The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-05-03


the brown dress. and the long throat
and the head like goddess Disna,n
Yea
1T is the music mistress Of Paul.
me Delsrour up stairs; she come:
twice a week and sings, nv word,
ike nightingale"
who is Pauline DeIatour?n
a poor girl, signor, who sews on
dresses; bat one day she viii come
out on the stsge-she will sing al
the opera
Harry Milbrook stared st SjgnoI
Feruelli like one demented.
Which size did you say, sir,T
IL don't think Ill make q selee
ton to-day, win call tomorrow.
And Mr. Miibrnok rushed head,
long down stairs, greatly to the sur.
prise of Siguor FtrnelIi
The duse,- bsejacuIated to him
self a. be s,rUde slung the narrow
street, with dificalty restraining him
self from tdmblng at every other
step over the babies who swarued
in the cutters. "a music mistress
Giving lessons is such 3 hole as that.
Upon my word I've come preciously
near being tskenin and done for, So
IT'S all show snd empty pretense thai
wealth of hers, aud she was going &c
entrap a busbsad on the strength ol
it Ny stars. itz enough to make the
hair stand right straight up on . fel
lows head What lucky thing !,
was saw through The s,ratagem be
fore | vas net.ed past escape
He lifted his hat, and wiped the
chill beads Of perspiratiOn from hi,
forehead
NO, you don't, Miss Barbara
Esmond,' be Burtered to himself
with a bitter, sarcastic smile u,
wreathing bis lips- II am not quite
such 8 fool as that, tnank goodness.
Barbara Esmond bad futtered
lightly up the narrow staircase, al
unconscious of the eyes that were Do
ting her, through Signor FernelIi's
partially opened door, and entered a
small room in the story above A
pale young girl, With q sweet. spirit.
i.elis face, sat a. ber sewing bv the
window. She bFlghteusd 10 "a the
delicate figure came in.
Miss Esmo1d, il Is 80 kind Of you
TO remember ne so punetaally.-
Not at sll kind I am a genius
~orshiper, Pauline, aud | have dis
covered the divine spark Ia you
How shall I ever pay you, Miss
Esmold?"
~By cultivating the talent Heaven
has bestowed upon you Nay, nav
Pauline, | am but following out pet
whim.T
"And the piano, too. that you sent
here. o, Miss EsmOnd, one o.
HeaTen's angels could hardly be
more generous
Hush, hush, Pauline begin your
lesson, I never thought. when first ]
heard you singing at yoar work. and
paused TO listen 20 the fute-like notes
that You would be half way through
The exercise book in less than siI
months. When you sing a. the OpeFs
shall be the srst to throw bouquet;
al your feet"
Pauline looked With = shy bright
ness st her benefsctor. Would thai
time ever come?
The lesson was longer than ususl
that day. Pauline aud Miss EsmonG
were both deeply interested. aud il
was nearly twilight before Barbsrs
emerged from the house. closely veil
ed, and walked swiftly through the
dsrkeniag streets
There's note for TOu Mss Bar
barry said Der housekeeper, IS she
sat down 20 rest . minute or tso ir
The reception-room of her own man
sion before she laid of her things.
a notey Let me see It. Wket
did II Gomez
About sf.een minutes ago, miss
A little boy brought IT,"
Light the gas, please, Mrs Moore
and take these wrap?ings upstairs
A soft rose-sint flushed over Bar
hsra's cheek as she recognized Harry
Milbrook's hand writing she hrOkt
the seal sad glanced eagerly a. IL
contents; but ss she read, the soft
crimson fash died away into pallOr
Il vas very. very brief, bat crueI
as blow.
Miss Esmond," it read, eommenc
ing shortly snd siernly. instead Of III
Dearest Barbara she had expected
allow ne to claim back the tFOth
have plighted TO you. | had sup
posed, when engaged myself 70 you
that 1 was about 10 ally myself TO {
lady, not TO amusic-mistress in Grow
street 1t viii scarcely be worti
while for you 20 reply 20 this letter
As / can never, under any circum
STANCES, forgive the deceit that ha
been praeGiced on me. Therefore,
shall take it for granted that all re
latIoas are ended between yOursei
and
"Yours very respectfully,
H MILBRooKH
Barbara dropped the insulting lei
ter with 3 sparkle ia her black eyes
. curve TO her lip, which were Won
drously eloquent, and as is lay on Ih'
carpe, she ground it down into IN
deep purple pile with her eonteIaptu
Gus foot
The puppy!" she m1:tered. be
tween her set teeth: the miserable
poItroon How could / ever have
fAncied 70. . single second that
loved him, Reply to this letter, o
course, / shall nos reply TO IT, !"
And Miss Esrnond walked ny stairs
carrying her head high 10 the air, tar
far beyend the reach Of Harry MI
brooks petty spite.
That young man WIS seated ~ 1l;
bgeakfass-sable next morning vhel
/ Rufus Kenward loanged in.
l Halo, Ailbrook, I've just heard (
little item about your lsdy-love, Ms
Esmond, that is, to nv mind, bette
than ell her bonds and mortgages
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