Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 18, 1874, Page 4

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, “APRIL 18, 1874 wmont0 HOTELS, Is the Business Overdone Now P The Statistics Prove that 115 Not. Comparison of Accommodations Now and' Boforo ‘tho Tire, Tloto! Manngers Yloiirlshing. An impransion provaile in the Enst and olso- whoro that tho Liotol business in Chiengo is over- dond ; and, when proprictors of Chicago estab- lishmonts visit Now York, Cincinnati, and’8t. Louls, thoy aro salutod with : I undorstand you 16 losing monoy,” that “‘thore aro too’ many hotels in Obicago, and very fow nrrivals.” At- tempts to prova that such is not tho fact aro mot with an incredulous look, and, ns all-the facls caunot bo carrled around in ono’s mind, it is tho purposo of this brief articlo to domonstrato two things : that thore {s but o slight incronso in tho nccommodations for transiont boardors einco the firo, and that the arrivals havo not only beon fully up to the avorage, but that moro money Tias been made by tho hotels of Chicago this wintor than witlin the same poriod of timo sinco” 1861, Tho gein has nob resulted from tho uumber of ‘“‘arrivals” in tho ocity, but 18 allogothor owing ta the fact that familios and unmarried gentlemen who formorly kept houso or had rooms have deserted thom for hotol life. Tho * arrivals " to-day aggrogato as many 88 in previous-yonrs ; thore has been no noticoable in- crenso sinco 1803 ; the averago then, a8 now, bo- ing nbont 500 & dny. Thls; multiplied by 905, givos 392,000, which ropresonts tho entiro iran. sicnt business dono In & yoar by tho principal hotels, which equals that of Now York. Hero thore are only 450,000 people, while 1,000,000 livo thoro. NEFORE THE FIRE, Boforo tho firo tharo wero in Chicago forty ho- tels, withroom eapacity for transiont boardors as follows : Michigan Avonuo and Congress Iall, 190 ; Sliorman, 254 ; Tromont, 190 ¢ Driggs, 165 Motropolitan, 160 ; Adams, 110 ; St. James, 160 ; wulmer, 226 ; City, 605 Clifton, 100 ; Bigolow, 190 ; Matteron, 200; Mnasasolt, 75; Rovoro, 125 ; Novada, 125; Garden City, 1255 Oricnt, | B50; Everols, 70; Avenuo, 100; Ander: won's, 80 ; Androws' Eviroposn, 60 ; Drke's, 8 ; Clarendon (Notth Side), 60 ; Olarondon (South Bido), 40 ; Jorvis, 40 ; Richmond, 1253 Contral, 70 ; Hotel Garni, 40 ; Now York, 70 : Wnshing- ton, 40 ; Maulton, 85; Humilton, 40 ; Barnos, 100’; Lacledo, 607 Schall's, 60 ; Southorn, 76 ;- Uhlich, 100 ; Bt. Carolin's, Court, 60. Total vooms, 8,00, Of those tho Barnos, Laciedo, Bouthern, Engle (Gault), Uhlich, 8t. Caroline’s Court, Avenu, and Everett, wero not destroyed. And of tho othors thogo subjoined wora not re- built—that Is, on their old sites ; but largor and Landsomer structures wore erected in other lo- calttios and christoned .with the old names : otropoliton, Adams, Sf..Jomes, Palmor, Oity, ! -Clifton, Ligolow, Mattoson, liovero, Novada, Gardon! Caty; Oriont, Androws® Europoan, Clar- endon (South Side), Richmond, Contral, Iotel Gurni, Now York, Washiugton, Hamilton, aud Belall's. PRESENT ACCOMMODATIONS: Thero aro at prosent in Chicago tho following hotels, with the capacity for transiout bonrders s montlonod, thoso not open boing iudicated by en estorisk : Grand Pacitle, 400; Palmer, 850 ; Tromont, 220 ; Shorman 1853 Gardnor,¥ 146 § Glifton, 125; Matteson, 125 Grond Contral, 90; Bt. Jamos, 90; Lriggs, 110; Nickigan Avonuo, 130 ' Wood's, 45+ Continental, 605 City, 953 Ogdon, 60 ; Band's 40; Adams, 753 An- dorvow's, 763 Butko's, 72 ; Kubng', 145 ; Contral, 160 ; Aaulton, 100 ; Barnes, 100 ; Gault, 110; Bur~ Qck; 505 Weustminster, 50; Commorcial, 200 ; West Side Clifton, 60 ; West Side Driggs, 503 Ublich House, 100; Lvorett, 70; Iulsted Btreot (Parker's), 65; Woodrull, 80; Bi clow, 50; Avonne, 100; Bt. Caroline’s Courtf, 60 ; Ili!hog Conrt, 70 ; Union Park,* 60 ; Clarcndon North Bldo), 60; Motropolitan,* 160. Total, ,903. , Subtracting the number of rooms in tho hotola' which are closed, thero aro loft 4,007 rooms availsble for trapsiont boarders—nn in- creaso over the number beforo the firs of 103, This cortainly does not look as if the business was “overdono,” aa it shows a smaller number by 600 of -‘rooms than wonld have beon available if tho fire hind not como and wwopt away tho completed Pacifie, and_stoppod the orection of the now Palmer. Desidos, the prescnt accommodations ure, in overy respect, an improvement ovor the old ones, all the mod- ern convoniences Laving beon adopted by tho liberal builders, SIOTEL OWNERS, The only peoplo who aro not at-all. troubled are thoso who own tho hotels and tho rool cstate on which they stand. Some of thom have rut cuormious sums of money into the most gor- geous and olaborate of structures, with- out materially increapivg tho capacity, and, a8 but fow more poople can be accommo- datod, aod wo bighor pric & obtained than provious to the fire, they bro nok gotting as largo 3 roturn ou thoir investmonta as expoctod. OTEN LESSEES. ‘The ontlaok for hotol propriotors is na good a ono as they wish for, and, bacaus the auticipa- tons of the owners of hotel property have not becu realized, it is mnfair and unwarrantablo to took nipon individual disappointment as proof of 3 publip calamity, . —_— VIR, FLAGG AND THE CURRENCY QUESTION. To the Edilor of The Chicago Tribuno: Sm: In tho Indusirial Ageof April 4is tho Tollowing editorial on Mr, Flagg's specoh : Wo publish {n thia suo tho speech of tho Han, W, TFlngg beforo tho Macoupin Connty Farmers’ Ansoe ation, u fow weelk ago, Like il M, F.'a specches, it ihiows much thought and culture, and Wil well ropay an allentivo perusal, - Mr. Tinggls viows sbout a re- furn to spocle-payments will ot receive an indorses ment at tho handé of tho peoplo ot the present timo, e hest thought of the country, and especlally west of the Eastorn_scalioard States, 1i doublless ngainst o ro- turu to n)mcll.\'-{mymculn‘ ‘The shavers, tho mon who huvo mado thelr fortunes, and most of interests, aro of tho same opinion as Mr, l-‘lnmi; Ar, F.'a views and symputhies, wo know, aro with 1116 peo- ple, and wo aro ata losa to seo how 1o snd the banking [aférosts como to such similar concluslons from o res moto standpoints, Tha monepolists aro working for Hemsclves, and not for the people ; and wo all know Hielr fntontion is to mako all tho money thoy can out f the people. Nov, why say that tho * bosb ' thonght of the tolmiry,” te., is * against a roturn to spocle- payments 2" X ask how do they know this? I think just tho reverse, I beliove—sinceraly be- liovo—that tho ignorance of tho country is on tho sido of inflation. X rojoico that Mr, Fiagg hus tho common sense tosoe the hollowness, tho rotlennesy, and inconsistency of tho echomos now advocated for the inflation of the eurrency. Tho Age, Isee, indorses thom, I havo read tho ar- gitments in favor of what domagoguos call the moueyed “moro monov;” and to mo—n farm- or, and nothing else—thoy seom to Le uothing but the wild, impracticable theories of vislonary men, cesting ssido tho {enchings of hintory and the lessons of oxporis enco. If inflution iy right, and if the valuo of 140 grooubnok doos nob dopond on the volme of greonbacks isstiod, why not have tho Govern- ment_keop it prhxlum-rrcmfl running night aud duy; dispense with taxation altngothor; make w all rich, with plenty of “manay " fu iots ; and thon not fool its time nway in 81 bills or 810 bills, but print nothing less than $10,000 bills? Thia will make money ¥ planty!_Bplondid nnticipations | Vis- junn of wenlth i Who wonld work? ho whole sehome 18 o fallacy, & dalusion, o Anuro ; it a plan to got gomething out of noth- ingz.