Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-08
II baye navsr asked. A great su,

IN not taik about u. 1t makes ihe feel sa l.
Ms'i"line shaded her eyes will, her hand
minute. Something Was fishing throug
her busy litile brain.
'Lioriei," she said, II have often though
OF you especially sinro that shocking Nc
cidens. Yum lave always been kind t.
the. You have done mo some farors.
None worth speaking Of, NJ ,daIine."
"Perhaps can help you to tho money.
[ will Try. Mind, L only said Perhaps.
Meet the here at this lime Tomorrow"
II will, Ma,lalinc. God bless YOU
Madsline hurried into tho house. She
did not see that the crippled boy threw
kisses after her with his hand.
Up s,uirs she went. She was in search
of her father. She found him in the Ii
brary. Lie was an elderly man, with plea.
s.nt face, and light hair like hers, only
his face just then wore sad aml worried
look.
lie looked up and spoke to her, AMI
then became absorbed in tho 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 and asked her what she wanted
with so much money. .,.- --...'-
"rI'at is to bea secret" she replied. 81
will put it to a good uss."
II have no doubt Of that. Iwould like
TO ohlise my li.''o girl very muol," he
said, kindly, although his face grew snl.
der, "but at present cannot. My mind
and money must be directed into another
channel. Things have not been going
right, and it will require mnc!, watclfuIness
and more economy to snve me from a sc.
rious luss."
A moment afterwards he was again lost
in those mysterious parers,, forgetting tha.
his little daughter Madaliue was in the
room.
DID she pont and storm, and insist upon
being humored No, she did not; she
YVES too good f"r that. She felt and knew
that her fathers reason for not ohliginp
her was sufficient 10 hims.lt, and she Eel,
i, her duty to believe that it should he s,lf
fieient to herself also. She stole Quietly
ont OF the room, though slightly disappoin
ted.
IIcw was she to aid Lionel now7 She
thought Of the proposition made TO her il,
the garden. She looked at the card aud
saw on it,
~PRoF. vERNET CRUvELLI,
No 40 RUE DE RrvuL1."
q! will 60 and see him this afternoon
>he said to herself; and then she sang q
verse Of tho little song that had attracted
the attention OF the composer. .-
!, She went to his house iu the afternoon
and met Lionel at tho garden gate the mex
morning, as she hal promised she would
And every day thereafter for q week she
went to the professors to Practice.
In little whils on flaming placards wa
read notice Of newmusical pro.iiov-
lie Petite GnbrieIle. the wonderful :
The little Queen Of Song" Ic. rh
theatre in which she sang drew grea
crowds.
N believe I will so and hear the Hill
singer who iscreating such an excitement,
said Ma''Slins's father, pushing back hi
chair from the supper table. ~"This is All
nounce1 as TIE thirL aud last nigh
Would you like to so MadaIiue 2
"Ex.use me, pa" size said. lie wa
not .oking At her just then, or he woul
have wonds srsd why her lace grew 20 red
:. On the evening of Alsdal,ne's engage
Ineht at tie ,l'eStre carriago called, fo
her at the hou.e of The pfofessor, and Ie
her there again. It did not take; her Ion
'operform her part andit cnlns early O
I'i'e progra.9me. Hence sho had not bee,
from home long enough to hare made b.
sbsenee s.subjec. ot::r.shatk. xsl. y
Msinlins's f.,ller went 10 lie ,hes,r,
At tile appointed time ben ',,iiuI, fair
, baised girl. plainly and cl'as,eiy attire,
came Oh the stage aud sang. -
Or, sneb singing! II Was .grand, exqu
site! Dsaponstts.ions Of applnassr rent u
building. TIE istl,ss.ci.pped hff* Laisds I
delight, end cried sencors' ~ifil; tl,e .re
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