HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1884-11-13, Page 6THE AG iSTl
AN OLD GOVERNESS'S Tait
FOUNDED ON 'FACT.
IttSS X171,
fancied for the moment a slight
embarrassment in his manner, .but zm-
niediaeelyr df issed the idea, reTtsoaaing
ea any ten mind that there wasrrothing
very remarkable in. two gentlemen
chaneieg to be traveling lel the same
4ireetiou. •
The result. • was, the Next ;horning
• foetid us in the saute compartnnent,
and booked for the same destul •-inn.
• "'Since leaving you last ni;,:sr.' he
explained.'I find I would leave to go to .
St. Petersburg; after all, so cone luded
to go at once and be done with it.'
'After s. lone, awl tiresome jonrnay, • •
we arrived•at our destination, wed un• •
der his guidancewent to the Itn ►erial
Hotel. where we were • uccornutot ,aged.
The weather Was simply delightful for ,
that part of the world, anti we gave J
•nerselves up entirely to I'leasellte Ul
;eightse'etng ale had apparmaiy tor-
geeten his hitt:; ties•, :ire he ina• •r re- :
ferret! to it. while 1, who line ;est aety
mistrust I might have time w. s eiiiy too
gee, I to have him '!even i.e. , t:t
t atuse:nc•nee. a fres t 1 en il.1 ex -see.
and he propeetl Ll i• tilt t'1 1 •i -ins
tilt+re'vete •.6.•ry :iProse, t .•t...r
17Es; l:ip4lt'ei"e' ,a ,t•„a : - , ;1 t:. a ", S.k , •
'zwet"a plan in• t, ":(11:),41 h riseq. ere
vent. ;laid it was t . er 1 first saw my '
trate."
Neel pawed, and Shen' a rt t r:tee tor It
few ttltatrunts. whale with a lard set ex- •
Pression on hie face lata gaze'd moodily
at the glowiw, a aril*,
••itie.tieetliiees,"}aeb'••;ael.*'.t)tw1 ,"to
raeoultt all MN' first lttlltr. cseun$, and •
rave of personal eh:trine sueire it to
say. I fell deeper WIti deeper In love
with this a11'. "lie being ltehind the
scarce less dazzling footlights, and my
friend observed it, as we fairly narrated •
the theatre,
• 'Yon admire the lady?' he said. one
night, as we were In our accustomed '.
seats.
'I es; I replies], a WO, miffed athis
lebeerti anee, •
• vret r!,t<a: I can Siwe von an intro-
cin etion,
▪ •11'1"at: you ku'tty ler?'and 1 emu.
:tare embraced him.: o suellenly were i
xray feelings telt:alig eft.
• yea'
"" "And will itltrodtlee 0111 40
• "If you wish it. ::"1 he darted a
rale g/aneee at m!' fl'++tet 3t:Jel",r' hie busily
eyebrows. •
"Yon may imagine Low imeatwc tit_ I
was after that. I could seance wa•t till
tire end of the play, ;and little heeded
the atage when enteique tlmt :
was her proifessional nature} was not
on.
"Dupres wa a good ae his word, and
the next day tool: 1110 armee' to her '
house. where she wa4 living with her
mother as chaperon. It was a magnifi-
cent place, Fahey). fell of ail the luxuries '
fancy ('alt suggest, t►r 11n elnlimue'I out `
!ay pereelta'!•. We found a throne o£
'!shares, as It was her reeet'tiata day.
and it was with no little" iinhleulty that
we reached her presence, when the
Frenchman introduced me to Adele
Fabian, for she dropped her other nanie
at the stage door. I wish you could
have seen leer! She wasenoughta turn
the head. of an anchorite. with her deep
blue eyes and dazzling smile. It is use-
less to dilate on this point. It is
enough to say that I soon became mad-
ly infatuated with her. I had ]lever
questioned 1)upres's aequainiauce with
bes, but supposed, like me. be bad been
introduced by some menus' friend.
