'ul. and child- gravely upon her. as it' demanding an
liooil was oyer. explanation of her random words.
Then for a time anew trouble had "Well. why. Sydney?" her lai :.eri|uc:
haunted liitn. She would marry. One tinned also dining the little pan
day she would come- and say tl'iat the
dawn had incited into a goiden present,
thai j.ove had touched her with it^i
wings, that all its bi'aiil
1
fears were al'out her,
world into wh eh she we
and he. remembering
eyes, would have to lit
"(toil sp"ed." though
always seems cold
compared wall the one ..
are exiled.
Fit
Con. Men. you know, dear father, a
a great deal of trouble. 'They are not
content. They want"—she'paused a
moment, looking round us if wonder
ing what more they could want, and
added after that moment—'"lawn ten
nis."
"Hut this one will not, 1 am certain,"
replied her father.
"To he sure, he is (termini. No"—re
flectively—"he is far more likely to want
a poetry book, and that in ti.l.i'house he
is eas.ly provided with. There, dear
father, you see I am bci'or.-liand milk
ing the best of him. It is selfishness,
of course, hut one never wantsoutsiders
in l'aradise
"Xo.
'I
111 lis:
sometimes take the form of Hit:
pent."
"Father." she retorted, "you ought to
which opened at mi end into a spacious
well-tilled library—descriptive, combina- ri
tion which figured forth the joint lives
passed in the two rooms—no artiticial
light was needed. It was a beautiful
room 011 the lirst story, and its wide
open windows looked down into the
smiare. sheltered garden, round three she'sat down at the piano!
sides of which the house was built—the no use being too strict," she
gitrden where Sydney hud slept that aft
ernoon. She and her father stood to
gether by one of the windows, round
which grew honey-suckle and yellow
roses, and the silence that onlv calm,
satistied love can anpreeiate and com
prehend had enfolded them for some
time as they stood thus looking together
across the garden on to the rose-touch
ed, sunset sky beyond. Their hearts so
near together, and yet their thoughts so
far apart. Ilis turning back to that
buried past, which would rise up before
liim in such moments as these hers on
to the future, which every girl, con
sciously or unconsciously, believes some
coming unborn day holds for her.
"Alii here is Count von lantleniieiin."
liack to the world (iodfrey Tjoraine
came with a little sigh. Hack from her
dreitfns came also Sydney
at her father's
voiw saving. "This is my daughter." as
if ho hail said "This is my qiieen," to
find a tall, fair-haired man bowing to
her, and telling her in very careful, hut
apparently good Knglish, that he was
very grateful to nave been asked tothis the clear blue sky] The geniit
liooiil li 111 IwMIUO 1tiulilil nh luktiio li.l'i ..4- ii
beautiful house, instead of being left at
the inn.
Oh. but you must not despise the the roses and honev-suekle,
l/iiiii Stvniuir vnnltuil ilnmiivo 1...1 ... 1 ...
,- 1
tlie
there I the
up the shal- set.
but a 81:
Bed. I very
('ulii'd.Y wanting in either the
1
""''Il in the younger llieli she
met. They Wanted something distinct
from the mannerisms of all older gen
eration, which were nusuiled to their
youth, aiid which ycl should not take
the form of ilo manners at alii sotne
subtle mingling of dignity and courtesy,
which this stranger was' possessed of.
There is so much sunshine in the Without being sad his face was grave-
grave for his oue-aniMhtrty years but
once, as he suddenly looked up and
smiled at someremiii set-nceof hisfatli
er's vonth. of which Mr. Iioraiue was
speaking. Sydney noted the light it lent
to his face, changing it in a moment,
adding sweetness to the lines about tho
month, and lighting as with sniishiye.
the blue eyes. Ilis talk was ehielly with
Mr. Iioraiue. and with him about the
papers anil books on botanical subjects
which he had brought from his father,
He appeared to he not ignorant IKIII
self ol' tin' subject, anil spoke as if it,
were one on which he was accustomed
to express opinions. And Sydney grew
quiet and listened, and then found her
thoughts drifting away intospeciilation
of what his home might be like, and
what his life might lie.
