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Show A GOVKHSOIPS WOOING. j Si "Can Ton reeelrt Madame Monet, air ggj ( aakM an attt.'lant, M ha orned It door Wn mt lU deputy govrrnor'e ofllea. S22 . . It waa law, m looking arrtmrnt, gl If, (th n Terr liltfh eellloa, tw wln-Iowe RM ' t elrapeI with a;rren ilamaak enrtalna. walla W"? j ' ami armrhaire of th " rolor, ami t watnl floor reilectI lb coM ayrnmetrr rf ffig i , J th flWal firollupr,mI tbemlrrororer gm f lhmntpIcrTpmlocftlmirrln SH I a black marWe clock, lm Ironae Mm pi H i 4 nil ft pair rr Rill mndlntlcU 1! tf llnbert IWnvllI, th Hfpiilr jrwerrior. wuaeated.wllh hla (.atktntnaflwplar, .ft at 11 lar mab'yiArjy tieak whlrli wm lit 1 l terM over with deeUaanil varloiie fMtiera, , t a HrUIMKrr,mUnchnIrfuwl.lrli 1 fl a framed In brown lhl,tlrtflwlih 4 afeWj.rav,ialr.arul Ma l.larkeree, with tlrnl looking IM. nUnctxl at tb ran rj nblchtheeolemti nahar lianrtM toldtn ' ' b On tble tartl waa w rltten In a trvmllln ' W karnl. Vcuvo llloiiet (wMow Jlfntitt), Iml fJU 1 jf the nam ronvern! no Information to Mm H l'i '! and li put It ilwn Impatiently, ? 6 "ItUanfld lady, air," I I lot at tern! M ant. In tKplaaatiuai Mtall I eu-I her P ' '3 o,Mhrrromln,,rrrlWtbdfpitlT IC t (otrrnvr In lone of rrrdinallon f Jj j ' 1 Tb miter Rtralabtrnw dimwit uj In hi I ; , '' airra, lowil an I illanpi.t'are-!, return Q I leitlhe uilmlnotlih'wluihPTWtor, fifcl . 1 . Hi wtoaloprlwithethmhoMatvlilrtM-! KB- Jw' aoMfa.hlonJrwirlr IfeliV i J ,0 KuUrtlloltivllUbatfnMafromliUthNir, W.U j rjj atnl wlili euM puUli" alicoft lytoi f J. Mat. wbtcb iba tvok after making anutbvf n court r. Ull i hwaalm1oHladr,urN1lntbaM)r Hfl:! 1 l'P moiimlhft. JltrLluk mrlnu kuwu baU JFPf g; j K snwuUli Huso, and wa wrir.klo.) ao-l fiyR ; h drwil( aMmp craw rrtl, wbleli llatl Jw I ' J1 ilfinlIrirTi'dtliroMt;bfnorttbanunarliMt w ' ' j of lumirnlnr, buntf tWwn on each M from KJ j an old fiuhlonfol bounrt, and lfnrnili a Br. ) front cf fal brown balr wm a roun-1, Kl , ' I i wrinkled far with briubt llttU JrN a I, H tmnllmoulbandiiatwtli. H ft , M?lr," aU lififan, Inaauintwhat bnatti I I 1im voir. MI am thadamebur, titter and ' wlduwotintuwIiUMrTnltlitlrroanlrr ( i ) ppUMaomtlniatTt lo lb drr-artinrnl WM i forltrlp.andlharv wmi to r whrlhtr J1 . n tbrt la any liop N J I 1 Tb alrfHit jpiTrninr lUtenrd without i i' rnfttlnrf a nnitrla r-f Mi f, 1.r1 Ltaht I ? 'G M many rippllratlon of 1M Lln'lt , J Hft juu rrrr rrrrlrtM any aMltanrr JM Uaflf.rtddlr an li U J "No, rJrM b rrpltal I Lav inn if H i r 1 ,1 mrcnttoinloniirit'l now without atklng. ' i f iMtnaanialWnvloa I . Ljl "Abr'bolotrrriipta.lln ft drytonp, "In Hi1 Tin IbatraMUiu afraid w tan ! nmhlinc J forywi. WahHTaagfrattnaiijrapidlentita , )a h bo hart ix irilin tu ty iipnii.'' ', .5 MAb,luirn.alrr,aba trM dnpAlrlnKlr, ' M' "I batv not MplalimltrrrTtfalnx I had I ti tbrrstKiusAiidthfrarvalldFaiL Tbalut H t on tAU(ht inAtUiuatk-H, and "tie day d'ir H Jr , nic tba wlntvrtwbru hawaa imlnttfrotn