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MACON, CIA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER II, 188!).
MISADVENTURE,
By W; E. NORRIS,
Author of "My Friend Jim,” "Major and Mijcor," "La Belle Ameiucaixe,’
"Matrimony,* etc., eto
|AU Rights Reservod.l
CHAPrER XXXVII.—The Memory or so 1 g;ivo him what help I could by
the Past. I writing introductions for him to our
The explanation which Mark Chetwodo friends in London. Of course I was
had suggested of Archie’s sudden di3a(>- I hound to respect his secret, since ho
pearanco had not been altogether dis-1 made a point of it: but, as you observed
igreeabie to Madame Souravieff, al- just now, it was obvious that you would
• 1. -»«*» n«r» not nf i>ni,r. n iu»iianwi very soon hear what had become of
him.”
“I do not believe,” said Madame Soura
vieff, speaking very slowly, “that you
telling me the truth even now.”
though she had not, of course, believed
in it. Her own impression was that the
voung man had eono off in a tit of irrita
tion, and would psobably return ero
long in a penitent frame of mind. Mean- „ —
while her vanity was flattered by what Mark raided his eyes nncl Kcrutinirod
had appeared very like a slight exhlbi- *“ *
i of jealousy on Mark's part. But
... the day of tho Abottsport athletic
meeting she received a letter from an in
timate friend in Loudon, which caused
her to view the situation in a very differ-
ent light.
••What strango people you and Mr.
Chet«ode are!” this frienu wrote, “and
what strange recruits you manage to get
hold of! Frankly, my dear—w hat has
this poor, innocent, stupid young En
glishman done to you? That is u ques
tion which you will not answer, I sup
pose. though you know I am os discreet
as 1 am inquisitive. But at least do not
tell me that lie is animated by ardor for
the great cause, or that you Uavo per-
tuailed bitn to adopt ideas which certain
plitioians in this country have gravely
accepted from you. No. no; that really
will not do! I grant you tho politicians,
who are ignorant and self-complacent
nougli to believe in anything;
simple soldier, who relies
tho evidence of liis own
geus<*3 and could never bo made
to understand how black can be white—
aliens done! And vou tnke no half-
measures with him either; ho lifts gone
ill lengths, I understand. Wliat sur-
rises me is that you should have been
l ie to induce the person* whom wo
know of to accept bun. It is true that
you are letter acquainted with those
persons and their requirements than I
am; for I, as you are aware, do not pro
pose to go all lengths. 1 only saw this
Mr. Uligh for a few minutes—a nice
young man, with a countenance of tho
deepest despair and an nir of being tired
of life. Well, if lie wishes somelody to
relieve him of that burden, one must
confess that he lias been fortunate in
falling iu with the right sort of friendc.”
Those observations infuriated Madame
Souravieff all tho more because sho was
no I>ctter informed than her correspond-
to their exact significance. It waa
point with her that, for all her
plotting and scheming, she had never
been fully trusted by th««j who made
u-o of her talents. Tho mysterious per-
Hins alluded to were really mysterious to
her: sho held no direct communication
with them, she was only allows 1 occa-
finnal glimpses of their plans, and it had
failed h« r that her protege. Maik Chet*
uode, was admitted into inner circles
from \s huh •'li • her*-li was oxclu «•!.
And a noble u*«* he seemed to have made
of his privileges! Naturally, what mo t
excite* 1 Madame fcouraviefl’s wrath was
to tind that she had been tricked and
that Mark was so desperately eager to
ret rid of his rival: b it in addition to
licit, she really felt a glow of indigna
tion at tho means which he had adopted
to -ccuro hi* end. Ono mar be a con-
»(irutor without being an assassin.
The upshot of some stormy self-corn-
ruining* was that she retolved to present
hiT: slf at tho athletic sports in tho man
ner described. And it was with tho full
intention of making a scene that sho
had herself driven thither. What did
»he care for the amazement or conster
nation of the assembled company? She
»u going away from the place; she
would never see these people again; they
might say and think just what they
pli used about her. Only Mark should
l* taught that it was dangerous t » play
s double game with the woman whom
hs had pretended to love.
As has been seen, she abandoned her
spirited programme because her heart
Idled her at the last moment, but she
determined to have it out with Mark,
and no sooner had he seated himself be
tide her in her Victoria than she began:
'Why did you not tell me that it was
you who sent young Bligli away? Why
dul you not tell me what you had dono
witu him? Was it because you knew I
should never consent to hie being ein-
ployed in such a manner? Was it be*
{AU.-* you know that, whatever I may
' i, 1 uru not a cold-blooded murderess? ’
"before i answer your questions,
Olga," replied Mark composedly, “you
•id perhaps allow me to (Hit one to you.
In wliat manner do you imagine that
liiigh U to bo employed?”
"Oh, as to that, there U no need to
waste words. 1 received information
nonilxmdon to-day—you might have
gunned that I should—and you cannot
deceive me. The man haa got his death-
•arrant.”
"indeed? If so, I can only say that I
»» quite unaware of it. There is a
chance, but not a very strong one, I
should think, that he will take part in
konie desultory lighting bcfofe long, and
<d course hu may be shot; but thut cau
scarcely be regarded as equivalent to a
ceaih warrant. If you nave heard of
hu Leiug threatened with any greater
aang»r, you know more Uiuu I do. ’
N»w Madame Souravieff, having no
certain knowledge of what was implied
jn "going ail length*,” wo* a little afraid
that she would be laughed at if she gave
nlies-ion to her conjecture*. Therefore
she only bald:
"Why should be be expected to run
$*ri*k of Leiug shot in euch a cause?
A hat ha* he to do with Bulgaria?*
>Urk shrugged his shoulders.
