Show The Bride of I II I The Nile I By Dr GeorgI Georg b r. r I Author of ot An Egyptian Princess Princess PrinI Prin Prin- I cess ceas cess Uarda The Emperor I The The Te Burgomasters Burgomaster's wife t Homo Sum Hum um Joshua Etc Etc Continued from frum You know know taula Paula Her naked asked Mai Maria Malla la and her large lale eyes filled again with tears Is It Ito possible o You used to love her Jus just t as much as I cIa io lo dill did you ou not nol Did you ou not often otten stick MUck to hOI her like e an any burr Yes to be sure lIure But she stood thero before the Judges looking BO so horribly proud and amI then then then- hut But really and ami truy tru- tru 1 y 1 Maria larla you ou cannot understand all this his t Can Con 1 I not 7 asked ed the child crossing cross cross- Ing ng her arms aims How sill silly do you OU take me to be You are ore head bead over ears ean In Inloe Inove hove lo ove with Orion and because Paulo Paula looks like hike a queen compared with you ou and nd Is so much more beautiful and taller aller than you ou and anti Orion himself himself- rye ve seen It with my 1 own eyes up eyes up to yesterday esterday cared eared a thousand times moio mOlO about her than you OU you OU have grown glown jealous calotis and envious of ot her Oh I know all 11 about It It I know too that all nil the lie women fall fail In love lo with him and that they hey cut off ort Mandanas Mandana's ears earN on his ac- ac count and that his sweetheart at t Constantinople Con- Con sent him that little white dog og The Time servants maid tell me all that hat th they know know know-as as much as I choose And nd you OU ho have ve good reason too to be lie jealous of ot Paula Paulo for tOl If It he lie could mal make makeI e eIl it Il I U up with her hel dear deor me mc me he would never lover look at you ou Agin I can cnn tell you ou She Is lh the wisest best girl girlIn girlin In n tho the whole world antI and why should sho she not be lie proud The Tue false witness that on ott bore will cost poor Hiram his life lite may time the go good Saviour forgive youat you youat ou ouI at last It t Is your affair r and none l of mine I u but 1 that n lO Paula must 8 leave leavo vo this thin h houe louie on your OUr account so that I shall never ne er see her again whether I Ican Ican Ican can forgot forget that I lImo know kno not but r 1 11 lira ray to God to help me to do so So saying she broke forth Into loud sobbing and the teacher had hod already arisen to put an end to the conversation that hat she fhe hill dill not understand and that therefore seemed her to to disagreeable able and md when Catherine throw threw herself t lt down on her hor l knees nees before the child encircled her In her arms and likewise melting incIting Into tears cried out out- Maria Ioria dear little Maria forgive me mc Oh h If It you vou knew lenew what shat I 1 suffered already before I 1 came here lere Pardon me Maria Marla once more be m my good sweet little Maria To what dear Savior to what did I lower myself yesterday c evening anti and through h him him only through him nobody can help loving loving only through Orion Will Ill you ou believe It If I do lo not at all know why wh bet he led he led me meIn mento In into nto to this lila sin In But Bu t I u m must tr try not to favor avor him an any more mOle to forget him altogether al- al together although although although- Only to o think that he he ho called me his hits be- be hut but seeing that he ho has deceived deceived deceived de de- de- de me so can I venture to become his lila wire wife The whole night through h I I I I I got no rest Test Love him him him-do do I love lo him You know not how much but hut I cannot be his hiM I would loud rather go Into the he conent convent con con- vent ent or ca cast t myself Into the Nile Ile and andall andall andall all th this Is Ill I'll tell to m my mother The Greek had 1001 looked ed at nt the girls In astonishment and certainly to see the lime young lad lady lad 1 kneel neel before the child presented pre imre- a strange spectacle She listened lis lis- lis- lis to the time rapid flow of ot her talk and deliberated how she should bring brinK her pupil If Ie need heed be be with the time help hll of ot the grandmother to use Ilse more measured Greek Geek gestures Now ow Paula was seen entering the lie a The slaves who had followed tollo her with several tr trunks and packages on a great greot sedan chair proceeded ed straight ht to the Nile Ilc where was waitIng waitIng waiting wait- wait Ing the time boat which was las to conduct her to her liar now new borne home Silently and anul unobserved she let her eyes rest for some little while upon the touching scene presented by the time two girls locked In each others other's arms and overheard th the last words of ot the time amiable young oun creature who had dealt her so hard a blow She SIte openly suspected what had hail passed but It was repugnant to lIt her ler r sense Hemle of ot honor to sp spy upon them longer and so 10 she simo called to Martha and upon her flying to embrace her with every even mark of ot passionate devotion she the stooped and covered her head anti ond prett prot- prot t h face tace with kisses Then Then she freed herself from the voice childs child's Id stifled clasp il and said softly with Ith a by hy emotion emotion- Farewell Forewell my darling In a few tew moments mo mo- mo- mo m ments meats I shall no longer be one of or you anti and an 1 another stranger home will vili be bemine be 10 mine Think kindly of et f m and mc-and neve- neve forget et me and know that you c have not on earth a n. truer fr friend nd than han self elf mrm- mrm my- my Moro More tears tear flowed at these words and the child besought her hie- not to go 10 not to forsake her hier but Paula rt resisted her entreaties e touched and anti astonished astonish to find that she had held reaped large are harvest of ot love lo In this such a u sho she had spot where here