BE j i , tba I'littlinui to Cbaplal vAlrtpi ha i-uyl.t J I Itl4 avloInt colli, wbkh MttIM onlUluiyp f f gll jl and rarrIM blni off In Iwu wrcki Jit had B9 ?F II to' iupunrd mt and Ma child hr trarhluir. Htt f IItS tbt tVlx-liai-a of h tlliHanddrathtird St i E It tip all niirlltthtMrloKi, audi hM tu ral B 1 J '3 monry on hit tuIon, Now I amnion In B 1 ,-' lb world with iiirKranddilM.andwthart I" ' , nothing lamWjrarnoM.alr" ); X Trara had nithwd WuUt h-r wrlnkW . rrrlhUaaaht ijnikt, and tht deputy kot 1r 4 rmorwIItnliiii mort attftdlrtlrthan I v it had dona at tlrU A l-rcullar lnxlnj 1 h Ititonathmof (ha tpftikrr't voir. aM tho 1 , w ouwl of tfrtaln prorinclal itirrlon (V v iHrnnltobUrarallktuncft familiar mil lit lt; tbadldlady'a way of ik!ni had for 'i j Idm a flavor if lmtnt which pnvliirtda C lj v rnottalnsularrvnMthmtn hi mind Jft i (I M raufflUbrllaixlM-titforMadamallloutt'i Iff If 4 "jwpera,' and whntha Mtatt tikhrr had tl J :" Mdalblnparlajit 1-rrort Mm hi nam j J ' j Innl tbt ytllnnr pacm with trhlcnt lnttmt I J . J "Vow art from lirralnv, IrMf madanii, ml Jr J htMldai Iatf lurnlmc mwanl h'rafaw lj j, 1 JrMatrrn.atHl on whkliafalut aiulltwaa lit '1 j wiuIautpcx1nlltfRim)ouranTnt " 1 3 iwiird, "And ymt rwoKulinl myaortnlf i ', IthwiKhtlbmllomolncrlu-t It, I l.avo jfi J) brn knKklutc aluut Fianoallkt aftylurf If i Tbt drpnty irnrfrnor looknl wlib In ij irraalmi winpa)oii at thta poor widow l( whom a hartdi wlinl had torn from hrr I aallvo forwl and tt into l'urla Hka a ti lthnil l-al. lit Mt hU oillcial hiarl pj Krowlnu Mj'trr. an 1 amltlnu ajmlu L wdli Ji "1 fern ata from ArKonm. I llrrd nrar m your Hld3t for a lotut Ume, at Clvnuout." ii Aodlbtn haaldcliia)lyi 'hwpup )CHir Jl courtii;, ilnw. Itluuet. f hoj wt ahall Im m I Ue to trip yoii. WW you clvt mt your HI id lrrV Jl i 'Xii.llHutdhPiii,iir theCapii. Kj cbln ronrrnt TUuk yuu, lr, for your JIJl , klndnrkt. lamirryKlaillohart found a i ' . fellow mnntryman' and after repeated Jt" (IIm f courtraJratht widow took her departure W ffjll' V As r.ftona aLt waa cnr M. IMiitUIo " iffnil m roa, an 1 (mine ta tbt window atnt! look I ill 11 f Inffilown Into tlrt carden with Ma fart j$ till!' aealuattlititlnaa, llut ha wna not looking 6' ttlll I JC ,l ttfl '"- uf 1,,a hlir 'nVM rhealnut i Jl ' A tre-i hladft-amycrtMwanderwIfArorTto tn ( wurdthteukt, Uyund the pUlna aixl tbt I'HI ft chalky hllia if L'haropai'ni. par.t a Iiirica JiMl ' ' fomt. Id a rtillry wnert a ipilet rht-r l!C J 1 ' &oarllirtHreuutno riMt of iUr trrw, W i) c toallttltoldtoMruwlLhtlUroofrdhoiuM. I Ml .' Tbrra Ida early rblldhMl had breu i"t, I fill i and liter hU vnmtlona. Ilia father, who Ifil j ", waarrfliirarlntlrtoflliMikr tlm chief t- I III t'tleda tiarrow, tnonolottoiialifa, atwl b Jff' woik and atrkt dlrlplmr lit liwl Mt Jul i r boma Hben tu Ma tity Ilrt yntr and lull Lid rrturiml only to attvnd hla fatber'a iHli futwrnL H I-otM-ftfclnjr a aaperior lnttllett anil an uHII Iron will, ami Iwlnn an indefatliraltla