River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-10-01

looA came to her eyes.
I'm afraid do not comprehend the
significance of your remark she replied.
"What do you mean! p
81 mean, replied Yates, nowise abash.
cd, that he is not half so entertaining as
the Gagged monkeys, and by my faith.
almost doubt if he is more clever. Let
me tell you what | saw the big yellow
ape do yesterday. You see"
THAT will do sir" replied Kate turn.
ing away and cutting his remark short.
Yates gazed after her retreating figure,
and felt sorry he had offended her.
shell be more amiable tomorrow,
he sighed, as he walked away to the club
room.
Rodney Yates was correct. Kate Tai.
bot met him the following day with the
glad old smile he had been signing for all
the while Mons. D'0rley held her spell
bound by his eloquence and vivid mag.
nation.
"Well, Kate" said Rodney, in his good.
humored way, "shall we take canter to-
day :"
mo, I think not" was the reply.
'But come in and I'll sing you such a
beautiful song. It's new, you never
heard it, and she went to the piano fol-.
lowed by Yates.
Rodney fingered longer than usual that
morning in Mr.. Talbot's drawing.room,
and when he left he did not, as was his
custom, 60 to the clubhouse. There was
an uneasy look in his eyes, and he did
not seem altogether happy. Kate had
been telling him of her intended visit to
Europe. Her father had consented to
take ner, and she was only making up
her mind when they should start. THIS
was not pleasant news to Yates, but he
concealed his disappointment as best he
could, and went to his home to reflect up.
on the course Of action. He loved Kate
Talbot with pure, steady and earnest
devotion, and though she had never for
mally accepted him as lover, yet it was
commonly admitted among their friends
that Kate would be his wife by-and-by.
A few days later and Kate informed
him that they would leave the following
month.
"And I have come to say goodbye"
exclaimed Yates.
Kate started, but was treasured when
she saw Rodney smile.
"Ah! you are testing, | see," she said.
''lndeed am not" he replied, 81 sail
tomorrow for Europe; my passage was
engaged several days ago.
"Oh I! that is capital, cried Miss Tai
bot, clapping her hands with delight.
1--WE shall meet there, of course
''Of course, re.echoed Yates, "that's
why I'm going"
GLOW provoking you are,' said Kate.
"Why don't you wait and go in the same
vessel WI h us
"Why to tell the truth, / didn't think
you wanted me, replied Yates, with
laugh.
Kate tossed her head with saucy air.
Every well, SIR" she replied, "perhaps
it's best as it is. Wen meet in Paris,
and see that you behave yourself-or
may hear of you-good-b
Rodney Yates had been in Paris three
weeks when Mr.. Talbot and Kate arrived.
1t was the memorable month of July,
ever afterward memorable in French his.
tory. Charles X then sat uneaSily upon
his throne, for the discomfort of the pco-
pie had been manifesting itself ever since
he had became their sovereign.
Rodney had never seen D'Orley since
he parted from him in America. but no
sooner had the Talbots got into their ho-
tel, than the gay and entertaining French
man sought them out and renewed their
acquaintance. But the poor fellow was
not able to make good his promises of
showing Kate the glories and wonders of
Paris. She was to behold that without
the assistance Of any one. D'0rley was
gloomy, and nothing like pleasure could
be thought of just at that moment.
But we shall quiet the people by.and-
by" he said ''then we will renew our
festivity."
D'Orley was rank royalist, and when
he used the pronoun 1--WE" he spoke of the
royalist party.
II am Republican, Monsieur, replied
Kate with smile, land though ] know
nothing Of politics always sympathze
with the people"
"Ah yes responded = Orley, hut
then You perceive the republicanism OF
France is very different from that of
America. 1t is not to be tolerated here
1t means with us misrule, bIoedshed and
anarchy. Mademolselle must be a roy
alist."
Kate shook her pretty head and
smiled and D'Orlcy remarked that if he
ever became a Republican it would be for
the Difference he entertained for made
moiselle's opinions. Yates frowned and
twitched his beard neIyously.
Notwithstanding the threatening as
pect of political affairs, Kate did view
some of the sights Of the city, and Dor.
lev was sometimes at her side, but he had
accepted a government appointment and
was generally occupied during the day
with his duties. This was not displeasing
TO Rodney Yates, who had learned to de
spise D'0rley most thoroughly.
II was about the 9th Of July that Mr.
Talbot received a hurt from falling dowI
the stairway OF the hotel. Had it no
been for the mishap, he would have takei
his daughter to some OF the neighborinI
rotreotc al HINT Paris. As IL was. he wa