New York Clipper (May 1864)

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WHITE GIPSY; 01, "ATO yon glad to mo mo The Avenging Traok of the Eioaped Convlot. A ROBUlfOB OF OITT AJIO rOBDBT. CEAFTEB XT. ■ ITBSDBOrriBS. Aotuig under tht lafliwiice of a suddoo Impnlie, Oolo- Del Uarohmont norad ftwix from tbe spot whore tbo glP|7 Rlrl etood with Henri le Homont, and rstreatliiii behind & olutDpoftroea, concealed himseu where he oonld hear all that puaed. ■ Henri passed his arm round the slendei' waist of (bo 'glrl,and looked tenderly Into hor eyea, "well, dearest Cora," he said; "i AfalnT" The girl blushed, "Tou know II, Henrr," she said—she oalled him by his Bngllsh name,—"you know I am always glad to see you. But! am Ter7—very sad." "That man has been annoying you again I" orled Honrl passionately. "ByhoavensI Ifhe speaks III of me toyou he Shalt rue HI" A lowly-murmured oorso made Colonel Harohmont start and glance round. Bf hia side stood the gipsy he had Dotloed before. The expression of bis features waa ohanied now. The tondor emotion with whioh he had gaud on the young girl was now replsoed by a scowl of bitter hate. Ho saw that the Colonel notloednlm, and ho adrincad with hla flngor on hla lip. When he was close to him he whispered, he took hla hand and grasped It "We are friends, for we both hate that man." The Colonel returned the proasnro In silence, and both IMensd. The girl's bee bad flj)shed,"and an ezproBslon orisadness and fear was on he^ tbtores.' ' "Ob, Henry!" she cried, "yotl make me tremble when yen talk thus. He neTerspeakalll of yon to me—never I" "Then why are yon Inaorrowt" ,•, "Because I love yoo." ' ' Henry smiled coDoeltadly. "Why, thai la not In reason; my^bsloyed ono," ho aald. ■'If you love mo, why hb so tad, since you well know I love you!" . ' Cora ahook her head. "AlasI you think so now,!' ne'mnniiaied; "but you wlU not alwava. The rh)i heM''6r ihe Ovewa will novar wed a poor glpay girl wbo has noTortone bat the beanty be tells her the poesessla." , Ob, sweet simplicity ll. Oh, dMtroyer I Henri bit bis lip aa the gnl spoke, of marriage. But. yosng as he was, ho had aohoolel Uinself In the art qt ooDoeallng bla emotions, and ho answered, as he pressed ber to him again gently, "Toe, dearest one, I ulS marry you. I have told you so many times, yet yon will not bellete me. I have cone to you thia morning, dear one, to uk von to beoomo my wife. Fly with me on the last nlnt or the revels; a oairlage shall be in waiting in the rtud; we will escape Arom all vrho oould provent our hap- •S?'"' I?''' w"' be mine, dear Cora-say I may come T^e girl replied not, "Ton know, dearest, that a public iarriago would be u ImnosslblUty; my parenla never would oomiant to It: I uonld|Iowall. Your people.too, would endeavor to pre- "They would kill me," cried Cora In tears. Henri smiled. "Kill you, dear one t" hooald. "Ko, no I you are not one ofthem-yot ore not aglpsy. They do not can what Hoomss of yon." The girl answered not her heart mUgavo her. Ought (be to allow him to say tlds—to think thus, wbensho know how one at least, loved her. „n^'■^y^*^^ J*'- fl»re-for me I" she criod. Oh I Indeed, I dare not leave tliem I" ■ Henri's brow became olondedi - - "What la It yon meann'he cried ImpaUehllv. "lathla 7Cir love for me r Is this the wvbVon you have so often spoken oft Ton have proislsfd ova^ -and over- again to be mine) are 70a aboni ift ihrow jsaiipenble dlOoulUos iothewayt" ' ; . • 1 ', . ,, Hie girl's tears Sewed freslj. , ' "Forgive me, Henri.'iaheaald: "bat I am perplexed— bewildered. I soaroely knofr wont I am isjbfg. What wcndsr, tbea, If I ooatrtdlot mysfU Oaonot yqa ask the consent of my bfotherP ■ ;' ., . ■ v , .,„ Henri ourled his Up In disdain. , , .'' V'V- "Ask hiB conien^^et" lie;^«rled.