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himself the young count had tho host
opinion. fie did nob think the woman
was born who could resit trim Be was
porfoctly goocl—as moral as a French
count could ho—the very flout of good
nature, but vain as a ,boardiur,sohnol
beauty. Ho darted ono glance at tint
pule, beautiful 'taco, ane[ then lin trotit,,d
Agatha to his oest bow,
"'Mat nmat improtts hor," ho Lbw tgl,t,
'111, toimpossible for it to ho otherwise,"
whit° Agatha, Nvhosoln».ror of men 11111
reaehed 0 frenzy, hastened away with.
111111 (110 1011(41; tocknowledgmont of 110
onont's eourtly bow. lIe stood look i ug
aftor her, and hu stuiltd to 111(08(12 an
though his thoughts wort) very pleasant
10es.
CIIAIPElt XL.
A 211.01304)3L 1111.11101En.
In vain did Count lfonri linger in the
halls, an tho staircases, and pay tho
most devoted attention to his lady
mother -110 saw 10 more of the cinchant-
ing vision. Tired of waiting in vain, lio
determined to ask the countess about
bor.
"Mamma," ho said, ono evening, 08 110
mippod his coll'eu, "the other day on tho
staircase bore, I so* an nii71 I"
"She it an angel, my dear, if you
mean Miss Brooko," be replied.
"Who is Miss Brook° ?" ho inquired.
pteroyes of mme—s, young ltid
y
under my especial care and protection. '
"A very happy young lady to Ito so
well placod," said the count, With Itnother
of 11(11 finest bows to his mother.
The countess gave him tho full history
of her, and ha w0.14 dueply inberestoo.
41 lite country:nen, to feel
and to sympathize, tho loam roan to his
eyes a.< 11. hear.] th.., pathetic story of
tlic ;11.1'.;
• i ow 00 1• • < r'e'. "Y •) 1110 gooti.
er, 1 me. 4, 4.0..atalling for iet,T 1‘.
at, veil,"
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plied,WHAT WILL I BUY FOB
binu.t " •
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"I am not offended," she 110H
imply. "You moan it kindly
those things aro not pleasing to at
"Groat Hoaven I what are thew
lish 1" thought the young man to
8011, "The most charming of
maidens mums uwlazolocl by fl
awl diamonds."
"It shall 1)0 just as mademoisollo
wishes," 110 replied, "My object was
merely to give ))1008))14O""I 08(3)100 you," she replied, vi
candor that was almost shocking, .
I found no 1(1008000 in It,"
With a look of deep mortification
count bowed again,
"I am 'wiped unfortunate," he said.
"I am most unhappy."
A stnilo, long absont from Agatha's
lam, cam° back—a smile that Boomed
to bogin in hor eyos and ripple 0202 Itor
111111-118111110 111.11111made her so beautiful
tea young 1110)1 said to himself, cud.
thinly :
"1 will marry liar 1 Sho will bo the
fairest who in Franco. But this requires
thought."
Tho thought, once having taken 1:0
his mind, Int Toll a victim to it. 11 ,:r
haunted him ; he thought 02 111 by
awl by night. It was the first 80
attack of love -fever 110 halt had ; 11C3
wor,hiped at a hundred shrines,
1110(14for long, and now ha 10011110marry,
Ifo thought about it for 801110 ti
ut
hinothor 'night say something of
p14111, whirsli ho understood to to in:
rityta ; what of that to him? She
110 Imm...y, true ; bat slm was a fort:tut)
th
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Thin quostion often puzzlers a person at
loateitle 111111 8008011 01 the year but a
day
rious Oall at Mrs. Long's
luta
but
d to and a look the Large and Well A0sorted
Stock Lf Beautiful Pur
ictes, including
llllij
her
1 Real 011 Paintings,
in 1,11'11 adorable self.
1044 4e ad W11041( he had 111ced
haat
:t 11,;
1 ving de! evntined 'himself to ma
Ittrr, 11011 (went. J:Int that per],
101,1(14 no' 18.1 1 cl
a141144 was how he 01,aulit lattice
cr—whetlior it should bo threz-olt
..oweether lie should write, or
, 1.1y 0n31, th.t wd141.1 not do. Pim ,
io 1 „,1 1v 110 should. 81),lc 0.11 11111 1.4110.
