The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-09-18
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How resolutely you have kept
out of this whole thing said Eg'
bert Pallatine abruptly 10 Ami1a
He found himself for a moment
standing alone with her, both ol
them isolated in the vortex of the
confusion.
No. But l could do more by
helping than ny being in The tab
leaux myself she said coldly and
shastened away with her hands
full of pins and draperies. A
moment latter she returned to
find the yonng man standing mo
tionless in the same place.
MRS. Merriweather is dressed
for the first tableau and wishes
you to see whether there are any
suggestions to make.'
She spoke without looking at
him, and the next instant she
was bending 10 ADJUST a fold in
the windows costume.
The latter stood before the
Young man and challenged him
to admiration with every inch of
her resplendent presence. She
was a CLEAN of jewels and price
less stuffs and red lips. She was
undenyabIy handsome. She look.
ed fifteen years younger than her
age, and the artist in Pallatine
did homage to the consumate
cleverness of the whole produc-
ton.
Perfect he said, bowing low.
The Elaine tableau came first.
This was really a legal Gulnevere
4 flutter rose in Mrs. Merri-
wealher's throat. The excite
ment half carried her little out
of herself.
Had you been Launcelot she
with softened eyes, lit
might have been perfect indeed!
And she held out her HAND
10 Yards him.
The car,ain went up in mo
ment and Pallatine began his
reading in q whirI. He scarcely
heard his own words. When the
had gone down again
lmid burst Of applause. hiding |
he reader and the Illus. n. i've |
ableau alike from view he with
Irew into col ner aud tried, with
III the renewed confusion around
lin. TO collect his thoughts.
Great heaven-! He did not
vish 10 be a coxcomb. but what
vas ,hlse Could it be!--Was this
1here he had been d,i.t.ng, with
us frequent visits 10 this house,
is tolerance o; the great lady's
'atronage? 1; seemed impossible.
nd yet-Merciful powers! BE
emembesed Mrs. Nerrlweaiher's
'ok, her extended hand, and a
hill ran down his spine.
Had the little Italian girl seen
hems She had moved away as
n-as he approached Mrs. Me-
weather. Aud yet how. could
e tells His cheek ,ingIed. ri
he had surmised anything OF
lis sort it would acrount for the
oldness; The contempt almost:
iih which she had seemed 10
eat HIM III these weeks he had
cen coming here. A pover;y-
,ricken reader ingrat uia'ing
lmself iiio the favors Of an ell
er)y widow of wealth and scclal
with visions Of matri-
loniai announcement that's
Dw he must have appeared 10
sr: Though! the thought sick
led him.
He went through the rest Of
le p,ograme automatically. He
;-s' seized with wild desire to
II awav. And yet his eye
a(ehed Amina conss antly. just
sfdre the tabIeau he caagIn
slt of her standing on chair
.iting up some bit Of dfapery
" the scenery.
He found himself the next in
AMI beside her, lool ,ng up. with I
SOFT of desperation, into her |
ale face. Some hidden emotion a
emed 10 communicate itseifti
ON him 10 her and from her TO
m. lie longed to explain 10
sr-
His voice came thickly. and all
found TO say was:
Pm afraid the chair is moi <
eadv. You will fall.' Il
oh. no. she SAID in turn. Bnt Q
as it his close presence that U
ade her fingers less sure? One u
ID OF the heavy d,apery slipped
ON her gasp and, as she made
movement to recover IT. the Ii
air tipped and her light weight I
d do inward into his arms. n
1t was a tremendous revelation RI
both of them. Their faces a
are white and their eyes glowed. e
Let me co. whispered Amlna, a
:hting for self control. q,