"X suppose lie is a soldier," lveallinL'
his nationality. "I dare say father
has
ttdd me, but I ipiite forget."
"Vou are very quiet. Svdncv." Her
father's voice recalled her to'the fact
Unit dinner was ovei. "Are you going
lo show Count X.iiiilenlieim our beauti
ful garden':"'
"No, father, I am nol." And then,
turning in an explanatory manner to
her guest, "Whenever father savsthat."
she began, "it means that he hopes
am going somewhere where I shall re
main ignorant of the fact that he is writ
ing or reading by candle-light. And
that is forbidden."
"She takes great care of me." remark
ed Mr. Loraine. "and, unfortunalelv. it
is impossible to deceive her."
"True, father, and that kind of wo
man is very tiresome in everyday life."
"And wliy?"
"I feel as if I wen- an oracle." site re
plied "having to gi-.e two aifo.vvrs to
tl"',sanie ipiestio-i. To ci". latiiei-, be
':i -pi ,:,. fnnu experience, men
^alv.ay. d:.!!!'.: tli n-rs that they do
w,'n io In loiind out." An I hen,
8 voice ciiiuu:ng. and losing it:, light
she rose, and turned toward
.,-'arncst eyes still turned toward her,
idealise men can never quite rise to
aine heights they were on.
1
h-fnte
wore found out."
ing spoken she walked away and
'..em.a.id she was notquilecertain,
comment followed her words,
er the nip Knglish had notalit
•plcxeil him.
ji I apparently il wasnol so. for a
j'« short inic'aftcrward. as she sat in
Aiou window-seat toying with liie
"rk fan she again held, the di::-r
5"ei! to admit the two men. And ,•!
.t immediately the younger v,alio.I
er lo her side, and pa-king up the
inversation where they hail iei'l it oil'
Then you think thai no man can re
11:iili what a woniau believes him ,')
.be?" he asked.
"That
h1
iKU.it 1k» out? '1/
1,:,l
I iuM faihi1:'."
urn*!
iu')l lp '!Lrle
il.''
/iv?" shi' vni.-e
ore MTimis. juh! Sh" [n\\
:,vl 0:1
her !:•}'.
,.t ihr wiMtS-ni ih-« •'•*!»•••. or
C: nan woiihi in'vw
uM iil i.'ii sT k:r.»v, i,
.1 i.!v:is:^'ht-
onlv
II diMiurci'. lint
i. ns on h'-wists. nrl tlu*n
ins'.- y.fj nnl we: •\\"s
mw e. .e of rcnntinin.u: tht*r is
blumin^lht* iflol. \v!ui:s von bhitiui
tl»« idolati'i ."
"I.Vrliaps." si it* snid lumj-fht 1'nl !•.
Ilo had spoken seriously, lml when lie
notetf how liTaye her laee was. he -niileii.
And then. "No. no." lie added: "\,e
won't quarrel.
WIKMI
after all \v( arti
ajriwl. It is trntii. trnth, we are both
defending: you only say yon deplore us
presence sometimes, heeause il shows
\To." said her father, with a little up wliat we should n'-U diseover without
isw! smile, "especially as outsiders its li^ht. Ami I say.better diseover it/'
ser-
be ashamed of yourself. only spoke moment possible
ilinc lit irii'ii 11 nit xiiiuti't .. 4' .. I
thus to give you an opportunity of
fending him. 1 shall lie obiigetl now to
defend him myself, and lie is votir
friend."
"My friend's son—and sons and lath
ers. alas! are often sadly unlii e. ]_!ut
this especial son pleased me. lie re-
And I still i:m not sure." she made
answer more lightly, "if it were not bet
ter to live in a fool's paradise lo the last
Don'l answer her. liindenheim." Mr.