"I became a frequent visitor at her
housei and from that to a constant one.
Defect, I became her shadow. Where -
ewer she went I was sure to bo found
near at• Band, and the close of four
months founts me hopelessly entangled
in the meshes of love, beyond all
thoughts of extrication. It annoyed
me to find Dupree at her house so
much, for it seemed as though I could
never call but to find him there. He
never appeared to be very deeply inter-
ested in her movements, but hung
around with a familiarity that was in-
tensely
ntensely irritating to me.
"I fancied my ease was not altogeth-
er hopeless, and finally, when I learned
it was the Iast week of their engage-
ment, made up my mind to know my
fate, thinking it preferable to this mad-
dening uncertainty."
"You were certainly hard hit, my
boy," Isaid.
Ned smiled as he continued:
"It was a beautiful day that T called,
determined to know the worst. Upon
sending in my card, I was ushered into
her presence, and by great good luck
found her alone. I made a few inco-
herent remarks upon minor topics, and
then boldly declared myself, urging my
suit with all the fervor of a burning
passion. A rosy blush mantled her
fair face for a moment, and then, dying
away as suddenly as it came, was suc-
ceeded by a deadly pallor that o'er -
spread ber entire features.,
" 'I am deeply grieved . at this, my
friend,' she said, in her low, musical
tones, 'and. I would have spared you
this confession!' And she turned her
head to hide her face.
'But, my darling, love you more
than words can tell. My very existence
hangs trembling on your lips.'
"I seized her hand and pressed it to my
lips, which seemed again to touch her
heart, for with a sad look in ber beauti-
ful eyes dimmed with tears, and in a
faltering voice; she slid:
"'It can never be, however much 1
may—'
"'Then you do love me? 0, my dar-
ling, nothing shall separate est' and
drew her to me, seeing the loveli
beaming in her starry eyes.'
" don't be too sure, my Otte,
low,' sneered a familiar "voice, as ,
pres walked into the room. He 'had
been in the rootn adjoining, and
through a partially -opened door had
heard -all. is
"Adele turned' to the window, whiles
met his scowl wighs.a arta dy ac6 41r
by the deviling agt'eam to ti wAtr
eye.
i"So bol' he said; !this is the way I t Heti ltIONDS alae! true qtervaa,
""Scoutldre lP I cried', 'leave rxthie i it little girl sat on a doorstep, itatehe
louse!' ing the rain -drops as they splashed in
"T guess not' he relied with etas- + the puddles, stopping to (meet them in
find my cllarming friend employed
00,1400:0 bis teas that be hitt fd . r ta,'n, i , opeepe sz nearly over,anel
#outwear nor forgotten, she trembTed ;lie. ()etre d oppat"tunIty was slspptn"
sa violently that alta nearlyspoiled her l�glray'. If she et him go, perhaps they
pare; nal; -fit never greet again,
replied, P p! p Suddenly:alae: be as to unbutton her
erati(lg coolness when he colied and !titer misery, for she hat! notil'na to do,. If the ring* Matt cinly been in its 'place longlove, and she felt that- Harold's
It a cigarette, "1' trust monsieur trill natiting to this;; of, wind not iing to elle fancied that he would. have come eyes were in}ntediately fixed upon her.
be calla. I have a little business to hone fox balwk to tier . A see ening feeling of y«.ylrh are you takitiq off your lova?"
transact with our alniat7►t American Ilei; clothes were shabby, her arms. despair crept over iter, the lights ask ed 31irs, Diackenzte In eurprtse; we'
friend. Adele turtling t
o her, wilel were scarcely Baer() than skin and bone seemed to by going of t, and she full ars est going."
