Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-05-15

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terneen l,l 90 Y ed dl,ls q qliei teasly.
}a1sNo thank you Carl 4 DO not care
.Then come out. end play croquet
/ on tile lawn Withus,sL illias."
f a''I never play croqnet, you know, "
| she replied with q sigh.
| ..Hullo, Sir Cavalier!" cried Maud's
| silyery voice, $50 you are making love
! to your wife Whilesyour guests are suf-
,fering from eHyti! Don't sit here
like an owl, but come out into the
sun" @ ~. Z.
She laughed gayly and wentopt, and
he arosesA and followed her. Inahericom-
panYshe foYgoEt amo ment arYt thought
y That afternoon they took arow up
On the river. Carl, Iapd Elice, and
Guy and Stel Vincent, two young
folks from a neighbours house. Never
had Maud appeared SO queenly, never
had her conversation been so brilliant.
She fairly facinated them all by her
scintellations of wit, her quickness of
repartee, her rare faculty for story
telling And poor Carl admiringly
listened while through his brain flash
ed the thought, If / was free could
win this glorious creature WHY can
NOT Gillian be as brilliant %
i II was nearly dark as they walked
|5up to the house, aud the grounds were
dim in the twilight shade.
HStella, Guy, you must see Lillias''
rose tree, " cried cousin Ellice.a~e..It is
a wonder, : and She led them to a dis
tant part Of the garden. -. =
Il am tired" said Maud. II think
n little music will cheer me. - Mr..
Leigh, shall I not sing4to youP"s e%
atss He Bowed. nlurmnring some gallant
speech, he scarcely knew what, as she
flashed her Isorceress eyes full upon
him., 3 's"S7*'f T"
u The piano stood in far OF, shad,
owy corner Of the long high parlor,
and her white hands sparkling with
rings went straying over the KEYS with
mastery sSill.@+ltawas no@scnoolgirl
/ jingle;aevervs note breathed IRE and
| passion, flames from the hot burning
Southern heart of the ploud beauty
singing. She had rich, clear voice,
full and plaintive, and was perfect
mistress OF it. gsA "
IT was an Italian opera that she
suing full Of love. and passion, and of
music, too, and she played it from
memory: Carl went andsstood BY her
side, and gazeds down upon the i'm
periouslY beautiful face. The be-.
witching spell of her music and her
beauty, and the dreamy stiffness of
the hour fairly intoxicated him. 81 He
felt that he could have fallen upon his
knees there ana %worshipped her.
She finished the opera, and tile; Jew
elledt hands went wandering tremu-
lously over the ivory the long black
lashes yeilingtthe dark @lustrous eyes.
Finally she stopped, ,whirled round on
her stool, and said, with one of her
! bewlld ering smiles: ~ v SSs*
II am going away tomorrow, Mr..
Leigh: So yog must prepare to bid
I"Going away" he gasped. 20
| Maud, where Pr
..,.. 'Home-rdown.S South l am tired
$of this northern climate and the cold
hearts in it. sOh, my beautiful Louisi-
| ana that any one should prefer this
country to you -
Carleton Leigh turned white a mo-
ment, and then a. hot fushsswept over
+ his face. He grasped one5of the soft
lily hands and knceling cried:
II cannot let you go. Stay, here,
Maud, and be the sunshine of MY, lite.
1 never knew till now. what u pa railise
you have made this w orld, to me. Will
yDugo and leave me when I-oh, God,
what q MI lying s' g583sisJ.$t
#sss iMand Arnftage placed her other
hand in his aud stopped forward, gaz-
ing with her beautiful b eyes upon his
strained, passion-heated face. 7's'
= ~ gu love me, Carl?' she breathed.
He, raised both hands toShis lips ram
| ing kisses upon them till they were as
! flushed as her cheeks. j. d
Glove you! Great Heavens, -.
The merry laugh at ElliceA and the
voices of5theiri friends sonthe piazza at
this instant startle then5both. Maud
turned suddenly togthe piano and
Estruck n., 4 lively air. Carl arose and
lighted theElamps. .%
Two hours lister he lighted q cigar
and wandered mechanically out among
the garden paths. He came to a Ut.
tie summer-house, and with asslgh en-
tered and sat down on q rustic seat
His brain was in whirl; he could not
think clear, and he sank into a stupid
reverie. ,.&
4 He was aroused sby the sound of a
voice her voice; it thrilled him all
over like i Sdraught of wine. The
soft rustic offeminine carmen tsa paus-.
Jed near HIM ana he heard Maud say:
''Ellice, I shall conquer. Ii you had
NOT interrupted JUS Lshoulds have won
his confessio to-nigh lit. But 4 know
chat he loves me. told him that I was
going away tomorrow, but I shall
stay few days longer now" TT.
is il worth the while, Maudp''
asked her companion, half treproach-
fully. ~ duS do mot love him. and
think how much sorrow You may
cause S5%
No, LIDO notloYe, him. returned
theaS her voice m silveryss ever
SstB1f I have sworn that Lillias Gates
husband shall bow al my feet. When
i haye disRra1ed him and Wounded
hsE my work IS done, and not till
then. = ss.ls Ssss5 ..s q.
II had hoped you would change
your mind, Maud. It Is : wicked
thing. You will not nrpsp 4 = !. u /. |,
Maud rsmnitts SIs q sdghsd one u
those llgh Y livery lang hidh had
l,eel fyssting ahefS sofore u
Carlson Leigh but whinh sounded
|rlil nockefy III kim nov. g g A.
ssy ickedi Whist % itl twill only