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BY LAURA JRA JEAN LIBBBY,
weewwwwwwwwwweergeetreneiel
The .7eaot .situation' of affairs can
told in a few words; A woman, he
veiled, bad Galled upon the lawyer
question, and had placed the dive
case. in their hands.
• During the interview she did
raise the thick, dark veil that cont
"ed her Lace, and, to their surprise
-dined to give her address, prefer
to call occasionally at the office to
if her presence Was required. '
Suffice it to say, this was the sa
veiled woman who had called u
Coralie, divulging to her the suppo
falsity of her young husband -
•dupe -of Robert Sinclair, who had
his dastardly plans well.
Corolla believing Allan Drexel h
willfully deceived and deserted
would learn to hate himr•while Drex
believing Coralie had Red and deet
a separation" from him, world tear
love for her fromlils breast though it
spoiled his life,. wrecked his .sou1..Abie,
tbe dastardly plan had worked well.
Those two who loved each other so
well, were torn as completely asunder
as though one of them lay in the.
grave.
1
1
1
e
Re,� tney 'were carrying a woman tarougb
a
ally the carved,. arched doors. •
s in • I do not know what will become of
rce ' the poor creature," remarked some
one in the crowd, "The trained nurses
not vow they will not go near her, and
eal- she must have, attention, or she will
de- surely, die, .I do not suppose an DAM -
dug dant could be found -"
see A sweet, girlish volt* interrupted
the sentence, and the little group of
Lao doctors fen back es beautiful little.
poo Coralie timidly advanced, saying hest.
seal tatinsly, yet eagerly:
t .
he Do you think my services would be
I
aid accepted? I:I should be so very glad
of the place if they -would but engage
ad me," .
her, The' doctors looked at each -other In.
eh consternation.
red "Pause before'" thinking of offering
all .Your services in such a ease as thi
nen dear child," said an elderly gent
Man stepping forward. "The . Oise
is . contagious it is smallpox.
fair young beauty .would pay the
felt oe your heroic desire to aid t
Poor creature."
He expected to see her shrink b
in affright, . but Coralie looked
eagerly into his face. ,
"That would not matter," she
swered, "God knows I care •lit
enough about beauty."
In • vain they tried to persuade
that it would be madness to pers
in that course of action.
"Better. that you should let her di
one' of the young doctors exclaim
"than that you should nurse her,"
But Coralie was not to be ash's '
from her resolve. She applied for.
position, and her services were gla
enough' accepted, though the old our
Who. mit her i'
p Hasse
ubstltute -did-
at Pang
beautiful face,se when. she ] fra
'ed in Its sheen of golden hair. •
t. Six weeks 'passed, when,. owing'
Coralie's unwearied patience and
ful nursing, her patient, Mies
strossor, . struggled • back from -
gates of death to, life, and Conal
cence"commeneed :rapidly; and t
day and hour came in which the d
tors told •ber she. had been saved,
by her beautiful little' nurse's 'fait
'ful care.
ght She held out her _titfn,_.white' hand- to
ng. Coralie, her. emotion too great for'
in • words, but •front that moment Miss
1Vfentstrossor _was always_ • murmuring
e: _ under'.'her breath:
vete
"I can make it up'to.her; I can and
hat- And, oh!' how -fervently. she prayed
mu
'that Coralie niight' not • be stricken
s down with. the drew disease- from
a , which she had saved. her. '
. Heaven proved ,kind indeed 'to hero-
ic, beautifuI•little Coralie; she. passed
through ou
h the
g . fiery
furna
ce un
s
cathed.
d Miss •Monts.trosser had drawn from
'Coralie's lips that .she was •an orphan
st. :401.1a.elhdo,n.e;friendless. and • pennile'ss; in
to, e world,`'searching' for' work. Coralie
uld not confide tq her"the storyof
r_. • at.crueI love -dream so pitifully shat-
ated rio.!'. no one must; ever know of
w, that• .Poor Coralie told herself She had . .
no right to Allan Drexel's name; she
t
.no
Coralie Harding Mill,
,
1 "•You shall stay with me, child," said
Miss Montstrossor, warmly. "You and
✓ I will have a home together; you shall
me never' know- want again.. • •
Listen, child," she' said, 'drawing;
Coralie' toward. her.. "1.` am .not the ` o
s
• ject of charity that they • thought'me,
• •• when they brought me .here. I have
ge; plenty oe go1d,:`and: when I die you
shall. have, it all, little. Coralie, for
being so`faitliful to me.
