The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-09-30

Of mind. think It's Just u vol tia,
your view of her viii be mental. !
think she is most dangerous.looking
woman-the sort of woman who could
compel . man to do anything she
wished, and would finally drive him to
desperation, without changing color
or quickening the beat of . pulse
II shall be safe enough, If that's ALL"
said l, with renewed feeling of de-
lection, for. though my desire to meet
her was due to curiousity which had
little in common with admiration, I
could not help feeling how hopelessly
[ was debarred by fate from the bitters,
even. as we'll as the sweets of love.
'She ia credited with having two or
three tragedies," continued Shaw.
Zone l know of. 1t was some four or
i've years ago. when she used to go out
: good deal. Her people-that is, her
father and herself 20 anywhere
now, ! hear. A man l knew very well
too. He met Miss Beaufoy-again and
again. She knew all about his en-
gagement, and l maintain that she de.
iberately amused herself by making
him turn traitor to his love, and, when
he had irretrievably broken with
the girl, she dropped him
cut him dead-1ooked at
him as if he were being of different
creation altogether"
"How do you know" asked. partly
for fun, as the good doctor had almost
risen to his dramatic recitation pitch.
Il know we'll enough" he said more
cody, '.because the young man was a
great friend of my own. We quarrelled
over the affair when it began to grow
serious. But watched the progress
of it, and he came to mo when it was
all up. and We made friends again.
And I'm very glad of it, for he sho;
himself the following day."
And the doctor spoke in a very
matter of-fact tone, which showed me-
that he was still kcenly alive to his
friends loss. and by no mean7 inclined
to forgive the cause of it.
''And you meet her sometimes2" I
asked.
"Oh yes; but they haven't been here
for long time now.''
docs she know that you know of
this affair?''
mot to my knowledge. It would
make no difference if she did,
what is Mr.. Beaufoyp'
Nobody knows. Something big in
tie City. suppose. Some think he is
large money-lender, but he is only
known to be extremely rich, and to be
given to scientific pursuits
''How do you know them hereP"
asked.
He is one of our greatest bene-
factors" said Shaw-"one of the
original subscribers, and he occasionally
takes patients from here and finds en-
ployment for them"
''ln what capacity?'
''That l don't know. Presumably
something good. as they have never
communicated with us again.
All this greatly interested me, and
even as Shaw was speaking a servant
brought in some letters.
"Here," he went on, as the door
closed behind the servant, ''here is a
letter from the lady herself. All, she
proposes to come over tomorrow after
noon to arrange about the songs for
the entertainment.
Next day was in the mushroom,
playing by myself, when I heard the
door open, and the voices of persons
entering the room. 1 stopped playing,
and rose. turning towards the voices,
and thrilled with an intense and pain.
full longing for the power to pierce the
darkness which shrouded me.
''Let me introduce Mr.. Coples:one. -
said the voice of DR.. Shaw. Mr..
Coplestone is our chief musician now,
Miss Bcaufoy.'
l bowed in my darkness, wondering
what manner of woman it was who was
before me.
II don't know whether you will be
able to accompany me-" she said.
Her voice did not satisfy nv curiosi-
ty much. She spoke in a low and
musical tone, but with, thought, a
touch of hardness, and decision.
pictured her tail, and dark, and i'm.
perious, but oh, how l longed to see
her!
II can soon pick up the accompani-
ment." said, If don't know them
already. What do you wish 10 sing?'
She named two songs, one of which
was familiar with; the other was new
to me.
"Play it over to Mr.: Coplestone
Mary she said, and l then discovered
that there was another lady present
She introduced me in a very off-h:nd
way, as made room on the music
stool. to ''Miss Fortescue, my cousin. .
The song tried through once or twice
l found no difficulty in getting through
it. 1t was simple enough, and at nc
time would it have presented any diff
Guilty; but the deprivation had quicken
ed my other faculties, as it often does
and = thing, even once heard, seemed
present to my ear, if chose, almost AZ
plainly as if it were actually sounding
Miss Fortescue's touch was that of q
timid and inexperienced player. She
seemed, as far as could jud &c, to b:
shy. either of me or her cousin. TOR she
said scarcely word, and received il
silence little directions about the mu
sic, and SO forth, which were given il
tone such as an imperious mother
uses towards disciplined child.
Shaw soon left US. Miss Beaufoy
sang very we'll indeed, and I soon be
came quite interested in the music
We had large stock of songs Il the
room, and became engaged in q mus.
cal conversation, which led to my
playing innunerable accompaniment
at which Miss Beaufoy was pleased t
express her wonderment and her ad
miration. Her voice acquired consid
cradle softness, I noticed, when sh,
chose. And it was in singular win
ming tone that she asked me whether
| Nth such r,oueical ahi1;tioo an6 tooto
did not find life terribly dull at St
Bartimeus's.
II do" I answered; II did. It i
; different this afternoon. It makes q,
much difference when there is any ap