-'HHol fit wcrids weald I demean myselC'.'Ha lijiwyonr bnther, and has DO right over you. But'still. If TOa lOTO.htm bettor than yen love me—If yoa prefer rlaUng ay love to rlaklng his, be It so. I will molest you no taVtber," Be turned ns If to go. "Ob, Henri I do not be so cruel!" oried tho girl, dotaln- mg him. "Tou know how fondly I love you, ana that la why you torture me. Oh I do not bo angry with me, and I wlllconsent to anything." The Colonel and the gipsy wore simultaneously aifooted by this speech. The one uttered a kind of smothered groan; the other asuppressod curse. Henri came Instantly to tho side of the trusting girl. 'Dearest one I" he murmured, prcsalog hor to hlsheort, "yon consent then!" "To what?" ■ . - "To fly with mo lo-mbrrow night 1" She looked soared and frightened, for a moment, and sinking hor voloo to a wlilsper, said, "Tes." There was another embrace, a few hurried words, and Uen Henri lo Uomoaut, with Joy In his villain's heart, walked ajray. The gipsy slri, with her eyes downoost, and hor hand Untl° "^"^ her'bosom, boat her way towards the Bhe almost fell Into Bamfylde'a arma. . Tho Colonel drew on ode aide, where he was concealed Ircm her view. "Ah, Bami;ylde I" ahe cried witha deep blush; "la that yout" The glpsr gaiod at her with aglanceof tender reprobt "Tea,'' he enid, "It Is I. Ton havo Just left Hoarl le UcmeauL I have beard all youaald to mm, and will savo j*u." The girl's oyoa flashed-Ore, For a moment hor pride and hor love overeamo her gratitude. "Save me t" she exclaimed. "Tea uae the wrong tsrma. By aaving me In your way, you will destroy ma. I refuse u recognize your right longer to interforo with me. I Icro Uenri-I ulU be his wiTo I" A bitter smile crossed Bnmfyide's (hoe. . "This to mc Cora?" he said very gontly and tenderly. Ah, me I oould I expqol aught olsSit But never ffllnd; In •lillo of lugratllude-in spite of everything, I will save yoa from ruin and disgrace. Go to your tent: I will re- J°m you In a fow momenta nnd toll you more.'' Tho giri hesitated: >« "Dm—"sharbegan. ' ■ "Cora, go to your tent," ropoated Bamiyide, In an Im- •"rlous voice, nnd wlUi as Impcrleua gesture. The girl said no more, but bowing her head meekly, wentaway. Bemiyido gazed at her until herformhaddla- 'PPoared, and then turned to the Colonel. Oolonol Uarclbncint waa agitated by strange emotlov. "Wholalhatglrlt" hoaskod. ' » The glpay eyed bim wlh ausplolen. ■:' ■Whydoyouaakr'heaald.' ■ . fV ; <a i'"'78.*™'''"y*"" •■"Joed," relnmed the Oqlonel,' ™ V* y"".' "ol Mtuated by Idle ourloaiV." ■ The gipsy mused a moment. ' . "i.niust have time to think," he eald, "I don't know whoUior I ahould be right in tfuaUng herseorat to another. "7 lo-morrow I ahall be able to apeak. Come here to- morrow evening, and I will exjllala to yod all I oan, "Till "ion, nUlou," . He graapod tho Colonel'a band, and then, without giving f'? time to reply, moved a»ay, and walked rapidly uwards the tents, Tho Colonel looked after him ifor a ooment. nnd then turned back towards Oarow House, bimiyide found Cora in her tent, weeping bitterly, He nt down by her, and taking her hand, said kindly, "I am "jry to see you weep, Cora." Bb« looked np quickly, withdrawing her hand angrily. You are always anying that," ahe oried, "yet are ovef ■"■•Jing mo weep." H« emilod aadly. Tbatfliilipnt^. yOa need fbar nothing on that aooie. artless, InnooanL" "Will you Wave her so r' Henri answered not. ..:. „. ' ■ ^ .