A CORSICAN VENDETTA.

By C. A. OUNTER,

The Successful American Playwright.

CHAPTER VII

THE LYONS EXPRESS.

As Miss Anstruther drives up to the Lyons dep6t she sees that the train is almost ready to move, and having her ticket in her pocket and no time •to find her party, she steps into a first-class carriage, the door of which a guard obligingly holds open for her. Mr Barnes, hnwsver, doesn't know exactly for what place he wants his ticket; but remembering hearing the young lady say she hoped to meet " Dear Edwin in Nice, promptly guesses, in answer to the ticket-seller's Question, "Nice!" At this the two men following after him at the ticket-office say Nice also, and they all hurry to the train. Having nob a moment to lose, Barnes jumps into the only car riage now open, and finds himself sitting in the very place he most desired—that is, opposite the girl he pursues. The two men get into the coupe compartment be hind. The American's back is towards tho engine; consequently, looking through the windows of the carriage, he has a view of the rear of the train, and just as they begin to move he has a rather ludicrous flying glimpse of a conventional English matron, dressed in the height of fashion, struggling with three sturdy English children and two French railway officials in a vain endeavour to board the out-ejoing train. Sho is sup ported in this by two serving-maids and a conventional English flunkey, all laden down with the hand-baggage without which a conventional English family never travels.

The next second the struggling party are left well behind by Vie train that is now under full headway t< f Lyons ! Mr Barnes, who is a perfect '"Baedeker," having travelled over Europe many times, knows it is an express, and will only make four stops of any length between Paris and the silk-weaving city—at Montereau, Tonnerre, Dijon, and Macon—any other pauses will be but for a second or so. Therefore he has little chance of losing his pleasant companion for nearly two hours; perhaps not then if he arranges the matter properly. He settles himself in bis seat and begins to contemplate the tasks he has set him self to do, which are, first, to make the young lady's acquaintance who sits_ before him ; second, to gain her love. He is sure he knows none of her circle to formally in troduce him, and wisoly judges that sho will by no means permit him to intioduce himself; as on his entering the carriage she has drawn herself up, given him a fiance of the coldest unmeaning, and now oesn't let her eyes wander from a news paper she has drawn out of a hand-satchel, the only baggage she has with her. Until he conquers the first problem, it is mani festly absurd to contemplate the second ; so he immediately directs his mind to dis cover some means of creating an acquain tance, without either wounding her sensi tive pride or outraging any of the proper ties of usage or decorum of the class in life to which Miss Anstruther evidently belongs.

While doing so he cannot keep from contemplating the wonderful physical beauty of the girl before him, which until now he has not thoroughly realised. The girl is but littlo over the medium height, but so erect that sho looks much taller. Her figure is a perfect combina tion of the round contours of tho woman and the lithe and subtile graces of the girl; her limbs having that agile ease of movement that makes their motion har monious, their rest unconscious beauty. All this is easily apparent, for she has been clothed by an artist who has felt that art could do nothing for such a figure, but simply display it; and her dress, without any undue trimming or furbelow, is a perfect fit. Its colour is blue, of medium shade, relieved by a little white at neck and wrists, and a handful of pink rose buds carelessly pinned on her bosom. The general effect of this toilet is simplicity, perfect in detail, from her boots and gloves to her jewellery, which is limited in amount, but exquisite in design, from the massive gold bracelet that encloses her supple wrist to tho little watch which sho occasionally consults. Under a hat, not large enough to conceal the form of her head, is a heavy mass of lustrous golden hair, with now and then a dash of brown auburn showing in it, which shades something a poet would have called a poem, a painter would have styled a pic ture ; but Barnes knows it is the fairest thing in nature, for it is the face of the girl he loves. And as that thought comes thoroughly home to him, he thanks God as he had never thanked Him before that he is rich, and has leisure, and can pursue her to the ends of the earth, if necessary, to make her his own.

