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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1886-1-8, Page 74 3. 8, 1881J. never disease her again. She jars upou me. Iler conduct towardum In that of an enemy, She keeps her eye upon illy lightest action." " 1(1'hy should your actions be light ?" Asks he slowly. When his words aro beyond recall, 110 would gladly have them hack again but it hi then too lobo. Her very lied grow white as she turns her lace wit It a startled passion to his. Jour out 1010011.1 8110 10011E1 CS if she could kill him faille idles there, apparently (40 0/11111, so !Jelin erel,t; then an anguished ouiicl breaks from her, a sigh that grows into a bushed r•ob of coneentrated auger. " You mean ?" she )(eye, In a clio died V0100, her slender e it- vued rely upou it fold 01 lier white It is too 11.1111 for retreat 01, u; egy, "1 111133111 1110 .1 1.11sY you in the en• servatory half an boat ago," sny e y r, his NCO now nearly 01 white 88 here. " You are a epy !' reterne 811(1, in a low strange voice. " 1 an.) not I" say% Vyner, with a qui Flush and a touch of dignity. "It e it the merest chance—the greatest fortatue—aud I WAS 1110r6 for a 111011111' only 1 But he was Idesiug your filth —he teas on his knew.) ehall tee, r forget his face I And yet new you 1, I: U10—yeu give mo to understand at —that Sint mean nothing I What aa, 1 to thiuk 1 But perlelpe you 011 Ito to me an women will, and you (10 care for him ?" 11e live his hande roughly upon hers. Every t of co,our is now gone Inn' hie face, He lime evidentlyfelt thitt b, of hie more than be knows. " I did not lie l" returns she, in a low tone. She draws her hand from his and turns away her face. " I am sorry 1 eaid—that," says Vy,- ner preeently. He is looking moodily upon the ground. A bout actious? It is nothing." A rather wan little smile curves her lips. am accustomed to hard speeches," she says. "And, after all, ' sound is only broken air thiuk no more of it." "1 shall never cease to thiuk of it nutil 1 am sure 1 have obtained your forgiveness." "Be sure of it then. Let us say you but jested. 'Life is a jest, and all things show it,' " She laughs in a &mele8:. way that is very mournful, and move), her head from side to side with &fretful weary gesture. " Shall we reliant be the ballroom 2" She half rises aa she speaks ; but he detains her. " I wonder how you regard me 1" he Heys earneetly', his hand upon her arra. " As a friend—an enemy ?' " An enemy 2 No. That would be too groat an exertion. And besides"—.quekly—" I do you the justice to say that I believe you are one who would not wilfully or of a set purpose injure any oue." "As a friend than ?" " Oh, no"—with a little bitter smile —" not that 1 You do not love me, you could not hate me. Sometimes I am an amusement to you; but always you are as indifferent to me as—I ain tc you." "IV r 11,, • ^ , • , • • y . .1 ; I 1 to, , .11 1. 1.. 1 I 1 • 011 ...Of 111108," turn° bows 1" 111,.. •1 Wadi. L110 MOM 11. d. Y. 4' 1. 8111,11,3 80111111 of the du D tO them on the scented air, 1/15. thrilling as it teems I , teb bt treay amouget tbe leaves No human volee is near to it, harmony or hill the sad charm ,• ,1.. Tile melancholy drip, drip of a ell fountain blends with it, lesiug and )•,. , tie w ith it in gentlest sympathy, e1131 a &tie plaintiff sobbing, sad, but .3, said, to the ear. They two aro AS p•inli ((leen as though leagues, not paces, • • ..rated Oath from a laughing,glitter- , crowd—and oven more apart in soul 31 .11 in 110 ly are they from each other, stiangely do their spirits jar, so w ie the gulf that yawns between her at and his. You are rested?" he says, following " And refreshed. You cannot think good you have &he me," returns 113, 5MI.1,411g at him with a Mockiut; it in her beautiful eyes. " To sit and listen in tranquil 81101100 to 1 111. o1 ,e of ftiendship is—" A trims to all that 1" interrupts nee, with an impatient wave of the lo.'.l. Then he conies closer to her. " ,,, 1111 so you really don't mean 110marry e" lie says calmly. N.," - carelessly. " That affecting • " • yen witueseecl hi the conservatory . )1 0 110.0 meant 7(13, 13017)001." pl!OOp1; to 441V0 her train a little I I•00, and then moves forward. into • mere brilliant ante-ohamber 'out. . gained the ballroom and • :(11,dreielv expectant partner, she 111111 diemisses Vyner with a little Lhod inclination of her haughty CHAPTER XVIII. The night is waning; the stars are growing faint; the avveet, sweet slim- mer dawn is near at hand. In the per. tamed darkeess of the gardens the I., literne 11(0 11311411 0(111 0110 by one. Al - r, rely the Hower -laden breezes of early 111001 aro waking midst the slumbering 11i81308, OWL 1111011511 as yet" the stars 111(31(0 501,1 of all the air," a whisper of the waling birth of blessed day quivers through garden and yewhotuul alley, " What 11 scene!" says Doloree, iu happy voice. " See those great lutni. noue eters up them! How they gleam! What a U0)3(11110118 beauty is theirs! Oh, how I love the night 1" She stretches out her arms in childish admiration inthe gentle darkness ; with ell the Chastened ralaure et a mire - . . epnet, she seems to (Irma in 5110 0 goisite loveliness around hero "Naughty 01111(1 1" ear( her lee tenderly. "Hew often have you re that darknese 100811 1(011 be preferred light!" l'hey are standing alone In the gni garden, with only the drowsy