"Oh. nothing, I sometimes ask myself
•iwt 1 have to do with Bulgaria; yet I
pl po-e it U ut*on the cards that I may
u * ‘- a °t somo^day iu that interesting
‘wintry. To be sure, I know very well
»Lu*s sake it «m that I took certain
utnts upon mi;andlam not con-
that Bligh’* usse differs very
from my own,"
'You cannot put me off by talking
i** 1 Jou and I know is nonsense. You
i ® sent him out there because you
an* that girl, and because you are afraid
« him and hope that he will be killed.”
I * n* i Very we ^ w you choose to say
■ • Only 1 don’t know how you sup-
I can have prevailed upon him
10 K> accommodating.”
_ *or the simple reason that he made
we promise not to reveal it. I tol l you
came to me in a ve ry excited and
®°°berent conditioi
tractions which had captivated Mark ' Madame Souravieff went on; “hut he
and many another man besides, in days ' not geo 1 enough ior you, and I am
gone by. Wholly successful she could j joiccd that you have found that out
nc-t Ik?, and she knew that she could not. time, l do not even fc l sorry for him.'
obe knew it, that is to say, in much the
r" MR. DAVIS LIES IN STATL.
her steadily for a moment. How would
it do to let her hear tho real causo of
Archie's flight? Had lie felt that it waa
at t.11 possiblo to trust her. lie would have
done so; but she was so capricious and
so apt to lose her self-control that sho
niight at any moment blurt out what she
know, and—oddly enough, us many peo
ple would think—it was for Archie's
sake that he decided to hold his peace.
That unlucky fellow was already at the
mprey of two persons; it would bo rather
unfair to add such a third to the num
ber. So he only said:
“I aui afraid I cannot give you faith.
Perhaps, if you wish to obtain it, your
best plan would be to writo to Bligh
himseif. I have the address of his Lon
don club.”
“1 must try tobelievo you,” said Ma
dame Souravieff. sighing. “Evidently I
should get no further information 'by
writing, or you would not advise me to
write. And then, as if reasoning with
herself, she added: “It is possible, after
all, that the girl may liavo goaded him
to desperation.”
“Yes; the girl—or somebody else,” said
Mark. “At any rate, he is disposed of,
and that is what you wished. At least,
so I imagined."
“It isn't always so easy to know what
ono wishes for, replied Madame Soura-
vieff, with a sigh. “I wonder what you
wish for! Or, rather, I don't wonder,
because I know. Well, t/> be it! Every
dq»r haa his day, and I have had mine.
Will you stay and dine with me to
night?" •
“I shall bo only too delighted.”
“I am not sure about that; you must
be getting ruther tired of dining with mo
by now, I suspect. But be consoled: this
shall be the very last time. Everything
in life is uncertain, hut I suppose I may
say with certainty that in another forty-
eight hours I shall have taken a final
farewell of Abbotsport.”
She did not appear to be looking at
Mark; but very probably she could see
his faco out of the corner of her eye, and
it was doubtless wise of him to assume
an nir of dcop concern.
“Mustyou go?” he asked.
“I don t know that I am absolutely
compelled to go. hut Boris Insists anil
ii ' it • "! 1 '\ | 1 i- lie ■ lu -k.s hi n
"i ■ I have ilon- v n.i. l -.i ante i to *1"
1. re • r u hut ! th >u ,i, want* 1 Jo do;
the limax i not lik. \\ to l interesting,
nor «• .M I Ihitter niy B , that l shall be
wry much missed. How glud you will
be when you hear tint I nave reached
Paris anil that you can count upon
carrying this business through in your
own quiet, methodical way, without dan
ger of being put to confusion at any mo
ment by a woman who think* she has
claims upon vou!”
Murk thought it best to make a slight
grinmeo and remain silent. He would
indeed be glad to know that the English
Channel was tatween him and Madame
Souravieff; but in her present unsettled
state of mind there would be risk in pro
testing too loudly that such was not the
case.
During the remainder of tho drive sho
said very little, and immediately on
reaching the house she went upstairs to
dresa for dinner. When she reappeared
her guest, who had for some time been
awaiting her, with a newspaper, which
he was not reading, in his hand, gare an
involuntary exclamatiou of astonish
ment. She liad arrayed herself with a
splendor which seemed wholly inappro-
K into to the occasion. Her dress, the
dy ond train of which were of pale
ping brocade, while the front was of
•ilk, covered with exquisite embroidery
of a somewhat darker shade, must have
cost a small fortune; a necklace of
enormous diamonds encircled her white
throat, nnd in her dark hair blazed a
tiara of tiie same Jewels. She stood look
ing dow n upon lum for a moment w ith
an ironical smile upon her lips; and then
all of a sudden he underetcoJ. Years
before—it seemed a great many rears—
she hail worn an exactly similar cos
tume at a ball at the Winter Pftlace
in St. Petersburg, and on tbat evening
ho had ventured to tell her for tho tint
tiuio in plain words that he loved her.