Iff II i,t worker, Im lul rlwn rapidly on t lit oillcUl ,j i liuldtr, and at W )ttn of avivaaniaiU lU deputy Kutvraiir Aiutere, puariuat, rt- ff ' nrtdaitd coldly polite, h arrived at hU HI , odi'i every mornlnic at ertartly Id o'chrrk IJWii and rcmaliieil thera until tk Uklni(work lit ulih him whtu bo wvnt hume AIUkuikIi I Kll bt wu poM4Jwd of ktn wit4Utltl, hla I Hft j bearing waa m nrrM nnd tindemoit 1 Jtt i, trathrlhathwaatboUkhtt'ddandtrik I II.; HtwiwvrrlIttleortuiU-t).bU llf nelurf I'll i ilwotioltobuklne, and bah! ugvcrlmtl IM i eiioiislileUuretotblnkof marnlDir Hla IW heart, Indceil, had onct n ! ItM-lf be- Itll : fore ht bad left home, but aa W then had I vll neither poltlmi nor f rimn tbt girl Im I Lll l lorttl had refused hliu In order to marry a iffll rlrh trad rt man qiTll TMa early ctUnpalntnient hail lift In 11 ill HuUrt llolnvllla a feeliuz of tdttrnra ( 1 wlilchercn tbt other aacttea of Ida lift Bt ' could not wholly rfToct, and tin raw a Mill iIIJ atlnm of tueltnrholy In hla Mnjj Tht lll'l aid Udy'avol'tandnict'iit hud recatlnltht fi I Ed tbnuiili of tha U4t, and hla quiet woa Bll oertirlnml by a flood of reeollectlona nlKn l,1,t ) aUKKl tllf " "in,li"",lfM' with hi ill If ' forehead preMdng againat tba window till?! '' pane, raaaalirrtDff, taontwcralla heap f BtS of dtiol leuvi-a, th loUK aluiAlierllijCirteni jl l'i ' ocU-aof hla youth, and Uke r w t iiii L u If tatt p rf mn row the IhoiuhU of bj-jjooo P H rl huddenlyhvntunml to bla chair, drew B M It lU.Uma lllouet'a iwtlthm to him aixl ji An WTottupoutt tbawurda, "rery diMtirvlutc if t """ TllvuhtranibUlieIlnntMntth hi i dorumeuttothtrlcrklncharet of tht ro MS 1, lltffliml. jt 3 OnlUdayofthtomrlftl aaiout to Mad. ijnjjf t MnUlBwfi iftltlou Mr. Ilolnrlllt left Kfltli ftwonerarWr tlun uaiiat, for the Mm "nil I (I wrfwl to 1dm to announro the Rood U J ' "" bluwtii to hla abwl iguutrjr woman. J il'l Ja?Tk Ihre hucxlnd franra. TU aum waa Imta drop in tht normoua ree-reolr of tbn inlnltt.Uial fond but to the pooe widow It woul 1 1 a- lene(lttint dewf Altlmuxb tt waa Dtmlr Iht weather wta titIM toHitWrt lttnllltwtke. all tha way to th Hut ih la Hantf, arvl 1 tbt Unit he reached hladntlnatlon that loot ly htlsblmrh 1 wm wrapped 111 ttlonin 11 flmlltfhtrf ft lamp near Hit CapurMil content litMW ' NumUr It over a half open door In a nush atoiit wall, and, on entertnjr, fmiml himself In a Uttfi market trardcD. IU could JnatdUtlnauUh In tbt Jarknea ujnart plntaof Yewutdea. witnt uroupaof rotbiikeB, and her and thert tha allbouetleaof fruit treea. At tbt other Mid of tltairarden Iwoorthretillmltitbta ihowe! the front of a plain, wiOAtt Imlld ln, aiwl to tbU tbt deiniy frovernor madt bit way, ami I. ad tht ood lock tamn afnt theirrdoert who directed Mm to tha wltlow IllJiict'a IMuimc untalra. After Iwlfn aturnbllna on tbt inmld terw .