• "Let me .tell.. •you how. it came about.
that I was brought here; 'a few words
h will tell it, for. the niece whose mem•'
ory'I curse is to be put aside, and you:,
shall inherit all, my money."
"No, no!"• cried ,.Coralie, starting
back in dismay. "I.would • not take
• what belongs to another. Oh, not for
worlds!"
.belongs, to me at present," said
Miss Montstrossor, grimly, "and, 1 pro-
• pose to leave the money where •
d- _.choose,- I'-Ll--have-ft-earefdlla* nailed ,uii
in my. coffin With . me- and ;have •.the
CHAPTER X.
•
But to return to Coralie: •'With rapid
steps Robert Sinclair • hurried down
,tile steep .path with Coralie in his
arms, stopping before a coach in wait-
ing.� .• .
"Open the • door," he called im-
patientlye "don't keep me , standing
here in the rain. I have the girl; What
-is-the- matter? ho called, with an angry,
imprecation, as. the driver fumbled
awkwardly at the door Of the vehicle:
"'Something seems to be the Matter
ry h the poli It's bardto b 'e
it kn r -
,p re-
turned the men. "If I had a wrench I
could fix 'tin.:about two minutes; but
es I can't get one, maybe •you'll -lend
a hand, sir?"
For a moment Robert Sinclair hesi-
' tated; the slender figure in his arms..
:had ceased to ,struggle, • and be lath
her down iet the green grass .and turn -
•'ed• -to the coachman's assistance.
`A cool, gentle breeze lifted the. folds
of the cloak and swept across Coralie's
face;.the rain dashed upon it and.
loved her.: .
' With won lerful energy she 'fon
hard against the dull, dazed . feelf
that 'was fast 'steeping her senses •
. its dread embrace. • .
With the quick • intuttion that Sorel
times comes to us in moments of .per
Coralie realized that. if. she ;would e
cape from the -terrible danger; t
was , closing in around her, she m
make. the effort Without an instant'
• delay, Her brain seemed' -whirling an
her breath to almost leave her.
• 'With a quick; .spasmodic movemen
she freedherself reel .from
ffoldsthe
of th
'heavy cloak,' and noiselessly •gain
her feet. And liken. hunted' deer fair]
flew• ewer the long damp grass, trus
to the impenetrable .darkness
screen her_. •
She heard e d the' exclamation. o! • su
prise:and the deep .imprecation tit:
fell, from :S'firclair'is lips,; as ,he start
in pursuit of her -breathlessly follow
ing the sound of her flying footsteps.
"i1}other!!' she gasped, -.holding ou
her' little. -White hands 'to "the der
starless, sky; : "save . me --save me
mother; hear the prayers .of. you
hill �my;' enemy is tracking
down.
Sae saw the'glimmer of .the lantern
hey carried es they searched .for her
nd with beating heart.she: Beard th
hreats•they uttered of ..the :reven
hat would be taken , upon ..Iter' when
bey should find her.