—lo ol Lahor of its just righty ; und would end in s gonoral erusl wnd national bankruptey, Again, the Age nays ¢ © Tho shavers, the men Wi hove made thele fortues sud, most of tho monoyed interonts, wro of the aamo opinion as Pir. Fingg ;" and that * The monopolists are workiug for themsolvos," eto. ‘To this I say that, §1 thn farmers cansot, or will not, judge of any «question slmply on its morits, thoy will be, and st bo, Icapible of ovar arciviug at the trath, Alova all, thoy must exorcise common sonko, 5o 14 to diseriminate bolweon friend and foo, and not Judgo of o quostion beesuno it is ndvoeated fiv w bankor, or a morchunt, or suybady else. My exporionco s Just tho roversa of .the Age's, 1 Tuye nover sesn s more shaver ‘bub what was In favor of inflatlon; and why try to destroy the foved of Mr, Flugg's avguniont Wv un endeavor to rale the fluger -of peorn snd contompl on him e holding the +rpames opiston ™ as shavors and * monopolints™? Joi thts wnnly argument? D it fuly play? Isie the way Lo srriye abtho truth? Again, as though i opiton lield by & banker 1nasg bo wro Ago "Lu at a Joud'to sue how ho (Mr, Flugg, tho banking mterests camo to such similar cons cluslons from so romolo @ slandpolut,” s i cnslly explained, Mr. Ilagg s scoking tho ‘truth for truth’'s enlko, ro- govdiess of who thinks as ho docs, or whother it is popular or uupo!)ulnr. Mr Flagg i8'no domagoguo, that f8 corlnln, Thid hit af Mr, Flagg about'the banking ntorosts must, I think, rofor to Mr, Miteloll's sBpocch—tho mom- bor of Gongress from Wiaconsin, Now, I don’t onro {f Mr, Mitoholl is & bankor,—if ho Is worth $10,000,000or only 10 conts. ' I_judga of. his £poach,—that, and “nothing slso; I care nothing of tho wnnj nad, 08 I goo things, I say Mr. Miteholl Is right on the enrroncy quostion, and o {8 Mr, l"]n;&u, who thinke for himself, and spenks accordingly. ‘There is nothiug strange about it 3. but it s s{ranga that tho Ago onn'veo #o “much apainet Mr. Mitohall's Bpocch’ beonuse ho is o hankor, millionniro, ate., and yot can quoto from tho Infer-Ocean n long nettels on infletion and can- not aee {hat Mr. Scammon, its,chiof managor, {a alao & banlor, ote., ote.—bank all over: Marino Bank—Bavings * Bank—insurance—ronl-cstato spochilator 4 and the Inter~Qccant la quoted ‘as ospol truth on this question. This-kind of argument provas nothing. , It may ailanco xomo, I.nfi will gonvince but fow. do on, Mr. Ii‘ln%; sponk out, nud sponk pleluly, and’ nono will ba moro glad to hear from yon again'than o farmor in INDIANA. M. ROQUE'S HOBBY. “The littlo waysido sintion of Banromy wae ompty of all but Lwo ‘intistachod and puckered indlviduals, gragping hands, and gestionlating with truo Southorn vivacity, Those wore ML Roquo nnd M. Marcony, Lwo old frionds just mot ngain aftor some yours' jutorval, ‘¢ AND MY LITTLE HELENT 2" ‘wnid M. Roque, as they stepped out on the nar- row siroot, © How goes it thero? and what will shio eny to Papa Roquo—Ifor coming in’ his hurry unprovided with s doll 2* .M. Marconu's faco assumod n cortaln look of importanco, ** Heor last doll'has not yot lost its chormn," said ho, *'Tho fact I8, you come just 1n timo to congratulate'hor on Lior botrothal,” I +'Oh, thaso bablea 1 cried M. Roque, with o smilo, folfowed by's sigh. * What a hasto thoy are” in to push us old pooplo out of tho way Como thon, my friend, toll me atl about it.” "4 1t jiwn most oxcallont parti—=" “(Fho devil §” unceromoniously interrupted M. Roque, *what o magniticent hoad! thero— thoro!" in his engemicss stopping short sud waving his stick toward an advancing figuro, . It plonsos yon ?* returned M. Marcony, in a woll-entisfled tone, “Plenyes mol but I any it i8 ndovable. T wonld nok refuso that head a place in my colles- tion.” +“Phank you,” said M, Marceau, rathor drily. Tt g hardly probuble yon will bo fallod upon, lowever, That is my futuro nophew, M. do Diorainvillo." “Indeed! " eaid M. Roquo, in quite o diffor- ont tong; aud.in avether moment the young annn hind joined them. On first porcoiving M. Mercenu hio had takon oft his hat ta wave & gay salutation, end now, in tho shadow of tho ovor- linuging houacs; ‘ho coniinued to stand with un- covorad hond, Certainly ¢ A STRIKINGLY IANDEONE FACE, with tha bonutifutly-cut lips and arched mostrll, the drooping, boavs-lidded bluo eyos, the low, atrdlght brow, crowned by goldon liair, which, but that it wos too closaly eut, would have had tho largo, antique curl, Ono docs not look to goo o domigo ‘mc‘mg tho atroots of n dull littlo provincinl town,, 'and ° tho eagor though veiled seratiny with which 3L, Roquo re- ‘garded the now-comor was nob, porbops, sar- prising. Ha did not appenr to notico the inter- st of which ho was the object, until, just ns ho furued to go, ha ahot at M. Roquo one liort, sharp glanco, so utterly ab varanco with the wholo charactor of tho face that, after tho luzy lids bad fallon again, ono wight have been tempted to batiovo it & fancy. hetwo. oldet mon wallied on togather, Marceau oxpatinting on tho advantages of proposed mateh, aud M. Roquo lislening i tentive silonce, with only an occasional” nof Tteop up his side of the dialogue. “Y\What bas becomo of young Lauront? " ho ackod ot length, whon M. Marconu, baving ex- hausted either his subject or his broatl, had come to o prusa. * Was thoro nob some sort of childish fancy thoro, ol ? " ' Oh, mora cbld'd pley, a8 you ssy ; nothing more. Laurvent bas loft Snnremy, and i hime wolf Lotrothed, we heav. Thero is roason to re- Jolco that that nover cumne to anything, for thero tan bono compnrison betweon tho two mnr- ringes.” “ Nor betweon THE TWO YOUNG MEN," Rogue thougbtfully. : " gnid M, Marcouu, turning to staro at no—no, of course not. Lauront wes good boy—n good boy: but of course, as you say, thero is no cnm‘pmn(; bim with De Morain- ville, an Apolio, e ?® - e hnd nnturally Holone is deoply in love with poilo 7" g My niceo, I trnst,” begon M. Moreeat with diguilicd emphasis, *is not likely to forgot tha propriotios of her sox and conditjon—!" “RBah!" interpolated M. Roquo. “But,” continued M. Marceaw, with no other notico of this irreverence than a greator clevn- tion of chin, “she appears as woll satisfled as I could desire with tho honor M, do Moreinvilla fus dono her, nnd wilh tho advantages which e can bestow upon lior.” M. Roque made no roply, aud the subject drgppet, g o found Httlo Tolens grown into n TALE, JALY-LIKE MAIDEN OF BEVENTEEN, and with' {he added years hiad come n cortnin distanco of mannor_quite ' unliko bis recolleo- {ionsof tho child, "Or perhaps it was but dus to hor anticipated honors: somo slight shade of hauteur might not bo mnnatural in girl who felt horselt thus clovated abovo hor matural rank, Fov Mademoieclle Dessnix's family, nl- though well connected and in good circum- stances, was mob noble, ‘and nndoubtedly In ‘marrylng M, do Morainvillo slio would tako a do- clded utep in the world. One might think-this reflection should have Aatislled M. Roquo, Novertheless, ke was unroa- sonablo enongh to seolk to convingo himsolf that no uudue strain had boon put on hor inolina- tions ; that thero was no lingering tonderness for Gloorges Lanront, hor eatly playfollow, to disturb her fnture happiness, Heleno horoe thoe croas-oxamination not only with hnnrgll“ity, but with broluto gayoty. Did Paps Réquo fanoy that the good uncle hnd beon playing tho Lg‘l'nnt? —butsurely it was his duty to emphasizo tho advavtages of this alliance. "Goorges Laurent ? —oli! but _that was sges ago--one of those fool- inh littlo childish romances that never come to auything; both had forgotton it nnd botrothed thomsolves clsewhere, Whercupon M. Roquo committed the erowning indigerotion of suking point-blunk said M. 3o IF BIE REALLY LOVED tho man sho was nbout to marry, Holono cagt down her oves and hesitated o littlo, girl-wiko; thon nnswored domuro- ly that the betrothsl was over, the contrnct #iznod, and what more would one have? To whieh 3L, Roque rojoined that_even then it way not too late if she ‘wished—DBut no, Iolenc's fato was fixed, and sho bud not the slightest de- wire Lo unsettlo it. Aud nltor that thore was nothing furthor to bo sald. _ Ifad M, Mavconu bean awaro of thiu convorsa- tiou, beyond a dowbt ho wald have bean Wighly scandulized ; but Messieurs Marconit and Roque, thonglh oxeatlont frignds, weia by no means oich other's modols, M. Marcoau was & mertinot in stunll matters—a pink of - prapricty 1 oll things ; while M. Roque, immovubly fixed on certain Emm\ leuflh\luu, allowed s good