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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 15, by NORMAN L. MUNRO, tn the ofte of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D.C. (Entered at the Post Oftce, New Fork, ax Second Class NatterJ
NORMAN L.
Wand 16 Vandew
Vol, VIII.
MUNRO, }
Dreams Before Sleep.
Sogo to ane
we
Teading me ‘along th he i ighoat
the dreamer’s mya,
Tiere are moments, few and fleeting,
‘When the mind and soul
And the real and the deal "2°
‘Walk in faucy’s golden street,
Lam lying on my pillow;
capper ‘dis night's ‘diamond door,
tbeclouded moon is raining
Silver dew upon my loo:
hile the ca:
ile the carpet secins a garden,
And its figured flowers arise,
Living, glowing, and bestowing
auces froma hundred eyes.
On the rall the shadowed gan
Glows and flutters
Like a visitant w
‘From the realea of long ag:
And I think I hear the murmur
a ref
Gains too th throbhing pulse of pain.
Mother's voice “creeps throug the
iste
. Breathing blessings through the
ears.
Just os in my bappy childhood;
And I wep in’ joyous tears,
Thinking 3 holy, from youth to man
She el led him through each day.
Ah! she went before to beaven
Just that I might kuow the way!
From ithe mother’s, from whose be-
e drawn our life before,
‘To the wife's with whose existen
‘We are one forevermore.
From the son’s love to the lover's
And her-radiant face, verfiow! wing
With its wealth of glory, see
I bear with m my cl
To the lordly fand of trea
- NEW YORK, AUGUST 22, 1881.
—0:— ote
Marguerite’
MARGQUERITE CREPT IN, JUST as THE HURRYING STEPS AND EXCITED VOICES CAME UP THE GARRET STAIRS.
S Promise;
Ry»
| FOR LOVES SWEET ee
By Mrs, Emma
Author of “A Terrible Deed;” “The Millionaire's Bride;*
Garrison Jones. :
“ The Missing Bride,”
whe Fatal aie:
take; “ Her Other Husband;” “ Minnie, the Bank-Note Cutter,”. Ktoy Bho,
CHAPTER VIII. J pover realized until this mio smn a ‘pre 1
ave won. am proud of'y ‘ow flash oul
1. nad unio of # Joven. all at once like a tropie star: tin it"
‘THE sad mi a German waltz filled
the old house, seeing neh above the roar aud
ot of ‘he outloa
the
‘ae their blaces toa
mayne?” re]
Ne offieer. "Can peated te tell?
ro, re minute ago. Maybe, she's
from us like the bride in the ‘Mistletoe
2” spoke the Taughing voice of one of the
ibridesmaits,
Standing bebind the trailing curtains, Marguer-
the g!
on the Honey aide sea; she hud
tenré, had mourned for hitn wi
Heepelable sorrows andl all iy @ lon
lifted from the black depths Of despair tothe very
summit of rejoicing hope. ‘Charlie was alive!
Her bosom ii eumultuousty beneath
her bridal laces, @ lovely color glo
Chee Mjor ayer shoncetar like thrSagh ed ast of
{Tank God, thank God!" she murmured,
Tee ahienk curtaing swayed and parted, and
Mrs. Dunraven and Marguerite’s mother looked
in,
ere she is! they cried, simultaneous!
She ighiting herself, like & uaughty ellldy tu
x i
aan ‘burst of merry laughter followed, and then
Liowtenant Dutton pusied up to claim the bride's
for the
an tor eed the litte, travel-worn letter in her
white palm, concealing it under tho aces above
her happy heart, fered him to
eo wal to be part and parcel of her
sudden dein ot ‘Rappthess “hte throbbit ing
repeat again and again the gla
words:
“ Charlie is alive! ‘Charlie is alive!”
rguerite was a graceful dancer, but never in
her whote life had sie danced. us’ che did then.
She seeme ‘on the ing rythmic
Hime to tie is of her wart, , Her
partner fa lost oni breath in admiration and’ | soo
ea light, a1 mazed weer ish
through ‘the crowd.
to the bride I ‘been 80 white, “an:
h
cold, nd listless, and all in one moment 5 he had fo
bloomed out like a dazzling flower.
cow hat a matchless creatur ‘dream
she was one kalf 50 lovely!,- What ‘, fortunate
fellow ‘tremayne is,” rau from lip to
‘The bridegroom, flushed and Beant, songht
his bride w when the darice had ened.