As a poor man, he would have been tied to some drudgery of life for daily bread, and so have lost her; but now he has his chance, nothing can rob him of that; and he laughs to himself as he thinks that fanatics have told us that " contentment is better than wealth •" forgetting that it takes a philosopher to be content with poverty; though a man can sometimes be satisfied with riches.

As to the character of the young lady before him, Barnes has a vague idea that it is perfect % but he is by this time so partial to her that a blemish would be twisted by his amorous mind into a beauty; and he does not notice that there is a general impulsiveness of manner about ber that would make a careful observer guess that Miss Anstruther might carry a generous impulse too far; and has a spirit that is apt to fly to arms before oven the bugle sounds the alarm, to do battle for ideas upon which she forms opinions without very deep con sideration, but with intense and determined conviction. At present Mr Barnes notices that his angel has a discontented expression on her face and is tapping the floor of the car very impatiently with her seraphic_ foot. With a lover's faint heartedness he imagines she is angry at his intrusion upon her privacy. This is partly true ; the presence of any man would annoy any girl at such a mo ment, for Miss Anstruther's foot is asleep and she would like to be alone, so that she might kick ib about, stamp on it, dance upon it and drive the needles and pins out of it, unembarrassed by masculine obser vation.

After a little, gentler measures appar ently succeed; a peaceful lassitude comes over her face and she peruses the paper in quiet once more. Silence !—lf he only dared to break it by addressing her—but a too vital result hangs upon her reception of his advance. To any other girl Barnes would have spoken with the nonchalant assurance of the man of the World ,• making an advance that could by no means offend; and, if not pleasantly re ceived, could be retreated from with easy grace. But with her—it seems so different; a slight offence might destroy his chances of success ; and he slyly studies the girl to see if there is no weak spot in the defensive armour of hauteur she has put about her. While he watches, she reads the newspaper, and the train, hardly stopping, slips past Melun awl one or two little stations, with out her making a movement. She appa rently finishes the paper; and, putting it down, takes from her satchel a novel. This she begins to read, getting more and more interested: and her face reflecting the pas sions and emotiohs of the book. Barnes can see it is one of Ouida'fl,and hardly thinks

it is just the thing for his divinity to peruse.; for, though Barnes enjoys Ouida himself, like many other men, he prefers to havcall tho wickedness in his family—and healmost now regards the girl in that light-concentrated in himself. He at last sees the title and is relieved ; it is " Two Little Wooden Shoes —perhaps the most pathetic story ever written, containing no wickedness, nothing but tears, Some of these have got into the girl's eyes, and add to her loveliness, as the train stops at Montereau. Here Barnes fears she is going to leavo him ; but she is so interested in the novel she merely looks up, calls the guard to her, and says, " Find Lady Chartris, who is on this train, and tell her Miss Anstruther will join her at the next station !" then buries herself in the bonk once more. As the guard goes away, Barnes blesses the genius of Ouida that has given him a little more time. The train rushes on, and after finishing the story and wiping the tears from her eyes with the back of her hand, unconsciously, tho girl looks out of the carriage window at the passing scenery. But no one can commune, with average French views, for more than a quarter of an hour at a time ; she turns from the window with a little pathetic half yawn, half-sigh ; tosses away her hat, which exposes a few new beauties, and tries to find a spot in the cushion that is softer than her cheek, that she may rest it against it and go to sleep. Her expression becomes dreamy and con templative ; she looks quietly at Barnes, and," after a little, her eyes have a slight smile of recognition in them, which makes tho young man hope sho is discovering that he is the Barnes of tho canvas ! She is really remembering him as MrsVavassour's dissipated modern young Faust of the La Belle Blackwood episode, and her glance becomes a trifle sterner. Barnes surreptitiously consults his watch. It is after two o'clock. He must act now or never ! At this moment a sudden thought seems to come to Miss Anstruther ; she rouses into activity, opens her eyes wider with a little smile, as if, metaphorically patting herself on the back, for a bright idea; sits erect in the seat, picks up her paper again—which is the "Figaro " of the morning—and studies it carefully, going over ib line by line, and column by column, nob even omitting the advertisincnts. Sho is not exactly reading the journal, but ap parently earnestly socking for somo one item of news in the edition before her.