18 a 1014 .1`` tv 0430 1 netmtv.-11 ;Inv himself. That ha 1:.1,q1)t 14300
ntv i;. 1 bar,
esulti. not alLi would not non
10140,1t in worl,1 why ha shoilla
Splendidly Framed and Soil at a Figtue
tts to he within reach ,2 1111,
O
the
ing
1' 11104.), (111,i
0) 11 1010,1.<:;tin. What a itio.,t
0.-..' tug eircuttodaa 'e that this yuang
aiann:t Ilal'a 1.1111t 0 fmu with his
(1. --41.001
Aa<411,1; wvek pa:, .01, 014 1)0 had Been
net:ling of her. Agatha, going to lter
3dtti3g;-roolu One morning, found there
a ;south bouquet of Bowers, alt whito.
1.0d. 'of tho most costly descriptiou, .111
ono moment her instinct told her tlt,tt
tho count had sent .thetu. She took
tlwat 0111 111 her hands at once, and wont
with them to madante's room
"These must be intended for you,
Madame la Countess," alio said, "and
they have been brought to my room by
mismice"
rtbt.1:.410 took Chan i Wont any cont.
-dent—slat uovor thought of 111)0 801),
IA,: did not feel so victorious as usual
when he saw his costly bouquet dim-
tributod among tho 211.808 ill his mother's
boudoir.
"A silent warfare," thought 11110 00)11111,
Tito next day on her table appoared
au chi -unity magnitteen bottom..., ail of
00101,4011 40100)1. 'Choy shared the salmi
ft.to.
"I rill not bo discouraged," said the
count to hinisolf ; and tlio day following
sho found a fragrant mann of Parma Yid.
lots imbedtiod in damp moue. 'Ilut
lea4a0ou 1111011 her room, and sant her
(Mud back to that beautiful valley 111
Whitoeraft, whore the spring violets
grow. She placed thorn 211 thu
- ham, so that he should see they were
not accopted.
- Hoeing that sho porsistod in ignoring
tho count became more and mon
detorminod on main." a conquest. For.
tuno favoured hitu ; going to his mother's
boudoir one morning, 110 found illiss
Brooke theromendindsomo of tho ram
old lace.
Ile was, porhaps, a little disappointed
that, after all has gallant attentions, the
boatitiful face noither Hushed nor palod
for him. Agatha made him ono bow—
Lilo very ossenco of discretion—and
U01'00 even gave another glance in his
direction.
Aftor that, finding that her preteyee
had a real avorsiou to the society of all
gentiomen, =damp stover sought to
keep her apart from her son. Tho young
count joined the ladies at thoir work,
and read aloncl to them. But nover,
:luring the ninuerous times they mot,
did Agatha over give look or wor4 to
tho count. Maclaine was charmod with
her. Such discretion, such prudoneo,
such wisdom she had never seen hi ono
so young and beautiful.
A faw moro wocks passed On, and all
was poem. Agatha strove hor bast
8110 boat back with all 12011 hand the
groat wa1'08 of pain and despair that
maned to overwhelm her. Shop:aye:el
through tho long watchos of tho night;
she visited and comforted the poor ; sho
busied liossolf in doing overything that
was most kind and ationtivo to madame;
but tho pain 02 110(4 terriblo woundnover
stopped—sho might 1(1110 211 and cover it,
1)1111 11 was always thoro.
The Limo canto 1011011 the count do.
olarod himsolf madly in lovo with lier.
Tho first symptom of it was a morocco "Y
naso found on the 11)11)111 of hor sitting- (1410(10room. She oponocl it, and found 611000111 imam
to brooch and a pair of diamonel oar. tho
rings. Thoy g4111101104 and 8110130liko have
liro. Sho closed Mu' cam hastily—tho fatali
'very sight of them planed hor heart as rogis
with a sharp sword, Sho wont, to him of 111)at once) ; she hoard him opontho dining. All
room door, She followed him into the ad in
m
roo, and 1401310111184. tho packet to him, plishe
"You hntave 100(10 a mistalto, Monsieur as to
10 Cou," she said. "1 could not tale "Ai:
this prosont from you. And would you asked
-be so kind in the future to refrain from "No
sendinawg rowers. docs not plows) roply
nas.
