Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-05
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Was Valerie trying to win him by stab
bling him? 1t was a strange beginning.
Mrs. Dudley went to the piano. She sang
well, if somewhat artifcially; and was
asked BY Lady EIinor to sing again. Then
Angela Musgrave at Mrs. Langley's re-
quest. PLAYED. and Beauregard turned her
music for her.
Valerie rose from her place and took up
a pore advantageous position for listening,
for Angela was a really god executant III
music Of the lighter kind-holding up her
finger when Lord Wesrbrook would have
followed her.
No. she said, imperiously. "You talk
and I want to listen"
''But -
81 want to be aloner' said Valerie, with
the independence of an acknowledged
queen: AMI she seated herself on a lounge
near one Of the windows, apart from the
general circle.
1t gave her little relief little breath
ing time, to sit here in comparative shadow
end obscurity, and to listen, like one in a
dream, to the barcarole Angela was play
ING.
The breathing-time was not long. The
PLAYER ceased, and the guests crowded
round her, buzzing forth congratulations;
aud then, after mOmen5 or two, Max
Beauregard quilted the group, and APP
preached Valerie. Her heart beat heavily
as he came near, but she did not move, and
scarcely looked at him.
Valerie" he said, pausing by her side,
"will you not sing something's"
eff you like" she answered, raising her
| self from her lounging attitude as if to
! unit her seat
But not yet" said Beauregard, taking
the vacant place beside her; 81 have scarce
| ly spoken dozen words to you this eve
| ming"
Valerie sank back again, looking at him
| through her long iashes.
Her manner was not encouraging, but
Max did not seem to heed 1t. he went on:
And have had no opportunity OF tul-
hlllng my promise
"YCNr promSe?" repeated Valerie.
| ''What prOmise:'
But even as the words passed her lips
| see recalled what he lad said earlier III
| the evening about the park, and added
| quickly:
81 remember. nowl I beg YOUR pardon
| w tell me what you meant"
| "Onlv thisp, he bent q little nearer to her.
'There is an old tree in the park-in the
| Abbot,s Glen-vou saw the Dictura of it
| this evenin0-tbn Enchanted Oalxp
| If xvas tln FIST aII,7cion no had axnrnoada
TO that hapnv mast when he had called her
! the Fairy Ouepn and asked her to invite
! him to her moonIfpbt revels under the En-
cbanted Oak. Why did he sneak of it?
| The blood mounted tn VaIerie's cheek. she
! turned bar foca aside. Int otherwise she
sat northumberland even a movement of
the hands, thouoh she felt as if her heart
must cease to beat: vet Max Beauregard.
watcbinu her saw that his allusion had
! zone STRAIGHT boma-bad stirred . very
| nassion of erootiop within bar Tbaoohler
| nature etiI1 s+rova ocoiret tho ernst of
worldliness. she co9Id contrast with
shame the nrnsnnt and the mast. she could
feel that she was better HAMMER then and
!ono for mower to blot ont the record of the
last two wears. even now so late he Max
Raauregard miobt have saved her from
herself if-tbat fatal ifi-be had not been
lord IF Abbot,s T,aiyb and ali IFS broad
lands, Rut the test was Iaclipo. and love
! that was half for tbe man and half for all
| that no nossessed Nav Raanreoard would
have none of if Vet he was plavino with
! fire in having this girl whom he loved: but
would NOT woo nndar his roof What
| tbenp If was the soldier shirt in the field
of love as in the field of battle. to do and
to dare
He enolro oroin oftor q nsusa cbanoino
his tome to the more ordinarv conversations
al manner
.eYon mist LOT mo show Won the tree some
dow yoIorio---o, bette. Inv moor1inb+ mo
Ahbot,s Glen is one of the IoveIiest in tbe
mark y
az Sbo11 lilo 70 Soo II ), cold tho o;r1 70.
COVERING herself thongh her voice was to
bie l-aar nor =. littIa Constrained GLOW
did tho traa ooin ito nomo2u
Gan old icrond Tbera uead 70 no .
monastery ON the lands of the I, eirb-sone
of the rI,ins still remain. and the abbots-
norbans Needless +os,v-,rere ALWAYS Raan-
rarords Ono abho+ Gorrais in +bo fonr.
toentb con+I,r,, 1,-as r,,,ob dis+,,rhod i,
sri,it INV boorin'r +I,ot tho foi,.ios bo1d bicrb
ra1oIs ,I,dor ~, ola ooh IN tbo adi,nant
forost 1a,,J. or,d no 1otar,,i-,od - 49, a.,
a,,d :, ~ ,o[-oI. Iy,la.nrnro =
IN tbe crIon oIoro o,,or1 ,,oon1icrbt nirrbt
fn. ~, $500 ~ - fni,.iaS
II soamS however +bat tho 1ittIa naonIe
,o4 +I,a 1,os+ of = :, sr,i+o of .hol1 boolT
80 an,,,1Ia.,, for n,,a daI7 Tho oIho+ Itos
-: ~. -, 80 (,ao,.olod - til
ont affect and bo1y Garyais was never seen
or board If moro # cor1d on1y no snr-
missed that the fairies had snirited the
monly bodiIv ayvav The nrobahilitv is -
added Max. irreyereDtlv. IF there is any
truth in the story at ali-tbat the Jolly alb
hot marched off with some fair dame"
For shamer' exclaimed Valerie, laugh
ing, ito Islander your ancestors in that way.
| fully believe the story, and | think the
abbot deserved his fate. The fairies did no