" What the deuce is she after now ?" wonders the American ; " shall I ofler to help her find it ?" It is just as well that he does not, for by this time she has finished the paper and her eyes' have a severely moral expression in them, though she gives a slight laugh and a veiled glance at Mr Barnes.

'• By George ! she is recognising me as her darling of the canvas," thinks that gentle man in rapture. In reality Miss Anstruther is thinking what an atrocious (ib the modern Faust lias uttered that morning in the f-a'on, where he publicly stated that he had read La Belle Blackwood's address in tho day's " Figaro." Having the paper at hand and wishing to kill time, it had occurred to her 1" examine the journal and see if the young gentleman opposite had arrived at his rather compro misingknowledge from tho gcmoi nl sourer ho said he had. This she has done, with v result entirely disastrous to Faust's reputa tion for both morality and veracity.

Emboldened by his Mattering view of the causes of his charmer's demeanour, the time for Tonnerre, thoir noxt stoppage, drew near, and desperately anxious-to do some thing to advance Ids cause, Barnes strives as nearly as possible to give himself tho ut titude of the Barnes of tho picture; at tempting to throw the same sorrowing pathos into his eyes. This has a fearful effect on tho girl; she blushes red and is anxiously uneasy as sho thinks ho is Blightly intoxicated. Made morn confident by the evident effect he has produced, and wishing to hear tho melody of her voice again -for it is now all of four hours sinco sho last spoke in his hearing, in the Salon Barnes, as she is laying down tho paper, eagorly says : " Would you allow mo to examine your "Figaro," Miss? I havo not as yet seen this morning's edition !" Her answer comes cold as an iceberg, and disdainful as a saint addressing a sinner— "Certainly !" With this one word sho hands him tho paper with tho same apparent unconcern she would havo shoved it into a patent letter-box. " Many thanks !" murmurs the blushing Barnes, who is suddenly conscious that his words —if she remembers him at all—have convicted him of a deliberate fib. Ho feels crushed and uncomfortable, buries himself behind the paper, and tries to appear to read, though for a moment ho doesn't see a line. The girl turns from him, and, looking out of the window, thinks what a deceitful wretch the creature inside is ; and. that her gallant sailor brother would havo disdained to have told such a frightful lie. In this, however, she is mistaken ; her gallant sailor brother would, under similar circum stances, havo told just such a frightful lie, if he had been smart enough to think of it. But women have a way of deifying those they love, and thinking them better than other men ; otherwise, but few of us would have much chanco of holding their res pect. As Barnes looks at her beautiful but un compromising back, it suddenly flashes on him that, when they reach Tonnerre, the girl will join her party; and then his pre sent chance is gone from him for ever. However, he will still follow her, He looks at his pocket-book and finds a thousand francs in bills, also his letter of credit. Finances are all right, and he can tele graph for his servant and baggage. If he is to win, he realises now that he must adopt some settled plan of action, and begins to think of* those who have con quered in love's wars before, and what; assistance he can derive from their experi ence. He remembers that the most suc cessful man with the fair sex he had ever known had once summed up his ideas on the subject in these words: "The woman who conquers, despises ; the woman who is conquered loves !" Barnes determines he will conquer Miss Anstruther; but the question is, how ? While he is pondering over it, the train slackens speed and a moment after comes to a standstill, as the guard calls out "Tonnerre !"

So far Mr Barnes has not made one step towards success ; but here an unexpected stroke of luck awaits him.