^L "What doyoitpropoae todowlth hert" pumed tht Colonel! "you cannot marry her f. , , Hsnnlaaghed. „: "No,"hesald,"theldealstooridtcaloni.*'.'' /' As he spoke, there was a miUa amid Ihe (hrabbiry m. tbe terrace Bide. What was Itt What were thoM Aad- owsT If Henri had known, how would UailMMt hftn sank within bin I Cora and Bamiyide ateod tten—or rather erouohed side by aide. "I wish to hear no more," ebe normnredi 'p»t of |» '^Her body waa trombllng as if ehe had been afriokaa' br tbo patay. .Trembling, as she was, ahe would h»Ta B«t«9 away, had not tbe Wblto OIney detained ber., .... . . "Slay, dear Core," he whliperodi "hear all, and b« tat- lefled.'! ' "Pci'what good t I knew enoagh I" "No, no-lliten; they are meaklng agalB." V'i ■ ■ "Well," resumed Colonel Harehmcnt, "I would ad^ you to sever your connciltinn with that gipsy girL . Ai she Is'Uinooehl, leave her so." ... ... "Is It part of your programme (0 force me to aoandon thISglriT" "Perhaps so. I hope It will not bo nooeasor/ta fbroa you." ■ ■ ' ■ ■ ..'*'<.'■. "I havo told you I amnot golng to marry her," orled Henri; "what barm, thonVoWi ltdc yoo-what iiMT»'.t»i Ludy. Bollnar' . ■ : . .-. i.* Tho Colonel grasped lila arm ai In a vloa.: - ' "usten to mo, youni nan," he sald,'"ltyen uek to de^ slroy that gir), yon will havo a awarm of bometi ibeoi'' your oara; . Leave Jior to ber slmpllolty, and attend to this woalthy bennty, wnoso riohea are neoMairy to yofL^ . . ;' Henri langhod. ,' ' ■ ' ■ "Too use tho right word," ho cried. "They ars neee»t sary to mo onilor the olrcuastancos of.my new pod> Oon." : Jia'HH "Probnrc them, then," said the Colonel. "We Bar»' aald enough forthe proaenu We now onderataad eaeb other, and oaA ^aot without foer of olathlog.'. Qo noir' to' lady flollna." ^ • , • ^ ... ■ r.i!r% The yoang man hesitated, " i .L ,"But that bin, CoI6nel-b6w about that!" be oaked..,; 1 ■■ "Aetna I direct," eald tbrolunont, "and ttaatbUlahalk never be ptelenled IV •• . 1 . The younsmanthenlefttbeterraocand'entered'the: ball-room. Tbe Colonel glanced through tbe curialiM, and,' with asmiloappronohodthatpartof tbe terraco where ttia gipalos wena concealed. "y; '■Come with me," he aald, "yon ebioU ice t^e Snal*;''',',, ' He led the way Into tbe I)ousa throogb the ^Indow.of t' room which was biirlod lnprofounddarkneBs,andentaie(ii wltb them a chamber which ocmmunloated with tbe ball.. roojn. Here, behind some heavy taposl/r hanglan, be' concealed tbom. It was not many nooenu boforoHeail'. and Lady Bellna entered. They had just compIoU ' ' 'dance) and flushed aa ahe waa bypleaanrablee — UBS LOTTA— Teb Vbbbatilb CiuroBMia CooDiiiniB. (For Blogrophloal Sketch aee another oolaoi.) "Shall I tell you why t" ho asked. "If It nlesitrs you." "Qood, then, Cora I I will trust you with your secret. Thirteen years ago, a nan nnd a woman were hurrying along a lonely road. With then waa acbild. Wearied oT the company of this child, retarded by It In their lour- ney, the/ deserted It by the