« mia,” he said, with a Aattering,
tori meccout he © soxietines ‘affected, “I have!
jmpa- | BE
“Tam happy, that is all,” she ‘auewered tii
ly.
SITMie darke check flushed and bis eyes lit, with
ratified vanity.
eplied, «the happiest, man the
autiful one, 1
and,” he added, @ tremor of inipatient pa
bs ‘voiee, "you care for me alittle, how that
ou are all iny own? Isn't it so, Mignon?”
*Sie turned from him with a. sudden thock and
shudder that quite teprved herot brea
tain Tremayne, to
cried Mra: Dunraven, “ele gol ing to
‘Tue young man,eatght ber in is arm
hs pauited, with white lip
the rooms are warn,
world olds. iy
yo ites”
putélng aside bie grasp,
“Vil have the ww tudor
” gaid tt ‘remayne.
“What is anced Mrs. Duakehart, rust-
ling up, on the arm _ of adm fo old gentle:
ng Fow are not il yy dearest fover"
rguerite wi is time,
ue mee wi ‘an +4 on “all iii,” she gad;
“pray, don’t distress yourself unnecessarily.
Thor she swallowed the wine which her br
lod glored ‘iceper tn
Tike diamonds, .
Che fest of the might’ she was the gayest of
Bor t was fleetest in the dunce, her
er aughter ‘caves st
Wine conte Tr YOU, Marguerite?” jues-
tioned the mistress of Chelsea, peering curiously
ber ever to have
rm
as kept ae ‘Tong after mid-
ond tivo all th tern na hours the
hor ones betray
aaa one nig overt or their bows
and the daneste had dropped away one. by one,
an the galas bag lip and faded over the
arriage. thro ‘Dunraven: stole.
Brite’snites
‘Mea cher
whiepered, softly, touching the
‘athe pla i temay me pearls W
coiled ke gleaming fetters, #ennve, the dawn will
t hand.” You must flit, disappear, vane
setting star.”
hushed Jaugh she drew Marguerite’s
white avin on
f strong co!
hey Jott the drawing: roomy "so now is Your
| opportuni . ty love.”:
Harguerite followed ‘ber in utter silerice,-but
her cheeks were as whites ber bridal veil by the
time ‘she had reached the grand old: chambe
alive door stood wide open, and in the soft,
rown open, and bring | hen
old spectaclesand tapping her snufl-box. |
soon a Tremayne
| roseate glow of the shaded wax-lights, Ruby, with
4n immense white turban above her copper brows,
ned behind the il
is @ second apart
ointments, in the
lal couch, a’ moun-
even more
center of whiicir stood the a8
fain of snow
ings o| ted lace,
irs. Dunraven led Marguerite in, and seated
her ni a great chait cushioned in golden-star:
Ruby pushed
a foot stool Cipolecored i
the same dainty fas!
pene ath her feet,
her brenth camel short, pantlag gaa as the hore
ror of her position began to dawn upon her mo:
fully,
Dimeuare tized, my poor darling! cried
rt, coming in with some three or four
theta “Girls, let's relieve Ther of all
this tiresome finery.
"The ‘itera flock attacked the bride at
Mrs,
i, while
Huby brushed out her young lady's beautiful bate
and wound it in one single coil, about her classic
‘Then n they wrapped her in a magnificent robe de
chads soft, snowy Turkish silk, bor
dered wit w iN “Valenciennes, and bnyprotdered with
seed pearls and tiny turquoise ber
“Thore, now," laughed Mrs “Paneer
shower-bath eomes next. our eyes, iy
Marguerite Jet tho silken lids, fall over her
sweet, brown eyes in wbicl
ftxelf was slowly dawning.
feStlllIaughing, Mrs. Dunraven took
nak wit
witl
ist-like sh
golden screw attached t
gle movement, filled the oom ith
shawer of most exquisite. perf
weed
yy poor child is quite
a her any longer.
tien. Lat Rito.” ‘te “nade rating her
girl, cold
nd
‘arom dar ing,
3.”
