The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-09

evenly arched were the rsi s'
long the lashes, SO ~ 20 ost suf
fering their expies lion sar.cu
features; teeth that show whit,
and even through his a mus
taehe; u gentle, quiet, ass 2 man
ncr, neither austercnor q iish, a
Madeline had imagipqd, b that o
a gentleman and a man Of world
lie apologiaed eilly gh TO
the apparentinciviiily portan
business" that mucliondu scape
goat, had detained him Vas OK
tremely sorry.
nut Madeline, whohad atiencC
with, his lame 'Uxepse, tliptet
him sharply Az
spray, spare your FeH it, il
quite evident that your $50
the .dgelsstIdye, !; Your q enancl
bospetGs itp
Atr,'Frederic opened his IS wide
and sat down. HitheHo he hat
seemed undecided on tlie gtion,
so, then, you are really 4ltended
and show itaftcr a spirii Cushion
Goodl 1 shall hayelpmak peace
1t will give Us sonotl q talk
about"
as there really any ne sity for
talking at all2"defhanded adeline,
still more Indignantly
"a few minutesaso IthN ghtnot.
l intended to have goneit hgh the
necessary formalities, ap4 Fer that,
to have sat occasionallyH you, by
way of keeping you in ceu Echancs
but now | say yesl Their some.
thing original about you; may pe
only a spark, u glimqeG "a what
ever it is, l will dsyelop'is 4
'rYou leave my iniiyil Pity odt
of account, Ithink2p
"Not in the least | count on il
for amusement.
"Amusement? We shaf lhe same
blood, Mr Chathard. I link you
should know something Of Ehe will
which is among our. hei boms. !
doubt if | shall chouseto Ne even
a Chathard as amusepient
"You will have no choise. You
will go to church wifi nie to-horow,
You will see and be seen HALL the
magnates, They will fortbsfth call
upon you; you will go to make d
round of dreary Sisils you II i'll go tc
solemn ea.dtinkings You Nill talk
to Captain EslnSag and sr Peter
lslafliilmE tha taazalie 81 .ths
parish; and when you have talked
over the weather, youwill begin to fd
gi;, and wish yourselfhome with me
Even a bear like me will prove more
endurable than those unmitigated
young men. You will talk with me
and, in the nature ofthings, youwill
amuse me. You cannot help your
self"
81 have other resources" answer
ed Madeline, loftily. II have ar.
ranged II dramatic courseof study"
Mr.. Chathard laughed. (
"Try it, my dear cousin, by all
means. ltis the most enchanting
thing in the world-in prospect, =
Try it, say again; and remember !
shall be very happy to aid you ifany
difficulty occurs-which, though, it
is to be presumed, is not possible"
With which he took himself of,
leaving Madelinepiqu dcurious
She had ample time, however to re-
cover herself, and proceeded with
her studies, 1t was three mortal
weeks before he presented himself
again. When he did come, it was
in a ghostly fashion She was bend
UNCOVER a book, and looking weary
and strangely dissatisfied. He gave
her II chair near him.
"Talk" he said imperalively 81
am bored"
Madcline's hot blood leaped up in
revolt. Words hovered on her lips,
that, cool as he was, could not but
have placed an efIectually barrier
between them. A panied look was
in his eye, anguish about his mouth,
showing dimly through the mask Of
cynicism. a new impulse possessed
her.
Cousin" she said, gentle enough,
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