roadside, and It would have died had not a young gipsy taken It nnderhls oare and saved itsnife." Cora's Ctoe was snOtiBed with orlmson. "Why tell me oU tbisi" she aald. "I know U already." VTes, but yea do not know who these people wero, or who you are. Those neoplaweresentby Lady Constanoo Oarew, the mistreas ofthu house, to take you away f^m England, beoause yoa were tbe aoknowlodged heiress of the Carewa." Cora's ayes lighted up with Joy. "OhI lamsoglad—sr gladl" she orled. "Henri shall know this—he would notthen be ashamed to marry mo in pubUe!" "Death!" muttered a-unfyide, to hlmaelf; "nnd la It for this I have tended her like a child of my own I" Afler a moment he proceeded In a somewhat atom voice;— "Intorrupt ne not—lot me oompleta the history. Unks are yet wanting In the chain of evIdODOc; but even If you are not heiress to all, Honrl Is not, and never shall be!" "Oh, It Is bonrlble I how you hate bimi" murmured Cora. BamfVlde paid no attention to her words, but went on,. "Well, I have had aorrows, Cora, andknow-theflckle- noas of the worid. I look at year ftitare through tbo medium of my own misfortune, and the terrible deceit I havo boen the sutjeot of, and I wish to warn you. Doar little Cora—sweet sister—In splto of tbe anger you ex- hibit, I uSZ aavo you from that villain; and aorae day—per- haps in a fow hours—you will thank me." ''^Nevorl" "Well, well, we will Boe. In a little cottase nonr Far- borough lived a girl oalled Flora Mackenzie. She waa rratty, delicate, gontio-eyed as one oould wish to see, nnd ten In love with hen I, tho humble gipsy, the beggar, the companion of thieves and vagranta, foil Inlovo with her." " . ^ ■■And did she love you t" asked Cora with a smile. ','Sbo pretendedto love me—ehe paten the guise of love In order to deceive me, and I suffered myself to be de- ceived. For a long, long time I yielded to the ewoet dreonr-mot her again and again—preaaed hor to my hoart, and in the Iranaport of the moment bolloved overyUiIng ahe said.- There, was a man who said be loved her olee, and be hated no sorely.. Ho was a moan, rascally knave, was Herbert tenncxr-a very white- llvered rasool as you could meet in a life's Journey, and he; swore to betray me. He did. Throogh hhn I was seized and oast Into prison. I was resoued, however, and with Flora's kissesiyet warm upon my lips, I went away bsllovlng ehd .wcnld prove true. In a year I re- turned.' They were gone—she and ber parenta—nono knew whither. I was msd—distracted. I thought the world then a blank, for there waqncolue to her home. At length. In ono of my wanderings, I mot a child; be had wandered away among ear tonUi, and lost himself, poor little follow, snd I took hflb ttom those who would have stolon him, and wentto tho flnt house near ns. This wsa his homo: he reoognlBod It at once, and ran In ahoutlng with Joy, Like all other people, be forgot his bonoUotor as soon as Joy was onoa more hla, and only thought of his own happiness in being restored to his mctber.". "Tou are bard upon nlm." ' "Time has made me hard en all. I was lingering at the .