Uowr well lu* remembered it!—all tlm
Utter because until that moment he had
so completely forgotten It. But now the
whole aceue came back to him; tho tall
erect tigure of the late czar; tho crowd
of official* in their showy uniforms; the
jewels, the multitude of lights, the
heated air and the heavy sccn» of the
tlowera He saw himself, too, tired, dis
con >olate, thoroughly disenchanted with
existence. And this woman, who at the
very least had given him a fresh interest
in lifqr—well, perhaiM lie hail been mis
taken; but oeiUiiily lie luul held very
exaltei ideas about her at the time. For
although she had listened to him with
out auger or surprise, and although
she bad not shrunk from admitting
teat she caicd for him, abe Lad iu
n certain sense held him at arm's
lengtlu Utter in their acquaintance she
had Income more reckless in her speech;
but neither then nor at no subsequent
period had he been guilty of any dfare-
siiect toward her, save that of repeating
tiiat ha loved her. And she had said
what be himself had felt, that we cm-
not help loving and ought not to be
blamed for it; but that w hen we ore con
demned to unhappiness it is better to try
and make others nappy than to sit atilt
anti gruun. ****** *•»**• »• »»*»■ tiuu mum
had persuaded him to labor for the hap
piness of the Slavonic races. Perhaps
he had never cared very much about the
Slavonic races; certainly lie had soon
gn>wn weary of the labors which they
were sold to require at hit hands, and
afterwards he had wearied of other
things and people into the bargain, liut
at tuii moment a vivid flash of memory
made his heart ache and brought an un
wonted ring of tenderness into his voice
tn 3*5“ wluU y°n will have to explain th( r»
torn.;b„ tyouaaDot d that , h ‘ u (, th .‘.“r
jourdom*. And wh. Hid you conceal “I do not torgrt «mlj, U*ian
“Utn from me?*
Souravieff answered; “it isycu wbone
reminders.”
She pleased, huvsvnr tint t
r ,. : Jnder had prev d - ■ « . d, a
prt—ntlj. when they moved IbId . I
f»»ayfori....i.„i.i;.li. :n,.i I.- . x ■'
■i iu<: n. ...i'.'-- 1 », lu Yiupluy UnM
same sense as pIio know that her hair
was turning grey, and that sho had lost
her youth beyond recall. Patent facts
cannot be disputed; yet when such facts
relate to ono’n self ono is apt to admit
them with a mental reservation? and if
thero bad been no reservation in Madame
Souravieflrs mind, she would hardly
have astonished her guest ami her ser
vants by donning her pink gown nnd
those diamonds. H.ie could talk very
brightly and cleverly; she had little
tricks of sgieech and manner which were
peculiar to her, and she was looking ex
tremely handsome. Of courto it was all
in vain; but there was just a possibility'
of its not being in vain, and under cer
tain circumstances one has to make the
best of possibilities.
As for Mark, he had to make the best
of a situation which Was not freo from
embarrassment nnd p?ril. Partly from
a feeling of remorse, psrtlv from motires
of policy, he met her half way, dwell-
ing regretfully upon episodes of tho past
and ejaculating, with a roelancnolly
smile, “All, l'iieunmx temps quaiid
nous etions si mnlbeurcux l" And later
in the evening, by which time Madame
qouravielTs determination to quit Ab-
HoUport at once had been shown to be
irrevocable, lie ventured upon less am
biguous language than that.
“It will bo impossible for me to live in
this homo after you have gone away P
he exclaimed. “I have hated it from
the first, and I shall hate it a thousand
times more when everything about it
will remind mo that you were liero once
and will never I* here a.^nin,"
“I was thinking of asking you to ac
cept thee few odds and ends that I
brought down from London with mo to
brighten tho rooms up,” aho said, fund
ing; “but if you feel in that way about
it, perhaps I had better have them re
moved. However, you will not be callt-d
upon to live here very long, and after
you liavo migrated to tho Priory you
won’t often revisit the halls of your’an-
cestors, I daresay. And then you will
at lost have rtgaihqii posse.' tion of the
lands of your ancestors. Doesn't that
thought console you?’
“I had forgotttn all about them,”
answered Mark, rather incautiously.
The moment the words were out of his
mouth he saw what a stupid blunder he
had mado; for was not this recovery of
ths Chetwmle property supposed to be
the one motive of his courtship? JJut
Madatno Souravieff did not appear to
notico ids slip of tho tongue, nnd he has
tened to add:
“Consolations nro always discoverable,
and oue is driven to discover them when
one's fate is decided; but ju?t now I can
remember nothing except that this is our
last ovening together. Olga."
“Oh, it need not l>c quite so bod as
that," she returned with a laugh; “oue is
permitted to spend a quiet evening with
one's fiicmls occasionally, even when
they aro married. Or do you think that
"ill not lie p i II. t " I in V. ill IMS'’
He shook Ills head gravely.
“1 can't te 1. All lean see is that I am
nt the end of a period Aid I am a little
old forMining ti«*»ii p iio.ir.”
Mndnme SouravielT .-../el Intmtlv nt
his impenetrable fm e. She did not trust j
him; yet—it was certain that ho had I
loved her once.
“I wonder,” sho sighed, “what would
happen to us both if 1 were free at this
moment.”
“Don’t you know!” he asked reproach-
iuiiy.
“I thought I did; but perhnns I was
mi.*tnken. Of courso it would be for
you to decide wluit should happen.”
She held out lu-r hand t«i him.
“Thank you. Mark," she »nid simply:
“you have given me something pleasant
to remember after I go away. 1 have
sometimes wished that vou nad never
seen Miss Bligh; but if f may still be
lieve that 1 come first ”
“You will always bo first,*'he de
clared.
“Then I don’t care! Your future wjll
ho happier than mine; but when all is
said, it lias been for your happiness much
more than for my own that I have
wished."
CHAPTER XXXVIII.—The Rktcrn or
THE IlEno.