sowed so little Then she offered her hand to the thc rov- rov to erness to bid her good good- good bye be and when hen she sho turned to Catherine the tho destroyer destroys of ot her happiness to tell her liar how hard It was scan to bid fell fn farewell the poor POOl girl Irl on her knees kneeR before her hier cove her hand with kisses and accusing n herself greatest of ot the tho greatest Criminality tv Paula however did dill not allow her hop brow go 10 on and but raised her up kissed hi her hem to said that she sho understood how lion that clue sho like had Maria Mara fallen she Rhe Into would woul this sin to An and i ekr tr try give give hf her Imer to for At the time boat which was las manned b many oarsmen she he he found Orion b ll girls also alNo having the time S accompanied the her t to Twice e this lute morning ho he had tried vain aln to obtain In VV an interview with 1101 anti and looked pale and anti disordered l a H magn magnificent bouquet In his hla hand hanl lie he tendered a st solution VC Maria and hi his hlA paying paying 2 to heed to Catherines Catherine's no returning It mutely and timidly only Then lie he drew near to Paula In her hor ear th that t Hiram and she safe and thereupon b besought her was 1 Ir if hoped for tor pardon for tor her hep O own On n sins to bestow upon him only a few tew rno ml roe roe- laments ments But she sho declined granting hl lug hili request with a n. silent allent shrug shoulders and ond upon her getting of or the tho Into the time boat hoat he stretched out Ills his hand band assist lt her but to 10 n she she- purposely Igno Ignore It It and he held d out her right hand to the Clue doctor Then Thon he sprang after her hor Into the thc boat boot and whispered Into her hor caa ca with trembling voice A A poor pOOl unhappy wretch Implores implore 1 t t merc mercy of or you 1 0 I 1 was out of my senses yesterday est r ll I love you ou maiden malden how v much much you you shall learn Enough h she sa said lei aloud standing up In the th rocking boat supported supported sup sup- ported her Imer but hut Orion forced his bouquet bOIl bou luet of or flowers flowen upon her and said so 80 that all might hear Your departure will wili greatly distress father rather Ho Ito Is so III ill that we wo dared nut not allow you ou to take tako leave of him Havo Havu you OU an any any message e to send him I If so Ill I'll select another messenger a answered she severely se And imo how If IC he should suddenly ask the tIme reason for tor your our sudden Rudden departure Then your mother and will ihl explain to him about It But Suit ho lam was S your our guardian ami anil I know your OUI property property- Is In safe sl hands with him But supposing that tho t the lie doctors doctor's fears tears should be lie verified Then I can recover m my own through h hm m my kyrios You will get et It without recourse to him Do 00 you OU know no pH pity no re relenting reI re- re I lenting en t I n g Then Instead RII of making an any reply whatever she throw threw the bunch of or flowers flow now ers are that lint he lie hind hall given her hor Into tho the water water wa wa- va- va ter tea but ho he Jumped ashore and without without with with- out p paying an any heed to observers ho he hodr dr draw drw w his hand through h his hair und and pressed It to his glowing brow The Tho boat cut the tho waves the oarsmen oarsmen oars oars- men worked their theli oars but hut Orion ga gazed cd after It and his chest heaved heave stormily until a small mall hand seized his and Marias Maria's gentle childish voice said soothingly Compose yourself uncle I know what Is troubling you What do you OU know asked ho lao ha harshly I You are repenting of ot what you OU anti and Catharine did yesterday to Injure her herand and that lint unhappy Hiram hiram- Nonsense exclaimed he lie cutting her short abruptly Whore Where here Is Catharine Cath Cath- anne arine I am to tell you OU that she cannot see eee you ou Coda toda today She Shio ho loves you ou so but she too IM is repenting bitterly of ot what she sho has done lone She ma may spare herself herselt that trouble continued the time young oung man maim If It there Is anything an to bo be sorry for tor It falls fails on me me ft It Is torturing me to doth here But all nIl this this the the devil take me What has hRs tills his child to do with It Be off ort with you Eudoxia set this little girl Irl to work So saying he lie took the little ones one's head between his hands l kissed her vehemently upon the lie brow lIrow and then thrust her Into the arms of oC her governess governess gov goo I erness who obediently led her awa away Orion no sooner found himself alono alon than he hue leaned against a tree and moaned like a wounded stag I His lEts heart swelled nl nigh h to bursting Ah aim ah lh Mocked cd the time best of or earth lost And Anti now no nohe he lie laid his hands handson on the lie tree and pressed his brow 10 to It until It H pained him He was filled with the keenest self It was wasas wasas wasas as If It he hue had been deeply Intoxicated and luring during his fit Ot of oC drunkenness enness had lund lain his own house In ashes How It all could have happened lie he no lon longer er knew himself After Arter hii hi hit nl nightly ride ho lie h hud had d had thu th the Treasurer Nuns awakened awakened awak awak- ened him hint secretly to set lIet Hiram at t liberty But he was only fully tull sobered by the sight of ot the havoc wrought In his father rathel b by this huts last stroke The fhe dread d reality of ot death had imad looked him full rull in the face from this thiN couch and It had seemed to him himas himas himas as If It he ht could see the dear man depart before he lie lad had made his lila peace with Paula her forgiveness conductEd conducted con con- ducted her Into the presence of at his father tathel to whom she was wa so dear and besought ht his hula blessing for her anti and tOt tom himself Confirmed T nOrTon in orro |