^Ate when a fkmale, form advanoed up the garden. It waa )il8 mother oommg to thank me." The gipsy wiped his brow. His memories'Wore over- OdBibuhlnL. "Jm^bcaveasl" he proceeded. In a' husky tone; as If tho scene were but of yesterday, "what a beayt'a death was there I Tbe woman who approtehod myidde—tbe mother of this hoy—was she for wbqm I had waited ten years in sorrow, yet In hope." .1. •"Oreat heaven I Flora,' I oxolalmed) 'tell me-tell mothatlsnoCyonrohildt -Y ' ■"I jieed scarosly have uttered so mad a speeoh, M the little boy was clinging to her skirts and ealQns her some, "She made no answer, but cluag to tho wcoaon pallfigs '"•oi^Flaral* oried I,'is this the end of allay long, wsarr wanderings In search of yea t' v "She hung her head. Bhis welt know what a crime she bad wrcoghl. " 'Bamiyide,' aha said, tromuloasly; 'they tell me yon wets dead.' "■And yoB woro glad enough to botlovo tbom, tbat'yeu might ruali Into tbe erais oranolbor.' "She fluahod crimson. "She underatood what terrible aniulsh It would be for me to know all; and she feared to t«U me, " 'I waa obliged to marry,' ahei answered, 'It la a long story, Booroe worth the telling ncw] but I wedded my husband to aave my Ibtser from severe trouble,' " 'Harried a man you did not lovoT' I said, "She replied not. > "A dtesd Buaplclon oroased my mind. '"'Cruel, bitter sorrow this Is,' I orled: 'whoever may be your husband. Buttellme—toll me It Is luX Herbert Lennox t' "Her agonized look would have boen enoagh to tell mo this shameful truth, bad she not spoken. - " 'Tea, Bamiyide,' she answered; '1 married Herbert Lennox.' . . /. ' 1 "I waited to hear no more, but fled with n curse—a wlldly-vonted curse—which I trust heaven has long for- given mo, "Butlrotumcd." "Wbent" "At night, that I might meet this man, and deilrny bIm," Com laid her band geuUy on bis arm—a hand white and trembling. 'Say you did not kill him, dear Dtmiyide," she mur uiirea, Tho gipsy made a gesture of angry. Impatience. ,"Do I look like n murderer?"^ he oried. 'iNo; him not.' A'kind nnd merciful provldonco kopt him from my path, while my blood waa boiling with hate, or I should have klllod bim InevllAbly. A little delay, how- ever, aaved him, nnd I aparod ols llfo, though I could not—I cannot forgivo hor.'' "And why havo yea told me tbia!" asked Cora. The gipsy shuded his faoe with his hand,' "Tou may woll ask, Cora," ho sold. In u broken voice. "Hy story hns little to do with what ws wore saying. Perhaps It was beoause my heart waa luu, and I could keep ellogoe no longer." "Poor Oomiyidel" whispered Corn, drawing his head on hor shoulder, and stroking his hair, "Foralvc me If I spoke unkindly. Poor BamlVldol I bate Flora—she must have been cruel Indeed, and mad to declovo ono so good OS yon." " OiiT Tho strong man oould hold out no longeqino took her little hand In his otfn, and' after gnzlcg nt'K for a time, burst into a pnsslon of tears. .Cora was alarmed. .What was U that oould albot him Ihusf "Oh, Bumiyidc l-Uioor Bamiyide 1" nho said; "what la It that makes you'wsepr Do toll niel" "I have beeodeoelved once," ho said, '.'and I swore I would not suffer myself to be so again. But I had some ol^leot'ill life. I eatmyaelflo the task of bringing you op—of making you superior to thcso itlrotind you—of rendering you. In fact, fit for theolrolat In which you would one day move. Ihavedcneao—what Ismy reward to be? That you are to be the victim of the.first vile scamp who nsKS you to run 00" wltb himf" Cora was about to speok. Boisiyldo stopped hor. "Nay, I apeak harshlyt but I sm rlgbl Bofcro two days havo passed I will prove to you that Henri lo Hor- neautlsavillaln andadeoolvcr," . iB. Cora trembled. He would not nppak tniis conQdonUy wore his Werds but surmise. "Ifyon .provo that," she murmured; "yon will break myheart.