The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-30

| to be paid for in one shape or another,
and that the settling day; when 1t comes,
is rarely a pleasant one., Among the
crowd of admirers is always one who
stands pre-eminent in girls fancy.
In Aimee's this one was Frank Chasu-
BILE. He was the handsomest young
fellow in the seminary, for one thing.
| His views were ''high," but that was
no objection to the Church-loving girl;
and as the only son of a rich man, he
had it in his power to express and
adOrn these views with all the orna-
mental touches with which modern art
Nseoye 70 DECORATE o,,storo faith.
Nobody wore such Catholic waist
coats as he; his bands were miracles of
tineness; the little cross at his button
hole was an antique gem. The secret
grief of his life was the wearing of the
inevitable students black gown; its
consolation, the contemplation of a
drawer full of advanced garments, en-
broidered stoles, and the like, with
which he purposed to bedeck himself
the moment that ordination should set
nm free to d6Ss lie liked. Meanwhile
10 ON ensSteE himself for enforced
delay by the observance of every detail
of posture and doctrine which was pos
sible under the circumstances. 1t was
beautiful, Aimee thought, to see his be-
havior in church, and to hear him dis
course Of fasts and feasts, fonticles, an
tependiuns, the precise shade OF rev.
erence which should be expressed in a
salutation, the exact tint of altar cloth
for different holy-days; and withal he
was so bright, so amusing, so worldly
in certain delightful way, and had the
power of expressing SO much in look,
a gesture! He was altogether a fascinat-
ing combination-enough to kindle the
fancy of any girl; and Aimee was in the
fair road for heart-ache when some
thing happened, Of which l shall now
proceed to tell you.
Among the little maids accomplish
ments was a fair skill in water-color
drawing. and it occurred to her some
weeks after her arrival to turn this to
account for the benefit of DR.. Bracey,
1.-the dear old doctor, who had been so
very, very kind to her. She had once
heard him express wish for view of
the interior of his beloved little chapel,
and with some shyness she offered to
make one. The doctor was charmed
with the idea, and carried Aimee off at
once to decide on the point of view.
The students were absent for the brief
Thanksgiving vacation, so there was no
one to disturb the pair in their examina-
ton and discussion of the building. A
view of the east end. with the apse and
the tall lancet windows over the altar,
including a glimpse of the carved stalls
on the right, was finally chosen; and as
the best place for the artist proved to
be the organ-loft, a small square space,
raised about five feet above the aisle,
DR.. Bracey installed Aimee there, show
ing her how conveniently she could seat
herself, and how she could regulate the
light at will by closing or opening the
curtains with which the loft wSssinr
closed. 60
:. And here is a shelf for tourthina j.
he added, exhibiting q ledge sas che
back of the organ. "You might leave
them there, if You like, and save. the
trouble of carrying them to and fro.
Nobody will NEEDLE with them The
organist sits round here, you see, and
the bellows boy is blind, poor fellow
With this he departed, leaving Aimee
to her task.
She worked on through that quiet aft
ernoon and the next, and so successful
ly that her work became absorbing and
full of interest. On Monday the
students returned. Frank Chasuble
walked home with them after even
song, was asked to tea by Mrs. Bracey,
and spent long evening with Aimee
over the piano. Never had he been so
charming, so devoted. Her thoughts
were fuller of him than of her drawing
as, early on Tuesday afternoon, she be-
took herself to her perch in the organ
loft, secure, as she supposed, of three
hours solitude before the tinkle of the
service bell at six should warn her to
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