Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-08
e, S. c.. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER s, 1857.

ns not talk about il. II make. mo feel sal.
Mal"line shaded her eye. will, her hand
a minute. Something was fishing throug
her busy little brain.
''Lionel," size said, II hare often though
Of you ESPECIALLY sinre that shocking ne
cident. You have always been kind t.
me. You have done me some farors.
None wot,l, speaking Of, NJ ,daIino."
"Perl,aps can help you to tho money.
[ will try. Mind, 1 only said perhaps.
Meet me here ut this lime Tomorrow"
II will. Mwlalinc. G.l bless YOU
M~daline hurried into tho house. She
did not see that the crippled boy threw
ksses after her with his hand.
Up stuirs she went She was in search
of her father. Slo found him in the IL
brary. lie was an elderly man, with plea.
SAINT face, AMI light hair like hers, only
his face just then wore SAL anil worried
look.
lie looked up and spike to her. anil
then became absorbed in the mass Of pa
pers on the table in front of him.
Pa" she cried. Il want you to give me
five hundred francs in the morning.
lie merely elevated his brows a little;
but upon her repeating the request, he
looked up snd asked her what she wanted
with 81 much money.
"rI,at is to bea secret" she replied. IL
will put it to a good use."
81 have no doubt Of that. IwouId like
to ohlise my lit'le girl very mucl,," he
said, kindly, although his face grew sal,
der, "but at present cannot. Nv mind
and money must be directed into another
channel. Things have not been going
right, and it will reqnire muc!, watchfuIness
and more economy to snve me from a ae-
rious loss"
A moment afterwards he was again lost
in those mysterious parers, forgetting tina,
his l;llle daughter Madaliue WAS in the
| room.
DID she pout and storm, and insist upon
being humored ? No, abe did not; size
was too good f"r that. She fclt and knew
that her fathers reason for not ohliging
her WAS sufficient 10 limself, and she lell
il her duty To- believe that it should lie snf
ficient to herself also. She stole quietly
ont OF tho room, though slightly disappoin
ted.
! IIcw was she to all Lionel now2 She
lhoug'h Of the proposition made to her il,
the garden. She look.d at the card aud
saw on it,
"pROF. VERNET CRUvELLI, ,
No 40 RUE DE RivnL1."
g! will 60 and see him this afternoon,
>he Said to herself; and then she Sang ,
verse Of tho little song that had attracts,
the attention Of the composer.
She went to his house iu the afternoo,
md met Lionel At tho garden gate the mex
morning, as she had promised she would
!. And every day thereafter for week sd
went to the professors to practice.
In little ~hils on flaming placards wa
read notice Of uewmusical prodigv-
lie Petite Gabrielle. the wonderful J.;
The little Queen Of Song,' ST.. III,
theatre in which she sang drew gres
crowds.
:: II believe will 60 and hear the li,ll
. singer whois. creating SUCH an excitement,
said Mainlins's father, pushing back Il
. chair fro;n ths supper table. ~"This is al
nounced ., tie ihirL aud last 'nigi,
: Would you like to go MadaIiue
.Ex.use me, pa" she said. lie wa
not l.oking at her just then, or he Won
have wond sred why her lace grew 30 re,
:, On the evening of hlsdal,nes engag
. ,nedt at tie theatre eXrIiago called &
3 her at the houss Of The professor, aud Ie
her there again. 1t did not lake; her 10,
: soperform her part. .and.it cntna early q
the prograsnnts. Hence she had not bee
from home long enough to have made b
Absence ssuhjses of:r.shask, II;
y Madnlins,s father went 10 lie theal,
: At tile appointed time ben n',,iiul, fai
= baired girl. plsin,y and chastsly nsthe
=, came Oh tho stage and sagg.:
= = Or, susb singing! II Was gtand, exp
= site! Dsn,onstrs,ions ,f appInass rent I
building The istl,erciapped hia Lsi'de
.; delight, end cried .enrors' will; the N
knew Lia lht.e girl. tie made his v
: q; ;tits door. oftl.s< grsen:'oo,n.. He q
:; INTO tho ;cnrriage wfrh l,er. * -
''Asialins what dSes this meapa'
q a.ted. 'tsse.;: ~ y: - ~ ~ =
u Forgive me- ne,' pa! I .haH- sing. .ne M,
AZ ii, ,pst4ic,, They -paidShDr-avs' itnn,is
a francs : aieh.,1 s.>t; h sstsyssss
~ ..Fye ltandrei frapos!' = :,
D. sYss. :Ts.tss siah.s-6t.en h,,pai
to francs. Tpraono~ / lhnM give ,hs,nl
'n lionel sI,eseriprss. iiepan,a ~ ge;aol
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