Au be seated!' _ J �
you
sank into a chair without a and herr large rvistflll eyes seemed bis forward into his arms,word, anti „
enough to mellow up the zest a her When she opened her ages a;aili, I know-- know," said Marian her-
di
h f 1 k for l b as s b le tugger; away ata refrac•
-
t1s manner. seemed dazed ~� �,� .. - . face, poverty was stamped on everyshe found herself on the sofa in
itt a t era •
"" 'I desire monsieur to glue me his childish feature. and their beauty lead boudtoir" and he was kneel! is by her : onlo cion;; or we. shall lose the
eat:" of Band for twenty -Ove thousand ; beers drtveu awity by that harsh fiend,
francs. I trill write the aper and he starvation.
Shaul sire 11.' Ifs' seated himself at the Tho door btelthtd her opened, rand It
small table, anal glade preparatioi(t : man with a red hearel camen•out, nearly
with all the .saniefrnicl imaginable.
" "But sit t stumbled over her, and gave her a
pease the gentleman reins- :
esa'l I asked, 10 as steady a tone as 1 ; eerie de way ofd an apology; then he
could comniaud, ; went his way down the watery pave-
'• `Then your lite span pay the penal ; meta, stepptag into every puddle ho
ty!' he cried, springing to tiffs feet, ;:stile across, a s if he were in too great
while he sse�eemed to go wild with pats- 3 rage to see theta.
Sion. 'Your blood!' he shrieked. `Des Iatric Smith watched Mims and said
you thiule 1 am to be balked?'a to herself.
"Then calming himself a little,bee- • •"�,lr! how he'll ' spoil his shoe -
claimed, in less excited tones leather!"
'Perhaps you did not know that Then he passel' out of sight, and she
vender sits Toy wife? Do. you. bear? ;drew her tittered shawl round her with
',Tines A:lpres, •yon ale.' ertecl 4tdele, ; a see yr, .or the street seemed to have
es she sprang w her feet and eoefrant. ,•grown darker and cotdc"r' than it was
ed him indienantly. 'Mutt• dare You ; te.ore.
tell such a vreposterols story! What ,, I'reseutiy a window behind her
little furbeearanc•* I bad for you is gone ; opened. and sonlethieg !lashed down
forever.' and her eyes tlaslletl like dig r like a failing star on to the pavement,
mond;. 1n an instant I:ettie,jutupctl up and •
"-As she i:ni`ied this ,tinging rebuke ' secured the prize. holding st-up to tete
Tat Ii tit, Das ease -illy tar a grew Iivid . 1ialat of the ":tpnp-lttt4t in her dirty
With passion 0:,:d lits made a step for- •"'
ward ward a it ,o e t :tet► ht • •:ria. • -,
" `Valt4!m • 1 tedi tl. and nnielt tt3 a It \wa+ ea ti::tTi:un:l ren:
ittsh Sttl ear:tt" :fir +ark?r tED�' 1(03,!. lite Mit!,sad never :seen,EftIt a titin;* in
was quleker. howtever.:uiil drawing a • 11,..0 life. aue she thought tut, wcautifid leol.Jit leinse in a ,-t1EEal.tt street, and ,
revolvet as the e'1 air denses:mded on his jewel ll:tithing r:ttiiantl_v in the gas -light ' asked. if it were true that a little girl, `"Batt you ditiu�t�.�
bead, liriAl v'oilat b',a iit at ray face, ; was a star f:ti.cn from its place in tiro halod Lotti;: Smith, was Jiving there, a smile.you didn't?" she echoed with
With a SiekCnin.t eta h the eblair felled , eky, and very ill. t
hien as ottee th a4, while the ht:Ilei . •'I'oor'ielild 'tar," site said, wiping "'Walk in, mien," said a haggard- 1 And the next moment Itis arm was
clipped off a Ieek Of my heir, barely ; it with the corner of her shawl, "mo • looklug woman with tired eyes; "silo's . around her waist, and their lips me,
gra..ang the sweat. Ile lay unconseions. • esti,'; take ion 0)aeh just y'et,. but lots • getting past everytltiug• but groaning Leak ynnit}t has learued by the thee
Securing itis treslt'�tl. I raised him to gem mere luny, doctor sage, tout thou and cunglitn; , and th:r sho do pretty that falling, stars tlou't come to the
the couch. and salt he would be all : it,' ;:oleo 'uu •with tile}," • nigh alt the dav,'t earth; but :tli the pleasure of her life
1i;;ltt in a fret In a .d "ms !lain true. fiulitiu•• it t2`„ltt i11 her little betty A Eery minutes l:Eter, merlon was 5110 date:: front the day when a dial
I nes length,
t\;,i3pt'red, TYolding .ldeto aG r. , t ••lose 1 her tir • 1 t' •t hemline over a miserable pallet -bed. mood llashetl in the gutter.