They were, gaining .upon - her so
apidly that in' sheer fright she sprung
n terror in the midst of a . thio
rowth of young: pines. • ., •
A moment more and they - .were
breast of her in the Tiatke 'Coralie
es quite: sure they must hear the
oud, spasmodic beating of"her heart. -
They were --so. •near that-sho.;.coirld
aye put out her little hand.and towele-
d them. That was the .most intensely
hrilling.naom'ent of Coralie's life. • '
o-her--horror--they both -stoops
hart in the path. She heard them .de
ate as, to whether they should' remain
here they_were until morning, or
love on,' and when daylight came,
ornmence-the • seaa`eh • with renewed
igor-
"I elle11 take good care she -does not
scape me again,"• said Sinclair harsh-
; ""it was most assuredly . my own
ult"'
They decided at -last. to miive on,
nd Coralie told herself that elod •had
eard here prayer. •
•A gefden, rosy dawn was 'born of
is .da, ksorne night, a 'd at last Cora=,
e ventured out of her pYace of con-
alment looking fearfully around her,
it • as there 'Was no signs. of. her per-
cutor, she moved , on, but, .oh, how.
arfufly cramped and stiff her 'limbs
ere. , • . •
"Where .shall I go?" she muritured
£eously; putting lir halid _to Flier
reined in a - dazed sort of way:
lone in the great wide, cruel world
homeless, friendless, penniless•-
th-neeplace to go --was ever a young
ri so cruelly situated' 'before?" she
keti herself, with a dry,- hard sob.
Her whole soul turned • siek with
rror when her thoughts reverted to
at scene 'through which she had fro
tie -
ase
Your'
for -
hat
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ack
'up
an-
tle
her
ist
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,
ed,
ken
the
dly .
ae
feel.
ked
m -
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care -
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ho
tie
lately' passed, in which her handsome
loiter hen so 01.11(111y. denounced her,
yowing that he bad never. seen her be -
"Olt, cruel lie-oh,,faIee, false Iteart
of man! eveuld .Cod ever forgive him
for those cruel words?" she wondered.
Thotigh she believed Allaneeelse, She
did not upon GOd to bring -eurses
too well • for that, She only . prayed
that she might.forget his- dark,' hand-
some -face, the evinning smile, and the
voice that had been ell Heaven. to her.
he linnebittame contused 'idea, and
. that was to get back to New York. .
She had Juet money. eneugh left to
pay 'het fare; and when once there,
she Must fled something to do, or
starve. .
"1 woeld die before WoUld pa back
to the Drexel Mills," she eturfnured,
geeing abstraeteelly out of the window
as the train ifashed in and out of the
Fate decided the queetiort for her '
6, strange way -et way that -Changed
the Whele Course of her after -life.
Coralie had traversed but a few
Streets Id her vain' search for work
ere, turning oho of the near corners,
she came suddenly' upon a &tie crowd
collected in front of quite a large red
briek building,
The second glance allowed' Corolla
•
no, gnu you, wno nave endanger6it
your own brave, young life and your
- .et. eten tenmss. niaereehan.-ineve-
your reward,
t.
craves sympathy and love; come and
gladdela the few declining years that
I shall ,Auger here. I Can trust you,
child. Come to me and l:' will make a
terand le bands yibail be covered e With shin
ing gems, You shall know want, priva,
tion and care no, more, Take what the
gods. provide, child."
should be so unfitted for such
tit iife," sobbed Coralie, quite overcome
by her new-foltnd friend's magnificent
offer. "Heaven intended me 'for only a
poor little working -girl ; -i ant sure of
it,"
"Au honest,. honorable working -girl
Is by far better. fitted to occupy. a
noble position than a . white -handed
idler," -
All of. Coralie's objections were one'
by one overruled, and she' Consented
at last that everything should be just
as Miss Montstrossor wished.,
She was• bewildered, dazed, almost
incapable of thought or action.
Could it be possible that such great
good fortune was in store for her? she
Wondered --she, who had been used to'
such routine of toil through summer's'
heat • and winter's snows -glad,. oh, so
glad when:Saturday night, came, bring,
ing with it the envelope that contained
her week's slight earnings, •
Could it be that he was to be raised
so saeengely by the hand of tate from
want tie wealth? '
• Coralie was quite fearful. Lest she
should wake up the next morning and
find alt this but the idle coinage of a
.,dream.
But no, it wait- alt quite real enough,
Miss Montstrossor was soon able, to
leave the. institute, and with Coralie,
as her protegee, took rooms ' at . the
Windsor at once.. • the.
the first time in my life I will
live as becomes . a woman of -my
wealth," said Miss Montstrossor. "I
need hide. no longer from the eyes of
the world what I am really worth."