*' . ^ . Bamiyide smiled. ^ '!No,'' he aald; "I 'ahall preserve It for a bettor nnd a happier life," . , : Be then ro^Mi, kissed her forohead, and withdrew to his 9^ tent , ' , ,' i 'OHAPTEnxvr/^-; winoB eaowsntatBEHn u Moa-ssaifrlUiEs kor iktbote * -oroii'io^iTiinTaKos, It was on the evening , of tbe saihe day that Colonel Harohmont, em enteriDgUie room Where tho ball waa again at Its height, matHenri le tlq^le^ut faoe to fkoe, "Ah I U. Henri,') he said, "I shohtd be glad to speak With yen fora monenL 'ihave been seeking this op- portunity for some, bouts. Oan you spare me a moment on tha terrace I',', _ „: .. 'atls ooldthtre," retained Henri. ImpaUentlyt "<rlll nottblBdo aswellt Baaldes, Lady Beliaa HaodonaldlB waiting for me," The Colonel ealled. "Lady Bellna, then," he aald, "most wait a few mlnntst more, I pcsHlvely moat speak to you, U, Henri." I mot ;Tbo youBB man toot' bit WBy tatlanly toward* Uto French windows whIoh opancd on to the terrace. ' Every one waa Intont on dancing, and dIdnotnoUos bim aahe unihstencd Ihe casement and wont out, fbllo^ed by the ColcneL. . ■ . ■ ' . 1 ■. ' "Well, what M your BTstericaa errand, OoIodeMIareb- montr' asked Henri, aa newlttidrew to ibe extreme end of the tertaoej ' '"' "There'is nothing nysterlOBB Is the affair," said the Oolonel;"and even if there be any apparanv mystery, that shall end at oioe. If you wtah It." "Idonotuitdetatandyoa.!' . : , "I speak of ^ certain little bill." Henri started, and eyed the ColoDSl Ixsdly. "Who aire yout" he said. "IamHorleyBridgencrtbl"'oriedVafohinont "I almoat suspected it I" muttered Hhnrti "And what the donee right havo you—a convicted feloo—here In Carow Houaoi" The Colonel smiled. ' . : "Tho same right as Is pouossed by you, oannocnvloted felon. But oone, we wiU not bandy oompllmenta. I havo tbeught It best to tall you who I am, lost you should (buoy you were bore alene Iq your vlllaoy, and able to do ns you please." "I do not Boe your drift.". "Hy next question will tborougbly explain It, then. Who la Lady Sellna Maodonaldr" Henri ottered a loud cuTBO. , t'l do not recognise your right to, quosUon ina>.net only^efliseto answer y6n,'but I will at onoo.gaaod.in- form iny father that bo has In hla house an escaped thief." The Colonel smiled. "Of him I am not afrnid. Monsieur Henri," ho said; "but do y^ii not aupposo that such a course would be Im. modlnto ruin for yout" "HowT" "I ehould produce tho forged bill," "Which I should at onoe say was forged by you," "Delightful precocity In vlUany.l" returned tho Colonel, "Allow me Id continue Uie chain of evonls. In that ooso, I should produce Mark Durant, the man'who took away from this bouso Alice Wohtwdrth Oarew, and be would toll your stop-father a tale whioh would .materially damage your obanoos of aucoosslon to tho property." "Uoiwould not believe him." - ' "Ob, yes, he would, as hlstosUmony Is haokod by bla wlfols dying doolaratlon.'! "BabI thot might bo oonoooted," oried Honri, ooni- templuoualy. "ind last of all," oontloned the imperturbable Colonel, "If everything failed to make him bsUeve yoa a rogue, and your mctber an impostor, I should prodaoe before him your mothor'B real husband, your fhthor, who Is stUI alive, and la now in this house." Henri stasgorod baok, "Tou lie I" ho cried—"you lie baaelyl My mother could not hare concealed from mo ao terrible a seorct." Tha Colonel gazed at him. His oysB: were sunken In bis bead, and a ray from tbe bnll-room showed his face ghaallypale. 