donl of latitude oyond. M. Tloque enjoyed among thoso who kuew him tho somewhat parndoxical roputation of WA SENSUILE LUNATIO.” mnde him what ho was, othors that ho had nover boon anything olso. Ho lived entiroly slono, with only ona old orvant to tnke caraof his longo, Not- that it was a vory honvy ohargo, thongh posltively overflowing *at all polnts, for tho old Marthe was forbidden, with an emphasis taa atrony far ropetition horo, to touch 5o much a the tip of a feathor-duster to any arlicle of his heterogeneous collection, This hydva-headed derling, the ropresentative of muoh monoy, time, and trouble, was made up of & good deal recommuudlng ituolf ut onco to tho evo of taste, mingled witha good denl more which, though valnehla for wamo considoration of nio, rarily, or associntion, to the uninijtiatedscomed so much worthloss lumbar, . Dut what M. Roqno especially prized wag his paychiolugicsl monorandu, as ho called & HANTLY COLLECTION OF NUMAN HKULLS, which in Hfe hud tontly distingulelied them- wolven by e erlmu, or folly, or oceentrieily, 1ln delight fu thews was as marvelous to Marthio —whoto introsive -brush, it In noodlens to ey, hove required no wurning—ay it was mnnuhu:il o his acquaintancos, somo of whom doolared that M. llonque's will "dirsoted that hls owh hoad should take tw plnce fu this agrocabla wo- olety, and that "ho wan snxious to have a thorough nndorstanding = with thoss hin futura compaulous, Lo " thia -as {t may, ho certainly did accord to thoue ‘genor ly rathor divroputablo - deadlicads * do- groo of cousidoration aud intimavy yory seldom Somo averred that an early disappointmont had | bestowod on Lia living acqualntances, hraly ovan nccepting DI, Marcoau, who gaw hiim only at l“"F and uncortaln intervals, whon ' tho anti- quary's erratio wandorings took him, as at pros. ont, Into hin friond’s nnlfhbnrhaodg at which timen ho would' stop, s it woro, on tho_wing, only to'take fight agatu speodily into unknown roglons, ' ivon so now; A fow houra nnd ho was gono; Joaving bohind Lim no- othor mamento of his presonco than o slni:nlnr\ymra and _\uily Indinn monubrosity, nnd tho convorsation alroady do- seribod with clono. 15 WAS GONE and nothingmoro wagheawd of him until hor mar- ringa, whon thero artived, not M: Roque himyolf, Dut o lotter oxprossing. his rogrots that ho wna unablo to discovor his cadaau and his congratu- Intions in pornon. Pimo went on his way, and, busying himesolf attor his ordinary ofialonk fashion with huwan aifairs, romoved M, Marconu {0 a bettor wotld. This ocourred vory shortly after Holono's mar~ rin%e, and during ono of "I Roque's absoncos, . Mhrposu_hnd “boon long undor the gronnd whon hig old friond hoard of hLis denth. ~ Aftor this, ho, M. Roquoe, withdrow himsclf yot more from tho living world, and shut himsolf up with his museum and his paychological.cabinot, In tho' Inttor delightful wocicty ho waa sitting ono morning, when his enorod ' Baclusion ‘wag throatohed by o sticcossion of feeblo taps, follow- o at 1nst; a6 ha taok not the slightost notioo, -by old Mnrtho's hoad cnutionslyintreduced throuph tho daor, with tuo nervous exordium, *If it plosse, monslour——=" 1t plonsed monsionr thon to turn round and launch s tromondous impracation in that diroe- tion, which offected tho Lnstant disapponranco of tho hond. Soon, howover, the ' daor - croaked again, and 31, Roquo meokanically stretehiod out hfu hand in gonrcl of somathing to throw -ab it but this timo Martho; though fn trombling; stood her ground, and with hoe apron over hor hoad, whothor from fonr of her master orof hig grin- | ning companions, announcod that thefo was o young mun without who Inslstod on seolng mon- slour, i mrlmu ;w 11|'° TnE PEVILIY said M. Roquo laconically. “ But, ml'};Inu, o will not,” responded Marthe piteously from undor tho apron. “ihen fotel & sergent-do-ville,” “ Alng! m'slou, I ‘have' throntonod him with all—ovon that m'sion will shoot him; but ho is an obstinnto young man that] bowill not budge, ‘and eays that m'sleu can sco him firat aud shool Lim aftorward,” ] “Ba it so,” roplied ML Roque, bonding his ‘brows ominously. ‘I will seo nm, Martho, It ‘may perhinps prove another’ hoad for ma.™ With o H}:m dorat this nmbignous insinuation, ‘Martho disappoared aud camo ‘back ushering a tall young man, WA thousaud pardons, monsiour,” began tho stianger 6y soon as they woro aiwe, “for (his porsistent intruslon, but 3 1 hoball of—of—that s, of AL Murcoau's D7 Mmd, do Morninville " A sori of spasm crosscd tho young man'sfaco. Ho only bowod in xoply, +¢ Aud you aro—" " . Ge‘orgeu Laurent, ab-your gorvice, mon- slour.” "Thero was still somothing mn tho carnost dark oyea and stoady mouth of the face bofors him that rocalled ' to M. l'mlelu his enrly partiality for tho boy * Lauront, Ho roso and graspod his hand with warmth. # And what nows do you bring mo of my littlo uuhi(;n 7;' l;nli} Lo then, **That slio is woll and superiatively happy ¥ K Monuiour, 'that she is noither,” answored Laurent briotly, “What]” oxclaim=d M. Roquo. **Tmpossibla! Not happy with rank, wealth, & husband who ia o demi&'m'l—" A domigod ! —ADETILI" _6nid tho young man, his fentures again contraat- ug, g‘Yon astound me!” cried M, Roquo, with o cortain gnrenstic intonation." What, thon, is tho fault of this angolic dovil?” | e is killing his wife by inchos—that is all,” M. Roquo Jeaned forward and fixed Lis eyos pteadily on the sponkor's oxcited faco. **Chat is too plain ch'flih‘m unless you aro propared to speik moro p ainly yet," eaidho. “ IIow isho Lilling hor *Those 'aro tho domestic secrots,” answored iho young man with a bitter smile, “And how doos M. Louront bappen to know these domestic socrots ?” asked the othor with o keen look, *“3Imo. do Moraiuvillo has confided in him, perhaps, as an 0ld friend ?” #Mme. do Moraiuvillo,” and he sot his tocth over the unmo ns if it wore not an casy one for Iim to speak, **is too proud to confoss hicr un- huppluess, oven if I darod nsl, and I—X have not tho right,” be added ‘with & sigh. “ No, mouslour, I have gpokon with her but once since hor marringe, and thon—No,~tho tocrots .aro woll kopt 1™ ‘The wholo ‘nolghborhood is edified by monslenr’s dovotion, and Hmus him that, notwithstanding, madamo fails dailyl DBnt I— ny God! I am not his dupe; I have bad ovi- denco enough of hia troachory “lmmi" 1o is doing tho dovil's work undor his saintly sk, aud since I cannot tour off thab mask, I anid fo mysolf, Twill ind thoso who can. AL, Ttoquo is Lor friond: I will esll him to hor aid—" +And suppose M. Roquo declines to interfore botween husband aud wife on the strongth of o muapiclon,” quioly atorposad (hat gontlomna “whnt then 2" “Then I go back and STRANGLE TIAT FERPENT with my ownhands,” eried tho young man, start- ing to liis feot ; but M, Roqué montionod him Dack nzain, ¥ Gontly, gently, my young friend,” said he. “1Vhon you have reached my agoe you will have learned that what is done in a burry is seldom well done. Tostime your soat, f you ploaso, and toll mo what you moan by evideuce of his tronchory,” i Laurent then acquainted him with the sup- posed part Do Morainvitio had playad in that early love-drama of Ilolone's 1ifo, ™+ Thore way never puy promise botween us two,” he sald, “ hut o perfect undorstanding all the same, In oint of wenlth I wns not wholly a match for (oleno, and I was awaro that to demand her Tinud of hier unelo, without at lonst some botter futuroe to offer, would be only to ruin my own liopes. Fortune soonied to Invar mo; I roceived one day n leltar from n rolative in a distant Provinco inviling mo to visit him, and offering mo conditionally corlain great advantages, I wont ; wo woro agreod; bub in making our ar- rangementa my _absonce Emlon ol 1tsolf from weole to weelk, *Fhat time 1. do Morninville used to further his own gnit, and to poison Ielene againet mo by cowardly, undorhnud troachory, Unfortunately thoro wero circumstances to givo color to Lislieo, Iy rolative hnd a dnugltar, and, Thave roason to beliove, would not have objected to strongthon our connection by this allianco; wo were much thrown togother. Brietly, Do Morainville, who must in gomo way bave kept himsolf informed of my movemonts, persuaded Helono that 1 WAS BETROTIED, and gained kor promiso for himself, Dronming nothing of all this—how should I?