The young lady, as soon as the guard opens the carriage door, says hurriedly to him in French that has but a slight accent, " Did you deliver my message to Lady Chartris ? Which is her carriage ?" " I did uot, Mademoiselle !" "And why not?" her voice is slightly imperious. " I could not find her 1" To which the young lady replies im- Eatiently, "Then do so at once! Lady hartria is English. Whon you have found her, come back and take mo to her !" The official touches his hat and walks off, as the girl takes up her satchel, shakes her dress out, and prepares to disappear from Mr Barnes's view. Anxious for another word before she leaves him, tho American cannot restrain himself from saying : "I beg your pardon ; here is your paper, Miss," offering her the journal. Her answer is again disappointing. " I shall not use it; please don t trouble your self 1" The next instant the guard is again at thb carriage door, and says respectfully: "Mademoiselle, the lady you spoke of is not on the train." A look of consternation comes over the girl's face, but she recovers herself, and ex claircs : " Impossible ! When you inquired she can't have understood you. She imagines she speak French perfectly, but

your Breton accent would be entirely be yond her !" Not relishing this reflection on his dia lect, the man says shortly "lam sure she is not on this train."

" But she must be ! She has no right to be anywhere else. You did nob mistake the name. Lady Chartris? She is English.and fat and fifty, and has three children ; a boy in knickerbockers and two girls—one so high "—the young lady holds up her hand —"and another a foot shorter; and two servant-women, one of them my maid ! — inquire again !" The guard disappears. This description of Lady Chartris has given Barnes a spasm of hope, for he guesses sho is the fat woman with the three children who has missed the train. This view of the matter is made certainty by tho railway officer returning and announcing, " There is no woman with three children on this train !"

At this the girl gives a little shiver of anxiety, and says : " I can't believe you. She would not dare to leave me here alone. Help me out, and let me see for myself !" As she steps from the carriage the official suggests, politely, for he rather pities her embarrassment: " I will keep this seat re served for you, as all the other carriages are nearly full, and I am sure the lady you seek is not on the train !"

Hardly heeding his words, the girl runs off; but while this has been going on Barnes has been plotting how to conquer the young lady's frigidity of manner bo him, and he has decided on Starving her. He has seen wild animals subdued by hunger in India; and a libble hunger, he judges, will help his caso wibh Miss Ans truther. In fact, he almost chuckles to himself: " The worst off she, tho better oil' I."

The problem before him now is, how to keep a girl, of at least average sense and probably enough money, from getting any thing to cat until sho calls him to her aid. Ib is seven hours more to Lyons, with two stops of consequence — Dijon and Macon. He looks the guard over, and imagines he has solved it.

By this time the object of his solicitude is back again, exclaiming : " What am I to do ? that fearful old woman" (she is angry and excited) " is not hero ! When docs tho train arrive at Lyons ?" " At ten-fifteen." " How long before a return train starts for Paris ':" Barnes's heart sinks, and he gets hastily out of the carriage to return to Paris him self. ' In about three-quarters of an hour." She looks at her watch, it is now almost a quarter after three, and asks; "A fast train ?" "No ! a local; take you there by ten to night !" Hesitating a moment, she says: " See if there's a telegram for Miss Anstruther at the office !" and fearing he may mistake the name, gives the guard her card. The man takes this, but returns almost instantly saying, " No telegram !" " When does tho train after this one leave for Lyons *" " At twenty minutes past twelve I" " Why. she's only uti hour behind me !"' joyfully cries the girl. " She will overtake mo at Lyons ! I (shall goon!" and stops bank into the carriage again.

The guard hardly catches tho whole of this, as another passenger has also spoken to him. Barnes knows that this twelve-twenty train is slow accommodation that travels as if its engine was eternally stopping for re pairs, and will not arrive at Lyons till lato next morning. Ho is aware that he should now go up to Miss Anstruther and toll her what ho knows ; but he is also very confi dent that his best chanco of gaining tho friendship of the girl is when she most needs a friend ; and that will bo in Lyons to-night. Soothing liis conscience with the vile maxim that " All is fair in love and war," he walks into the ticket ollico and buys six extra tickets for tho vacant places iv his compart ment ; comes out, goes after the guard, and, taking care he is out of sight of Miss Anstruther, silently holds out a twenty franc piece. That official smiles, instantly pockets it. and says, " What can I do for Monsieur?"