( Uilnville knocked at adaor under un-der Which a Una of lUhtwaa to In Men, ml itrett waa Ida tnrprltn when, tht dour lielnjc oikowI, h aaw hefirt him a Ctrl of about twenty ymraholdluu tip ft Hsbled amp and looklnjrat him with aaloulaheil eyea. Hbawaadrewt In blackand bad ft fair, freah face, and Hit lamp lUht waa hlnlna: on her wavcheinut hair, mnial dlmtileil clwka, andllob mouth and 11m-pld 11m-pld blue eyva. "la til where M'Umt lllouet Uveef" aaked M. IMnvilla after a mnmen't hetlta tlon. ao'l tha iclrt repIWi "Yea, air lit kind eoouifh l walk In. (irandmother herelaairentU'manwhowaattoieyou ' "I am cnmlntf," rrlM ft thin, plplnif T'dca from tht next room, and the neit mlnnt fba oil lady cam trottlntf nut, with her falt front all awry under her black cap, M irylnatotintlt tbt atrlniraof a Mua ipron whlrh aht worn "Holy mother!" aha cried In amawment on renjnlilng tht deputy irorernor, ' la It polb1e, alrr l.inivt my api-earaiiw, 1 waa not expecting t ht honor id a vMt from yon Claudette, irlv M. JWnvllla a rbalr Tbla la my Krandehlld,alr. Hht la all 1 havtln the world" Tlitirentlernan aeatetl Mmvdf Inanan thUt hrmrhtlr corerelwlth Ctrechtrel' vet, and taat ft ra4d Ktanct round tba room, which tvldently aermt aa l-rilipr-lor and dlnlmt roin. It contalnnl trry llttla fiitnlttiret ft amall atuvt of whit dolft ware, next to which tnd an old faihlottMl okcn clothe preta, a round Unit covered with oilcloth and aomtru'li tnttotn chalra, whlla on tha wall huntf two old colore! Ilthottrapha, Kverytblnvwaa very itcftt and th plar had an ol 1 tlmt air of comfort audrutlleliy. M. llolDvlIlt txplalncd tht bblvrtnt hbiTMtln ft few wonla and tht widow excUlraedi "li,tbai)kyou, alrl Ilowanml yon art) It U quit true that ideAMnt aurtirU never coma aluo. My Krandcblld baa pnwMhl aa examination la lehvraphy, and wbllt iU la walllDK for a ivMttloa aba la doing a tittle iMtntlnx rr one and anot her Only today tbt haa tteeii (Aid foralarwa order, and w wt maI up our inlnda," ud tha grandmother, tnrelehiutt tbt tent by having only old homedlltra far dinner. lho Krleuer down eUIra KavetiaArnb-lKN KavetiaArnb-lKN Mint turnips and noUtor to makt a pot. Wt lamitbt Iirralm aaane, ami when you camt In I had Jut madt a tot-fait Ob,atotfaltrcrM Ilolnrlllt, "That laftanrtofmka made of rtfica, milk and farina. It la twenty yearaeliw I bean! Ha liamu and mora than thatelnoa I tatted It." IIU fart became atranjrely nnlmntcl, awl tht'youuu (ttrl, wha waa watobintr hlu curiously, Mwatuitkof iwttial itrteIluna lit hla hruwa eye. Whllo be wm hl In a rtvrrla or Iba tot fait ClaudHta and her Itraudmother turned aayand Ujndi-cliahinc, Ujndi-cliahinc, and at lat thKlrl whUiecctlt "I am afraid It would not do. ' Why tiotH tftnrnnt tht old Ult 'I think It would plea him." And then, wring that htwtt hxikltitfat them Won derlual, ht went toward him, aiylni MM. Ilolmllle, )iti hatt already Nrn m kind tout that I am win to a-k otuu another favor It la late, and you havt a loni(wayto co wt ahonld bt ao iftad It yuu wmilWlay her and tateour tot fall ahonld we not, Claudctter MYrtalnly,',aaId tbt ulrl, but M, Itolo-till Itolo-till