1 "Toung man," ho said. In a voice ef pib', "I have no doubt you fool this revelation to bo atorrlnleoDo; hat I was compolled'to mako lt| In ordor tiiat you might fully understand yourself to bo la ay powor. I am hero for tbe purnoso of retribution, noTcomo what may, my pur- posowlll bddarrledout. But remember,! do not pro- pose to ruin, but to save you, I eoDoaol fcrrovange, butlusUoe.'' _„ ^ '• ' i' "You talk In onlgmas," aald Honri, "Tall mo, dots mf fcother know of the oilstenco of hor hnebandf" ,■ " "Yes, I have told her," rotomed Oolciul MMOliaiant; "yet, bollove ms. It will be bettor for yod AottO^eak to hsrabontit Lot it seem at present to bdl georet be- tween bbr sndme. But now tony qnegUotf,,, Wbois Lady flellBaUaodcnaldl" , ^ , . ,v .■ ■/>..; ..11 , "Bhe la tbe daughter of Lord AdolphoBMaodooald." "Bhobaaafortuno,Ipreaumell>.,.'. . ■ "Twenty thousand pounds." i' ' - r "And you intend to marry h»f 1" ^ ■ ■■ "Tea, If she will have me."' v- "Who, then, Is that girl wlth.wbdBiiaaw youooovora- ingthlsmernlngt" Henri started. .;,, . ,„ . ' "Whatglrif" be Mkefl..;: vi' "That gipsy gIrL Bha oan be nolltcenpanlon'roryoa. If she be aglpsy of tbf oomifion eider, she oanntt bo a creditable Irlendl if she be an Innocent girl, yoa have no right to tamper with ber affeotlcns." . Hsiul flashed orlsuon. He bad no idea that Us Hasm bad seen dlMOvered, "Tou aeeffl to he oanlpreieBt, OoIob*)," be saldf "hat tbe voong girl looked oxceodinBlr beanttnnrri about the middle height;'(rltb ihir Ualr tklllu' oMt roonded'&nd eiqillsltsly formed shoulders/aa^wblt&'fjl alabuter In gonoral, tnoqgb now a flush af< spread over t£om: doc eyes were deep Flue And al hy long drooping lashes, her month was small and cherry ■ red, hor figure graceful, the small slender waist contriaK Ing with the fully develaj)ed bust. Henri, as he entered,', WBSgailngatherlnunoqulvocaladffllraUcn. HeraodUAC. eyas were bent upon the ground. .1, ' "Ten are more lovely to-nlsbt than erer,BeUna,'t cried. Henri, as he drew hor on to the ottoman. . . "Tou are pver paying ocmpllments/f raldi tha yognc giri. "lam aflrala TOU are a sad deceiver." . "No_,—Indeed, no I I pay no oompllmenls—I never flat'" tor. I give praise nu|y where pralaa Is due," he cried - eagerly. ietloalaoahed lightly. '... .;, . ..:,„' "Foa lay tbla to each young lady is torn, I ntoitw> '. Mr.Benrl," shosald. "Tou wero the centre of a group ; of six last night, apd .woruibandylng eompIUunta zli^ .t sndleft." ; Henri took her band. She did not witbdrawit. >. ".ji '., '"Bellna," hreald. In a low, gentle vcloe, •tthebemlli^ n)entB I have paid to olhora are nothing to yooi' hnwf^ teil yba now what I have long bonea to wD yien. tS^ othti* I 'may apeak in llattaty—to ycn, never. I'Ion"' you, Ballna, deeply, devotedly. Wlllyoabemy wlAr' .', The girl was not evldenlly takea.by larpriia, .^Bli*'', blushed deeply bat did not reply. . \. ■ ■■ ' "Speak to me, dearest I" criad Hearli "teUaetlutali'>.> my fond bepos will be crowned) tell' sm loved CBe,that .