—I rosolved to bo silent {ill my return, whon I should bo abla to shiow her uncle an_nssured prospoct, AndI returned to flud hor the wifo of another! I was woll-nigh miad, 8 you mny concoive. I was bittor, - orusl, whon I met hor ab laat, Bho Qid not answer my roproachos, Lub only looked up at mo withi suoh o whito faco, euch hopeless oyes] That was not tha ook of a false woman. Monsiour, it spoke love aund Pain as plainly as words conld havo spoken : it cut mo to the heart. I stopped short, boewild- cred: and thon—thon I caught a look from 3L, do Morainville, who was witohing us—a cruol, cowardly look this, almost liko n seoret smile at tho misery ho had caused, I cannot oxpluin it, mounsiour, ‘The unconsoions antipathy I had botore felt for {hat man stood out all at onco clenr, and an instinct told me that wo two wora his vietimw, I sald s0 to Holono: I accusod him of bis porfidy—" 4 And sho admittod? " #8hodid not dony, monsiour. Sho only ‘on- troated mo {o forgivo the wrong that had baon done me, and to forgeb the door. I promiged—L would have promised anything with hor oyes on mo—and thon, when 1 saw De Morainvillo ap- prozching, I rashod ‘sway and wandored nbout tho ulght long, ot ono moment resolvod to broak my word and take my rovonge on’ him, and tho noxt to turn my back on Hanromy, That was what 1 did finally, I wentaway with the pu- Yoko nover to raturn, but whon I heard ‘such nows of hor I could not stay longer: [ camo baoly, thongh my presence can do no good, I hinve not soen hor—I ghall porliaps nover seo hor alive; thoy ey she will go ont no mora till ‘sho goos to hor grave, But you—you can go to her —you will go, . Roque,” and he hnlf roso in his eagornoss i 1414 Wl hand on Eho othors e, 1. Roque was sitting in o' favorto attitndo of attention with him, Lis elbows on his'ehair, and tho two rnmnm{wm of his'clnsped linnds oxtond- ed along tho bridgo of lils nose. - Ho_raised his head at thiy appeul and looked shrewdly into tho agitatod “fuco boforo him, I-wuppose you know, my friond," he said, “that your oo, voayonably considored, Lius ot a log to stand 1 4 But, monatenr, hoar mo—-" # No, monsieur, hear me, it ynu ‘plonso, Bift (nurulnry. and to what doos 1t amount? An mprosslon—nothing more, You say that an Inétinet rovealed to you the tronchory of De —ee e Morainillo ; but in the samo broath you con- fors tho antipathy- which ‘might’ well oxplnin that instinet. Again, Holono did not deny your ncousations apuinst hor husband, but noither did sho admit thom: sha was simply silont, Fhiol might mean ono thing or suothor. You have not & morsol of posliive ‘proof that M. do Morainvillo is-nob-In “ronllty, » most: devoted sPouan, or that tho froachory wag not ontirely Holono's, who was firat- indnicod by ambltion to anorifloo hor rogard for you, and thon by thnt very rogard to prosorva‘your cstoom by tncitly admitting the error into which you had fallon," **And you can beliovo® this, monsionr?" eried tho Joung man, who had llstoned stupoflod ; **you can bolieve this of Holono, who is—" M W10 18 A WODIAN, " nolttior vmoro or loss,” dryly inloTnnod M, Roquo. *And a woman| - Howover, 1 did not say I bellovoq it, I moroly showed you that there was no causo why o roasonablo bolng should not bolleve it, But as I pride mysalf on not boing reasonablo in the ordinary undoratand- ing of tho word, I do not say to you,” Have tho constdoration to attond to your-own aflairs and not dlstirb tho privacy of this dmirable houso- Lold, On tho coutrary, I toll you that whatover may have been tho trith of your instiuct rospoct- ing B do Moralnviile; the instinot which ted you tomo did not deaoive you. It was mocoesary that I shomd first know precisely tho torma on whioh you stood with 3Mmo, do-Morainvilio, I 800 that Lo has known how to maintain an ad- mirablo prudence in hor rolation with you; o8 ' for tho rest, bo - agaurod that hor mothor's daughtor will not 'bo -wholly help- loss so loug - as I live.” -And tho sigh which escaped M. Roquo might havo somowhat onlightonod his sequaintanco - as' to the disap- pointmont that had mado him * o sonstblo luna~ tlo,” #.T propogo to loso no timoe in vunmula'nF this mystorious husband ; it _ho prove an angal, 80 much tho bottor for his wifo ; if n -dovil, so much tho worse, possibly, for himeoll."” * Wo'shall go at once, thon, to Sanromy,” oriod tho young man nnxurl{. * Pardon mo,” rejoined M. Roque with polite doclsion, *1 shall go at onco, bub 1BHALL. GO ALONE, As for yon, you will botako yoursolf ‘whero you will, only nof to Banremy. - Rofloct that, if thero be anyihing underhand, our ap- poarance togothor would at ouco'sot M. do Mo~ ranvillo on his guard.” TRoluctantly Lnuront yielded ~to the roa- son of thie viow, and suffored his'companion to depart alone. ; Roque, who had not scen Holeno ainco hior olatoly - marringo, was deoply shooked, despito tho roparation ho had }nst rocolved, D{‘ the uhnnfiu n lior, White, wesk, nervous, she: was -the merost ghost, of ‘her former- gelf. Bhe.nevor stirred now from the room to which, by degrecs, Jhior. world had narrowed, nud, looking at Lior; hor old friond bogan to foar that sho ‘wonld indoed novor leave it but for that most straitencd resting-place of all. Bub-what wag smiss with hor? M. Roque's quostioning gob little enough satisfection from tho physician, who discourssd b as ‘gront lougth as-lis listonor's impatlence would allow, ~ but_ whoso information, atrippod - of its husk of losrnod - torms, smountad to this: That Mmo. do Morainville's iliness was vory merions; that bo conld not do- toct any pufliciont catteo for it, nud thab its origin appeared to bo norvous or AENTAL RATHER THAN BODILY; oll of which loft 3L, Roque about as wiso as ho had bosn before, Tailing with thie physlcian, ho tried tho pationt noxt, but for somo timo to littlo bottor purposo. 1lo bogan by mklnF ol her marriago, but sho did uot follow this Iead very roadily. Had this union glyon lior all tho advantages sho antiol- pated ? hio nsked, *Bho hnd no “complaint to mako, And they loved onch othor as much ns over? As for that, naturally they wero no longor in thoiz honoymoon—with & faint smilo, Tinaily, sho was perfoctly happy? with impatient sar- ctsm. Had Papa Koque'a oxporionco thon taught Diim that this was & porfoctly happy world ? “Aud #0," eaid M. Iloquo biuntly, “ you aro going to anothor s fast as you can.” Thon, ay sho did pot answor, “It is” of no use, Holene, ‘beating about tho bush: you are awara that you aro soriously j11?* Yos, shio was quiot awaro of it. “ And that thoro ia nothing on earth to mako youso?” Agnin Heleno was gilont, “Montal disoaso,” pursued M. Roque, bout on rousing hor, * mental disosso monua ;ml\gi- nary disoaso. Child! how dare you rebolliously ' disconcert tho dosigns of Providonco, and go to henvon beforo it is ready for you?