will havt a plain dinner, ami, bcldca, bt la, no doubt, rrtxrf ed at home " M.N'onnt la waltlnff for mt," ahaweretl tha uetitleman, t blnkinic of hU nana) dull, eolltarmealtln the retaurant. ' I hiro no k ntaurtnent, lilt le heattatnl, luoknl atClaiHletttaamlIIni( eyra, and audlrnly axcUlmedi 'l accept, with pleusurt." rlhatUrbiht"Mld thtolllwl hriak y. "Wliat did I tell m, CUudctle tulclc, my irt, aet Dm taUtaud run for t be wine, wbllt 1 ko luck, to my tot-falt. ' Tht ffirl had already opened tht prvee and taken out atfll tablecloth nd tbrrt tiMpkina.attdlatha twlnklluuof an ejt ltd table waa rend) Ihcu aht lljibtnl a candle and went down aialra tu ft leu th Mint, wbllt iht old damt ant down with hrr lap full of cbetnula, which aha pro wiled to cnu k aud plant npon tb atovo, "la not that a brlslit. llrcly girl' 'aht aaJd. "bt Umycnuaulfttlont aht cheera mt llkt a linnet on an old nof." Ilert tit akernittled tht cheatnuU on th atore, and llien t'laudettt rrai pramt, llulotlnahe'l and out of breatb, and lb olI woman went and brought In tLt tote RU1 act It, ate-imlutnd f rugrshl, otilhaUbh foaud Iwtwrcn th cheery octocriurlan aud tht attWi, wnllliiit ulrl. and In th tnUUt of half rural aurrvuitdlatC which cimLmtl rccJlel th memory 4 bU )imili, Ihilwrt llolnrllle.tht deputy ot-crnor, ot-crnor, dhl honor to th h IIU ware. rdt manner thawel out rnpldl.nnlht lyiincracd fatulllarly with hla naw frieiKla, rriurulntf the jjay ealtht of Claudetlr, an L ahoutliitf withitkrrlmtutat th aottnd of th pulola worda and dira? wl Ich tht old lady iiMal 'rotii tlmt to time the widow would rUo and ko to attend to her cookery, and at lt alt returned triumphant, brlntfnjf, In an Iron luVInn dlah in whkh naiheivuily wtlllr,EKoldrti brown tut fall, amelllnjof oranp tlowvrwatcr 1hu mm tht rotMed rhetnutaln their brown, crUjul ahelbi, and the old lady hnui:ht from hrrtrcan ttiltof flifuo UiU.a lliiior mad uf brandy and awctt win.-. When Claikletta hud tlenml tht tabic tbt KfaadmotUr took, up her knitting me-(hanlrttMy me-(hanlrttMy and ant near the tove, c rut i Inn HijlT at flrat, hut ab litiw ylel led to tho romblucd rfTccta of the warmth and lb flsnolrtte and fell aalerp L'latideita put tht lamp on ttiu table, and alto and the t Is Itnr were left tuenttrMUi each other, Tba at 1. aprlfhtly ard Iitzht hearted, did nearly all thi U Ik I n Mia had ln hroutcht up at A r Bonne and dtcnU-d tht belbbiir li'K-l with HUchexactneMi that I Ui, villa tiiiet to Im) oarriM ImwV, to hla luatUa ldaoA Aa tht room wu warm (lau Ictio hhdoH-uct a window, uud tb frnaii air carat In laden with lb Moraof tht market Rirdtn and tht ifiirultiiKMandif a fountain, fount-ain, hilt further off h u 1 card tbt bell of tht Capuchin vonveuU IlnUrt JWlDvill.. hnd an hallucination, forwhlchthi tlvtiolclto and thabtiiauyva f hi younit vuuuirywomnn were nwpniul-IU nwpniul-IU It aeimeil tu It ttwuty jeara hwl rolled lMiekward unl that ho wiuatlllln UUiuuhtvilUite Tbt wlml lu tht fruit tree waa