iR
fide with •t Lid
iu hid incl carriage.
'•Bettor?" he said anxiously. Marion rose, fasstening her cloak
"Yes," with a sigh of pleasure, for round her neck, and let the glove fall
it wits joy to have litux waiting on her
once again, as if by accident.
Theta he looked at her beautiful faro Harold stooped to pica: it up, and
whit longing eyes, and whispered: sho stretched out her left hand to take
"Darling, where is my ring?" it from him. His eyes traveled from
She shook her head sadly. an.' be at the radiant diamond to her agitated
ones roma to his fee Main she looked fticls.
+lir I e to -morrow? he whiA,•
up, kis place wee. filled by Sir Felix,
'Winter passed. to summer, andastill pe&h gave ltim a nod and a __saes
Harold Bettis .'e awe:tied Blit ion's and u(ekly #ollo'vad herfriends,whzlst
home es if its nmatea had ■ of the
play ire, Tired going ;a Infix., truer, . be came after her and put her in the
her farul�e partner was levee there. carriage, feeling as i# ate 'vers in a
Marion Dearsley turned her thoughts dream.. .t
to more serious ratings, and beim e
eeedingly �luha sw herself, for the first ""But why did you. ever do it?" look-
* ill her life began to think of diose Ing down with. puzaled eyes at her
who had never known what happiness blushing tale
V.
Because Sir Felix told isle that you
'v One lover" 'day in June, ;when the had given my roses to Laura Dieksont"
Perk: was a owded with fashionable - "11 Was faiae! But the Idea of being
throngs, and flowers in balcony and yealolts of poortalaiu Laura!"
square were striving to affil Lite misty "You were jealous of Sir Felix, in
:air with their freer:ultra, Marion -Pears. • spite of his ugly red beard."
sy conn
ley knocked at the tartar tet miserable• "lint 1 thought you liked him."
'dntl i lis()►telt; woo liked Tier.'•
rl(t'.legi th. lingers, �11t { ; t,., t tired et a
"' ,\o, tee Yeiiewe anything r iter •pie wn tint' tarts street after another; on which a shrunken fern), was lying. ! l
and feeding the thirsty lips loon- , ' s t• t i item ;••:teal
than that:' She wrung her ilalttls in lira. there 'waY i a nvw light in her 4'Pt!e, iC s !Vie; 4 111 11:•1 1. ,i• " •'• • t :1111;•8,/ t,1 1114
anguish. 'Leases me for the pressen; 1 , as if a spnacl hope had risen up In tele? , fuls of orange -jelly. i C„altetE'1' me tE t:.t. •l '''''ll ..•+:tr itl It' t++ ti
beg nay, I agar';,;;' yon, and to -morrow t..,r".aess lectins ! of the gar "n her The chiles n i-tfnl' ryes looiretl up a tent weir 1" at-.ittl:liti :t irit'•�r:+t,:, ••Sloe{;
I will explain ab. hand. into thio pretty fact, who* lead gratva
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hat et'St1d 141 11 t,t�r the clyd'un1- ' Canto a i„t )t so a e and sag t. lug
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siatIC(•' lint miniver wen l:t•r It splash Free on trllit•il site had bee'[. sitting. mouth(), 'bud whispered boar.sel! 1 1St tiit> t IV
4 ut 'l 1 '
As I passed out et [lata ..ttt•o 1 in,•! Min :Mail isa l• n'� .ttl:lli,tt`dl :;roti• 3 rt•attaiAtling . "Ne' guilt, to take 'ittlel 'tar \with p''•,Inee is a emegu' ,.Asti'"ter +a1 :t r.neir.r
ofthe le'1'walltS t"e ; u t"" l:79 lt.ir•tl'P*a"3 `"' » 111141 briniest ill iot11 ('tt.•.. ai)" 11i°.�-
re?•.till, tI11n1i111..• 'alt' !regia Well .%;(11110 alt,?t :, made lei' twJC It!!'IltlfUtlltCe't' to • C,\%ltttt (100 alta" say?,, loo Ting r00a4 ' lathed Ilia !tiro, in U ::Etna i •• in, .;Frit.!+
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a, at lYtantk. t .. ,t". . \l! ,.ate + . " 1. a .., ... .. ,.