Modistes were sent for, and in .
very short.space of time Coralie. was.
transformed as if by magic from the
simple, -modest, shy young girl in. the -
plain, dark merino 'dress, to a very
magnificent petite young society belle;
• ,think011, Miss Montstrossor, how do eon
I look?" tried Coralie, f-ying•in.
to the' room when she had her . first
",
' elegant new dress. on. Not. much lilts
poor • little Coraije Harding, • think
you?"
' Miss Montstrossor gazed , at: the
beautiful vision of girlish loveliness
will :dint, eyes,
«thou look like an angel, . my dear," !'
she 'answered; "but' you must not' be
vain; -that was the beginning of` my
niece's folly; she grew v" in.". .
' '"1. will .not, my dear rnd friend!"
exclaimed m d'Coralie,
e
throwing her white
arms impulsively around Miss Mont-
strosser's neck,
"You are so fair! I am afraid I shall
not be .able to keep you• with. me long," •
sighed the.old lady. "1 may find yon
only to lose. you,`" • •
And a tear rolled down her cheek. as
she caressed the pretty, golden. head •
-gazing down into ...that faultlessly ;
fair face, and lovely eyes like purple.
amethysts: • '
-' • "I• =avant to .be '.one with you, little .'
Coralie," she- • said softly.; "to enter.
fully into ' year interests... and . your
asure
s
1.. T
-want
'you to
h
Y ave
th
h • t e
oto r
h
trust lr_
i
n ore
t let 'me • be. a '
friend•to consult and advise yeti.; trust
me=make me edur confidante.' above ` •
all in your love affairs. •I .hays` never
spoken'to you of .love or'.levers before. ,
I am going to do so now."
• . `Cora'Iie's lovely face grew. • deadly
pale a swift, sudden. faintness threat
ere '
d
t
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Q vercome her; but by a valiant
,effort she coritrohed lier.emotion. •
"We ere of .
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ado g g o what will. be a '
new lif '"
e
cont -
nue
f d 'Miss 7
A
ontstros .
sor; thoughtfully, '"Yen, whit have seen
nothing of . the world, . will: be in its
midst, and because 'you are -young, and
fresh;, and fair -.-ah, very fair!. -you i.
wilI'.have-Many admirers..
"Ah! my .child; take care--.-bemva;re'.
I want te. aarm yon -not' frighten you.
You. will see men of all: ltinds---young, ! i
handsome, clever; they will surround.
you. hatter •you; they will pay- you all
kinds. of homage; ;they will ;.wleisper ;I c
sweet words ` to. you; . but. 'mind -he;
careful to allow your dwarf to go out i s
She told l erselr she must- see limn
Jest* orate, then she would be wi#ling
t eeitut herserttt'xcw:t -die eetbee cense
forever. .
peralie'1*-wondreue- beauty, and her
riweet simplicity, Made a great furore
in the fashionable world, as Mips
'Montstrossor was sure that face would
do. Coralie was a favorite at once.
Carrels were received for tbe mast ex.
elusive New York socials. Receptions,.
balls, parties followed each other in
rapid succession, and pretty "Coralie
was queen of themall; but she 'always
eaine borne with the saute piteous
pain in ber 'lovely., Childish eyes, It
had been, another evening lost out of
her life„. for she had not _seen Allan
Drexel,
Probably he was still away On an ex-
tended wedding trip with his bride,
she told herself.
One evening just as Coralie entered
'the ballroom at a fashionable Lexing-
ton Avenue residence with Miss Mout-
strostior, slie felt her hand . clutch
tightly o her arm. Looking up is
wonder, she saw that her face was_
dark and stormy with concentrateel
Passion. •.
e'Coralie, my niece and I. are to
meet again, at last," she whispered
hoarsely. "Look -there she ie. -that
superb -looking girl in the amber satin
and passion rosee standing beneath
those arching pa1ip talking to that
handsome ,man with the red rose in
the lappel of his coat. Let us advance
and sweep: by her, Coralie; this. is my
hour of triumph. Your hand is like ice..