"1 am griovod. at having offended yOu," patio
1001)4114.1 0
m 0,,oeted novor occurred to 11
"Tb<< English 11(1341,' so 114.144)111111,With tint face and voice of. an an
40,411,1 bo luttor—tairely hunch
L,w
/%3 i,etter—to rite to 11,.,r it
ra,,r,r 014,0-.!/[111, 1,:000 110:0:440'.compose• n lot far that for olociaLnee,
clesej-t4.of his 101'0.11C100044, was
11.414-10411-104 worthy of Dumas.
1110 101(4 delightefl with it; lie 140
and re -read it, lamenting that t
3011(14 11011 of Paris wero not thore
profit by it. Ile gave it to her hiinso
"Miss Brooke," ho said, "tho answ
to that !mikes mo the happient man
earth, ar plunges Inc into despair."
Agatha was beginning to fool int
annoyed at his prou.'Dlings. She lik
him just because he was the son
madanio, sho was pleased with 11
general character, much amused at It
vanity. Silo was almost shocked whe
she road that most complimentary late
That any one should want to man:
her—shotild think of 'harrying lier—wt
to her most horriblo. Sho could u
111111111 1011)' so young and happy a man a
tlio count, should want to marry he
There was kind of desecration in ho
mind—sho, who had believed herself t
be Vane's wife, to receive au offor
marrisgo; sho was humiliated at th
0017 idea of it.
l'orhaps Henri Count do Tiernay wa
never so snrprisod in his life as why' h
0(414,4100(1 11110 antiwar to his 110110. .S11
thanked hint courtoonsly and gracefully
but was firm in declining it. She preyec
that ho would nover allude -to it again.
The count was furious—battled. Lo -v
and despair raged in his breast. II
wont to his mother mitt told her hw
o
much he loved the young English girl
"121)0 will 110001' marry, my son," saic
11110 ()01111t085, "I know but littlo of ho
past, yet 1 am sure thore is sornothiug
in a which will keep her from marrying.'
Tho count was inconsolablo.
"111 28 just nay Molt," ho. said, "to fal
in love With one Call 1100011 Marry I"
"It seeins to mo that 00017 wish in
your life has so far been gratified. You
meat loarn to boar clisappointmont."
Silo was sorry for him, but tot tho
same time thankful Miss Brooke had re-
fusal him. Sho had taken a protegee for
the love of Heavon, but sho did not at
tho stuno time expect in her a daughter.
Agatha looked pitifully at her.
"Boar Madame," sho said, "1 roust
go I must loavo you : could not
00111011111020. MOilei0112 10 °mint looks
miserable, and when I have boon 11100)'a few days ho will have forgotten me."
- am afraid not," 101)141(1 madame.
slowly. "For many things 8110014have liked my son to 1)000 1104 a wife
like you. You would 11070 1)0(1 such a
good influence over hum. Must you
leave me do you think ?"
"1 am afraid thoro is no other conrso
open to me," said Agatha.
And madame sighod deeply. She was
grieved to loso liar beautiful mulch:win.
ing companion; yob 8110 wild that tho
tint). was 001110 1011(111 silo must port
with her , -
Affair somo long discussion and eon.
vortttion, it was arraugod that Agathashould go to ono of tin) Odd registry
offices in Paris and try to find a oituation.
on will havo to difficulty," said
mo; and, Mcleod, hor only =bar-
on° was ono of 0110100; that from
05011pineal before Iwo' 81)0 should
chosen. tho ono sho did was a
ty. Cortaiuly, tho mistress of tho
try allied spoke of ill as boing one
bast situations 01) hor books.
Englishlady and gontloman 1081(1-
Paris—and .to thoroughly accom.
el, wen -educated lady was wanted
ompation to the wife.
o there no children to toaoh?"
Agatl'a,
, there 11,130 110 children," was the
and it certainly mimed to hor 11-
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11, 1011011 sho had a husband.
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