The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-21

CHAPTER XIV.
$50 That same evening in the kitchen, after
thew left the dining table, Angelique con-
fessed everything to Hubert, telling him Of
her interview with the bishop, and of the
latter's refusal. She was very pale, but not
at all excited.
Hubert was quite overcome. Whats
Gould it be possible that his dear child al
randy suffereds That she also had been SO
deeply wounded in her affections9 His eyes
were filed with tears from his sympathy
with her, as they were both Of that excess
ively sensitive nature that at the least
breath they were carried away by their
Imagination.
"Ah! my poor darling, why did you not
consult me? 1 would willingly have &C.
companied you, and perhaps I might have
nersuaded monseigneur to yield to your
prayers"
With look Hubertine stopped him. He
was really unreasonable. Was it not much
better to seize this occasion to put an end at
once to all ideas of marriage which would
he impossiblea She took the young girl
in her arms, and tenderly kissed her fore
head.
Then, now it is ended, my dear child; all
endedr'
Angelique at first did not appear to I'M
derstaud what was said to her. Soon the
words returned to her as if from distance
She locked fixediy before her. seeming anxi-
GUS to question the empty space, and at last
replied:
Without doubt mother"
Indeed, on the morrow, she seated herself
at the work-frame and embroidered as she
was won't to do. She took up her usual
routine of daily work, and did not appear
to suffer. Moreover, no allusion was
made TO the past; she no longer looked
from time to time out of the window into
the garden, and, gradually losing her pale
ness, the natural color came back to her
cheeks. The sacrifice appeared to have
been accomplished.
Hubert himself thought it was so, and
convinced of the wisdom of Hubertine. did
all in his power to keep Felicien at a dis
ia ce.
The latter, not daring to openly revolt
against his father, grew feverishly impa-
tient to such degree that he almost broke
the promise ne had made TO wait quietly
without trying to see Angellquo again. He
wrote to her, and the letters were inter
cepted. He even went to the house one
morning, but it WAS Hubert alone who re-
ceived him. Their explanatory converse
llOD Sduu6n6U JDeIu DCbu ~ dIl euudl degree.
so much did the Young man appear to suffer
when the embr5iderer told him of his
daughters calmness and her air of forget
funeSs. He besought him to be loyal and to
go away, that he might not again throw the
child into the fearful trouble of the last
few weeks.
Felicien again pledged himself to be pa
tent, but he violently refused to take back
his word, for he was still hopeful that he
bic faf i,,4 ha u.
could wait: he would let affairs remain in
their present state with the Volncourts,
where he dined twice a week, doing so
simply to avoid direct act of open re-
bellion.
And as he left the house he besought HUI
bert to explain to Angelique why he had
consented to the torment of not seeing her
for the moment; he thought only Of her,
and the sole aim of everything he did was to
gain her at last.
When her husband repeated the CONVERSE
ton to her. Hubertine grew very serious.
Then. after short silence, she asked:
Shall you tell cur daughter what he
asked you to say to her."
II ought to do So"
She was again silent, but finally added:
Act according to your conscience. But
be is now under delusion. He will event.
nally be obliged to yield to his fathers
-
will die in consequence"
Hubert, overcome with grief, hesitated
But after contending with himself, he con-
cluded to repeat nothing. Moreover, he be-
came little treasured each day, when h S
wife called his attention to Angelique's tran
quill appearance.
You see well that the wound is healing
She is learning to forget"
But she did not forget; she also was sim
ply waiting. All hope of human aid hav-
ing died within her, she now had returned
to the idea of some wonderful prodigy.
Ihere would surely be one, if God wished
her to be happy. She had only TO give her
self up entirely INTO his hands she believed
That this new trial had been sent to her as a
punishment for having attempted to force
ms VIII, in intruding upon monseigneur
without true grace, mankind was weak,
ana incapable of success. Her neei of
that grace made her humble; bringing to
DER as an only hope the aid of the invisible,
30 that she gave up acting for herself. but
lelt everything to the mysterious forces
which surrounded her. Each evening at
lamp-light she re commenced her reading of
the Golden Legend, being as delighted with
u as when she was young child. She
doubted none of the miracles related there
III, Icing convinced that the power of the
unknown is without limit for the triumph
Of pure souls.
just at this time the upholsterer of the
cathedral ordered of the Huberts panel of
tne very richest embroidery for the throne
OF monseigneur the bishop. This panel, ore
yard and a half il width aud three yards in
length, was to be set ii old carved wood,
ana on 1t were to ba represented two angels
oi life size, holding crown, on which were
10 De the arms OF the Hautecpurs. It was
necessary that the embroidery should be in
pas-rellef, work which not only required
great artistic knowledge, but also needed
PHYSICAL strength to be well done. When
proposed to the Huberts, they at first de-
ccilned the offer. being not only fearful of
tatlguing Angelique but especially dreading
! at she would be saddened by the remem-
ORANGES which would be brought TO her
1lind as she wrought thread after thread
uurlng the several weeks. But she insisted
upon accepting the command, and every
morning applied herself to her task with an
extraordinary energy. 1t seemed as if she
round her happiness in firing herself, aud
mat she needed to be physically exhausted
IN order to he calm
4. 90 In the old workroom, life continued in
tne same regular way, as If their hearts
uau not even for moment beaten more
quickly than usual.
whist Hubert occupied himself with ar
.anglng the frames, or drew the patterns,
~ stretched or relaxed the materials, HUI
oertine helped Angelique, both of them hav-
.ng their hands terribly tired and bruised
"nen evening came.
or the angels and the ornaments il had
ueen necessary at the beginning to divide