What is the matter?" -
No answer fell from Coralie'* lips;
the whiteness of death was in her,
face,
She never saw the throng of admir-
,era pressing eagerly forward to wel-••
.
come Iler, She was geeing straight to.
ward the arching' palms with'her soul
in her eyes.
The dreamy dance -music seemed
far off, and the faces,. the jewels, the
gleam of satin --fair .women and brave
men seemed - to . whirl confusedly
around her. •
She saw but one. scene, clear and
distinct,e--the proud young'- beauty in
the amber . satin dress, over whose
white, jeweled hand the tall, dark -
eyed, handsome pian bent. He turned
his face slightly toward Coralie's
direction -that dark, 'splendid, win-
ning face so like the picture of Romeo
-or Sir Lancelot, • -
At e
t e first glance Coralie 11
e
g e a had re•
cognized him;. lie was Allan Drexel;
they were to meet face to face at last.
CHAPTER,
Like one stricken dumb -turned to
stone--Coralie stood . gazing at. the
beautiful• young girl over whose slim
white hand.Allan Drexel -was bowing.
"Is your -niece=his�his-bride?"
she faltered, turning a face pale as
'death to Miss. Montstrossor. ••
"No, she is not married," replied.'
that' lady,' "and - some. mail*, is spared
from having a virago 'fora wife." '
Coralie .did not hear the rest of the
sentence; she was, wondering if Allan's
bride were present;:' - of course . she
Must be, she told herself :bitterly; else.
why is he here?` . • . -bitterly;
•• "I must meet her face to face before
the evening ie over, and even though.
she: recognizes me, I must •not 'fall
'dead .at her feet, 1 must learn ' forts
tude, though myheart•is breaking.":'•
"How yea tremble;• child,"".said Miss
Mon
tstros or
s 2 '
60 ih .'
k down .
into
g the
lovely. face in alarm. "Are you i11? It
you are, we will leave tbe'balhroom at
once. It is only for your sake . I ; am:•
here. I have long• since lived. over the'
time that laughter, mirth, land ,music,
could .charm me."' .. •
no; we will not'go," said Cora -
lie, with a little hysterical laugh that
was alt ost a so `"Why should we?"
"Just as you say; my dear," answer-
ed her companion, Complacently..
Thew moved on; quite unnoticed' by
the two standing beneath the waving
palm, and at that instant a partner
came mete claim Mies Montstrossor's
hand for•'the. next 'waltz, and. • Allan
limed. away with 'a low 'bow.. Her'darlc
yes follow hare. and .she sees- finis. by
far the haitdsomes,t man in the bali-
oom.
"Why is'he -.the .only man whom.
have -ever seen that I`.copld love -so
oally'in'diferenf:_to me?" she weeder.
e.
careful • "Other men court• my
Miles' end sigh at -my frowns; he
erenely �unconseious'of. either, but': I
ill .win him' . despite that; he ,shall
et kneel at my feet and sue. for illy
eve. Inez Montt gssor never courted
nything yet but what she obtained by
air means or lout, i will have .great
atience.:It it -is' true that luxe 3 .
Tins love, I will win in the end.""
She noticed. once or twice as, she
assed Allan in• the waltz_; how bored
is handsome feed looked; neitherahe
ghts, the,flowers, nor the toluic, even.
he pretty maidets that' passed'. hire
y, challenging him with their biiglit
yes, seemed to'"have any attraction
or him whatever. •
He had thrown ]himself. into the vote
X of the fashionable world to forget
°ranee but he had- never •been able
pass an horn' without thinking of
er; even le' his c� earns that fait;
rnpled, girlish face, crowned in gold•'
n hair,, was ever before. hint,
'His -pride hare prevented hien from
utting In a defense in that action for
n. absolute divorce, and . he noticed
me few weeks later the petition had
-been granted--Coralie .was free from
plan.
