The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-08-28

NO WOuueI, ue GuOuSSuG.
'tlt must be very exhausting work,
teaching all those great girls" he
said. 4 should dearly like to hear
you recite something yourself
Zine eyes which looked into pretty
Mss Barker's," were frank and ad-
miring.
At this moment, his sister came up
to them. She looked cold, and drew
her brother aside. She had left Lydia,
who had recently joined her, and
wanted her brother to come to them.
'Lyd,' said she, sis only teacher
in the school, Hal. Come with u.s."
''4ou will have to excuse me for
the present." said Hal, who saw that
others were making their way to Miss
Barker's seat, ''unless you and Lydia
will join us, for l like Miss Barker
very much. She is perfect lady"
And Hal kept his word. He kept
by the little teachers side for the rest
OF the evening, much to Lydia's cha
grin.
''Tell me, where will you spend
your vacation?' he asked at parting.
She colored as she replied:
I'm going to very lonely place IN
the country, and shall spend the time
IN working very nara.
'.But why not rest?' he added; '.you
need rest, surely. ''Tell me then,"
he added, ''where you will 60, that I
may hope TO see you again?'
She shook her head.
cit is best not" she said.
s.Whatp' he exclaimed; s'have 1
then treated you SO badly that you
will never see me again"
Miss Barker's eyes fell, and again
the warm color came over cheek and
forehead.
There is lady who was once very
kind to me,'' she said, who lives very
humbly among the mountains of Cum
berland, and [ am going to spend my
summer with her. In the autumn 1
hope to begin a new phase of my art.
You see l am poor, Mr.. Quintard, and
depend upou my exertions for liv-
ing"
She looked straight into her COM
panion's eyes as she spoke, and Harry
Quintard read there both determine
ton and pride. The expression in
cluded something else, too. 1t said,
'tYou know now my circumstance,
and also that 1 wish you to know
them"
Harry's eyes, however, never falter-
ed beneath hers. They grew earnest
and ardent.
"WIll you give me the name of the
placer" he asked gravely, and yet in
a pleading voice.
She wrote the address upon a small
card and gave it to him.
1t was a month later that Harry
Quintard entered the parlor of one of
the most fashionable hotels in Kes-
wick.
It was a popular resort among the
lake tourists, and tonight there was a
grand reception going on.
Music and recitations were tc be fol-
lowed by dancing in the ballroom.
Someone was singing as ne went in,
and presently a murmur ran through
the throng as lady, young, fair as
the morn and graceful as willow, was
led forward and received with a greet
ing of warm applause.
What was there about this charming
vision that sent Harry's blood tingling
through his veins with a wild pleasure
able thrill?
Sleeping or waking he had scarcely
once lost his fair face from his mental
sight since last they had met.
Yet-what could this mean? This
brilliant entree among people of
wealth and position? He had thought
again and again of their meeting. He
had faneied all kinds of rural scenes
places isolated and beautiful, yet wild
withal, with none but himself to ad-
mire the charming face and form that
had so bewitched him; but to meet her
thus, surrounded by an eulogic crowd
this indeed he had never thought of.
Later he made his way to her side.
She had not forgotten him, that was
plain. Nay, more. Harry saw that the
surprise was also a pleasure.
The rosebud face with It's spirituelle
light, was lifted to his, above her
raiment of pale blue, and Harry knew
that the excitement of her success
made her radiant, yet under all that
the young man felt. there lurked a
deeper pleasure at their meeting.
81 gave some recitations in the town
near where was stopping" said Linda
minister there, and he arranged to
give me the church." The form of
the young artist grew dignified and
grave DIS Suc illus IcCOEuCu ueT UuSl-
ness proceedings. 1.-The people who
heard me were so kind as to invite me
to recte for them, and SO it happens 1
am here. l shall be kept very busy, 1
trust, this summer
Mr.. Quintard looked down in open
admiration of this darling young girl
with her baby face.
"Iheu am to be cheated out of
those coveted woodland rambles.
have been counting upon them ever
since we parted"
Linda smiled.
eff you knew my history, Mr.. Quin-
tard, you would say that I was not,
indeed, born for my present surround
ings."
"They become you SO well that
could never think that he re-
Piled.
They, were now away from the
crowd.
Linda he said, "'before I leave
you tonight 1 want you to promise
me something. I want Won To