™ “I am not rebollious,” anewored =Helono, missing tho ludicrons sido .of = this apostropho in the carnestness with which it was put. I know—yoes,” 8ho ropeated moaningly, T know that it I8 the duslqu of Irovidonco to romove me from this world,” # And will you have tho kindness to toll mo how you can possivly know that?” Sho did not roply, and ho was continuing with an onorgetio romonstranco, whon ll at anco sho turncd toward him her avorted face, whosa deadly paloness atartled him into mlence, and leaning forward to lay bor cold littlo hand on Tiis, told bim in n "trombling whisper that sho had_beoo ropoatedly warnod of approaching doath by o MIDNIGHT BPECTRE AT WER BEDSIDE. M. Toruo stured incrodulous as ho lstoned; thon langhed at her, acoldod, rensoned, ro- proached her suporstition for putting faith in dreams. It cannot bo n droam,” sho intorposed do- cidodly, “for it nprnnm whon I am wide awalke, and ovon talking with my-maid.” “Your mnid! aud docs sho sco 1t too, this mystorious visitant 2 “Buch things oro vigiblo only to thoso to whom thoy aro gont," slie answorad in o low voico. #Nonsonse! therois Dr. Raynal, you sco, did not even think it worth while to mention it to me—which, howevor, ho might havo done,” con- cluded M, Roque in & muttered asido. Holono hesitated, ** I havo never told him,” gho said at last. *Extromoly wronz! Iow can_you expect ician to curo you if you don't confida in him " #] do not expact it—and—and T do dread the ‘moans he might doom necossary for a cure. linve apolkon of it only onco, to M. de Morain- vilo, and bio looliad 't mg 5o trangoly. Oh, Papn Roquo I” she crted pitcously, **Isaw it in Lhis faco— 1E TAOTGNT ME MAD | Oh ! I ahall die Soon enough—I do not mind that —but ta dio there, shut up among ‘those wretch- ¢ ed, horriblo creatures!” anda long, shuddering llqh finished tho sentence. i Bug, my desr child,” said M. Roque soothing- ly, **you cannot fear that your husband would gond you from him thus?" Hofono was silont nwhile. “Ilo might bo rensonod into it,” sho said at last; “he might be persnaded it was the ouly way of cure. No, no, I dare not run such a risk. I have made him promiso to say no maro of it, to {ell noono, And you, teo, you will promiso me, wiil you not # " i “ Ligton tomo, my dear Holono,” eald M. Roque, bending forward and laying his fingors impressivoly togethior. *In tho firat place, T pledge you my word that what you fonr shall noyer happen’; I'am also rendyto promiso to tell no one, hocause I intond to oure you mysalf —come! you are not afrald of mo, I hopel— and you must promise inzeturn toleave tho whole in my hands, and not to bo surprised or nlarmed ot anything I may any or do. Iam oing to make an end, not only of your spactro, ut of your illncss—to make you s well woman agnin.” You hoar? flolono hoard, and smiled, but faintly, Sho had_ bnt littlo faith in his ability: to per~ farm oither of the taskas ho had ot him- solf, for sho sincoroly belioved horself doomed by o higher deereo ; till thore wns somothing choering in hig confidonce. _Porhaps thnt contl: deuce waa ronlly loss than it soomod, for "B, Roquo sighed {nveluntarily as ho satthoro think- lng: : thon, to cover the sigh, ho snid abruotly : "1t ocowtrs to mo that wo aro rockoning alittla tao faat in ugrmln(iam Keop this matter to our- olves, ninca thoro 18 still a fourth in the secrot alrondy." “You monn Justino—my maid? Xt s trnoshe {s !n ‘tho socret, but I can depend on hor to lreop t” " “Dopend on & woman to lma[l: a soorot!"” orlod M. Roque, *‘and’anccrot of that sort, too! I mnst pay o little more attontion to Allo, Justine, AUCI A NATURIAL GURIOSITY ' 15 woll worth it. ~Pray ring, my donr,” ho con- cluded, in a tono botweon enat and oarnost, and lat ma commence my studles at once," Helono #milod lauguidly, and touched tho bell- rape boside her sofn. Tho sBummons was an- awored in dua timo, bur, as moanwhile M. do Morainvillo'lind ontorod s wito's apartment, that first ouriosisy of AL Roquo was quito fors atten, ITo had oyos atd ears only for the mas- or of tho honso, 3 W31, do Moraiuville,” hio sald, presstibly,” with more than his ordinary abruptness, *what'do you think of Yom‘ wife's mysterious visitor 2" M. do Moralnyille shruggod his shouldors with & malancholy half-smile, ~ * What can I think 7" gaid ho, ** It is a most lamontable dolusion,” Justine, _whom hor mistross lad de- tatned bosido_with somo work, gave & sort of shivor. **Madawe Ly a suporuatiral warning," sho murmurod. ! + pMademo hos a nightmaro,” sharply sald B, Roque, overhoaring hor, . # Unquostlonably it s some distemper of hor own miud,” assented Do Moraloville,” W1 bog your pardon, nof at all," replied’ M. Noque yot more sharply, “Come,” maid M. Roquo to himselt ag bho sat silontly pondoring, ‘‘so mtch in ‘clear: that Do Moreiuville has™ his' own “fora; for tho magnificontly-molded outlinos, thé warmth of coloring, seomod fuirly to chal- “through tho draporiod windows “appearod to “that gho replied composedly, roturning his look: “bub i ' A DISTEMPER OF HER DODY, if yon will,” g 5 :* But you called It & nightmaro,” objocted the othor, ooking bowilderod. Yo, and what I8 tho nightmaro but a bodily doluslon? Droams and visions, what nre tho} but othor fiamos for plyaleal distarbanco ? " L tIna fmubngl sonao, I adinlt—""bo; an'Dd Morahivitle, but M. I!.m]\m Intorruptod him. “Tdo nof spoak moroly “fn’ a’.gondral “sonso fTo 1ig more prboleo, lob . raéall for . mombnk thono unplonsant spots whicli in a° dorangement of tho stomnch, tho blood—tho gonoral ‘systom, in‘fino—froquently float boforo the oyes. ~Onr own oxporlonco tolls ud of the straugo and ' va: rled nlmgua thoy will' sssumo, and we hisvé overy right to bioliove thom "at tho bollom of thosd singalar casos of ‘ur{uual' 1llusfon’ occasionally mot with,” I mysolf krow. a studont who' lins twico throdtonod Lis sorvant with dismissal for lotting n white hon Into his library, = Whito hon or blnck cat; natural objoot o1 nionatrosity, it ig oll of a piaco—tho direot work of tho doranged body, *“aud_only * Bocordarily, if ab . all; of Yt dlschach Imsginauion. Now lo us comn yot closer: Mmo. do ‘Marain- ville in ill; thoro is not a norve, not ap organ, in Thor wholo 8ystom, but Is @isordorad ; “the tirbid blood moves_slugglshly througl' tho brain, and, sattling in spots *about tho woak oyos, ovorcadts thom with n kind of voll whioh' may a8 easlly talk ono form na ' anotlior, . Hore, for™the fitat Mo, the imagination ‘comes in: fancying hor- Bolf abont to dio; thaso visionary disturbancos rogolvo thoinsolves into . SPEGTOAL APPEARANOES— warniogs from aunothor, world, ss sho consldora them, ~Her foobloncss” makes tho illusions, nnd tho_illnalons inorando tho' fooblonted ; #o cAuse and offeat aro oontinually interchasging, acting, and reacting on oncli othor.” "M, Roquo, whilo dontonstrating’ sition os glibly 08 if ho" Mmgolf' bolteved overy point of " it, had 'kept ‘his a{u'un Do Bloralnvillo, who sat listening in ‘an ' attitudo of fixod attontlon, his hoad on'his hand'and'his oyos on tho ground. 3 ' “Your thoory is tnfiuulous," he eald,” whon tho other Lad finishod spoaking, * highly in- genlous, certalnly,” in a touo of polite In- oredulity, f 2l “Wnich moans that you put no faithinit?” sald D, Roque quickly, Do Mordluvllio_raisod his shoulders and oye- his “'po- brows, and spread his .opon palms, with ono of thono ' gesturcy 8o’ pocaliarly and exprossively M‘%fl)xxml' ¥ Binca you forco mo to the avowall ™ said e, = oo © Thon may Iask how you do acoount for the dolusion? Perhapa you, too, cousider it & Aupor~ natural _\vnmmq 2" with sarcastio omphasis, Do Morainvillo gavo tha questioner ono quiok, furtiyoly-inquirng look; thon his oyes wdub th?ufihumly baclc to the carpot a8 ho' anbivored quietly : o P!xdon, monslour, you reason too quickly. Botweon the supernataral aud the puroly physi- cal thoro Ia a wido range. I confoss myssif ll- qualifiod to assign to this casoils procise dogroo, only nblo, a8 I am, to feol the melancholy effect whicl':. this ‘frightful vislon produced upon my 0. With theso worda ho rose, as if’ the' conver~ sation g WERE BEGOME TOO PAINFUL, and, golng up to Helona’s couch, raisod hot hand to iy lips, bado hor a tondor adion, and loft the room with's shiado on his handsonte faco that did not misbocomo it. = ronsons ‘for not ‘encouraging & natural, or at loast & commonplace solution of his housoliold mystur{. Osdinarily, I havo obsorved, ho carrios i politenoss to such o pitoh, that he will mdko alinost any concossion rather than have an'argu- mount; while just now ho was somothing moro than ready to refuto my nonseuse—which is not wholly nonsense, by the way. But what may {hoso reasons bo—hum P . Unconsciously M. Roque spoko tho last ‘word ‘nlond, thoroby startling tho muid, who looked up isom hor work, * Mongiour spoke?” sho asked, . 