tbt ruullrut of tht A moon for-t.i, for-t.i, tht aufi murMur of runiduK waterwaa thcAruimtva4tof tbtrHw Airs lilt ) otith, wblth fir taenty )tara had leu i'ttrteil uiuUr old paiera aud deaabi, waa now rtnhcd. and ladora him wen- tha Uua ilauhl.lu ) of Haudettr, lonklruc at Mm wi artlewNly that hla Ion torpid heart ftwoktMhldenly nndUatadellitUtful pit a-patualuatUUbrmut, a-patualuatUUbrmut, "hfciitai I Fud lenly tht old My awoke with a atari 1 and ilaramend mi apology M, Itolnvlllt 1 roMi, for It waa tiro to ics an 1 after j thanklntt tht widow warmly f jr her hopl talityand proroUltilotone itf(aln,heex tendril hla hand toClaudettc Their eyea tnet, and the dt put governor' irlance waa an earneat that 'th ynung lrla eyelid drooped Midden ly Hb acconipnnleif Mm down atap,anl when tlioy reached Ih hmtMi dnor htclaaprl her bind again, Mil without knowing what to aay to her. An 1 yet hla heart waa full Hubert nolnvllte continue! to tire, iw la aald In ofTJclal Umniage, "active ami brill-tank brill-tank Imptilat to tbt deprtmnt," Tha mlnlatarfal martin went on henplnit upon hla d--k tht dally ftrlat of reporta ami Japra,ahdthaIltlnfriof thtcminell, an lencea, comrulavlona and other nic dntleakepthlmao buay that harouldnnt Mud napim hour tn whloli to k" to tba htimbltlodfflniM near IU Capm hln con Tent IntbetrtMUof Ida work, lowerer, hUthouiHitanftin wnndercl lnk to tht 1mm Wo Utile dinner, and eeveral timet hla attention waa detracted from an ofll lal document by a vhloti of Clau Icttt'a bright axurtryea.whUliaeeine'l to flutter aliout on t he pAr Ilka a pair of bint bull erfllca. When bt returned to hUlonm) Uchelor apartment tho tyea went before him, and teemed to laugh merrily at ht nlrre-1 hU dull flrei nnd thru ht tboutlht aifafn of tha dinner in the cheerfnl room, of tht fire blAilnff up vayly In tbt delft atnvt, and or tli younaairl'a merry prattle, which had temporarily reaiiaeltated tlm atnaatton t Ma iwenty-flrat year Mor than one ht wrnt to hi mirror nnd looked gloomily at hla icray atreakcl lieard, thouht of hla Jovfdeaa youth ami of Ida lncreaIn yeara, and aald wllli U FonUtnai ' Hart Ipawd tba Unit for lorlmcK Then h would bt aebval with it urt of tender hotnaIcknea ihkh tilieil blm with tdUmiy, and madt hlai regret tbat ha hal never marrll. One cloudy nfteraoon, toward the end of DecemUr, tb aolema uaher openeil tht door and announced MfttUma llluutt, air " Ikdnvllle rnM eagerlr to greet hla rlaltor, and Inquired, with a alight blualufor her granddaughter -Hhe la tarr well, air," waa tht anawer, "and ypiirtlalt brought her lark, ahtre rerelreil an appointment yraterday In a trlearrapb cfllc. 