Ps
ids and Mra. . Dunraven
and, laughing and chattering,
‘Fe thore anything I can do, nis? ques-
tioned Ruby, standing ‘by the brite’! § cha
“Thanks, Ruby, there is nothing,” answered
Marguerite,
Thre. waiting, ‘ew, * closing the
re |door after her, anaanta pllthe giites gna Sen
dor ‘of her bridal chamber the you yung bride sa
alone,
.) CHS PrER x
A MYSTERY,
guerite sat like,a cold,
fa
white sin the ‘depths of the ren salden-
‘bet
ith a
Wreaths she put her hand in her areast an
“ee a
b
. Nereifal God, pity mel
‘¢ {and fi
+h the horror of death | °°,
eps curious av
rs D ukheart, "eh | ®,
“Tam lying here as feeble and helpless a:
Bie siood silent then, while the silver mud tu
Woise clock on the mantel ticked awa
er
defi
Bosom bound with mad ngony, a
jong, low ward in a foreign hospital, ani
white ite plot hi a Iason, iment boyish, taco,
Charlie's fave!
Sroven re, angtarpe ata floating ee we
ring
flesh.”
“One flesh!” sho panted, throwing the Bible
from her; “one flesh w:
ing into the great chair again, sho bo
her throbbing foretiead on her clasped hands.
had never even dinnly realized the horrors of t!
rifice which she had resolver to. make. for
poor, worldly mother’s sake until that, Ins
‘While she sat th
through the awfal sloom of despair that had
pon her young life, a su
Berwa fooustdp on the stairs,
She leaped to her feet
from her gee hal hucled Te at the clos
‘ond which ‘her impatient bridegroom st.
movements
her,
smal a sme lighting his exultant eyes,
diplomats these pretty dannsels are!”
thongits thay underse he
My lovely brig has been avait
doubt, and no}
by G
my con
ww she hesitates to adinit mie, Wi
ng no response, Captain
mayne turned the
dazzled his ¢
for rth the crushed jetter,
“Bending towards a wax-light burning in the
midst of a cluster of lilies she read ft again.
aris” not far off ay the shinin
ike veil, and in one
satin boots.
‘corner stood & pair of dai
infant, but Taal get weil and come home, Mar-
tho-fate=
ul moments. the rilver-white splendor of the
Ore ber even that made the heart in her
on} the
ith "Bertrand ‘Tremayne! | w
How can I submit to it
t hour,
us, struggling to see the right
white ‘and palpitating,
veror adefiat nt resolve burst
8 tore the marriage ring
ed door
wail ing for ediniesion: then with the noiseless
ntom she fled from the room
by an opposite 2 bor, closing. and locking eater
Captain Tremayne tappeda second time, an
ar. to perfection,
corge, ifike @ ashy b bird best, a fellow encoun | §
and. the aplendors of ue ‘pridal Gower tals
a thousand pardons for this intrusion,”
and cloud:
Blowed in His dark e
bie called, tenderly.
was nor
out,
The bridegroom er:
bridal-bower.
‘The bri
light t
“ce
in allurinj
mieany longer.
Still there was
ard.
on song enough.’
feature
His temper began to
le out of th
and seizing hold of
jue
‘m.
swered.
hour ago.”
“Find ber,
Foran, Vand let
Foon like one am 20
control quite gone.
‘woman darted
juntered. Mrs, Di
borate 1 dressing robe, “with ber
pon hair ping
san) elal
stood waiting to receive her young mistre g “What hes happened?” she cried:
‘The vast ofl chamber. was fect teniple of hhonrse, stifled | bell, and T am ao frightened, Is
splendor and beauty, The walis were bung, with | indow.: Beyond the | * No he captain:
white satin paper, starved with blue and gory the nuure hangings, the rain beat art the mhted her TS thel go Wi
(ith billows of pearl-tinted sil tives bent and tossed “in the wild, autumnal tietant
hs. D akehart began to & trembl
‘The carpet was white turfy velvet studded with | “Chane, Charlie.” she whispered, looking. ont “Gone!” she echoed, stat
golden stars, and bordered ‘with blue forget-me-| With ‘ed eyes and clasped ‘bani On, whae'do you meant Dost
nots. . A low fire bu ve erate love, my ‘love kes —
jo)
“Tf ther ny
hin Tram the jotim,” ou
iy. “Ane
and | quite ‘enough of eB
ona| fo these Too!
pal-
know, and he's dreadfully pat
cies Marguerite
” continued 2,
turning to the window to conceal his
s Marguerite are
't care ‘for him,
iP [Broraaaree f No. 41d
Captain Tremayne took in all this
ata glance, and that amused” sin
yes again.