7 1Io lifted his oyes aud mot hers fixed upon him. M. Roquo was not very suscoptiblo to fominine charms, but a3 holooked ab bor now he thought ho had never seon A HANDSOMER OREATURE, ki and wondorod that he lind not romarkod it bo- longo tho_oje. Tho subducd rays steling in gather about Lor ns something akin, and to g\m‘ow {from hor @4 much glow o4 thoy lont, It ‘way a8 {f sho diffused hor awn surplus of lifo over tho wholo of tho shadod room; only not on alo, wraithliko figuro 'on tho cotich near by, which, from the contrast, Idoked doubly deathihiko. *Monsiour .wishts gomothing?" she nsked again, as ho continuod to rogard hor without ro- ving. i “hlé—yes, Lwisk to know if you nro Fronch, Milo, Justino? It is hardly & Fronch typo, *4 On tho mother's side, yos, monsiou iny father was Vonotian.” “ Justino's history 18 A TOMANCE,” gn;lrl Mmo. do Morninville. *Is it not so, ma “Delle 2" *Alns, madame, I have indeed known much change. y “ And all to ond in a dull country chatoau and | & troublosome sicl woman, whoso inost dovotod ‘nurse sho is," snid Helono, botwoen & smilo ‘aud sigh, *But no,” sho added, ** tho final word is not_spokon yot. - Thors will be anothor toss of tho ball after I am gono.” A Tho gir], raised_ber oyos imploringly to_hor ‘mistresu's faco. 'Thero was ovidontly s real nt- taclimont botweon'tho'two. ~Mmo. do_Morain- villo laid her hand: carossingly on Justine's hend, nud lifted ono of tho loavy coils of ‘red brown ‘mir. Tho movemont dislodged ono of tho pins that held it up, and the wholo mass, loosened Ly its own woight, tumbled down over arms and bosom, over the chair, in which she sat, and dowa to tho vory flaor, a glorlons swoop_of Jight and color, such a8 might woll bave dazzled M. Roquo's bacholor eyes. “colved’ 'a” torriblo “vinced "than * boforo. | thironghs tho solid wall in a ‘cloud that “Chore, Papa Roquol” exclaimed Holeno, #4did you ever seo such hpir? Ouly como hero and look abit.” M. Roque approachiod, and atood looking from ono to tho othor of tlia two young womon. Thore conld have boen but little diforouce in theirago, but in all olse . WIAT UTTER UNLIRENESS! In its bost days Helono's dolionte loveliness must Tiavo looked faded besida tho othor; but now, ify hor ewmaclation, hor pallor, #ho ws abaolatoly ghastly coutrasted with that _gorgcous ploturo, all strong, warm Lues, steoped and rayed in the light of fits own Softing. A atrango moisturo surprisod thoso hard old eyos of his ; ko Btuu’]lmd down hnatily to hide it _over tho wenderful hair ho had beon summoned to -admirs, in wliich ap- parent homage lio wag caught by 31.'d Moraln- villo, who had como back for somo parting word which ho hod omitted to sponk. Tho latéod sur- voyed tho group befors him with a frown, the mara improasive for its oxtrome rarity, and turn- ing to Justino dismlssed hor almost harsnly. or bocutiful eolor doepenod painfully, and thoro was & momontary light contraction of hor lips ; sho was evidontly much hurt by his uncalied-for soverlty. Whon #ho wad gono’ Holone vonturod & romonstranco, but ho only answered coldly : ¥ 1 DO NOT BITARE YOUR INFATUATION.” This littlo opisodo gave M. Roque food for soma speculntion, ‘Why should M. ‘do_ Morain- ville, 50 dalicatoly dovotod to his wife, botray in hor proseaco the prejudica ho had' conceived agninst hor faithful attendant, a creaturs so ngcogsary to hor' comfort 2—abovo all, why shonld ho botray it at pruu(uu‘{ that momont? and then & certain gpecoch of Iolenc's persisted in coming back and mixlug itself oddly in the mattor: **Ishnlil die soon ouough.” What did that nean? M. Roquo sot his wits at work on tho whole, aud had 'presontly constructed a thoory ot least as ingonions 08~ that on which Do Morninyille had rocently complimoited bim. It stood thus: The montal dis¢ase that waa Lilling Hdlene was conneetod with her married life, Loving Georgos Linurent, sho had givon herdol? to Da Moraluvilio out of nrido, piquo,—who kuows what motives working on a womnan's heart undor suoh eiraumstances P~and ylolding moroover to his own and her unolo's urgency, Her husband's firab passion pnat, Lo carod no more for her, Pm'- hops was _scorotly unkind,—suoh things before now had boon coverod by & fait appORLaNOD,— and Holono, too proud and too sensitive to bo-: tray tho uttor fuilure of this marriago, or to allow tho hazarding of & guess at the truo ob{ofit of hor own affootiony, was woll contont to leb go Lier hold on a lifo-which sho 'NEITITER WANTED NOR WAS WANTED IN, Bo mitoh for madamo. M. do Moraiuville was at onge cruol and un}mrfil{—lmpoa:lb)n with' that shipo of head that ho should” bo othorwlse—nud thoso two qualitics combined made a - liypoorite, Tirod of hiw fading wifo, ho soorotly longed for the timo whon hio oould et anothor In her place, and this othor Justine Mazzolotti, whom' Lo was hapalesy of obuhllng on any lowor terms, guil whoso hosuty biad 80 turned his head that hiawas roparod to bid her own price, s proteridoed Alsliko for hor, thon, was but.a oloak for his roal foolings, and its only gonuloo fonturo hnd boon thab instlugtivos movomont of jealousy just now. luman naturg is human ‘hature, aud possibly I, Ttoquo wah not rolnctant to belfovo s supposi- tion rathor flattoring to his own vauit: ) S Mg ‘was ook sl AL do fnville truating, - reasonably . enough, * in hig” ad- —_—— vautages of person and Y}usuinn to win tho "wifo ho ‘wnntod, saw ithe only obata- olo t6 his Liapnirioss In tho wifd ho possossod, tho sickly wifo Whoso doclina was not rapid enough {:flruhls impationco, Naturally tho noxt thought ., JIOW TO IASTEN IT, Dotetred, iot by priiiclplo, but by fear, from tho employment of any ngont, which, if discoyerad, could involyo dangor to bimmold, ho had onsb about, for something st onco safo and ' o ffootunl, and biad found it in this mystorious apparition. Hotw miich botter thnn.tho vulgar risk of polson & mdang which would aot alike on body snd mlm'l] wonring ont tho nerves with msh{ and sldoplossnoss, whilo improssing the imagination ith s suporintual varalng olorably puro o worl out ita own fulfilmont. Buch was tho pleasant thoory which AL, ‘buils up nbout his polite and attentive host, and ha'obickled a8 ho montally surveyad the edlfico. His Inbor waa ' by o moans complato, howaver ; bo'must ascortain not only what Do Morainvillo was'doing, but 7%ow ho waa dolng' it, and this throatenod 1o bo. no eney tnak. HHis bhochtions must hinyo beon plannod and conducted with ox- cooding skill to docelvo not only bis wifo but hor maid, who ind ropeatadly witnossad tho appaci- tion, nd who, oven allowing for tho stupe ying fufluoncoof. Buporstition, had at loast na'por- Bonal ‘foor liko lior mistress to blind her, ‘And * hare M, Roquo, with unaccountable sliort-sightodness, for "tho first timo por- flaw in his architectura, Ho bothought himaolf that, according to Holona's account, tho girl, though ropoatedly prosent, JAD ‘NOT WITNESSED TIlE APPARITION | . Thia wad Ihdead a'sorfous diffioulty, for cven ‘M. do-Morainville ¢onld hardly carry hia arts so fat.as t6 revoal bimsolf to one, aud” romain in- visiblo to tho athor, of two porsons side by sido. Tho eastls bogan to toitor, but after a momont's blaok dismny 3L Rogque Ero[! od it gallantly up again, ' Who could toll what olraumstances thoro ght bo to’explain this scoming contradiction ? Porhaps, Justing ad nover chanced to look ab precisoly tho right instant, .or had shut hor oyes —or—or——," Ifo would hivo a word with hor on, tho subject ab suy rhto—possibly talkoe her into'his confidonco; for thoso embarrassments mado it “déalrablo . to securs somo slly, and Justlno's aitdchmiont to hor mistross would mako hor a zenlous oune, whilo her foclings towards hor master just at’ prosant |- wero soarcely of & kind to Lold hior back on his account, £ ' Boizing an ‘opportunity to epeak with hor no— ong 3 ; “1 bellgvo, Mademolsello Jiatine,” ho_bogan, affocting & Uzht tone,, * yon have novor had tho pleasure of Boclng madame's unwoarned visitor from the othor world 2" Justine raised hor oven quickly to his faco, dropped thom ngain, looked troubled, and final~ Iy, aftor anothor doubtful glauce ab him, asid, hositatingly: # Pardon, monslour ; T havo conconlod it from madamo, runrlnf to make hor worso, but I'do nlot Inow that I'havo tha right to decetvo mon- slour, I YIAVE OFTEN'BEEN THE—, tlll\o fhing ;" aud sho crossed horsolf with a shud- lor, - M. Roque could havo hugged hor for this con- firmation of his theory. e oponed his beart to Lor on tho gpot, But uow onmo an unlooked-for obstacle in the utter incredulity with which sho Leard bim. L. do Moralnville himself the causo of that apparition which so terrified his wife! - But ‘what motivo then? This ias procisoly whnt M. Roqus had no intontion of tolling hor, for, as a student ‘of mnatird and woman nature, hie did not” beliove in trustiog boyond tho. necessiby s farced luto o gondral oxplanation, ho with- beld her own. . share “tho “motivo ns- “signed,, Bub ‘Justing’ was rathor losa con-- No, monsienr might' sometimes bo projudicod, unjast perhaps, townrd others, but for madame’ ho was all that thero is of most tendor, mostdevoted, most so- licitous ! Bosides, bow waa it possiblo thnt any " moro mortal could eo long and 80 repeatadly de- colva their'oyos? Could flesh and blood appear liko thiat, fnr from 'any, ontiance, rising up ! bung Tivid about its F}.