1 cotil t not think of Ieav Ing IVria without agiln Ihanklojon, air, for your klndne to na.' IlolntllWa heart aank. MVuti art toleartrarlet tathtapoaltlon In thprovlncer MVee, In tbt Vogea. Of rourat I aball go with Claudette, 1 am v yeara old, an 1 cannot havt much longer to Hrr; waabatl never part In I bla wor'd." fiiyougtjaoont ln January. Ooodby, eln yot hart brtii very kind to tia, and Claudette beggvt ru to thank you In ber name " Tbedeputy governor wtithnrflerat nick, and anawere! only In monoayllabl, and when tht goolaununhadleftblmhMt tnotlonleaa for a long tlmt with hla head In hla hande Thatnlahtht elept lanllf, aiM tbt rext day w aa very taciturn with hla employe. Toward a o'cluck Ubruaheil hla hat, left tht oflJct and Jumped Into a cab tbat waa pacing, and half mi hour later h hurried through tht markrtgirdefi of No. IJ Itu dalaHante, aud kumkeil IfrnibllDgl at Matlamt lllouet'a dour. Claodcttt an awtrrd the knock, and on aeelng tht dep-nt) dep-nt) governor aht atatted and bin Led, ' ((raiidmother la out," abeaH, "hut aha will pona bt liotut and will b ao glad to I bat cmot to tee, not your grand-mother, grand-mother, lut )uurelf. Mite. Claudette' bt returned. 'Me'' eh exclaimed anxloualy, a&il ht rtwalcd, "jte, you," tti an abrupt tone, and then hla throat teemed to cloet abd h ecu Id hardly tak. MVoti art gtdiu away tickt tuonlhf" ht aakt-d at l-ut. Tht girl imh! Iel nMnt. "Am ymi not aorry to leara I'arUf" "Yc, Indeed, I am. Ik grieve mt tA think of It. hut then, Ihla portion U n furtiint to ua, and grandmother will Im able to lita In pear for tha real of htr dftva ' "duppnrw I t-bould offer you th meant ot remaining In lria.at th aam tlma ateurlng comfort to Madama lllourtr" "Oh, tr"'exiUltuc-l tht )ouug girl, Ur fua brightening, "It la rather a tlolent remedy," lie aald, healutlng again. "IVrhnpa yvu would think. It too great an effort " "Oh, no; I run icry rcaolut. Only (til me what It la" Ho took a long breath, an! then aald nuMly, alruoat hanhly, "Will you marry "Heaven!' aht gnped. In voice of deep emotion, but tdthMiuh bcrfaca txprcaed tbt irerit aurttlt thert waa liuelgn of rvptiguaiirturalArin. Her laieom hearrd, ber llpa ibtrled a Lit her rjet beoalnt molat with trttdar brigbtne, Ilolnvlllt dartiliiot took at hrr, leat ht ahuuld reiwl ref uanl in her face, but at lat, alirmed by her loagallcuce, heral-ed Ma head, aaylug, "Von thing in too idd-you ara frighuned" ot frlgbtennh" ah anawerel almply, ' but aurpritei), and glad. Jl la too gotaU 1 tan hardly Ulleta It.' "My darling!" ha cried, taking both her tjnda,"ou muat Mlevt It. J am Iht ont to b glad, for I Mr you " rftiewMfcllent, but thert wiu no inlrlak-l&jt inlrlak-l&jt the trndvmeaa and gratitude that wert ahliilDglnher tyea, and Hubert IMnvlll iniut haw read them aright, forte drew Ur f lowly to Mm, and imtlngwlth uo reaatm-e, rUl hr hawJa to hU llpa nnd kUml theui With )uuthflll frrVur 'Holy mothrrr tried the old It..!) np-earlng np-earlng on th area at that luaUint, aud lb t.ihera turned round, healitti cou fiutil; the girl bliubimi, but rmll'tiit "IV. not btahnrked, Mn.e llluui't, ' aald Ih deputy coternor. "lheenlngthatl dltinl berel fouul a wife, Tltreremou w 111 take pl-ict next nmut h till )our r mUalon " Tranalatcil from the French of Andra Thuriet by UiUl tjintlbaou fur "abort Uvti.' |