* Curtssima mia, where are you!”
espor
roa? sid bluster of the stores with
rossed tl
aniistond within theapen door of ths
White and gold, and
faintest ore-pink met him ee very
Wial-eouchs all exnd-
rembied
pen star in the heartota cluster of
But, where was the bride her-
grissima me mia! he called agin,
s, don't torture
wi bere are your
of thing has gone
he Tremaynes, though mi
oft thems were deffoient i in tier "eo
ssessed
hi
family traits as well as t
C8.
rise.
2 beital-bower,
the white-and-
mal of the silken bell-rope, b
astonished’. waiting-
women; “T left her here not half an
?
‘Trema:
her know that
"Raby, being ita on how to
roceed, begat about the
robot astray
ki
“ Halt, do you suppose she’s under
6 bed,
) Find her, I
it
to the door and.
ukebart in an
front hair do:
“Tis
biundy,
bat does it mean,
% About the room,
play practical
practical joking in the caso, T
rent on, as the
distracted lady was about to enter: 2 “she's not
here, unless perchanes, she’s hiding in one of the
me no lady, who wa "le rng i hens vith wer of bitter pain, u drawers,” he added, sneeringly.
1 hoaarts Pre end My Oe Mise remaynoy! Sheay’ this “What hall Dot broke in’ hoaree, pauting mee Duketiart burried to to Mrs. Dunraven’s room
1 " many happy years to | whis im her quivering lips, ers
sekngyne OMY one of miany, many happy years t The midst of the “wie beets tht te tans ese ae Ne tage
he stooped sed the bride, but Margue tabi bfo bound in pearl and|®
“Sin opel nd Ld hn rit Sarg ‘Hn al ea nace
he fais fronts
with uplifted
nace tho. jeweled clasps, sl a|_, MPS Dimraven actually dropped tl
Mook. at random. she "wor pon she sas crimping nd forgot to pick it up, so
‘ist racted gaze fasten hese: Her anemsoMIENe, wa
“Porsaking all other, an alall ‘leave to hands” Savy, te cpeatn eam Yap some
hie wife, ‘and they t shall become as one .
tout; he fan-
You see,”
Mrs. Duveharts “Oh, it is ‘Srendtuit
Tinuse try to Aina ber
wwe P11 assist vou,” said Mos, Dunraven, throwing
She | The two began the sea
a brcakist tiawl about ber shoulders.
room with mevselese steps. Tard husketwehigners one
hoe | Fog Te will be tervible if the guested ie oat,”
they said to each other,
fa) tees ai fi Hous, howsva, and one b
began t. the ball, ing what had
search went on, 10 trace of th
fesm
ood frightened doves.
sitting before the hearth in her
What can it meant” they whispere
hand, and aes no Wiser than
Meanwhile the outdoor s
tary, ie wind aw elled toa i
shutters and rattling the window
hort wrung her bau
despair, but even in
he
al,
he beck
ofthe Euests into Mis
“The ut one wi
for this eerste dnyste
falling tears. “I'm 6
be began, Wut discovering that the glitter oh
chambe: mantless, he stopped short, stared Cees Frouayna be (hook we
about end the m strode i quite breaks my. poor bi
‘The great, goliten: air stood before the era my poor ehild foherits her fa
| saver Grate; Ente eotettable gleamed the bridal ‘as the noblest of men, butat ti
ig rol
ty [ way. It struck me to-night that m
a8 just the least bit flighty. Ob, a
1 je
the uncertainty and an
ety of tho moment her forethought did not desert
» dear friends: it
to. sa
ing her forebead significantly —* ‘his mnind gee
a
"[Re brileamaids were roused from their ir pillows,
both hands pressed against her heart, The suite | Miss Tremayne was disturbed at her late devo:
tnpaten ep came nearer. Her bridegroom was | 10n8, the heusekeeper was routed out, but mone of
nin,
The poor girl watchéd the door with great, di-| , ,canusin Tremayne emerged from the gorgeous
tha oor nd hoarse-drawn breaths, like some | pridal-chamber and The bane Bore
fair hunted creature at bay with death itself. ow jack brews, an angry gleam in bis
nearer, and presently thero was | The 0
mistress of the mansion came stamping
living inn]
sonation of one of Macbeth’ witches, ‘while the
@ bride could *
is huddled together like @ flock of
Just think; we left hersuch a Ktnte while ago
gown.
Ruby went from basement to "ait, candle in
increased
slamming ¢ tle
in the
D terri
oned theangey bri legro oom onda few
yom,
poor ie clipes
2 me like that,
so, but Ty
ther's malady,
3
9, pone ; darling
eap-
is ? mutter:
he captain, behind his heavy
in grt
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