flowers f eompany awl the sit:laity of the ne de ell 1 1111 11001/ 1:11P111, AN he iipeaks le)seessen himself of her pretty ox tom! &rine, and, by a, little heseeveing mos meet, Mauves her to lay them route 1 I Peek. "1 will 1.111130 you love nothie(1 b 1110," 110 says, with Deb!, foolish j. ajoug '''/3 «3)111141 1111111 3134 1 have hir way,' quote,. elle prettily, " le that tlO ? I have mine elia'n't in.nd 1,&o'' eulled wilful if (in 011 131,1 l, f.f,ii,“.1," 1 le prte.see et la, le meicate 111141 ;Ala to Ids tin then—" You have bele, heppy to.night he asks, more with etire 11 iti hie tou 11133, 1131.1ety, ee happy," says Dolores, with brightnal,, " A. bale while sideti Hein Ili 'I:l1 1111811011 iteross 11111, 111111 I 1.13 1131,111,101 it all. Why 81101.1111 the wore give Intl 0111). goo , J11111. to °there 8 1.11m Itill .1 that 1 8110111 1111 alosy.. ri.110%98 2800" her elelide,., eeers with itlovin Hugel ir„ tench his 115,I(..-.'') 1110 recount wy 11 I., have you y.011 1 Thu t" --W 1111111, qi,iehonin of her breeth 1411 11 raishig of he rming 11, 1,-, ..1111.8..1.8 every 1m,e; but, 1:. e3., :ow many ale jues aro mine 1" 'To tide sweet speech he makes 1.10 110 relay ; 1)01118 lityS lipS 011011 he bunny head and drawn her yet closer t A:1 this," sq.va with a con pre!,, 1,s,vo (I for band to 111 11.8 11(113 11,3,7)11, " reminds nr) of see e etb, r II. VII 1.111013 we Aver al,roAd—nillii,.e . ent it was no eo Mee 0 et elt, ae 1 his"—rubbing he 111(1, 1)8(11(1)' agaiast i.ee—" because yo 1,1,111.1 it.' 1: tette Om other nights," Say ''1)11. 330, yon mustn't They Wer delieiou , to their owe way. 1 owethem nothing but the very sweetest MO 11101. " me," 011.y8 Dick—" if I -Man' Sr11.11 3,01.1 there, there wi,en't any otic wa, there 1"' " yeo, very of ten l"—with a merry laugh. What ? Would you have ha WO lire upon a desert islaud, or sprin into 1110 tull-grown, say, yesterday? W Imew many people. There was a littl 11111100 auntie specially affected, and 11 came with us every where; but ther VIM no one, there is uo one in all th world like you." " 1 wonder yen didn't wiint to be a prieees.," say s 111 1, oodily. • " I won lee I" retorts she mis- ehievonsly. What a pity the idea never entered thy head until 110(13, when ou put it them eoor little prince perhaps he 18 811111 numarried and pining for 01e 1" "Dolores, don't talk to rue like that !' says lion verio, her an angry litIle shake that would hardly have thsturbed the repose of a fly. " Then don't you talk to me like diet. One would imagine you really believed it would be a finer thing for a woman to be a princess than your wdel" " True. How absurdly silly of me I" says 1)unverie, w,th a laugh. "My OX - 1.1110,.1 10 0101101113, 18 11. positive affectution. Oh, love, love, to thailt you will really be my wife some day 1 It somels too good to be true. There—never mind Ole; 111 say that it is not too good if mi wi,h, and then it shall be trite." Hasil i" whispers silo, with a suutlen vague tremor in her voice. " Do not be en entirely sure. How can we tell, how can we know, what lies before 118 2 It is uuluelty to speak with such a boastful certainty." She shivers a little, aud clings to him. "I am sure," persists he bol,lly, " no. thing—nntess it be death—can come be- tween us. And why think of death on such a night as this ? Think, instead, of the happy life that lies before 118, It shall be as beautiful, as tranquil as this ettene ma which we gaze. Look up aud think of the eternal stars above us, and remember that our love is eternal even 0.0 they. Now what shall part us 2" He laughs aloud, and kisses her with a triumphant fervour. And She smiles back at him and returns his caress, and forgets the shadow that for yours has followed on her path. " Now tell me of those other "13(1 says gaily. " I defy them —I no longer grudge them to you. Go on 1" "Tho telling would carry us iuto Da- naher week. And just now only a flit- ting vieion of them is with me. Again I seem to be creeping along in a gaudy gondola beneath a moon that— Ponf 1 'Even that sweet thing over there," cries she, pointing to the far horizon where Diana, pale and spent, is preparing to lay down her bow, " is but as water unto wine' compared with it!" "When you talk to me of your former life," says Bouverie, holding her some- what hack from him that he may the better look into those mystic eyes of here, that never cease to hold their charm for him, " it makes me marvel to think so frail a creature could have travelled so much and so far." "It was a strange fumy of auntie'e to keep. me from my native land until I was quite grown tip. Perhaps she thought with somo people that travel- ling gives the most liberal education of 11,11." " I dare eay. And she is right, .1 think." "She is always right—yes. And -in- deed I loved our wanderings. The elottina 1,11 Vintum, : tin Alnine PO 1311 CONTINUED. THE BRUSSELS POST. 7 .........................-toocao..atoassuppaccoluatur.ocogaz=nprooractuvotty.,....upocarsorp.rntoo. 3Mstvite Notice. Pursuant to the Alit 45, etql. 0, Ontario, the Creditors of Be nlamin Tin dull, !ate of the Township of Grey, In the flaunty of fluton, yeMnati , who died on or about 11103 111811 day of May, A.D .1886, and others having lulu's *1,113. quiet 11O estate, aro hereby notified to send on or Wore the1atli day of 'obruary, A. 17. 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