| Show THE PRAYER BOOK T II 5505 iirnjn mini rear aft and th scene of my story Is the oClco of ono of the most renpoctablg > notaries 1urU M J Ilu bolt s wan cf the old school universally cspcctcd for his good sense probity and beaeolene There team pro5ont hetldes the notary himself a lady of middle ago richly drctt > ed she could never have been laneUon but i whops had her countenance counte-nance been lilts proud and disdainful she would nut Laos Appeared ns she didIwsl tlxely ugly an Insignificant looking Hltlo man and a noiniui TIT shabbily dressed xvho sit nt soinetdltance from the others holding tbo hand of a beautiful 11111 boy irny who Is that shabby looking XTom ant What bud ntssraa she have boo b-oo the little man Oh dun t you know br It Is the runaway niece Maria who mode such n disgraceful match some years ago with a lieutenant tu the army a man of low birthHut Hut why should the Inialt as with her pr + ncet She has a right to be 1 here said the notary Sho canio at my dIre Ho then oceeded to rend tho will In which after the usual preamble tho doe do-e dlvlcUd her propurly Into throe Tlo host app soislwaod of a 111111 of k50UTT1 the buT ias nI tuSTfoTaryTr o cccond of a furnlklied country neat of tho I same talon and somo family Jewels the third of an Illustrated frnar book The tall then proceeded I as follows 1 detslrei that luy property may bo dlTld 1 Jh cd Into three Iotatbo first to be thei 3 QUO the second the chateau furniture and Jewels the third my prayer book which Is till In tho snmo stato as when I took It with me In I the emigration during tbo reign of terror I pardon toy alma Mario for the borrow she has caused uc and as proof of my sincerity I mention her In my will My beloied countn Mma Momnvlllo xx 111 haro the first choice my bro < herlnlow M 1 OArleutont the second sec-ond and Marie tie last Ah my ilater In law was a sensible woman I cried Ill Arlemont Yes said Mme t Moranvllle tittering Sho has green n proof of it Mario xvlll only hats the praor 1 book The notary who seeened scarcely able to contain hU Indignation Interrupted the tltteror What lot do you choose ma damcf said he The JtSUOO Mmo MoranlII you nrs rich nod your coinlll Is very very poor Cannot you lento this lot nod take the prayer book tbotthlstblho sevmcd for a moment at a lose for an eiprcoslon this strango will hal put In the balance with tho other lolslAre Are you Joking M Dubois cried Mme Moranillle or dont you sea that my honored couiln bus madu her will In tho cxprcu Intention that her prayer book should fall to Marie who was to bare tho loot choicer And what do yon conclude from that II conclude that she desired her mere should understand that prayer nod relent nace teem the only succors sho ought to expect In this life Ah she was a taint that dear woman I Saint quotha cried the notary Indignantly In-dignantly May heuxtu defend mo from such ealnta an unforgiving unnatural woman I am wrong I do IUT Injustice Her Intention I am norm was to glvo you and M I DArleniont an opportunity of doIng do-Ing a good a noble action by dividing the property equally with her poor sloe prIM UArlemont I xrlll I t do as he pleases I repent that my choice la S made And so Is I altos said 1 1 DArlemont I shall take tha chateau and all It contains con-tains 1 In that cats said tha notary addressing address-ing Marie I can only gins you my poor lime 10 Tcvre tbs prayer book She took tho book and pressing It to her lips the held It to her Don w ho cried out with cliHJUh delight at tho sight of lu richly gilt coicr Oh mamma let mo bivo Itl Yes my boy you shall have It It will bo 1 the only K gncy I can leavu you But nevernever will I 1 I part xx Ith It I thank heaven the has pardoned mel 1 She has told it and I know Le was truth IUelfI I The notary turned away his head Doll go Mme la loose said hoI ho-I must spe ik to jou by and bAt b-At hat oonellt ho bur In playing with the book unela ped It and cried out Oh mamma look at the pretty picture Hut why are they all covorod over with this nice thin pnperr III Is to hoop them from being soiled SundBut why put six papers to every picture pic-ture fIlls f tUIlIII Ills mother lookcd sho uttered apices log cry And Ml fainting Intel the arms of M 1 Dubois who said to those present Let her alone It Is nothing She will not die this time Give mo that book child Iou may do mlsehlcr to It Tho too rich legate I weM away commenting com-menting not viry charitably on Marios swoon and llbe eirldeut Interest tbo notary took In her I About a month nftuxvanl they met Mine la Tain and hir mil both well droned riding In n X cry ratty carrlsge rlteetl 01 I with two ono + A This nnesiioLUd eight 11051 I them to nmko Inquiry after her and they found that oho had purchased a handsome hand-some hoiiMi and was living In a quiet but very flood itj le Thnndaretruck this I Intelligence they went mguthcr to qucstloa the notary They found him at his deck Do we Interrupt you said tho lady I urn Jiotqinrtlcularly JII1r1u only + tnnlr Ing Tom nril0Outtill Tihi0tl l tIIdCo just bought for Aline Ijolcvro And for heavens sake xxhcro does It comu from thy dunk you know No How should II Did you not tro what was In the book when bho fnlutcrdf 1 Nao Well then I must tell yon that the prayer book contained 00 engravings mod each uaa cove < 1 by ale hank notas of uO each I IGood Good heaTens cried tho gentleman I Oh If 1 had l but knoxvnl said tlio ladyNosy York News I |