To suffer from the inconstancy of an
other is, no doubt, a very painful thing;
but it may almost be questioned
whether it is not os painful—and cer
tainly it is more provoking—to be tne vic
tim of an obstinate constancy which one
is unablo to share. Madame Souravieff
had contrived to make Mark fee! re
morseful. nnd after ho had left her. ho
•pent Home time in wishing that slm luid
not forced him to bo so mendacious, or
that his professions could liave been a
sha lo more sincere, or that fho would
take u fancy to somettody else; but when
ho woke the next morning ho naturally
saw things in a somewhat different light
and was only thankful that she was go
ing sway. It was all very well for her
to say that she desired nothing but his
happiness; hut she would never have tho
patience or forbearance to look on while
lie worked out his own happiness in hi«
own wav, and so long as she remained At
Upton C-ietwode the danger of her ruin-
in{; everything by some sudden coup de
tote would always be imminent.
Of this she herself was probably
aware, und she was also aware of a re
luctance to de[Hirt which warned her to
t no timo in taking her departure.
It was characteristic of the woman to
drive her over to the Priory in order to
say good-byo to Cicely Bligh—a cere
mony which, und-r the circumstances,
uiLi t very well have lx< n omitted. S •
diil not care about seeing Cicely, and it
seemed unlikely that Cicely could be
anxioua to see her, Lut on the other
hand, the idea of slinking away from
the place like a defaulter was unp!ea*rot
to her, and sho did not choose to have
the appearance of shirking on uncom
fortable interview. Like the generality
> I ti.T -«• W |»!l<h* ti. ■ - Ai-t u|- • r* l ■ ' ll
tact, Madame >ouravi-rt w as prone to
■ ti r. . .: >i ■ r Unary rums in In i t.i< m
v *• that toll-* < O'll-l < ai ry any •
MIIUK uu.
As w as to be expected, she met with a
very icy reception from Cicely, whose
attitude of di-dainful reserve she found
1 mi| * n 1. ... t, I reals d .wn.
•*1 il. • not kn«.w wtiether we -b I nu t
again in this world. Mi , |.... ...
said. “Lut I shall never forget my
friend* and I shall not forget you. Per-
L.»| ’ > hiay i a.e i.e.% i -v.iy i. • s
nd then from Mr. Chetwodo"
she added; “bccauso ho w ould have al- 1.
ways been conscious of his inferiority, m
and it cannot l»e pleasant for a luisband j
to know that he is his w ife’s inferior.” hold the theory suggested by Sir Qeorgt .
“It was not for any reason of that kind but it was not desirable that ho shou d
that the engagement was broken otf," he held in any way responsible for it.
said Cicelv, who suspected that Madame As a batter of fact, Sir O •orgi* was not
Souravieff was covertly laughing at her. gn at If laterested in the question of what
•‘Where do you think of going when I iad I ••‘come of Madame Souravieff. Tho
you leave this?’ wily o t gentleman’s object wastoaf-
“To Paris in tho llr.'t instance, after ford hii son a legitiuiate opportunity,
that I shall be guided by clrcumstancr*. | and he was quite s ithtied with hi., suc-
Posslbly 1 Blia.ll join my > liusland in j com in that respect. Probably ho did
ment being broken off." | i
rk enip’.intioally disclaimed tho
■Mg,HmmlBl tohim; yet h-ut- Hls BO cy rest. IN the new Ci.
1 u lobe inferred tiiat he know! LEANS riTY HALL
than lie cared to talk nbouL Hi LEAN. CITY HALL,
arsirable tiiat the county sliould |
\ Daviiin tho Blackhawk war, 1 f"l
ill l>o buried with him. I : \ f ’
. 31. H» y< a daughter of Jef-1 tho
avis and her baby, arrived from j tlu
j to-day'. Mi . Davis is not as woi
yesterday but no danger isap-| pro
'CUt 01
him*
Germany, but more p obably ho will ini
plore mo to remain away from him. I
think 1 told you that my husband hud
kindly given uie leave to go where I
liked, so long as I did not stay in Mr.
Chetwode’s neighborhood. I aiu Obliged
to obev him. although, ns you know, his
»n» pic ions are sufficiently ridiculous."
“They certainly seeui to be so,” said
Cicely coldly.
Madame Souravieff would liavo paid a
g od deal of money for tho privilege of
addressing a few home tiu hs to this su
percilious young woman; but sho had
determined to retain her Mdf-poase&sion.
To save herself from lowing it, she rose
and took her leave; and it was a pity,
for her sake, that she did not know l ow
angry, aho had made her successful rival.
To Cicely it seemed evident that she had
called for the express purpose of making
those few observations about Archie and
of hinting, not veiy obscurely, that she
intended to meet him in Paris. She had
apimrently forgotten the animosity
against Mr. Chetwodo which she had
displayed in so indecorous a manner on
the occasion of the prize-giving.
“Wall," thought Cicely, “it is not
worth while to lose one’s temper with
her, but 1 trust 1 may nover see her
again.”
A few days after thU Mark called at
the Priory and announced that he had
once more taken up hls abode at Upton
Ciietwode.
“My tenant has left,” he said, “and I
am my own master agnln. For reasons
that you know of, I couldn't quite feci
that 1 was that while site was here.”
“I don’t want to talk about her,” an-
sw**ed Cicely, with a gesture of disgust;
“let us try to forget her.”