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at the mother.
1. herr teal'lurt>tl. w'attlll:; till [ 1'el:arlt)n, S, �ae+I :Ln�L:,}, "1)eell Ltietty 1311x3 Iltr 'alai L. \i 1p.nl, :16r,e�
t van ;aria gait ;asci It teanlf' tor he 11,4 : 111;' ,t, 'i lla�+•:f."' whit the corner id her apron; "Ales a
thew of :tsiO.t 5 leialae'. the i tervant re!• :1:1.7 :nevem De:ire:t 4 roe., semis, feint gals 1' W(n:lt under her pillow which ich
tiny 1l ►tet tt: �''
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*piaitietl that 1St !s!e tl a „elle mei !ter e'.. ,_.... ••:t vett w sti elle t" ••t'• 'Net
: Rile airways Rays she must mite with
1nlutln r Lite `,;, •A tlPo e, 4lleitaritirae cart!.: .• :t1 iv,m,•• :.",%•04,l 0t:t:a lint t •,,,1••;„,•l, 1 nee. A hang;: things. 1 Y::11t•1, s.1:4. tined
that eY J i1'. Iuattt'33.1'.e, 1 ;;ruali,•e ; ” 11a' got from one of the t'tlit'en. Sh'-1w Vegetable
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i1111D} :Ila^int:'E. ltlt4'tttlt3delttll3 ftp any tilll'- ••Ii , pia t t • ua a11,:lYinl;; rte tt:i>it•t3 it tR the lady, tii•ar." t7
'1' i there no 01"..St10 laf -^no let, ! :we .Tt1, .m.r...•h.na''E:. i :' ►
tell' t 1 1 t •.y;,.., 4 la: 1 0,:t 11 t� ie••r the future, sulk of straw which tied duty fora :., t :t r .i:. ".:a
■' n+trc tlte,a 1 t;uuw pillory, a►n't i,rouglat forth lier treasure HA....J.,.`
"'Yes, there teas. he letter was
11 t1 hteal me and with feverish auxitety 1; '"Yeti 41l,0t 11:1:1::'" ;smiting at her in \with irll"ttellii g eves. to tee fr. • , ...a : . t ns
tore it open mid devoured 1(3 1011' ltnr- 1 Ru prise. Y Mrind e1e.al:mei Marlon, drop- et.. .. ,. • . •„ .
