Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-01-03

! i1g and waiting for her grandfather.
On the table lay the books they were
% read together that day Harkl
That WAS not the marquis step.
Mile Adrienue, rote-a note
from the young count DE- la Vale. He
Is at In Chcsnew
The boy darted of. and Adrienne
stood trembling. holding the little note
! IN her hand; her heart was thrUbbing
so violently that she could not open
the envelope. There, her grandfather
was coming Adrieune ingoiuntarily
out her hand behind her.
The old man looked so grave and sat
down by the table without removing
| his hat or coat. What troubled the
| marqui-2
Adrieune had started up. Now she
was standing before him; her fair
! locks loated over her shoulders; her
soft white dress revealed the outlines
Of her slender figure; two white roses
from the chapel. which she daily vis-
/ tied, were fastened on her breast The
note fairly scorched her hand. No,
her grandfather must know every
thing; size wound have no secrets from
| him.
Grandfather. she began timidly,
II have note; ! must tell YOU about
II please don't say anything. grand
/ father only listen 10 me. ! sill con-
| coal nothing from you. and then well
| read the note together
The story of her Young love was
| patueiictHy simple. Her grandfather
] listened then DE kissed Adreuue more
| tenderiy han Doc bad ever done before
and remained lost iu thought. He sat
rejecting long after Adrieuue had hur-
ried out into thc sunny park 10 5h0w
the ancient lindens over and over again
the dainty billet; u am coming TO
my Adrienue. Your Paulr' So brief
aud SO full Of meaning
Monsieur le Marquis am a sutton
/ for the band OF your grauddaugh ter,
1 Adripuuc ST.. Roche
Paul dc Ia Vale, must refuse you
Adriennes hand
"ImpossibIe, Monsieur lie Marquis!
/ what objection can YOU lind to meP'
10 YOU the Sieur de Ia Valle2
/ Nothingl You are rich, Of ancient and
! stainless name; YOU serve France
though the garb of modern France" 49,
the old man glanced 40 the glillering
/ uniform -"has changed.
well then Monsieur le MarquisP"
paul Adrieuuc is not my grand
/ daughter; size is not St. Roche,
! "lndeed. Monsieur le Marquis! Well,
am sorry for the house of ST. Roche,
for YOU for Adrienne, and for myself
IL ia the future you will not love US aud
forbid as to call you grandfather For
! the rest ! am nohleman by birth, a
soldier by choice. and serve France
from love for my native land. love
/ Adrienue. not her name, and my wife
need be nothing save my wife. the
countess de la Vale. I should like to
receive Adrienne's consent in your
! presence. Monsieur le Marquis. Shall
we seek hor2N
Stay. Paul; do not be oyerhasty. |
do not know who Adrieuue is; how
can betroth her TO YOU? When my
daughter-in-law, Blanche de st. Roche,
died, her last 1rds to me were:
Father -Adrienne love her. She is
not mine-uot Rene's chiId-aSk Ces-
mi. Death interrupted her words.
/ NV Rene would tell me nothing more.
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