“ With all my hear;," returned Mark,
smiling slightly; “Lut perhaps it is
wholesome for ine to remember some
times that sho once made a fool of me."
lie was very careful ond very discreet;
he understood that before ho could ven
ture to proclaim himself Cicely’s lover ho
must become her trusted friend, and it
was in the latter capacity that lie
strove, as heretofore, to ingratiate
himself with her. Upon the whole
I W. !i : il. -i \\ It 1
the progress that he made In the joura, I know, would havo been sincere.
coarse of the ensuing week. It was
difficult to interrept her on her way to
or from the village, and she always
• rll.r I h l.i.l to — i hill —,1 ■ IU truth
sho was. At the bottom of her heart she
may have suspected that ho cheti-ho i
UI"V. hat u n m< I- M-ntitii.-iits than tlio.e
of mere friend hip for her; but ns those
* Dthm nts, if they cxLti d, w»-ro kept t >
hbiuelf. there wasi.o i.«ei to trouble
ttU.ut them. He bait a practical, dis-
lookiiiM^at things
tv. and oltbougl
lilted hit
many daily que*ti
i k liighlv .‘.f hls
it h
sup
r< nro to the
i whit
••IVrh.ips
■if lu
•red t i
;trl». Will you think »:u \
in if 1 u-11 you how glad I
.it your»ou»in had left ttu
i goo*i young man 1
t ht i
cry in
her duty to adjudicate.' she fell i
habit of mentioniug there to him in llu>
course or conversation. Probably it did
not diminish her good opinion oi him to
And tiiat bis views invariably coincided
with her own.
On** afternoon sho was sauntering home-
wmd with this trustworthy neighbor,
whom shi had, os ureal, encountered by
chame on the outskirtsof Abto*norr,
when the sound of a viuw-hslloo behind
her made her stop short and look round.
There waa but one person in tho county
who would liave ventured to attract her
attention after that unceremonious fash
ion, nnd :»» tho person in question wah a
v«rr (articular friend of hers, sho wn*
delighted to recognize his powerful
voice. But Sir Ueoryt. Doriu wboot
thickset tigure cculd bo seen advancing
rapidly from the distance, was not alone;
and who could huHim, iatercHting-Iook-
ing coin(Ki!iioR be? Surely not Bobby,
bearded and bronzed, and carrying his
left ami in a sling! Booby, however, it
was; an»l ns he drew nearer, Cicely at
once perceiv'd that it would not accord
with the fttnbse or things to address him
os Bobby any longer. A few months
mar sullice to chango a boy into a m m,
ana the w ounded hero who was taking
otf lib hat to her evidently p s «-»- d the
right to bo called Mr. Dare in future.
“How do you do, my doar?" celled out
Sir George: and then, in snmewh.it less
cordial accents: “How are you, Chet-
WOie? Bob and 1 were on our way to
pay our resnects at the Priory,” lie con
tinued. “We’ve got him back, vou see,
safe and pretty nearly sound. Not quite
tit lo me his bridie ann yet; but that's
no great loss to him, you'll say. Never
mind, Boh, there are more kockI riders
than gcod fighters in tho world, you may
depend upon it.”
Bobby'e sunburnt cheeks assumed a
more vivid hue. His father's unconscion
able crowing had already made him long
to hide his head inure thnu once, and he
felt sure tiiat Miss Bligh must be in
wardly laughing at them botlu But in
this he wronged Cicely, who held out
her hand to him with a bright smile and
said:
“1 am so very glad to sco you home
again, Mr. Dare! Is your arm very bad
still?"
“Oh, it's nothing,” answered Bobby
rather shamefacedly. “I gut rather seedy
out thero beepure of the heat, and the
d x'tors made tne take sick leave; hut I’ve
really no but in* ss to W here. The voy
age back put me all right."
“Well, now tiiat vou are here, you will
hart to stay until the doctor* allow you
to go away again," said Cicely dec isively;
“and I hope the doctors won’t bo in any
hurry about iu Other p«~ -j>k* ought to bo
given a chance to earn glory."
Bo’Ly looked down ami inurmurell
sometmng uninteingioie. Mr ucorgc nad :
inarched on ahead with M ’
mu take into account the uncalled for
d tlidci.ee with which his eon was af
flicted.
Bobbv, indeed, could find very little to
say to the girl whom he still adored and
at whooi ho glanced shyly out of tho
corner of his eye as ho walked beside
her; bit this was of no great conse
quence, sinco Uictly was fully equal to
sustaining the whole burden of the con
versation. Sho wished for particulars tf
the engagement in which ho had re-
ccivedliL* wound, and prof« s<ed to bo
much disappointed witn the diw and
feature!, s account that he gave her of
that affray. Did he think that lie would
get the'Victoria cross? Well, what " as
there to bugh at in that? Was not •tlm
Victoria cro» be-towed for acts of con-
spicuoai btavery, or.d could anybody
deny t^at his acts had been conspicuously
brave? At the very least the authorities
would take care that he had promotion,
sht Mfpuscd. But if there was no cer
tainty at.out that .and if officers were not
m-<V-*nrny promoted for perlorming
their duty with splendid success, what in
tiie world were they promoted for!
Now, such que.*ti»ns os these, together
with the succinct replies which they
elicited, might have sufficed to keep the
conversation alive for an indefinite
I n-til of lime if Bobby bad been dis
posed to submit to tbat kind of thing;
out, meek as hu was, he could not stand
more than live minutes of it. In the first
place, his modesty was unfeigned, and
in tho second, lie more than half sus-
jweted tiiat Cicely’s persistency in talk
ing about him was caused by unwilling-
ne.-s to talk about heneif. So at last he
interrupted her rather bluntly by saying:
“Your life has Leon more eventful
ll»vl« 14 Is
New OnLEAftft, Pec. 7.—Three weeks
ogo in tho mi-let of a cold rain storm on
one of tho dreamt mornings of tho
year Jefferrea Davis was curried from
tho steamer Leathers to the Fay no man
na n. Last night about 11:15 nil that waa
mortal of Mr. Davis was carried from
the Payne mansn n to the city hall in a
hearse. It was a weird and solemn pro
cession.
MRS. DAVIS KISSES TIIE COUPEE.