rind limes wldelt were tar from satisfac- .rl°Ir:tt the ll.,tvcrs 1 giva you gra plug the spoon in heertgit:cion, • - . 6'14 1.. •, : •a
;trey. • 1 4(1.1014 was not her husband. at t pa. tn' on lo someone G"lie■." "Your rag, ma'am? tt ' gotnluesse •
tali. !tut leer atliuiiee{i front a �ely wind. ""li'hntn to iedtt you that falls a gross • i t'.tt thio!: +>f ; uu , ., .ls..i� tate lady a
i t} 1 I f 3 and l l' d hie dark e 11'1 lied
a•.tuii,tiin s.'Hien1it was all too true: •
• Loan. put her ilantl under the old
3 est enut 'eel llthat;mode f �exter1 � false Toad ." an i , t.,} ee 3 ring:Ile diol not steal i:, she found it in
lu"n1t'v. S::.• hat! now broken it off, ami 1110.•
tete, road," said .11:lritt;Y h'ndly, ay $lie
4'itnsideria; herself disgraced, pati left ; '411e is finite a3 trutltful, I fancy, AS
us forte:tit•. It was useless, site said, tel Mr. Harold Battiseanee ." saw far"•d, to:lr.1t7.3iia • ;;tier after Ilio
try to Milne her, "'Where's niv rine? his eves snd-
eI was as one 4etnelxted for days,
'When I tinnily recovered entingit to
Ilt'1.1i11 tits' st':lrrlt. I have looked con-
tinually ever 31(10" in every city in Eu-
rope. She hail changed her name. com-
menced all operatic career, and eluded
Intl at every turn. It was only two
days ago that I found her singing here
in Paris. I have not yet heel!' able to
see ilea but am determined to have an
interview at the earliest possible mo-
ment. I understand Dupras is in the
city, though he dare not appronell her.
If i meet hila, let him beware!"
As Ned !Wished, a deep silence
ensued, one a hi ell 1 was the first to
break.
"Come, cheer u, old fellow! It will
all tura out right!"
"I hope it will," was -the response, as
he bade me good -night.
Two days elapsed and Ned did not
come around. The morning of the
third day, as i was reading the paper
over my breakfast -table, the following
notice caught my eye:
"A MYSTERIOUS TLIAGEDY: The po-
lice report the finding of a man bearing
the name of Jules Dupres, in an almost
dying condition, at the northern con:
fines of the city, from the effects • of a
sword -thrust through the left side. Two
rapiers were found on the ground. and
the natural supposition is a fatal duel.
The man was removed to the hospital,
where, on recovering consciousness, he
gasped. '0, my side—Pierce—revenge!'
and some incoherent remarks. Wheth-
er he meant that the sword pierced his
• side, or that his adversary was named
Pierce, has not been determined."
There was little or no doubt in my
mind but that Ned bad met the French-
man and, forcing him to fight, killed
him, as he supposed, and fled the coun-
try. Hei h -ho! 'what fools men will
denly falling on her left Maud:
"Ah, where?" her eheeks flushing.
° "I suppose the nest will be given to
Laura Dickson?"
"Time to talk about the neat when
I've found out about the Mist," his
brows drawing Weedier. "`Marion,
tell sus the truth. Have you. or have
you not, given the ring to Whittaker?"
• "I am not 1n the habit of making
presents to gentlemen."
"No evasions, 11 you please. You
had the ring on your linger when Sir
lellx was here?i1 ?
"Certainly, and he had the , good
taste to say I liked you the best bo -
cause yea could give me such jolly dila-
. molds." •
"And you can encourage such a snob
as that!'
"I don't encourage him," drawing
up her long neck.
i "Then where is the ring?"
She laughed uneasily and looked
i toward the window.
I "I was desperately angry, because 1
had just heard of the roses."
"Where was nothing to hear," he i in-
terrupted hastily. "But I'd tell you
all abotit it, only it would not interest
you now."
"Why not now?" in vague alarm.
"Because if you give away my ring,
it is a sign that you want to get rid of
the giver," his face set and stern.
`.'Good-bye. Marion; I'll raiser bother
you,
again," taking up his hat.
"Wait a moment. I—I threw it but
of the window."
A contemptuous smile curled his
moustache.
"A likely story; diamonds are not
make of themselves over a woman! ' generally thrown, in a.gutter'"
The wounded man. did not die, but "If you wgn'•t . believe me, go," and
recovered, and left for Australia, as I
learned by inquiry at the hospital some
two months later.
