OONAH: Or, The Story of a Grime.
BY GEORGE PAYNE.
CHAPTER VII. (Continued.) " . dcf She came hastily into the room, fnade- — c moiselle the Frenchwoman, and, as the door1 P*a closed.behind the valet ;and.she kheiyithey; ;.,.;' were alone, she\ threw up. her. veil, and her tak face was as pale as that of her ' companion^ reel He scarcely lifted his eyes to her ai she ap- hot preached him.;- ■ .- . ■ - .•„'■" cou ', YVell,' she at length said, • iaall lost V-J: No Ha shrugged his shoulders. she . ~,' What is to be done?' Bhe : .cpntinued.,. . ~; go. 'Haye you nothing to suggest?I.he asked ■ tSli after an .instant. . '.^ ■ ; |,eo-\-'iThere is only one thing to suggest,.that, I h{ of course, you have of,i and there is f<?r€ not one instant to ; ,be lost if that plan is to; .yen Bacce4d/ c;dnd.: sh.o:'cpn'Mnued^;.-:. <-YQuVi.}}aY!e>1:.ii?un received notice from friends that there is to.nj danger in your remaining. Jpngerlrv Paris; taki Your, Cfovernmonb have made overtures to, of t the French to give you up.,. You: must, fly gee, at once if you would be beyond theirjreach. l'Al You must go and bid her adieu; perhaps Will 'orreYer^.opjtflike.iißpine^svyoiJ\musbjjstny can jinddie!! r You decide, to stay and dio.unless; muj she will fly.wibbr you ; life without = heiy of '. course, would be death, etc;,■ and you'must thal leave. Paris . this very afternoon, ,I'^wi.ll: . W offer to stay and explain all, ,to the; :new i; Mr arrivals, i I w.illprqmise t0,f0116w,-and pec-; dinj fiuade them to accompany me.' .. , a ;.i> &?n , The Count had started up .fron^jhis seat. selll as she said the last words. .■ \ : .-hen ~ ■.-VYes,' i ye3i! he. said, r ',l see, I-see, mother.-; pou You shouldjihavebeen chef, de:police; us ; t Riehelieuy Macchiaveili, all' in ; one. But jWe will she go?' -o ~jv ; ; . :" "■■ .', ■ c wes , ' That will depend upon .your, powers Qh pa] jersuasion.-: I should haye little fear wore! ; ■'. n.your placed : But remombor i this;: i ;appea"lto 5 only to her, pity, do not speak, of her; Jove'; foll< Ido not think she loves you--'nay< ~-I firmly, hid* believe,the reverse.. Bub dwell on .theviso-, of a lation of your life, condemned for: devotioh coir to your; pOi^ritry and foh,a boyish error,, ex- reac iled from 3 Tour home, from^yourmother and '■ ' your dear sister, "allowed notja friend incthe'; G% world ; ; till lately deprived of your fortune ; T and , then, comes : the : sunshine . of ; ! : lpve,; y6t which :she would take away now, and- mig leave all dark;.and edreßry, ast; befpreji in|t NOj.ypu ;;will. t not go. .--Better, far; better*: feel veep.'for her in Siberia ;■,better than;that; her die!j,;Xefc her speak the verdict), etc.',' t ; >~. p.Qt ! ,^les v ' yeßi^Jie saidy-^thiSiia the-:only: pre; chance, I can see. I must go this-inetant.!; no s " VCfO,,;iio! You' must;.not leave-;'.yotir lifef iotel.! .1 will ibring -her' hece^ .l^.will; gft. ; V now... You- must be: in despair :when,;we: left return, and you must: leave ; Paris to-nighfcy' Jrist do.you;hear,?• .This,very;night.!'* ■:.;;-... ■•••-' (ajl i>r,e^ .'But how leave with heir to-night ?