At 10:55 the atilicted widow of tho
great statesman took a last farewell of
hi* asl.es. One kiss w as imprinted ou tho
pule, cold iips and then she turned sorrow * I them
fully away. Hho went into her room. \ H’ ,l
The dwr had scarcely closed behind her " jj* ’
when ,*n undertaker entered the main n|M j „
hall. A hearse and two carriages were | 4ef er
in waiting at the door. Tho first mag-1
nifieent floral offerings were Iran ferred flic
to the carriage and then tho cask« t was | termi
carried to the hearse by tho following an ,i
friends of tlio Ex-President: i Many
E. H. Purnir.4u.Ke C. E. Fenner, E. : Bri j
BL KruttsclmUi, J. U. Bnym*, IL W.
Foster nnd James Richards. j b • th
tue no LEW ret (is-ion. Dnvh
Officers John Teen and U S. Ixrl i i 1
served as police escort. Tho gentlemen j *
named entered tho carriages and the
1.- t - * •! "lit I t t M o»-t 11.. - .'i •' 11
riages drop(>ing into its wake. The fall morn
moon stun J ing alnunt directly to tho late
he r
ent L
PROORAMMn.
ratnmn for tho funeral v
3-uight. Thero will bo ti;
in the parado nnd pla
■r tho United State, civil n
ifficers, colored eocietio
, milil « U runs «i
otliej and organizations. *
entiuied for honorary g*
of 1210 Southern j-
and it goes with.k
| J nil bow with I"
11 grave; evon the
i' 1 Confederatee who
id of the
nI who r
1 Re
don : ; month.ued for honorary grand | for tiie departed c
marshal.
Governor V/ilson of West Virginia
is the Southern wtnto executive so far,
wlio lias notified the mayor of his in
ability to attend.
BIISB WINNIE.
it has been nunouuced that Miss Win
nie Davis would abandon her European
trip and leave for home next vroek. Jose ph
;< i} u.::. , d.
Pulita
graphed that I
ngaln-t tho trip:
than mine since Isaw you lost. I wanted upon tho dc
to wilte anil tell you liow sorry I was to
hear of Mr. Bligh's death ond—and all
your other troubles; hut then I thought
perhaps you wouldn't care to be bothered
with letters.”
Cicely’s face becarno graver ond her
Toica more subdued.
Of (ourse I should luve hked to hear
from . ’m- .ii.' . • I. • (>■ • 11n.u \
lettere of condolence ore rather more of
• i Loth r : . i .i - i• 11 . i--: h.ij. . I.m
zenith shod a soft, yellowish ligh 1
through a veil of mystic clotnl that wi-n
sweeping up the river and the dons,
foliage of the spreading magnolias oi
each sido of Ihe street. Great <lro(i« t
water bung like crystals from the point
of the leaves and now and then dropjiei
.v* in* r.t. a. tli i...i t -
tr-< s \v. i . .-.in r. it ii Lt i!i i.i :n -I
ever grieves. Thu route taken was on
First street to St. Charles and down St
Charles to the city hall, where tho re
mains of Mr. Davis will lie in stntc unti
next Wednesday*
IX TIIE CITY HALL.
By tho timo tho hearses reached tli
city ball, the council chamber and lot
fund, auil Ihe suit
! a lively rate. By
r tlu
uest Miss Davis is, te
■v physicians advised
: this tiuio and begged
ir influence to prevail
o remain in Europe a
toil
rill
RESTING PLACE.
; place will not be do-
Miss Laris is here
Uy meeting held,
tied to think that
vi*’ plantation on the
near Vicksburg, will!
on, a.-* Joseph Emery j
r of tho ex-l*residont
y, is buried thero, nnd
i.'lies are supposed to
effect.
; " 7.—lSpecial.]-Tlib
tion lists were circu-
i* widow and orphan
M-ripUons (loured in at
.1011 $1,300 had been
confidently predicted
.uids would bo forth*
fiucnco anil power w.u
id. In the sunato of tlu
•. 1^ in the War Depart r
Oil
r. I didn't require it to feel sure
>f yotlr sympathy."
•Wdl." sakl Bobby. “I am glad of
And altera pause, ho added, “1
avo often thougnt of that evening
Lon 1 saw you f. r tho lost time before
w en» aw ay. I wonder whetlie
This afternoon tho good work lias Been
continued anil tho rc.-iults are of tho
most gratifying character.
Governor Gordon, at the request of
tho flnanco committee of tho veterans’
association, sent the following to tho
governors of tho Southern states:
Atlanta, Ga., Dec, 7.—As com-
mander of tho United Confederate Veter
ans I respectfully suggest that you a(>-
|M.int a g.-n. ill it"'- I } ■•«• • 11. •
t-- lui.'l-i 'ii 'T, 1 . I■ 1 Mr-.
1 )nvin and le.'r daughter. The n.ovi i.ient
and admitted. When the .South
and tho Confederacy was 01*1
gr»-;it w. the cstim 1! :i iu u
vv:ui hold by the Southern peopl
was promoted to tho leadership
mon consent. Ilo remained th
until tho cause was lost. HI Rory wi!l
not say.that it was lost through fault of
hls.
ll»cy Will Stand l.imrd Over hls
».-»•
From the Cblumbas Enquirer-Sun.
1 r-n'.i tii.; an-
1.■. j: 1 ■ 1:1 l >■• .1 w.t -1
.1 in l i" ' •. 'ih. gn .it
iiC-uit ot tuu Dimutiiiiuiiii iv 1 til syillpatiiy
for hi-, bereaved family, and mourn, tho
hf-H of hint who for nearly a quarter of a
century haa typified tiio pnn ipies for
which tho Eouth fought and which aro
tho foundation of tbo Amerii ..n union,
llis menwry will be over cherished by
people w horn he so ilovot
>so faithfully t
as loving hearts r
throughout tl
-i
tch tribe
IIUCrniTJ Will be Uct With !>■
From Um lUsbvfll* Amertcnn.
