Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-12-19

that You might teach singing as well az
playing" said Mr.. Ninal circumspectly.
"There are, believe, a number of per-
sons in the village who would I've willing
under the circumstances to place their
children under your instruction
at is no favor to be taught music I'M
der any circumstances" returned Bca-
trix, hndling again. Whoever thinks
otherwise does not deserve TO learn,
And there are other places in the world
besides this miserable little village, and
people who are wiser and better
you surely do not mean to intimate
that you contemplate going anywhere
el5c:" demanded the minister in some
CONSERVATION.
The fact was that such an idea had
never until that moment definitely pre-
sented itself to Miss RandUiph'5 mind;
but in her present aroused condition she
could see and entertain many POSSIBLE
! ties that would have seemed audaCiOu4
or impracticable an hour before.
"Why not" she said; Il was not born
| to pass my life here!'
But lit has never been my intcn.
ton TO leave herel' exclaimed MIR. Ninal
anxiously.
"W hat satisfies you does not satisfy
me" answered the young lady.
But your father, in conversation
have just had with him, has informe,
me that he viii not oppose my address
ing you with view TO marriage" sail
the Clergyman, in a solemn tone.
He would not have done 50 if he hat
been himself" replied Beatrix warmly
lilo is broken down by trouble and sor
row, else you would not have venturec
to ask him! But / will tell you, sine
he could not, that am not piece o
land or furniture to be sold for the sat
isfaction Of creditors! will not b.
burden upon my father or any one
but l have a right TO myself - t
my own self! DO you think
an SO much afraid OF bein,
poor, or Of starving, That would MARI
anybody to escape il? lido not love YOU
/ do not love you, Mr.. Ninal, and so
Will never marry You. Will have low
and music or nothing! Nou do no
know me, sir; none of you here seem t
know me. | am an American girl, an
/ Will not be borgained away or bulie
alive by any one! You shall see sh
added, rising and walking to the verand
window, chat can make my own way
and take care Of myself! You shall St
that Professor Dorimar taught me some
thing worth knowing"
MI Ninal was unable to stand u
against succession Of blows like tn.
delivered by one whom he had heroic
fore supposed to be the type Of gentl,
ness and doCNty. His mind was MAJ
row and slow to adapt itself to new in
pressions, and it would have taken him
long time to frame u suitable reply t
, Miss Randolph 5 unexpected attack. BU
, the opportunity was not allowed him.
2 For az BeatriX stood by the window
, with flushed cheeks and glowing eye
and her heart beating harder than Usu;
with indignant emotion, her glance fe
. upon two figures advancing arm in an
= up the avenue. One of them she reco.
| niZed, the other was unknown. But
strange tingle of anticipation weT
+ through her nerves. Something was q
ing to happen-something great, som
a thing for her The crisis Of her fate WI
i, at hand, and she was more than rcaC
T. for it. Therefore she did not start
5 cry out, but only smiled with an air
/ beautiful triumph, when Hamilton Joe
/. lyn, relinquishing the arm Of his cor
g panion, ran up the steps Of the verand
r took both her hands in his, and said
i lie bent toward her;
u my dear girl, bring You fame al
IS fortune!'