^he ; Bpot asked. ! j*. Where to .go ?,,, and you knowiehei, ..,..>'■'- will not leave with me alone.'. _-;V J ~ '.Willnot leave with her husband?1 • eaid; | the Frenchwoman. .- - , .-. - ; -r1: i,p ! ./'.Her husbarid.i.ißufcr—-h-'(-1 ■■■..;v,;; gw\\ ; j'A^ •.' Don;t boa fool,'i-Alphonse...You:.tn.ust: i, t , i; piarry her this very. ni^ ht,■; or lose. her?for; (Be: ever.' ,i , ,■'■,,■ . •■;,i. i .: .: -. .^::;.- • i- ! ' But, motherj how ? \yhen ? she will not ; consent.' . „ , . .;: .J ' . ■ .' J™j The mother turned from the door, she: Tj^ .'w.a(jiiabout';to open. .v; ' ; - i J .. , k , : .'.Alphonse, the consent ( oftthis girl.rests: .^> with"you. ■'■ I will do the; rest.1 ;:Do you hot1, remember the.; Abb 6 iPolonaie? Though -jrl excommunicated, he is hi, still a > priest." >iHQf B? wjli do.ifc jibe will do anything for;;m6ney.l. a^! He will be waiting downstairs. Make her; ?® conseht. to.this as she'consented-to , the .eh-j' £}«! gagement;;Vl.-will help .-you. now> as. I*did';, . , :ben. The Abbe will come up at,my bid- °ne Sing, and he will :peri6l'm: the ceremony in ? presence of the valet and myself.: :The?ttiar* ■ r us riage will nob be.binding by la>r,;it ; will not, |s^' of course, be legal; but she will, know'do-, :,, ;hingo|,thiß,itwill Ije sufficient to. bihd her, P ay You must .go at once.to Londony £eta >f • special! lifeensej and marry' her there: in the right and proper manner. You must pay ? ac lftncisbrnelyalKlftiund; I can you ie^ vith five thousand francs: 'Bribes pay. ;. r open evefy dobrj" remove, everj" .P;® 1 »(iiflficulty. ;.-.,No w can you carry this put >? If .i, j^ the/plan succeeds here, will-you. promise: ? fcsl me, swear to me, you .will do my .bidding.?';;; W'J, ; 'I-sweari? hbrtjaedj; M;swear:s- Buti one pf'..: word more. -After ? when all is? dohe,= -she>;M' e° •^-jwill sfeiind out? Whatiwiltshe.dd, atid *.. > what shall I gain by this, if she. turns" on' r^ me?' . . ■■ .- lv " She will not turn if you'play your cards '-t)^: ■right!; she ;wilL screen; you. .You are/lipr ;^g hysband; make her love you j be tender ;:!m^ treat her as if she were a princess ;:;obey her,' \ Ci*J' wish; be her slave.^ But be sad— wr, f|o,ead»!"Jr'siTafce;Jier,?JIJ):the"-pleksaiiteßt':place^'.j see her constantly amused ;, make:-yourself "^ necessary to her pleasure^l her rCOnifdrt-, lier '* life^—in fact,! until yougeb full control -of .~^ tbe^riiidney. ; Then if she 'finds:ahythmg-iir •'"m eyerychingiout,: why, .you cannot: help it. ' ; w"? You—■ ( '■■■■.'■ .■"■■■■■ ;v:/: '■";"':::.:-:';■:;;- .^ ■'■;• i Mother|;do»you1 foirgefctb'afc. everything 'iM's t ■must not ;be found out ?« Do you forget : that I aminpt safe one hoat? when miy true .=; i\> name is known.?' • :■ :i-■. ' ■{:--^.: * ■ '■! .' Pshaw: I'li^aidithe •'■Fre'neliwbmahii;',ls -ii L jyoui'iwife going'to hand you over to justice ? > ■: ,-t .~to ■ the4——4n i: L6olc/i Alphonse, 11 cannot '&% remove eyery obstacle /from your .path; I, fraj cannot tfndo your past life,,nor my own; i e^ I can only make this plan .possible by; you g o '^ and : your obedience-^-your o entires obedi- ..j N t ( ence; -This was : no/ wish 6i . ■min^, this marriage.1.1 said talce the -; money, i the ;p,r c reward! the largo reward, and giveihertbe u,^ pap_ers.