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

heroic looking man, attached to the
French legation, or in Washington. rath-
er. on q special mission; perhaps 1t was
Mrs. Rivers on his arm; just after them
came General Francis Rivers, and with
him-could it be possibleP--kate! his
Kate. A woman whose rounded shape
wore its lace and silken raiment az
hand wears its glove; whose face, with
its tinting of rose and ivory, with its nut
brown hair in, Raffaelle locks about the
snowy brow, with its great innocent blue
eves half contradicted by the archness
q the smile, running over in dimples'
was the face of his dreams, OF his ideal,
Of Kate Rivers as he had never dared
hope to see her. ~ -,
He sprang forward; but they had
nansed only one moment, and then
Count Beaurepairs .hsd bent before her
with questioning air, and they were
sliding down the room together in q
Walt that made Mr.. Vincent Maurice
qnash his teeth. She was taken back
to her cousins presently, and the Count
! drew about her the swans down wrap
that Mr.. Rivers had held, and they went
ont on the piazza, and she passed with
in = ward Of him, without seeing him,
without dreaming Of the eager, paAlllldl
face, without seeing the quick move
ment. the half-outstretched hand, as. I'M.
concerned, lifting the spotless laces OF
her train, as il he were . waiter stand
inc there, and passing on into the moon q !.
light, in the snowy futter OF her Ora
pery and the soft white down OF her
mantle, q vision of maidenly grace o.
, most too lovely to be real. No sleep
Wated his pillow that night; tho vision
? lahq before his eyes; he heard, - one
l ! hears q bell in the ears, the warm, rlct
. tones. the low, sweet laugh, in which
4 she seemed to be rehearsing the scene!
: Of. a life with which he had nothing y
y do-scenes of q summer in France ct tn
3 old chateau Of the iBeaurepaires, fanou
$ in song and story, 4 +
As soon a. be. dared he sent his car
It 10 Mrs. Rivers's parlor, and havin
tipped the servant, followed him boldl
up! - .,' ~ 1o,. NJ.
Francis Rivers say, holding bis card, IL
= door aiar. "Put down your book, Kat
g Do YOU know anybody Of the name
! Mr.. Vincent Maurice?" ea,~' e +
!, aaMr. Vincent Maurioeag oh yes,
y came the musical tones again. ~ use
y y to know him very well. We we're gre
i s,1 S s.sd to tSse e u 4s .!
:, man in the world. =. WY 40 o yo o!. ASK s.n
~ y ! !" Don't you hearp This IS bis csr
viii YOU see him You ore 30 apsoro'
ID IN that Daud1t-'') giaiah ..s.a,tli,''
"Thst the servants rap didn't pen
he +r.ta The atmosphere I was living ]
% i1nhealthy stun !; I musn't reAd any mo
" 81 them. See hima Well, NO, /! TIM
~ us not. The horses viii be It the door :,
,t. hsn an hour, and I would like to mi u
- this chapter-'' 81 ri. ia j ,,aplii {,
~ ~ He did not stay to hear any more.
:! turned aw.y; hiaihaggard 1aea hl9t
~ nh tnred heart, were nothing to this wo1
~ x,lof the world. Yet he meant to
~ " Kaf: he meant TO force the past up
' Mar I'd stir the ashes, to wake . spa
! from the ashes; but the next MORN
nj the party had gone., ,t q
~ His step.mother wrote him . mo'
~ s.ss sxther on: ssSuch fine doings as tn
~ sre Al the old manor. house here! n
su Rivers has returned with . gay comps
S I to bid it good.by, and she. ms Deen :
~ ine the children such teetas!4 An, Y
' "e cant. why didn't you follow up y
=. fancy that summer? ANYTHING -
~ exouisite than she in beauty and IL ~
" mar I have failed to 500. She mas
.Se Or ola prineess inst befoEe .ne al oor =
s sia ton. And 10 she is. For they T.
M iound coal on the old manor place,
81 operations are to be- begun y o.
.. Thev say the income will b. enorme
~ Shs vili nj need It, With al the rest
,....| -: still, It WIN do her no ha =
~, 80 France 10 have revenues Of her Q
1n.s: she Is . little sad, though, 70 let the
~ nlace 70 for u. Bat To Chasean y
a ~ ssnaire i infinitely moro beautiful.
- =. ssve: hundreds Of years old, ana M
hi! on A island in . laMtw1th woc
- hilIs inclosing it beyond the gardens
~ ~ go a1ades And forelts."'' 4. g
~ i RI didsnot undsrstsnd the =
- WV wss shis mother writing 9
sSost ths Classsp B d vs. psirs Is,
= a w. th1e 1aGf1gtng yay MiMn,Ou
- IL alnays ran On. And wn& aug ~ =.