For twenty-flvo yi-aru ho bos lived
t• • • • I..: , • a.. I • ! w lit.
bravery an<l devotion in tho ll.-h 1
Senate deprived of the doarobt ri -i.t
tho citizi n, the object of love and h:ti
c..ir !iv .: r. •. I ■ i ' tl. w r.!-.
honor and loyal ofTeclion ! mingled v
« u» :iJ> *1-; • u\. I ii it i- • 'nr
with him into retirement l itter tli
P intmunt and blasted hopes no one
doubt; but that ho boro them lik
philosopher nnd a hero v\<» may knov
llio serene old ago to which li
■MmKnliw. T)u« minus* nf hU«
will not I)© i areil for tho pi
death, but tho tears of many
will fall hot and fast upon his
“Yes," answered Cicely, with a rather
troubled look; “Lut wo needn't go back
to iuat now, need we r Vou have heard
of what has happened since, and—and
that is all over and done with."
“I am not sure that 1 havo heard all
that has happened. My people told mo
a story which 1 couldn't quite swallow.
Aliout Archie's going away, 1 mean, and
tbo supposed reason.
“Oli, X daresay people havo discovered
plenty of su()(Kmmi reasons. Surely,
when Archie and 1 came to tho conclu
sion that we were not very well suited
to one another mid that our engagement
must bo broken off, that was reason
enough for his goinf away.”
“But not for his disappearing and
leaving no address. I don’t wonder that
people sliould believe tho story of his
having gone off to Join tho Russian Iadv
abroad; Lut I don't believo it myself. I
know Archie well enough to know that
that isn't the kind of thing hu would do.
He ii too much of a gentleman."
It is usually tho most simple and mod
est of men who take tho mo«t startling
litartie*. Bobby seemed to thiuk it no
much a matter of course that he should
Kpealc In tills ojm n way about a delicate
subject, tiiat lively, though, astonished,
could not feel offended with him. Kho
•aid:
“Gentlemen havo been known to act
hi that way before now, 1 believe. How
ever, I havn't inquired and don’t mean
to inquire into the truth of the report
tiiat you have heard. The reason which
1 gave you Just now is a sufficient one."
“Yes, if it is a genuine one," answered
Bobby gravely; “but is it? 1 used to
think that you would marry Archie to
pleare your father, but afterwards I
wasn't so sure. It was a great deal more
likely tlmt you cared for him for his own
Hike. Did you care for him fur his own
s ike?'
Well, really this was a tolerably cool
question, and if Bobby hail not looked so
serious over it, Cicely would liat> Ijeen
almost inclined to laugh. As it was, sho
only said:
“One may ear-* a great deal for people
whom one does not think it advisaulo to
marry." ^
Bobby thought her aflswer somewhat
ambiguous; but, such ns it was, hu had
te ctntent himsrlf with it; for now thu
colloquy was interrupted by Sir Oeorgo
and Mr. Chetwode, the latter of whom
wished to say good-bye. After he had
retired, Cicely took her visitors on to
the priory, w here they found Mis* Skip
with ami were rtfieit.ed with tea; but
nothing further of an interesting nature
was discussed except tho capture of tiiat
slave dhow, an vpisMe which nu* not I
only uninteresting but was rapidly be-
-'“•ling hateful to tiie person who had
m -l»w>»l,r nRii'..rii~l liiumin
. i Hav I cxuuj and m> you again mnt
n i>i Ltetwout, jay ioouT*beaaked, w batookkaTeof
tbip thru.t upon him. » I in.- mHUianca that ha woul.l nUav. lu
•so you re back in vour own hou«<\ 1
” v ' tis assurance, however, was more
»j satisfactory to Sir George, who ovr
fair bn.i'n
’he top of tL
» sheet of li'-avy I-
hich cxtcniJs its ci
son a thick co
interior of the caskets ;i
s stiii, and beneath it upon the <•;
-I r. .'1 .i I o' ki It i i ■ i i.
Tho body woe carried to the i
by the sauiu gentlemen who p!
tho hoarse.
the oofn.Va ornament*
The casket has a silver plate upon
which is tho single inscription “Jeffer
son Davis at rent,” with the dot • of
death added. Badges of the ( oifcth r-
ato association, the flag of tiie Wash
ington artillery, carried through tho
war, and a bunch of wheat nnd a pair
• •f • "'I .11.i ... t.- ■ ■ ' 'i I'l C.
is termed, fa I* ned together with n pur
ple ribls'ii, ore tho only other ornaments.
Tiie «:c»k* of tho mayor * *" “
h-.lciato nrn.i '. thoreginiemal. buttalioi
nnd company r o:nmanders.aml the non
commissioned ofiln rs and privates wh
wore the grey, as many or them a* i
may be loesihlo to eiunnion togetbei
should join tho funeral cortego on ii
way Co Metairie Cemetery, w
old-time chieftain nnd coinrn*
laid to re.t. I h- women of t
from Morvl-nl to Texas,
Carolina to Kentucky, should i
will bo
Houth,
1 from
id floral
bis
fd over and
died for tin
of thn
vbo hr
suldls
III- llot'ls
urned into n plntfcrm, which is I
receptacle for th- floral offerii
room is darken. U and lit up by a cln ’ . icderate lt«»ll of Honor,
of electric light-. Sol-Here in uniform From tl.- a»ir*iv.x in.-a ng
stand guard, t icks of arm. and »■;uiijmu ; Tho Pro i.l.-nt of th- Confederacy ii
fill ihu corners of the chamber, and all I no more, but the name of Jcffcrsot
Um all are rowa of plants awl Ipavla will alvraye bold Uie' first place on
ut. Uu
I and I
ng a beautiful
VIEWING Tin: D7.AD HERO, I the h aits <»f ll.