Ah, if his guardian. angel had b'at
arned him Just how matters •st'oo;l;
at -Coralie quite believed that heir -
age ceremony to be a pitiful mock -
y, and .believing:. -that,. could "never
ve sued to be tree' front him; the
hole course of two lives might hhvo
ten different. '
He had come to this ball at the soli-
ation of his friend, Captain Stafford,
d quite an irksome .affair he • was
finding it.
Silddenly a hand was laid on hitt
m, and he found • Stefford beside'What! not dancing, old 'boy!" 'Cried.
'friend theerily. "This Won't do at
„•while so many beteuties are ewe:
because they must le wallaosers
they de not find partnere, 1 cinnet
agino what's corning over ycitt Of
O. can remember the thne, Drexel,
en you eouldn't get enough of this
t of thing. Whate the matter with
'Constitutional lazineSs, as- one
t come, r want- to introduee you to
belle of the, ball -the loveliest girt
have enough denting attendanee
Pray eXouse me,” he said; "she
Ilan laughed goodentinoredly.
•
to the right one, ler you will love some s
day, and marfy. Ali. yes. you will; do w
not shake your head. You are*ohly. hu. y
man, and it is human to love and to I
marry, sweet Coralie. I need not . say a
do not let gold tempt you; you are ,
too noble for that. lVfarry.for love; but p
mind *bona you love. Do not be at- e
traded by a' handqonie face be 1
tion but by real goodness and excel- '
Coralfe, trembling like a leaf,. hid b
/ her head on . Miss lVfontstrossor's
. Should she keea the dark' secret
that overshadowed her young life, or te
While she hesitated. Miss Mont- to
atrossor went on:
,"'The greatest mistakes made:- in thie di
World are, I believe, in its marriagee-
whole thing cremated ere she -my
mine. When I tell you why, you •wil
not wonder," and a . shudder crime
Over the thin, white face framed in the
eparse locks of iron -grey hair. •
"Before you you see a blighted, infs.
spent life," she Went on bitterly. "All
my girlhood and vvomanhood was
kept so steadily at work that searce-
ly saw the light of day. Love did not
eearch me out in the toil of the weary
tvorkshote and years. rolled their slow
length by, and I awoke to the fact one
day that was an old and a• pitifully
lonely woman. In the midst of my lone-
liness, a strange event happened ; a few
thousand dollars was left me by the
death of an old friend, whom I had
known since her girlhood.
-"To- make a long store short, was
Pertune favored me; my small Invest,
ment reaped a, harvest beyond my
wildest dreams.
"I sent for my niece, the .only relte
tive I have in the great wide world,
and educated her, bringing her -home
after her boarding -school days were
"I promised her she ehould inherit
all hdd; but, inind you, did not tell
'her how much that 'all' was, and that
Was the beginning of the bitter end."
,How little poor Ooialle thought, as
she listened, how enmity that other
young girl's. path was to cross her
mien
CHAPTER ed.
"My hiece was a girl of the molt d
Slgtattg ahibitien," went on Mires Mon
etrossor. wearily, "and by opening cl
vices -Or pretended affeetten-she
last toaxecl ree• into angering ever el
to her.
"Listen te the sequel: The itk was,
istarcely %Ire on the Mere, and the
document In her possesslOrt, befere, to
for the next fortnight; but trouble
down with this:terrible malady, and.
then, little Camille, wan aimed out
into the etreet-old, feeble, sick unto
deatb--to live or to die as Cod eatv
lit; I was found Wendel:Mg hometown
friendless on the street, and delirous,
so of eouree they brought me to the
tharity institute.
"How Often in my houre bf teelvales.
mice haver r thanked God did t
give up ail, but a meager pad of My
it makes or mars a,Alfe. Befm'e enter -
hag this world of men I want to ware
you. Be ort your gaard, do not fall in n
Jove with' the first man who admires e"0
you-thellrst who Makes love -to you;
"How closely -you cling to my hand,
Coralle! You hurt my hand, dear," she
added.