\nallyn ro of o corpse? ‘Impossi- 'ble, uitetly impossiblo for Ler ‘to boliove! M. Roque, in dospair, ok Jas concodod that bo did not nelk hor bellof, only hor ausistatico ; and thia sho promisod, roadily cnough, undortaking to bogullo her nifatress for awhile iuto.the uflfflin- ing dressing-roor” in ordor to glvo him an op- _porbunicy of oxemining hor apartmont. without nrousing.the susploion tho shock of which it wag ‘most importaut shio shonld bo spared. Jusline ko]gt Lis word, and 131 Roquo had the @oubtful satisfaction of pooring ‘and listéning, rappivg and probing, from corner td corner of “tho room, . WITHOUT THE SLIGATEST RESULT. Evory aquaro inch bad beon tested, and Gvery 8quaro juch nad provad absolutaly alike destituto of tho least indication of o conconlod spring, the least hollownosa of sound to'imply a sooret pas- #ago. Foiled, tired, and tolerably out of humor, M. Roque desisted, and sought tho solitude of his own room, to” meditato under the inspiring tassclof. a rod smoking-cup noarlyas old au grotesquely ugly as himself, Ho could rockon oii no opportunity of oxamin- ing M. dé Morainville's apartmiont, which was on the firat.floor, opening’ from o kind of study in “whicliils ownersponta Frun! Qonl of his time, and | 2 which,whenoutofit, hé had theinconvenient habit of keeping locked on account of the many valu- ables it contained. The only move II. Roqua could think of now was to_hold o midnight vigil in Helono's drossing-room, taking cara to con- coal his intontion’ from’ tha suspoctod spectro; but though ho watched theto two long niglits no ghost came near, whethor owing to an unbofiov- .or's presonco or whatovor ocoult cause. On tho third night, howaver, whon, worn out with fruit- Tomy wolking, 10 was in his bed and slumbering liko thio sovon sleopora rolled in ono, TIIE MALICIOUS SPIRIT REAPPEALED, And now M. Roque soomod suddebly to weary of his ' sclf-appoiated task, or clse tho olaims of affocyion wore not proof against tho fascluations of a *‘ curiosity salo ™ about to tako placo in Trolville, a largo town somo two diys* journoy from Sanromy. ~Ho dovoured tho adveriisomont in bis morning paper, packoed his ‘portmaritonu with equal neatness and despatelt, kinsod Holeno, promising a_spoody roburn, With glorious' tropnics, figurativoly speaking, at his chintiot wheols, and in leas than an hour was off, M. do Morainville himsolf politely conveying him to catoh his'train, Ll Dut if M. Toqué meant to sttond tho sale in Troiville, o cortainly Wout, about it oddly, is ticket was indeod takon for that place, but at tho ‘vnri first siation 1o jzot out, snd shouldering his ‘portmantoan proceeded to walk baok to Banromy, » distance of some twelve mites. .. THIS WAS ECCENTRIO, 1o uny thelonst, L. nm\\‘m wag not ordinarily & man givon to throwing his money away, oxcopb for those ortistio moustrositics doar to hisheart: and it might faily bo saked why,,if ho fols himself in neod of pedestrian oxorcise, hoshould have chosen 8o oxponsive s modo of ' taking it} likoyiss, why, avolding tho bighway, ho stolo along by a footpath, undor covor of wood and hill, turning aside to shun any chance encountor, ond, arrived ab Banreamy, conconliog himiiolt nmong Bomoe cavernous rooks on tho outskirts of tho Do Moralnville estate. € Turther yot: whon tho dinner hour cimo, justead of rolurning, ' ke a reasonable being, to dress bhimself’ and partake of the admirable yepast alweys served ot tho _obatoan, aftor muuchluE a pleco’ of dry_broad onb of his_pockot, &io cropt long through tho dusk; not by the broad svenuo, but toward tho baok of the ionss, to & window opon- ing on a narrow pasusgo, and whioh, from, tho easo with which it yicldod to his oiforts, afforded some susplolon of haying been tampored with, 0Onca Inside, a turn or two, witn much caiition of car and foot, brouglit him to Do Morainville’s apartmont, p WIIOH TTE ENTERED, and, aftor looking carcfully about him, prooeed- to conceal himselt in [tho outor room under o Tougs boolcaso, which, ornamonted with s curved front renoling fo the floor, ab tho widos was Ligh enough for a mon to squooze hlmuoll bo- neath, In this oxtreniely undiguified position, flas” on ° bis Dback, M. Roquo Iay waiting Zor what was bost kuown to hhnself, “But nfter o thino, his uniiaual oxorcise, tho duy spont in tho opon air, the fatigue l‘clillflf from his watoh- ful mghts, and the dotermination of blood to tha hiosd on_that dead lovel, all combined to over- owor Lm, and ovon in tho act of violontly wink- ?ug his oyos—thero was not room ko rub thom— iu ordor to keop awake, bo wont sound ““'“"fi‘ His waking wos os suddon ad lus slumbor, Tow long this iight have lasted ho did nob Kuiow. . All was daric and still ; it might be any hour of the night. Ho cautiously protruded his hioad to reconuoitre thon o hand, an . arm, till finally, drawiug iho rost of his porson after, o stoud upright, and golug on tiptos to the door of tho bodohsmbor, thore droppod agaln to all-fours, nud grnpml his way along tho wall to place whioh commanded a viow of tho bed. . IT WAB ENPTY, * M. Roqgue was not surprised, but he wos angry withi himself, Ho sworoa porfoct volley undor hin broath ag hio looked. to ‘860 hoyw tho oxit hnd hoon offectod. ' Not by tho door, for it was fast~ enod on the. Inslde, a4 woro also the windows, with tho oxcoption of one pano at tho top too small and too high for passage, Ibwas juatas ho bad thought; the doorot. which e had falled to discover did oxist altor all; Do Moruinyille had {unt gono " through it, and ‘was doubtloss af this momenj—Iin the" charnctor of aghost —vislting bis wife's room, Bhould’ he “rush thithor, 7on the baro chanoo of gonfroniing Toquo - tonvin, 0 ustirfi:. him, or shouwld "lo walt Lore fhe yo grontor “llkolihood of "his mpeody rnlzn't nnd tho dissovary of the concenlad passago? 1o decldod to remaln, and crouchad himsolf clogo on tho nolghborlng ofs. It wos-much more comfartdbla than his formor couch, but o wos in no danger of falling asleop now, Even lia Impatlonco could sonrcaly havo found tho timo long, when tho wall suddonly yawned not 3 fagk from Lim, and discloned a pula Ogurs -glimmatiug in kind of bluish vapor, Toforo it could clora agala ko anmu}uorunt, pelling the white sofa drapery sround him, and cried in o bollow voica ¢ : !' PREPANE FOR TITE TOMD | The figure stared, singgored o m}& forward, and full fnco foromost on tho sofa. M. Roqua conld not stop to nttend to' him just then: slippiug through tho opening, still with tho whifo drapory gathered abont him, lio found bimself in n pase sago botweon tho thick walls just wide onough o admit o mpa's body, nlong which Lo gropod his way in uttordatknoss, till ho samo-all at onco on something soft and yiolding, yot which soomod to bar further progross, fl](ndlyin tho Dlnoknoss Lls hand folt about, till, by good for- tuno, it It on the sooret spring, the wall gava way boforo hitm, aud rovealed; somowbnt ovor- Liond, a-flasuro of light, through wiich glimpsod ono aide of the chamber, with Holene's bed, aud Justing hundlni,' over 1t. Y8t ho higsed, still - keoping cautlounly bnoke in tho shadow, ''ho girl turned from Lx::‘- n&munlng mistress, and -dorted -toward ‘tho und, 18 anything wrong ?” sho whisporod. “Evorything,” laconically ropticd M. Roquo, not remarking, ' in- hia first “flush " of excitomont, that sho soomad as little surprisod by Dbis dramotio appenranco as it she' had beon oxe peuun}; Itim. *“Alonsiour ia fallon in s fitbolow, and I foar tho shock for madame.” 