Hince curly morning peoplo liavo been |
pouring in to obtain a lust look at tli
dead. No crowding is allowed and tli
visitors are filed through the room In a I perhnjM tlu
regular column. All claeees an* re|>ro-1 will be tho
sente*l in the pruct * ion by Ihu Ucr. from tho
'ihe number of coletad p oplu is muik d. | Southern w
The m Mirnlrg is gt-n. ial end every j last at the t
j 1 icu of Kirwuiucni e in the city hne put | the hi- - 1
on black. A m te worthy event tlii t j .jvery 1: n 1
morning was n telegram rent by Mayor angels to in
Shakespeare to tlw Secret ary of War, to bU mem.
Mr. Proctor, officially notifying him nt Southern m
xth of ^x-Sccretary Davis and the ' pare witli i
(emus and in
i Southern countrymen,
•f tho dark and bloody
*t and mourn his loos,
if states and citiee wffi
u nor to hie uime; but
rongest, as it cs rtainly
Meet tribute, will come
ing, patriotic hearts of
n. Just as a woman was
nnd first at the tqtuh of
are the brightest and
an in life ami mout duv<
ury; and although the loi
icn won great, it cannot c
Wliola
. i.-r -hi I'.ivi. is «■ ;ul; let the So»:tli
mourn.
I ■ : • S . i:!i m i:rn f*-r "r.o -a Ik. rep-
j--- :itcl, more than any ol • - r, tho cause
1 ! In. !. . • -I ■ 1 t ' hl\ul-
sotteeooa drew their ewordsao.l j«»uM-d
f« nu '.al.:- ..r toii-
. , . : I- \II, for
I . I • * ill..' ii c—Jmen must
ever hold most dear.
lj-t th-South .* uru fur on- nfu-aud
who 11.1. and deeds are crystulixi**!
pry
hear," said Sir George dnvrfulh.
sorry to be out o( t)io^- stuffy lodgii
i\ \-.i i u i. it I.a.-.. •• .<ute "t \ ,
1 think Madam-- . v uira\aiu tiiat;
-! • itit-i. l- i t-» , t-> I’ar.s,’ aitowun .
Mark.
•■Oh* she did, eh? Well, tiiat's wh. t
everybody seems to haw taken f-c
cr.,i.t--l. 11 in! -pi.-r business, hr t
and last. No L of mine, thougli.
qu-er businu-^?" rrjx-ate.i Mark :
ntly.
m-aii al»iit young Bligh. Prob-
pm knov the imm and outs of it a
l U> al belter than 1 do; but ih no
i it. then to its recipient How
rent and simple one may be, one
ri what deduction to draw from a
eady disiday of cordiality.
(To be continued.)
date of his funeral
SOUTHERN GOVERNORS WILL RE TL* til
Governor Rose and ex-Govcrnor Lub
brick of Texas, and many Bouthtru ex
ecutivte will be on hand. Tho !!ou*!oi
light (iuards and other Southrru ccm
i.anice will partici|iate. A uuiulcr ot
lodges of the uniform rank, Knights o
Pytnins, have also asked fur place* u
tho parade. The various com man. 1
here liave icidered their irmunw f. i
tbeajcommudatlou of viailiug sohliurr.
The cdtf'na of p*oolu by the bier to-*l
numbered ovc r 1. CO an hour. The arnij
of Southern (Virginia’s to nb in Mi t lir.
cemetery was ctierea as Uie letup «wry
resting place. The tomb is sutm mtc.
by a statue of Stonewall Juc'aM.n. whki
Mr. lava assuteu in uruuaung.
TUE RELIGIOUS IZ , JKHD.
Bishop Gallagher ot the Protestju
Episco|ial chuich lias been pL;ced it
charge of the religious services of Lie fu
neral. Bishop Hugh Miller lhoropv;
of Missh^ippi will u>sirt him, und ifev
Ebenezer T hmupson of Biloxi, Mies., wh.
Ho
tender, the
prayers, fc
IlUtary Will VlnUIi
to th*'
s in Uie Southwest
jobs hearts can know
t are to-day touched
a hallowed iusr
which a hundred tltouunc
poured out their blood an
Uvea.
Let tbo South mourn fi r
suinu usher rimi./.w ikiu:
sent forth tlieir husbands, s.
era to do battle in tho most
of modem times.
the last, notwitlute
was subjected, he t
with becoming pal
totlicse conditions,
ciallv Mr. Davis ii
With ailclily store
mind, lie could be
ttrikingly pun
if i<
J.|U*i it Up Ui
ory—will do ji
iot wholly free
;,r..n leur and tu
fored with hin
Itototor^totoH for r
*21
ent (i
«ty. irre
Leen in
V•k- HI
g Imie b>rn «rtuog Hr. Rise's N**w Ihsci.Trry
firffT lurullol 1
IifsPUIs. I
Ht«MS|
M »dl.
AU the clergy it
of denomination,
•d to (articipalc. At!
ir.d Mouig.nuery h-tre < >1
numei.U it -I. IT. r . n
either C( ti.( • * places,
I I. c k hv,..|;!..
i'. r • I Atlanta h u.
earing in tho hour and
> the keeping of th
l£f.j
-k of:
, Davis to
..•r*!.a- l.-
Ly i part < i tho i uicaU-lo
appjiDUd Gvu- | and give protnpt
Blows'*
iipl.* r-iuedy