Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-26

his goodness always remained. to rivet
her innocent love She saw him now in
the glorious springtide of manhood,
gifted and fascinating and as she stole
these shy glances and perceived how
calm and serious though kind his look
was, won ans ambition for the first time
fired her soul, and she resolved that he
should feel her maiden power.
Then her whole aspect changed as If
she was inspired; she slackened the airy
velocity OF her steps to an undulating
motion, she slowly ontstretched her
white arms, her head sank back-she
raised her sOftening eyes upward with a
look OF solemn fervor; she seemed to be
wooing down some transcendent spirit
from the heavens
She made an impassioned pictured
The effect was overwhelming.
Forgetting that she was an amateur
forgetting everything save her beauty
and inspiration. the spectators burst
into storm of applause; in a moment
the stage was sprinkled with a drift of
flowers, torn from the ladies' bouquets
and the gentlemen's coats.
But Auberon? Her heart sank-he
had ceased to smile at her, his beautiful
face expressed severity and surprise;
clearly, he thought her bold to display
herself in that moment of supreme fas-
cination save of those who loved her.
She suffered a moment of suffocating
shame, but recovered herself sufficiently
to finish the dance; but the sweet flush
| faded from her cheek, her eyes were
( hidden beneath the golden lashes; more
languidly she revolved TO the lengthen-
ing adagiO of the music, as if oppressed
meath the weight of that austere gaze;
at last she sank to earth in a final
/ curtsy, rose softly and glided behind
| her fairy companions and was lost To
| view.
The dark stranger, who had deyoured
with his eyes her every motion. when
/ she was no longer visible, drew q
/ faint sigh and passed his hand over hi:
| face, as if awakening from dream; and
not till then did he appear to realize his
surroundings, and cast a leisurely, care
less glance around
The first eyes he met were Lord Inch
cape's.
The deadly foes were face to face
| Neither spoke; each scanned the
others ashen cOuntenance keenly.
Inchcape's was fierce and bitterly scorn-
full, the lightning of his eye made the
/ other quail, and then rage and sickeI
with impotent revolt at the open insult
of such look.
~Gol" said the Earl one deep toned
word, like knelL.
In the rustling, gathering music of tho
elfin march, to which the elves were now
sweeping round the stage, the brief col
lOquy was lost to all ears save those o.
/ Mrs Crecy and Mrs Dellamere who sar
/ nearest Ever since the strangers aD
pearance they had remained motionless
pale and trembling, and holding eact
other by the hand.
AT sight.of the raging, demoniac faci
I OF Lord Inchcape's foe, Laura Della
mere's hand had dropped cold and Ian
guild from Mrs. Crecy's. and she sanl
back with a stified moan and closed
eyes For once they had loved, thes'
two; twas a first love!
@Go!1 said Lord Inchcape.
sMy lordiS writhed the other.
sOut, caitiffi" He advanced witt
flaming eye upon him; the man recoiled
then tried TO make a stand, but coulC
not face that seOrching gaze, and COW
cred backward from before him, step b!
step. Writhing, and wincing, teetl
! crashing and knees knocking togethe
all down the aisle, to the side door, thu
earl marching upon him with an IRE
sistible front; and so out at the door
both of them. and the door shut.
$50 much for Richard Accrington!i
exc aimed she; thrust out from TIN
| presence of honorable men. Think yOl
he would have wriggled away like
driven serpent if guilt had not made
coward of him? He is a convicted vii
lain before all Stafford"
She ceased her hot speech and locke,
closer; Mrs. Deliamere had tainted il
/ her chair