To which Barnes promptly responds, " See that no one takes scats in my com partment ! 1 have here the extra tickets," showing them to the man. " A supper will meet mo at Dijon ; if tho young lady asks to get out, to oat, either at Dijon or Macon, tell her there is no time." "Bub if she insists on getting out her self?" " Offer to bring what sho orders to her ; if she is alone and will accept, then don't do it. Immediately after she indicates sho is hungry,, pass my supper into me ; I want Mademoiselle to accept of my hospi tality !" "Ah!" said tho guard, "you are epris with Mademoiselle ? " Quito !" ond Barnes to prove it pro duces another 25fr. piece, remarking: " Earn this and you'll get it—at Lyons." The man replies : "I shall call on you at Lyons." Barnes knows tho affair is arranged, goes hurriedly into the telegraph office and sends a telegram to a well-known restaurant ao Dijon. During this stoppage two men have walked up and down the platform and eyed Barnes and the girl, and now one of them goes into the telegraph station after him and sends a telegram addressed to "Count Mum Danella, Paris, " Mr Barnes hurries out of the office, and catches the train that is now about to pro ceed. As he enters the car, the English girl, noticing the wild triumph of his glance, thinks, with a shudder, "He surely must be a little druink ;" and so he is, — drunk with happiness—for he now feels that he's got his angel to himself for at least six short hours.

(To he Continued.)

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 1, 1887.

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Tailoring. MASHER WITHOUT : How the doose is it, Fred, your trousers never bag at the knees ? MASHER WITH : Something in tha cut, old fellow. Try WOOLLAMS, OF SYDENHAM HOUSE, GREY St. He has cut my pants for years. TONES, who wears one of DALTON'S Suits at 50s, has all the girls ranning after him when he walks out. TTtTHILE Montmorenci de Howard, who wears a shop suit, can't get the girls to look at him. EXTRA PAIR OF TROUSERS I yr sum tx _j 60s. 555. 60s. Q £ " 65a. 70s. 755. ~ pi Sg TROUSERS g* g S 12s. 6d. 15s. 17s. 6d. £ ® X 8 20 9 . 225. 6d. 255. c _ * - _iS Is A H. ROBINSON, Tailor, J « P OORNJRR OjP _sP' g CooK:&G,ulllKarß - yKv' H. ROBINSON. Conveyances. VISITORS TO TE AROHA.—Notice. —The Undersigned will run a Coach from Te Aroha on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days, meeting train for Auckland »t Morrins ville on those days, and returning to Te Aroha from Morrinsville on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on arrival ol train from Auckland, conveying passengers, parcels, and mails.—E. Gallagher. PATERSON AND CO., GBAIN MERCHANTS, LIVERY AND BAIT STABLES. Omnibuses Brakes, Cabs, and Saddle Horses for Hire at lowest rates. Special arrangements made with Evening and Picnic Parties. Stores and Stables:—Lome-street, Mt. Roskill, and AV-uiiale, Auckland. N.Z. DEVONPORT, WAIWERA, AND WARKWORTH ROYAL MAIL COACH. MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, & FRIDAYS- Loave Devonport 8 a.m., Takapuna 8.30 a.m.. Wade 10.30, Waiweral-noon, Puhoi 12.45 p.m» Arrive Warkworth 2.30 p.m. TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, AND SATURDAYS- Leave Warkworth 8 a.m., Puhoi 9.30 a.m., Wai wera 10.15 a.m., Wade 11.30 a.m, Takapuna 2 p.m. Arrive Devonport 2.30 p.m. THOMAS BUTLER, ~,.,.. Proprietor. TIME TABLE, DAVIES BROS.' 'BUSES, DEVONPORT TO TAKAPUNA. HURST MERE, LAKE BEACH, AND SCHOOL-HOUSE Telephone: Devonport Bokeatj. Leaves Victoria Wharf, Devonport:— 8.20 ami., 10.20 a,m., 2 p.m., 4.20 p.m.; Sundayß—lo a.m„ 2.25 p.m. Fares, Is. Leaves Takapuna:—9.s a.m., 17.15 a»m., 3p.m., 5 p.m.: Sundays—ll a.m., 4.30 pan. Special Trips can be arranged at Post-office, Devonport. Ladies' and Gents.' SADDLE HORSES, Also BUGGIES, BRAKES. WAGGONETTES. And Conveyances of every description, At shortest notice. Expresses meet every Boat to receive and for ward Luggage of all descriptions. BONES. —Our price, delivered ab the Works. Railway Wharf, in quantities not less than half-a-ton, is £4 16s 6d per ton ; or, £5 per ton at Chemical Works, Westfield Siding, Otahuhu. Bags supplied or returned to Port or Rail Station.—FreeEing Company, Auck land and Westfield ■ _p RASS MANURE.—Freezing Ca*«. £7 V3T 10b. of all merchants.



