The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-08-06
COUNTESS BEAUREPAIRE.

session of MIR. Vincent Maurice on the
6rst time that he ever saw Kate Rivers.
He was one of the stateliest Young gen
tlemen that ever stepped, welded to all
the proprieties and conventionalit'es,
With precision Of manner that would
have been priggish had he not been OF
inch stature and shape that it became
almost maiestic-had it not been for his
beauty of countenance, and for an intel.
lipence more than common. OF an old
family. of moderate wealth, with good
legal practice, and with fine politica!
outlook, what fate, asked the gossips OF
the air, led him "a tie side Of Kate Riv-
ers? -,,...s. .,....
For Kate Rivers was the very opposite
Of Mr.. Maurice in all respects; young,
chi]d.like, everybody's friend, with no
perception Of difference Of rank or De,
eree, full Of mischief and gayety and
Eght good humor-a nature utterly m
compatible with that of the naughty
Young gentleman who stepped on the
earth as If he made it. ll flo lDs.
One would naturally have supposed
that it would needs be something quite
the antipodes of this that would have
attracted Mr.. Maurice, something cold,
chiseled. with manners having the calm
glitter Of the iceberg; and one could
enly premise trouble II such homogeneous
elements as these came together. That
abe should have admired him was not
at all remarkable; butwhatin the world
did he see in her?
He saw-on the bright May day that
he went into the country to call on his
step.mother, who was visiting there, and
sauntSfiXy 6'vt'er the grounds Of his s
hostess, found himself in those OF
the next place he saw child asleep
upon a bank Of yiehtS,)a rosy young
Girl, exquisite as a beautifully carved
piece of marble, with one arm tossed
above ha heydI rSihg round sud ldVay
from ia pu}ple pillow, the nat-btoY1
hair blowinS sall about the IVORY brow
and bosom. I. He seated himself on Al
old yine-coyered tree trunk and sur
viewed herr and the more He gazed, tn
more ,iaeffaceably that sleeping face wa
stamped on heart and brain; and ne va
inst becoming aware that he was takin
an enormous liberty, when she opened
large pair of half-affrayed blue eyes
and he felt that the time in which .
had slied waAldng enough to give hir
something like familiar ac1uaintance;;
"Can You tell me-" he said, IN n
most reassuring manner, son vhol
grounds am trespassing?" ,xnl,,r
.on ,AaAasfJ' J said the y9ans'ta'p'
ma. y Y g's,as srs ,hen1bsa baf 'n'''ls'
"Kate Rivers. Il And ! suppose y
are nv cousin Francis. ! heard y,
we're eomhg. !! & Mrs 6tantcn said q
should bring you o " &, ,!L,a a.,
"Fate did me that Kindness flr .
said Mr.. Maurice, gravely. "But-"
"Ah, WE'LL" she said, quickly,,
doesn,tiatet, I'd lon hs w. atS H
Mrs. Stanton said y0p would be,so !
terested in the old manor, it has 80 ma
Of y0tfY ancestors portraits on the wal
- well as mime And abe rose, 9
haiora he dtite understood II they W
walking on together. "WilIyou ico1
uppN s6e said. elbow stupid OF me
to hasel askld 'tufs soar tsshilg! ~
they, with you. slI.fosssuyysss w
"IrI hayen't any wife" said
Vincent Maurice.
mo wife! What do you met
Surely But here. probably lest
might have logt b, VIE, s spS h ssa w e
ped !:sis ssr,,1 e. f. Is sia$$ssss.. ned
ans% ;4 ssst 1 %ss ass Sst Is
fnll Of strawlbSlls. Is ssDont you, ]
thempn she said. "They don't H
whether they are flowers OF grass.
they are 30 shy about It. They seen
me tobolaR SS4oAl@AetsaPls aese
there Is to be In GUNNER" II
II suppose you hhd . great dea
h.nniness in summer, thenw
1Oh. atxsys! sTAe day. srs not
,onc AM snd'iSk Az thy for your
~. 3siiSib PsaahS' 4
TOO s'3E&|asyMl' ,AIa!s,A..a.s.!sl5,
YOU'RE like stlea NJ. Vincent Jag
Tho II coming to visit Mrs. Stanton
"May I AK what II ths matter !
Nr. vincent Maurice" =
"His name, l guess. Vincent,
uuering-aud be signs for moro wcr!'
Prasently. they ywpye dep IN eidA
.,on n iavorite ideas and theories,
which the pretty creature had ey1 IS
thought fOr hersen. whether W.
foolish. in her loi1tif1db for she
too Young to have Rad qr studied ~ !!
and All lie time that they were tal
IA VA dsrtin9 81 ID pursuit OF le'
ioined them, and rsturning 70 = n,s
II 1 con6ding way that II. w
Naurice found indescribably agree
vith sweet, bright Innocence tn
IA not MAJ belcfe = Fan TIE Din
besutifull Here thsy sat down On
rock; hStt M vert -, q, ~ Y. -
up the path, ana y VA y = :. ~
beiore thsy reached ~ door g =
manor. aNow," she said ~ "
koduce Vii % your snn6 saa 9
"a crsndfiah 81. ~ pretty Pf!sct
a ~ 3onouil. bloseom bfocads, ~ !.
old ~. Nafssrse iH h1r blaok -
wonder What thsy WI t !. -. g
eom1Aow you ars aot q an Hke y !,
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