<' my future will he spent in the endeavor to make ron'^ bnpy." . ■ - , ' ■ ■') There was a gentlo murmur. DIstlaot enougb (a,,.be beard by him. ■ .1 ■. J'i "Tea.'' . I, And one heart boat high la happiness, and ona i despair. i.j. Which In tho end was the happier t ' Cora would have rushed, forward bad not,the.attcna bandof BomMdS'teatmlnedfaeri ' ■ • "•" "Interrupt them not," he whispered; "let bIm have hla fill of troacnery aait deceit." . ' .• J'V ■-M'iiiT Corn knelt bV big aide In ah agooy'of sorrow. ' ' "Ob, Bamf^-Mo I" ahe murmured In a voice whioh was 80 ufunodulaled as to bo almost audible wllhoaU' "let'Alt g»^|tWlU¥lllmO." ; . .'■■l""l:rt«H7il(. , "Rnsh,imy dear child I" h» saldi"<we will go sot^i. ttt|f'^'"> let ns not be dlsooveredi It would be a triumph'tdnUii. thoogh It would bo his downHall." ■ : '; '^rr^yf ■ f'Hc will dooolvo ber as he has done ae»",'mitRnnrMi., Cora, , ',...,,:,, Domiyiije smiled to himself—a bitter smiUe it was.) i'.i.'j III 1 "No, Cora—no! She bna twenty tbonaand pooiids.' ' Those are to he hla prey. The prey in year 'case be Im- ' nglnos to be only your boaaty and yojir virtue. Hush I''' lotuallaton.i'i ■ ' , ... 1 "To-morrow, denrost, I will speak'to Lord VnedonaU, ' your fhlher. I may toll Iiln thatyoil love met" ; "Tea." ' , '. • Then there foltowod a variety of lova-mafclngs, iiiAamf& nothings, which it would be useless for ms to iaRMMllM hero, but which sank Into tho hoart of tbe o|M;}liW'/><i Jlalened. . - ■■^'•'J.'it.^i. • -i , , How terribly she had been deceived h'.Eow lUany Ols- i taken I And yet, might ho net, aQer •ll, ba.«l»1ag'»' part t UMht ho not bo seeking to galD tlme.tl;. He mIgbC certainly, with ibe Oolonel; h^'tnlgbt bare ' : bopn putting hlm'oir but ho.oquld iwaroelv'be acting the . 1 ^]n deep rate oipected no open deolarmUoaT ' ^> At length .iherfltiltted the room, Henri radiant wlUl IcypBellna still wltB blashes suQisIog hor fhoe, her neck;- lier boBom. . ai:' • Cora sprar^ suffooatlon.' Bhe fbUasir suddenly roleai^'ttpsm.'^^ "IM us'u,l> ahooried, dragging Bomfylde Arooibe^iiit,;.'- tbotapestry^ ■ . j.- .j-.. "Tfi.'t sala Bsmfyldc, ns he led hor forltai "we teO go ' noWA .I think yeu havo hoard enough." . They passed unebaerred cut of tho rooms, alcog the " urrace, and Into the grounds. Tbe clear frost/auncs- ^hore, with scarcely n broatb of wind, lulfored sounds to, ' ~yoljto a considerable dialaooo with great dlstlnotoeis^' \ I Oarew House began when the scuids ef revqiry from < , . , to jllc away, they were replaced by the oonfused hum of- .voices, ruco snatches of sooga, and load bolsleroos ap- • plaosc proocoding from the gipsy touts. '■" "Our people arc Jovial enough tp-nlght. It seems," aald', ight, , rllh his oodpfdlan. Tnired:,Oor».' labeildbe- bcIreB^io that £onie,'tho proiilimSen'i^'ilutitii^ Bamiyide, aa he approached tbe glTnWllh "Our pcopip, you call them," mi "Would that tbey woro Indeed oar peep happier, I truly believe, ns a mere glp bolreas to that nonse, tho proud memberi ovor gaze wllbsoom and suspicion open ber wht'dolMf tothcmtaaoatrnngcaaulso." • ■ i;'- •.' "No, rtfa are In sod error there," ericid Btmlykli," "There la no soom there for voui there are heartsm that, house which would leap wltb Joy ooold.yonrldeatttrM' once eslAhllshed." Ootailahed. 1 .. .. . "Even Hearl,dlil be know all, would etsse to dMle*' me,"shesald. ■■ '..' ■' .^ Bamiyide uttered an exolamallon of anger. "What!" he cried) "are you net yet alckeoed of bliB| are you net prepared to teart^om ycarbsart ibrarar the image of one so deaploable and ao batsfull Ba haa dooelTOd yea, cruelly, bitterly. Thank baann Ibatlt