Loraine said.who had drawn near. ".She
would state anything to lead one into
an argument, and would always say the
thing most. likely lo cause a spirit of
contradiction to rise in her hearer,
know her better than to take the adroit-
'My dear child, yes"—in rather a hur
ried manner—"what is it?"
There was guilt in the tones of your
voice. Where are you?"
"I am here," rather nervously "I can
hear vou perfectly. Sing Yesterday.'"
Sydney gave a little slight shrug as
"There is
... remarked,
smiling. One must overlook shortcom
ings as often as it is possible."
"Particularly when they make people
happy."
That is a very bad reason," she be
gan.
"We are arguingagain," lie said."That
lias also been forbidden. Let me hear
the song lirst."
She sang one or two simple little Her
man songs that suited her voice, anil
her listener remained on by her side
whilst the twilight deepened so gradu
ally, that very soon the one bright -.pot
in the room came from the caudles on
the piano. Then she paused, and asked:
"But now it is your turn, do you nol
singi"'
"Xo," he answered, "but I plav."
She gave up her place to lum.'and re
sumed the seat where she had been be
fore, in the low window-seat bv the
open window.
The night had grown still aud ouiet,
the rosy lights had all vanished.' and
thousands of .stars shone overhead ill
., st ring
of the acacia trees below, the soli .-cents
that the night air was bringing from
content with it length he rose and came and stood bv
,,
1)er
sil1®
Llle
le,
moments until dinner was announced, seemed necessary
.ite or D.ilebury, and moreover, the one .but as he talked -yoked now ar.d 1 "ltis magi,"h'e said as
woman against whom Dalebury says then toward gn stood .still corner of the dark biiiklin"
little or nothing.
J|intheh)'
t-iiiie I was Mown there I the mgfo- that touched with silver the
'ie did not at once speak, anil
lor the few to her 110 commonplace word of thanks
10 ller 110
commonplace word 1
i.rlam we Ndng c:ime a sudden slrea/ of
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Jow. ...
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V'.hi ha\
all vairsh awi.y. it now
spoken and t:i: .nu stiil
me thai-.k on
"l-'or the' moAh. tli.it reminds
ine of home. I am there. I al
ways play until I am told l. leavt
My father is ver, i..mi of i-:i,.-ic."
"And what does home sj of
questioned. lie --v ,s s! :ud:n-.-: ,n I'
of her, leiiuingiiga.!he w:i .:.i,-.
and she looked at liim a.
The lttoiinI:i!11 \\i.s touching her with
its weird I.and hi-pan: a monies ',
before aaswi r:ie-:.
"Home consists of i'u',h- and live:
sons." he said. ".*• e.'.ade:
a v.-oiy.jin to complete il. I always think
so when I am mere, which is not often.
I am a soldier."
"All!" she stirred a ldtle.au.I sal mors
upright. And then: "You have not a
sister?" she added, as if that were not
the lirst thing she laid meant to ay.
"Xo. I have never had a sister, and
my mot her hits been dead in tti \cars."
"Yes." she said, nfler it pause, "some
how home doe.- eein lo require il wo
man vet —I i:in not sure. It some
times seems tome hilt men say that,
when they wish to lie pleasant to nsand
give us a share in their lives, but I am
not sure thai it isir-.e.'i'iieyilo very well
without us—it is impossible to imagine
we are necessary to their happiness—
though we m.:v be to their comtort."
lie looked a her a moment in silence,
in a wav he had which left her in doubt
ax to whether he was trying to adjust,
her sentence, to his own mind before
answerii..-.r. or whether it was merely
her Kiglish thiit t'l-i..' -.'•alexed him,
:i11-1 '-n said: "You are mista'.-Vvm: a
.-haps does nol wish to be ai
..e uinsi not make a mistake, mr
.oen it is not only his own happiness
thiit is lost, but hers."
And the woman?" she questioned
quickly, sluing a lhtin more upright.