70 PENDITION WITIt YOU AND YOUR MADAME!" ‘intorruptod tho girl, with suddon savage onorgy thrusting him oside. * Ho.is down thero, dying —dond porbaps!” and eho flow rocklessly down tho dark parrow way. M, Roquo stood " at firat loo utterly tranafixed ovon for o shrug, but rocovering himsolfin o momont hastencd to Holeno, whose strgpling conscionsness wos returning, totd hor hurfimfl_v . that o had made n_strango discovery, assured hor that shio had nothing mora to faar and might o8t tu\n?‘ull until his" immediate return, and or somowhnt restorod rushed -sfter He found hier knosling by the sofs, supporting Do Morninvillo, whoso face was deathly whito ng tho shroudlike garmont that swathed Lim to the chin. But, press his'head to-her bosom, énll his namo with “pesstonate words as she might, :nolthor dry nor carosawould bring tho dead to lifo again. M. Roquo was convincud, that tho cago. was o hopoless ono, yot tho customnary formilitios must bo obsorved, tho tell-talo tokons romoved, The servants roused aud the physician : summonad. Dr. Raynal took in the situation at a glanco, “Tho homt," ~asid ho, quiotly, = “It wes o constitutional tendency with M. do Moraitville, I supposed he would %0 offliko this saoner or lator.” And; dropping the hoavy hiand, ho turned away and took 4 plnoh of snuff, = Justino lstonod ss colmly as i he had but made,somo remark upon tho woather. Sho did ' not oslst whon' M, Roque desired hor to follow “him, nor mako the slightost nttempt to ovidohis quostions, bnt told n plain, *straightforward story, M. de Morainville was to have WARRIED WED AFTER WIS WIFE'S DEATE, nnd the possibility of Lastening that avent had Loen suggested by Juetine’s own accidental dis- covery of tho gecrob pagaago, of tho existonce of whichi no ono in theohnteny, not ovon its mas. tor, liad boon awaro, Through this mesns, and Dby the hiolp of disguise sud somo simple chome “lcnl” agonts, tho apparition, with itu llvia vapor and ghastly paraphernalin, bnd_beow menagod with’ porfoct enso, Justino had "of courso ab once warnad Do Morainvitlo of 4ho suspicions communicated to hor by 3L Roque, and monsyros .lind Lican taken to deadan - the hollow gornd at tho pasngo mouth by lining it with eaft cush- Jous. Tha epring it was imposaibla to discovar “from thio outsida, oxcopt by such-pure accideut, ‘most unlikoly to bo repeatad, ns Liad rovealod it to horsalf, 8ho told her shameful story with tho samo dry eyos and tone that hnd: noyer changod sinco sho listonod to Do Moreinville's death-gontonce. ‘And when tho sole punishment 3, Roque pro- nounced nponher was to quit tho chatonu and the neighborhiood of Sanvemy with that vary dawn, #ho' acquicsend ‘with tho same kind of atolid iudiffercnco, althongh sho could: havdly havo oxpootod such clamoncy. Sbe had played far high atakes, and p JAD LOST EVERYTNIONG § o doubtless slio was stunued just at firat. What 8he might bo, lef looss on the world, Inter, the firs violenco of the shock over, is » speculation not wholly agroeabls- and fortunntely unnoces- sary. _With bior we have ‘nothing moro to do. M. Roquo was but too glad to boe rid o ensily of the seandal bo drended. Justine Mazzoletti gone, thoro was left only himsolf acquainted with the sceret of the dead, which in effact vo- ronined & dend socret, Ho nover divulgod it ox- copt to ono person, Georges Laurent; to whom 1 its rolation ho remarked -that.tho man had thoroughly justifiad his estimate, but tho woman had been”too doop .for him; adding, however, that it was really loss the woman than her hair; for how could scionca itsolf guess th formation of o skull so disguised? Thus bo mannged to twist his own blundor into & fresh argumont for his fovorita habby. . P Of coursn, the household mystery conld not bo wholly conconled from Holeno, but her husband’s shara in it she nover know. M. Roquo too groatly rospocted tho proud dolicacy which bad uniform- ly.shiclded tho uihappy sccrota of: hor marriad Tifo, not fo omulato it now in sparing oven to hiar the name shoe had spared so long to oftbers. 1o told hor that JUSTINE YAD PROVED JIENSELE A TRAITOR, rolneing himsol f4r this balf truth with the ro- flaction that it was ot least a truth 80 far as it wont, nndthat Sustine’s shoulders wore surely broad onough to bear tho blamo for both sides. Heleno accopted in silonco what he saw fit to toll hor, wiso enough not to press a subject that could ohly give hor pain. And 80 thio ro-catab- lishodhonlth andspirits of horsscond. huyny union, which followed in due time, woro not clouded by tha knowledge of how thorough n wrotch her first husband was; ‘or how narrow ‘an cticapa Mmo, Lnurent had of dylng tho * tendoriy-la- montod " victim of M. do Moreinville, One word moro, - ; No living human being but himselt knows it, but—AIl, Roque has got M. do Morsinville’s hond in his collection attor alll How ho” managed it i his own secrot; but_thora it is, and by na moans tho least' prized of tho company: rofore rod to on oceasion, proudly though indofinitely, by M. Roque, a3 * a most’ romarkablo person {n Lis day.” He did not love him in life, but he dotes owhim in denth.—Kale Pulnam 0sgood in the Galazy for May. ———— AFTER HEINE. 1'v8 wiltten couplots tomy Indy's oxes, Her foot T've sung in half a storo romances, And on bior littlo liand, bowitehing rizol T'vo lavishod dozons of poetio funcles. T'vo nung horlittlo chiook, In vorso apart, . . Tor lttlo mouth, what thymes I've mad tipon 1k And it my Iady bnd s littte hoast, Wiy, Twould colobrato it in & konnot, —Haanilian's Nugazine. Are There Any Robentoxicating ) . Wines? * Tn this gamo connaotion an nqiilry foréed ite salf upon moas to tho nature of thoso’winos, Pagsing thus through tho wholo breadih of Tiitope on one of its ehiof wine-growing bolts, it goomod to ma that this might bo takon”as a falr snmplo of‘tho drinks which tho people of o grngo-_rnglon will oxtract from tho wine. I rafsed the quostion : Do thosa communitios use or knoiv auy drink boaring the namo of wine which Is not' n formonted, intoxicating drink ? Tb:was porfoctly manifost, oven to tho oyo; thnd all the winos consumed by high and low wero diffusiblo stimulants, stirring thoe blood; oxoiting tho norves, and lushing the cheoks. But i oc- curred to me, boforo leaving tho Rhine, to tost the quostion atill more offectually, ‘ns my own practical roply o atatemonts which I have hoard and. rond ‘about tho use of *infor- monted’ winos " in wlna—{;rowlng countries, Accordingly, from that tlme I have made it a polut at ovory prluulpnl' stopping- pliico to tasto the poople’s wino—""vin ordinnire” —and occastonnlly other kinds at random, 1 have found that, while dilforing in astrmgenoy, sournosd, and flavor, thoe poople’s wine is invarls ably an aleoholo drink, apparontly a little sirongor than tho strongost oider which waas for- merly mado in Now Englaud, from which, in some Inatnnces, the tasto could sonrcoly bo Hise tlngnlsbed, And I hayo conoluded that, if thore bo any practico of presorying tho unformentod {ulnu.ot tho grape, or of preserving tho grapos o mnlko it, such a8 tho excollent” Mr. Dolavan found in one solitary instanco in Italy, it is Emo!wo kopt profoundly soorot, And; It thora 0 any unformontod lir!unru sold and drank as “twines " in the rogion I have now travalod, they aro liquors unknown to tho hotols, the cafos, the rostaurants, and tho peoplo who frequant them ; and thoy are liquors nok comprised in tho viu ordmalre of tho groat vintago zone, Their ox~ \stunga h: tot-]mu lé‘ Bsecrob {\{Adlncovtuufl. I ro- mombar, tog, that it was o thing which Dr, L E:\l‘\‘h was u'm\}'lni n{:ur lnnJ: srufi}unm]n\!inrgfl!é\;,l discovor tn L'alostine and Syuls—Z2rof. 8. Baitell, D, R Uy