The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-06-02

had lost her wish TO talk; It wis new
and deli shtful feeling to have him there
beside her. She did not care how long
the Journey might prove; she was not in
hurry to reach Tancarville: this drive
was pleasant enough TO 20 on forever.
Meantime Aunt Virginie hal become
very tired Of the box seat. The driver
was 50 deaf that she soon gave up any
attempt at conversation with hun, and,
though the country was pretty. the sue
cession Of green fields and trees, with an
occasional bit Of blue distance. had be-
come monotonOus. All at once she
broke into the delicious silence Of her
fellow travellers.
II saw FIVE marked on the last stone,"
she said. do you think. monsieur. we
are still five kilolneters from Tancar-
villey''
About that, should says" then he
called to the driver to stop. your aunt
must be tired Of sitting up there. he
said to Madelaine. IL had better take
her place"
MatlemoiseIle Chaumelle protested
little, but she allowed herself to be
helped down and placed by the side Of
her niece. It was really great relief to
her to find herself once more in her
proper place. It had seemed to her only
kind and natural to give Monsieur Henri
the chance OF talking TO the bright young
girl inGtead Of always being perched up
on the box seat, but while she sat there
In silence It had occurred to Mademoi.
selle Chaumelle that, although Monsieur
Henri evidently admired her niece, he
had not spoken to her on the subject,
and her brother and sister-in.law mi Sht
justly blame her for giving him this OPP
portunity with their daughter when
perhaps he was not In their eyes q suit.
able husband for Madelaine, even II he
had any serious intentions regarding the
girl.
Mademoiselle Ch1umelle felt far more
pleased. ut the exchange Of seats than
her niece did, now that the chance was
snatchsd from her Madelaine remem.
bered ever SO many things she would
have liked to talk to Monsieur Henri
about; perhaps they might not be left
together again; and though Aunt Vir.
ginie was 50 nice, 1t was qnite different
to talk before third person. the girl
Thought. The sunmonJ home might
come any day, and M'ulelaine knew that
II would probably come in the shap. Of
her father. who wOnll arrive without
giving any previous notice. and ask her
to puck up AMI return to RDuen with
him Life was not rs happy as it had
seemed in the morning: the reInem-
brance Of that deferred consultation
with Amt VirSinie, aud Of her fathers
probable inSistence. had destroyed the
glalnor of her fairy tale.
Presently she gave cry Of delight.
She caught glimpse Of the Seine. and
Monsieur Henri had told her they would
not see this again till just before their
arrival ut the inn at Tancarville. Very
soon they had pissed the ruined castle
and were driving down the steep, tree
bOrdered road that leads to the little inn
lying snugly at the foot Of the castle
crowned cliff. it was doubly sheltered,
for tall. white headed cliff rose up on
its farther side and at the back 1t was
surrounded by huge forest trees. already
showing gold and russell among their
green leaves. Between the inn and the
shining river lay grass plot with flower
beds. and in the middle was a bean ar
bor made by training runner beans over
osiers.
The'party had left the carriage at the
back Of the house, and being told that
the mistress was in the garden, they
came through tile kitchen and found the
stout Norman woman mounted on q
ladder. gathering II last dish Of cherries.
Madelaine went on to the river bank.
She was delighted with the beauty Of the
scene. and she proposed that they should
dine under the bean arbor; hut when she
went up to explore the ruins the girls
happiness received another check. She
learned that the landlady had declared
herself unable to give more than one
bedroom to the visitors There were but
two In the little inn, and the other one
was occupied. Monsieur Henri bad
therefore settled to ride over on one Of
the landlords horses tO Saint Romain, TO
sleep tn re. and to return the next
morning to accompany his friends back
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