■ •;u ,Y;pu-would not lisiea::■; Nothing^if u ,^ bui this would do ; this inswhich lam to :f, ; |^ Bavanoishare'; thisiwhich deprives me of :a: ■luxurious home.'>Butl gave way,;Alphonse, t } lß »a)s I alwaysjgiveUvay to youi 1 set myself f^ ; aside; as I aiwdys do.; And now that you .-j^ have no other alternative-^ndw-that .you 'i^f. must, that we both must,1' fly' back to the oldlife, back: to poverty, to-crime, to fear s j : j, ff-om . hour to hour, irom country;;' to; OU j, country, fear foi?;.our lives, brcarfy out this ;^; e mamage-^-you waver-,.yqu fear,you;distruslj; • ar^: you "Vf ill give this -up because of-risk.!~ Is v^jj there no risk in s the future;! nb risk'ifyou 'lyy :give :upc ill?? no risk if you leave the^field ij^\ how, leave; it.toj your deadliest foe,^to the % a^ man you tried to kill, the>man'Bhe;niiscakea'" <xi\M you for, th'emari:she loves?'; ■'■■■"'■ : •- ''■■:. f rc ;j "; ' Enough !'i vhe; said, : jhmping ,inp. 'Enough Xl will do this ;" ISyili carryJio jj e ;[j out; I will marry her if- she' consents ! ;If *-\ £ she refuses I'will kill her ! By—**/.':>// ■, .- i ■' Hdsh—shs^-sli!' interrupted ihe woman; :<': ■■; '.You will do;;nothing ipf the kind.. The -; -s other, yes. ?We willsSeHb hint ;hhe must ■''<"■,;■•■ not trouble ug ;.;-but she^-she must be made ; [ ~ happy! Y'ou^ must turnx respectable, . AIV phonse. I will, just stay near enough to, ; i lieep you" straight, or to warn f; you of dan- \ ger. Are you ready now?1 Shall I go for i'■ ■"■■■; yer?' M J • Q ■ ■' Yes; yes, go'! I willdowhat you say. It CO r >vouldiha,y3,;beetf better Jf; I;had gooner,; mii 'learned to follow you. You are splendid, .Ji r superb,- niagniticent.ina.chbroiHiotheir!' i ,i, j^ij •; The woman looked up at her son. There ifa waa aweary look in her white face, a lodk R n j of^physieal weariness, but no line which i n) indicated a1 rdlehtihg or pitying spirit;: On 'p r fche contrary^jiirwas more, tho.;;look; ; otan .-thi animal tired of pursuing its prejr. She was ca, as;hangigr as,", ever lor .success] but tired, of -tb. the:prtjsent.j' >' . ~ .:.. .■ ■.. ; ,-'i.. :■: : T= . ■■•\ Theinianifiaw notliing ofthis;;:; Onethinfj:. : occupied; him so. completely, so .entirely—, ■: that thing himself.: Therewaa no room in his thoughts for others. He now, had>vork to do' which too:imuch depended upon his Af own effortßito please hinit :,;iThe',crime^and; St thesuffering it would cause, -gave him no.r^' jnore lxinea'Binesi3 .than the^boaiconstrictori $t fe^ls.when about to Btrike, and swalip;v,the : ; ( pioor shitering animal, its prey.': But the dela^ - fche-; necessity. for. disguising;;:his; , J natural::brutality, the constant-watcKon. ,Cc ,his language and*hiis aofcions,„ this! farqubled #vti Kimiat Moreihori'any;other; oonsidexatiQb,.;, ™: ejventhm ■Nibvight 6f discovery 'was not so pj