"I have -given yoe, good 'advice,
• dear," she, went on, "and it I'm:ileitis lee
foe you to follow it,„Do not fain love' or
with. the first corner. - Let sense end ha
reason, not fatteY and-roinance, guide"
you. My second werning is ehis; do,
not keep your leie-eecretir from me;
make me your confidante:: • tell me
about youalovers: Half the miserable
marriages' in the worla ttre .caused by
diris not trustiog their tritest friends.
Remember mY words; when the first
lover 'comes wooing, do not glee up
VIM, heart all at once. Tbink if he be
worth it,
child. Win., hole yott look! What is
the matter? You frighten me, Coralie,
you are so pale!"
A strong impulse' had ceme to Cora.
lie to kneel at Miss Montroesor feet wh
tit
an
ar
11
his
all
if
im
lat
and tell her ail, but, oh! how toted sof
she rake rep the ashes ot that Smolder. yo
No, no; she could not confees evee rro
to her kind benefaetress that dud,. le 44
faltle Marriage of which she lucct 'been for
the victim. She could not opeak of the
. valiant struggle she had made to for- Bthall
get Allan Drexel, her first. and only the
love; bute alas! it was useless, usea in
less; hers Wee a deathless love.
Pight against it hard as she Would, .4
irk her earn heart she knew she loeed eve
Allan-handeonte Allan -still, and tteo
would love him until the day she died. ou't
A restless longing poseeseee Core.
Pro
Sooner or later She Would Meet t
ou
Allan and his bride at eora0 receptien, ata
Nonsense!" cut In his friend;
me along without another Word.
Mee to show 'yott a beauty quite -
of the ordinary -a faultleas
ature whose smile or glance is so
ildoring she quite dazzles' a fel,
Elia wits tO have quite dazzled
observed Allan, laconfeally,
t onite true," declared his
nd. "/ may tell lipu this in all con -
elle well knew, and She prayed that beee
lieretten Would glee her etrellgth to iew
bear the shock, that Site Might not -fall e
dead at hie foot. yeti
And net Itoplege-yet dreading. to ex
Meat Allan, there Wee it great Wain* bib
tion about going to altieee Where lue
teealth, I ere a rich woman still. Cott- witted be to Mitzi
14,44
Witched me; when I first looked into
_tea ,eyeir me heart gave a *Mtge
-throb-for the first time in ft Ming
could fled notbing to ear. 'Before I had
been her company half an hour, I
.said to myselt-eiere is the One,WOMan
in all the world for yOU-You melee win
"What are YOu 80 *axioms tci pre.
sent me to this divinity' for?" mated
Allan, a little curiously. "What if I
should fall a victim to her ellaerne-.
ellen will not," laughed ble friend,
a little Uneasily, theugh, it must be
confessed, "for you are a decided
woman -hater. I will be frank with nen.
Dreael, the laaies all take to yolt-to
use a common phrage, and I want yeti
to %peak a RAY gecel words for me in
that quarten"
"Ah, I see," laughed, Allan; "a Itert.
of 'Miles Stendisie affair, but do you
remenaber the words of the MAY •
maiden to the man who had come ta -
plead Mr hie baehful •frienel?-turn.
the caae around and let it apply OA
you-elways Speak for yourself. :e -en
afraid there's something a trifle
coWerdly about you, anyhow, my dear
eaptein. You would not be afraid to
face an artily with drawn swords, yet
you shrink. from- meeting a rerneall
from a pretty girl's lips."
"Don't laugh at me, Drexel," re-
plied his frien , earnestly; "when -you
have seen thi girl yoti ' under-
stand why t it easy for me to feel as
I do-sbeAs like no other young exi
*tomer have ever met; one cannot
tell Whether he has made the slight-
est Impreselote or not. She is not one
to whom You tan pay idle compli-
ments or make the light, conventionai
ballroom speeches; she has a way, too,
of looking 'past ,a fellow very eagerly •
about the room, and you never feel
.84re whether your presence is agree-
able to her •or whether she Is search-
ing out --with. those bright eyes--.,.
some more favored fellow; and yet -
she treats all her admirers in the eattio
way -I am sure -of that, far 1 have
• :watched every one' who spoke with .
het with breathless eagerness to see.