"Is it fair that she ioo should nol wait?
But. perhaps." smiling, "her mistake
does no! matter?"
"Xot so much." he
still spoke gvavely.
any on" but herself.
sary that she r.ho'dd
her mist:d- e.
iijhts,
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answered, aud ho
"l: *-ed n.'L a.Teet
11 neees
rdh.si !i. ln'e
She ro.-e to ln-r fee
movement, that lh
had laid under her
fell to the ground
"I argue no mor
Willi r-o udd 'li
i,r fan w\r
idly vl:v-n-d he
!'ino5 ieed.
.-.!»(• cried
ously, I Ise wo:11 11:&}»]»::is
worth eons.der-nu'.*'
"Mow unfa r." en-\\or: -A. I:n.
lithe e.t her veh'-ei'-ti -r. "v, ,! wa
who saiil thai tie* iesr
was of neivssi' :ie «endetd man,
and that for that -on the Man
"And the man's.*' shi* ino-rnspi'-d.V'a
(lepent!e!:t on the woman! It .s nm tv
me we have in a eirele. ar
rived exactly w.ave we be: an—ir.meiy.
wel witiiou! us.'
that men can iio
"You arc loo u"c! ." he said. "I can
not keep up witu \im, but I think you
know where we were agreed all tho
same."
"It is the Knglish." she answered,
evasive! -, "if we were both speaking
our own language, we should understand
one another better."
"IVrhaps.''
"Here is lather." she went on, turning
toward where Mr. Loraine had appear
ed on the threshold between the two
doors. She went a few steps toward
him. and took his hand in hers, the lit
tle mutinous expression lading as sin
looked ill him. her eyes growing soft
and sweet.
"You are just in time, father Count
Liiiileuhe.ni aud 1 v. on arguing un
til we were at the verge of quarreling—
ill least 1 was."
"And what
Wits
liie point of differ­
ence?"
"Woman, down-trodden woman. I
I
Wits
defending her, aud insistingoii her
I rights."
I "Xot her
Sydney—her privi­
leges."
"I do not like them accorded as privi
leges still. 1 am not proud
"And you would lather not do with
out them? Well, ring for lights, and
fetch the chess-board. Home. Sydney,"
he went 011. "should be a court, ruled
by a king and queen, anil then there
would arise 110 question as to which
were right-, and which were privileges."
"Xo. father." she retorted: "home
should be a court where there is onh/n
queen—and a prime minister."
"1 dare sty that would insure peace."
"Well, at least ii bus done so 111 out
cast'."
Mr. Loraine had seated himself in a
low armchair, and having so spoken.
Sydney leant over the back, and lightlv
k'ssed his gray head. Then lifting lie."
smiling e\es to tie- tall, fair man. who
stood,
wif'-hing
her. "l'oor fat Iter." slir
said gent •». "i.e has never evevy
out 1 i-. I i:.'e h:m.
"Jim
a
for my own good,
is it Thiit is why 1 iion'l col
plain. N-\ go aud tig 'Yesterday
am wait.iig to hear K."
"Ah. you should not have gone to
write, la!.!-, r." si .-a d. her vo-ce losin.
its light tones, and growing qu-ck anil
earnest, "and l:e:i you wo.'.'d have
heard l.'ouui .a nhenii pi.:.-.'. Such
music!"- claspii"' her hands lo-cli
"it wits fit.iyl.'.in':."
"Iletler then i'::iryli nd."an-'wered
Loraine. "i was 1 stee/ng a-o. am
you do not believe me. go ar-d look
my manuscript, and see bow !ev wo:
I have milled lo it. That is iei-harj
of music." he went on. turnir. to tt
young man "it^-v-uupi-iscs evi vthine.
Vou shut your Is, and yet see pa-:
tires, and hear A-es, aiid'lhev are i:1
ways pictures y.
l"-.sei?—v'
pictures
whose tones
,%|iswered.
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j[njured i'
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