The affair dropped out of the rem, , Harold,
nd I heard nothin 4f Ned for faire or
sho pointed to the door, but directly it
had closed behind him. she threw her-
self down on the sof:;, and burst into a
passion of tears. "011, Harold
come back!"
But the days passed on and Harold
never came back, and the pride which
separated each from the -other, seemed
to raise are impassable Barrier between
them. ' As soon: aS ,she had ,grown a
little' calmer, she sent out some ser-
eapts t6 look for the ring, but not a
trace of it was to be seen, although is
consequence of the badness of the
weather, the pbeicenienniverred that no
one had Passed by for the last half
a nothing
five months, when I received the fol-
lowing letter, whichexplains. itself:
FLo]iE1•ICn, 'Sept. 14, 1881.
"Dear Wekdon:—I am sure you will
be glad to hear that I .am once more a
happy man, and have been married ever
since we left Paris. • .Of course you can
tell who made, me the embodiment of
contentment, and raised me to the
seventh heaven of delight. I -will tell
you all about it when I see you again.
1 heard Dupres had recovered and left
the country.. We will•return to Paris
by the -first of• December • and .4.dele
joins me in an urgent invitation' for en
immediate visit. Ido not say a Gall, ;
for I. mean that you shall stay atvhile.
Until then, believe me, very truly,
RAD. PIERCE."
So it turned out all right; !after all!
Ned marriedthe woman fie adored, and
'• +living happily atter all he had en-
dured "for love of an acnes il. edka,-
eo Safi ,Eoe. Hera t¢: ' ,
hour.
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Not long Ater this,Miss Dearsley was
other Clown the waste;! cheeks.
• ••1lv'iekle star!" with a nktintive
nl0ail.
*•i (u thought it was one of tete stars,
and she was groin' to elite it back."
""Oh, Lottie dear, the stars never
come down to us; we may go to them,
but they will never come to us. said
Marion sadly, "This is nothing but a
bit of goats and a jewel, nothing to do
with heaven. I dropped it out of the
window one day, and I wanted so
muck to got it bacc. Will you let me
have it, and 1'11 send you something so
nice instead."
""Yes; me thought it was :t 'tar --no
care now," the dark eyes glistening
thrdueh their tears --the tears of a lost
illusion. •
Day after day Marion brought sun-
shine and happiness to that' miserable
home. Mrs. Smith was supplied with
constant needlework, and tiaintiee of
every description found their way to
the sick child. The falling star had
brelight a blessing with it, and neglect-
ed
eglect
ed health revived under tenter care.
Softly tiateel, roses came back to Lot -
tie's cheeks, but Marion grew whiter
as the summer advanced. It was
against her pride to write to Harold
- Battiscombe, and tell him that the rine'
was found, but how would he ever find
it out unless she did?
Laura Dickson came to call, and said
that Mr. Battiscombe was one of the
nicest fellows she had ever seen. "Now
fancy what he did last winter. I met
him with soraie lovely roses in his hand,
and without thinking, I said how I
wished I had some like them to wear
that night, as I was in slight mourning
and could not wear a color. I guessed
where they dame from, for he said he
ootid not give them away—not that 1
should have taken them, my dear. Bet
just after dinner I received a lovely
bunch froth Covent Garden. Now
wasn't that nice of him?" • .
"Very nice," murmured Marion,
feeling that her heart would break,
for it ;vis on account of the story Sir
Felix had told her ai'out those roses
that sha'had flung her ring out of the
window In a sudden passion. Oh, what
a fool she had been!
Sir Felin came, tate next day and
made her an offer, which she declined
with thanks, and the baronet went
away 01 the .worst of tempers. • .
That evening Mr, and: Mrs. Macken-
zie took Marion to, the opera: 13y her
side there was a stallwhich. remained
engaged to not in some iabtemax-vivattts empty till the end of the first act, when
and
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