And to finish- up with the list of difil-
fairy, she is watehee over by. a grim,
stern.faced duehna, who frowns down
Allan concluded if would be far
easier io With his friend 'than to.
dtand there and listen to another halt '
hour's description of her charms.
eI' see her moving toward the` con-
• servatory mew," 'cried his friend,'
taking Allan eagerly by . the arm.„
"Come on at once and' head off the
rost; scores of admirers Will miss her
and follow her there in the spaoe of
• With a good-natured ' smile, little
dreaming of whet was in store for
hien, Allan allowed himself to be led'
toward the conservatory. " '
Pleading fatigue, Coarlie had Slip.;
ped away te the conservatory quite
unobserved, as. she supposed. Among
all -that sea of faces -handsome worn"
en ahd brave men--Coralie had seen
bot one, •the dark, debonair face of the -
levee. who had proven the falsest of .
men to her, and whom a 'merciful fate -
had „prevented from vvrecking her life
'Eagerly and -patiently Coralie had.
searched among that vast throng for .
the proud -faced girl she ba.d • seen
standing by Allan Drexel's . side
neath the floral -bell on that never -V..,
be -forgotten wedding -night.
Quite an hoer or• more she had
not see him approach any 0f, the, •
"She is not bere,"• Corelie told her-
self; then she remembered, although. •
not generally the •custom, that gentle-•
men aid go out .0withoue their wives •
° Ile did not app6ar to take part' in
the daneing, nor was he observing
His time seemed to be occullied en, .
tirely in talking *itle the. different.
gentlemen who passed hine. exchang-
There was no longer the gan.happy
smile on his hand:gome,. debonair face ,
that Coralie remembered so well,
."I -must not give bne thought toe •
..she murmured, 'pressing her lite .
tle• bands tightly over her heart "Re.
not worth it; he is worthy .of onlya-
'my deepest scorn end indignation.
'Whenever I think of Idea, it must al. •
ways be as the husband of atiothen •
That will help me .to harden my heart
against him. '
she. did not titrn her head, but drew
nearer to the fountain tf$' afford them. •
•
•
•
But the .footsteps did noi pa;ss 'on, .
Covello lifted • her :eyes »from the rip -
piing Weter of the fountain with a n,
green palms, the fairy. lights, the frag. , • • • •
her. yet she did not faint nor try ont, y .
intTeons.A0.11.ah Drexel e. S.h.oa.ltof. be .ing
brought face to face swill:I*: Coralie. was
self, .as 'he' bent breathlessly forward , • ' • •'".
and keened that perfect face, erect,
hara, proud; • yee, cold as marble,
framed In that bale of golden hair.
dlamends -and robed in shimmering .
satin anti •rich lace, his Coralie?" ,
Allan never remembered in 'what •
words that presentation wee made; he
caught bet twe words of that sentence, 0 • •
Yes, ft was • Covallea then. Allan
stood before her incapable of *action,
Like one rooted to the spot, his face .. •
pale as' death, he heel a dim conselous-
ness that bis friend, was looking from . • '
the one to • tee other in the greateet.
to gain anything like eomposure. • -fr. :-.
Allan Drexel could only • stand and
stare at her like men turned to • ,
•
,one to the 'other in the.' greatest he.
•fore?" Milted the captain, gazing from •
,decl Coralie, promptly, drawing her
slender form Ire ',to ite fullest height, • '
and completely' ignoring Allan's. he
tenet! gaze, addine- lightly: "If you will . •
kindlY'eScort me tack be the ballroom,
shall be very much obliged to you,
The captain offered her Ida arm in 1/4 •
allenee, and together they quitted the •
conservatory, leaving Allan DreXel.
Mich 4 cruel tissueoof mistakes,: stand. , ,
'Mg there like a man carved In doe..
in a ease of emergency, was the first
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