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Mm*!? o:pPl^ purchased the »„ The largest and best BtK . ,y""' t-BEST IN THE ESt* 6911 * 1^ AFFORD sr__s."__i_Sri& i ß homes of New Zealand must_#_, _Sg|ttf BURNS'S Ai: I ■.:■ Itis a simple but useful article. TMeftkiL I touseitare still more simple,and iSlffi. useful. M L US PI oWtV You may have heard of it a JHOtfajtm, TIMES without using It oN<l_, >;H W*ig reverse the position and ■•■;■.• ,- . USE IT OW You will praise it to others a THOtJSANa TIMES.-I have spent hundreds of po_K convincing the women of New ZefflaMliit their labour cau be gr_tlylig_te_„l)T__ BURNS'S Al SOAP (the Wobis .smM_ Cleanser!) , but I have falleu _drtiut Bisti bitionif I have failed to CONVINCE _OU. '; Wm WHOLESALE AGEKfT- A. BUCHiJMNr CUSTOMS STREET EISZ' ■p DGAR ' 'A-f.D.',; i op.! DYERS, bstAb_3B_d 18S_ Stecx Dtwo to Ladies' and Gentlemen's Wearing Apparel Cleaned, Renewed, or I)»ed any colonr. mm Curtains or Table Coverß Cleaned, W*m% Dyed. Feathers and Gloves CleanedfflO m» any shade. Lace or other Curtains ffiMßtottK Dyed.; . . i, " ... '- .i"!' 1 h"i ; - '^■' l - 1 ' : ': : " ..' , ~ ~, ; EDGAR, DtEßj, WEI__ESI_Y-STREE?r EAM, 4M> BlCtt MOND. CQXS CREEK. TP E. A C 0, 0 3 • OPTICIAN, : MAJSiBMATICAI. AND NAimcAt M^ Maker, SHORTUNn-STRIET, - _ A lw_ys;luStook-+ ■ ' Spectacles and'Eyeglafflesof every W accurate fit guaranteed. i)iif _ Opera Glasses Telescopes Btoocular.Field oiaßses v» scopes/powerful and cheap , Theoddlitef, MWM Drainage Leyete, &£%*s£lsSßs*fr. Barometers, Therinproftm X™ ? Electric Balk Batten^ndKtta^ Just Received- Settlers: telescopes, powerful, portable,^ > Als&inandElectroMotorWorlcia.^ and Steamers. - totmmentsofew^ktodßepaired, Opposhb aw'Pow^ I *^ (JIED ftlL-'S mtm > WATER AOTCOEDUI FACTORY, victoria-street^ ;■;;■■ ■'■;•;.' " " it B^Of HBBSI Blue Mottled, "Xii«.an<; other » e S'_i»rt Gift. ««se -1 Brett's A«<^ffi OT^^ffliW( IJL/ peesing Co.* *»