terrible to him ;,«'„„ .__ . -pF" " inr.his evil-pa^.? nec^tyfo_|.Bt_ain< self-restrSnt . P-$fe)I 0l- kl K<^^ »>r tiiS___Jll bad li*fo-mon^£? V°£ ea.ob3obtß of ««»•{:;? gratify his low;|iiti'.^ n Kc: to'lhyyA: L.ted\vitli v bISL Jn, g° "P?", 0"3* V? tl,, loathing. tbSl 8 L n\ y e(lu^dby" ..- ; him. Ye,, the b.U *"_, l 6 kT\ Mt-{9F, Uce worth tho sacri- ,- » . .'".' Enough,' heaaia A, ~ -eveivching. Go;brinl t. rc,t, and send oru^^-to.^^ ;: ". not ■ one word o •; mM^ l^k^'' . ;- could g.ve j Tc fi bh?menZ "-" . f"f ,":' 1; haA*? .fays," noWttei-Vvhab -^ she at ir..tdecrW ewill ; .'..,',, go She will re^y^^ ,- -^ , ; ro!-.-. 1 must be jMfc Borne.way Lctmo :'' tT; v P. iuaWfr ' ! Lave talked %fr|«q(iß.herel in Paris.. I W, tuiuot there wa.^nytbins to hide. Im.d-. ,'-V;'.' vertently I bnvegrayed you. You musty: '"' M suffer the conseqnencc. o{ my bavavd - ":W ton-ue. There is:re W o_,:for tbeWerest I rtako now in helping you-misou, beciiso' :- of the injury I havo done you..'. Tbjbreiyou, ' V!^ see, now all is arraog fid) \ will send forM. ■t, lAbb_ I-olonaio.;-.Ho vviH waif haow ■: I - '-<M will bring her in-an hour. If Pilonsoe: 'k "iM cannot come, if h.eip away-^ell;'fchto.'••*W^. '' ■' must, ilv to l'3nglaucl,t<;gcth6r I 1 ' ;ii , % *■'•"': .v' 2l n _ __ra _p^^-*&-^re^^®^l» that- not be the befit thing to do ?' he asked. ■ v-^--, ' Why not tell herlrfustily, and persuado- '%* her lo aecompanyy ol ,;„ a nd havo the Wed--" ding there ? The^ltjfe^ other fooU^wbuldtp^l arrive here, wo miisfc leave word mac(embl-:. ■'':'?-A'-'< Felle had started.for Poland; her friend* '.■'•:' here knew yhe intended doin? so.-W&t' ' : :' could leave a lettor; begging them to follow :' us to Poland, or.aipy other jalaco we like. ■ I \Ve would .end them east. . We would go west a? fa-it as stcjupicoqld carry us. Fs_> thab best?' Ay. _, * f. . y 'J : ' No, no. Malcsifasfc ihe tie.firs.; ti^her:?MM| to you, .o bhat wherever you go she must* ' follow. Make ifc her int-rest, herMuty.to hide you from yottrpdreuer. . Ihad t&ught' ■ of all 'his. Tb^ciitriro p-lan of action-waa '. ,;3'completed on my ; k vay heire. Are ybu- '..'>' ready,!, Shall Im? 'Yes, yes,* kdevsr,you do i* bestu /.. uo, i will do ''sra_;.id.j_o .'v. aa):. : '-■■ There was no.ieayo-takirig;*' Theae. two- ;. wcro to each other what a" young; tiger' toiph t, be to its rab't&er r there was anatt&al': v| insbinctive senaefofjtebtdonship, a myagfr- -,i. feehng on the pajtfpf the mother to protect!" ■' ''_ hor oir?i.i in tr, to provide for. jum, and pro-' ' :_ IcqL him again^-thQse..wh«juar{led the prey: and on 'his' part, tlidngh there wasr. no such thing as bjfeetion, there was a be T |^^a| lief in her pow^.to'protect. "' '■ ■ .--^-";;:S _' With it, kincloMolid'deterniination, shq":. i, ' left him,'and weaVlier way, whilst he. the' instant he was deprive^ of the support her. '-- " . ,-'i£ presence gave r ,hip',v _^k,iinto . weak .de. . .. spohdehcy.''' '/.",'" :■":.■- ' : ■'''":"!- ,'* { To fe Continued.) ■''''.'<; ' - - "- - __i : *■ -XA
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Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 223, 21 September 1888, Page 3
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