Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-04-06

herself II ahe could have looked into Der
own heart and calmly rsed 10 soc Wcr--N
havg 5cund that she loved Felix bruyere'
but her mature was 1CCol7 ADD con1-cl-lz.
Born aud srained an ArIscacra5 u arisuo-
cra1s, exclusive, lofty, w1rsaiper OF LA---
Iys5 A. the word was understood among .
he old rgprssen LaCivss OF southern society, F.
abe telt herself incapable Of loving any
naa aor himself Of her degree.
she turned away from the gentleman
80 a moment and was walking N the
dfrsction u the hall. when the actor lclnsc
her Shg looked up at aim WITH qulcA
sn,Ha. Tor .he felt -haE her words aA1 oesn
aarsnsr than a guest ought 90 receive rom
her under her brothers root
Il beg A thousand pariOns, be SAID
lint I was zoaded 60 il. I am glad you
have spoken 50 plainly You know 40" !
feel and although my own way IooAs o-'l-A
. before me I could noe bear -
.SUoO." sde said with decision ou6 gen
/ tly enough. I'VE have had TOO much OF TINS
ALREADY Ls isa5 pleasant. there, an N5'
. is announced sJ last and 7Ou are still 7l-4oA
ing" 1900 ,4f.-i,o
. -f7o. he certainty was a famous actor INTO
80 hands great wealth bad fallen but
IL NOW came upon aim that Mile. ROd-
o1at-s set herself far above INN socially
5ouething evil in the mans nature sprang
Inn, AZ once and took full control OF him.
That ufyHt be could not sleep lie
.-c--ed ON hi- bed and cursed fate. What
"a fame. what On. plaudits Of the thea
ter what the value Of money 70 man
bafiad as he vast Il was the old old story
Of love frenzy
late iu the night he arose, dressed HIM
self and stole forth 20 walk in the shadows
Of the old trees The moon had fallen 70
The westward aud lay like "a disk OF white
game against the dusky blue Of the cloud
less sky. Not sound was in the no"
notiouiess air. He found the spot where
NUla Rouauette had walked with him on
The ever memorable evening when she told
him that his love was hopeless
Meantime, Armeutiue herself had touhu
little comfort in her couch, she was nor
thinking Of Ray, however, but OF the hsh
erman, Felix Bruyere-his superb FORM
his manly face, his rich, deep voice ms
SONGS. his guitar Many and many time
had he come to play under her window az
: night singing quaint old lays, the ballade'
aud rondelS of gay Frauce-the France o.
the far past 49,
Z She was thinking over all that had hap
e pcned since she had first met this stranS
I man. In her heart's deepest wells SAe l''
a vague but peryadinS guilt she had no
n drawn Felix Bruvprl on 10y any POSITIVE
; effort; indeed she had preserved wen ne
distant dignity and air of superiority, bu
lcr conscience told her that this had bee
l. mere superficial show; that below lt IN
y active fascination of her beauty and he
lie passionate nature had been even NOR
e. powerful on account OF her reticcnce an
hauteur
Although he was fisherman, weariu
l. the coarse Earb of his calling Bruyere al
N peared TO be educated His manners WEI
It admirable. his conversation full OF MAJ
ueric surprises. and beyond question ;
u played the guitar with the art Of a sAlll'
musician. Still. for him To- aspire TO mar
a Rou1uette was something so absurd
Il, / Nile Armeuuing's mind that the though
ID was a shock
WHY. then. had she permitted him
g come nearer and nearer until the inevtal
N had befalleng She could not say that 5
IS did not know what was approaching. L
to heart of a woman is not to be taken u
on aware in such a case. She had sailed WI
&c, him in his boat many time True, tn
~ relations were ostensi5ly those Of boatm
to ana passenrer-of hired sailor and pie
ne ure seeking employer, but why would E
Sin AGAINST the gunwale and find su
ul- pleasure in conversing with him2 A
Ire WHY. after the mysterious monitor in
er breast had warned her, over and o.
again. that dangerous ties were tormi
ing between one side Of her nature and I
her man. did she continue to seek his comps
sly more and more until at last he broke FOL
his with all the ardor and eloquence OF
nth powerful and passionate lover, only to
Indignantly and cruelty repulsed?
VII She bad kept her secret. Her brot
.de, knew nothing Of this phase OF the mat
and What he had observed had led him 70
INC poet nothing, and his remark about
~ OF fshernau's ghost had its root IN n
che plavfuluess but it went home ike bu
g 20 TO her heart The wound was alre
there and il required but a touch 20 nj
lk AM It's pains start afresh. The actor
able had borne his part in narrowing her
b is .,,a,oe She knew that be had div
ways her feelings and gva- aware Of the "
zLlaI situation
She had not seen Bruyers lately
and since that distressing interview, Q
noon word. every tone. every ll,it1de u y
lage Wa burned into her heart. Now a,
% q sat bv her chamber window. looking
WITH into The solemn distances u the uiSul
realized bow bitter q wrong she la9
e low and for the fr-t time she was fully d
now that she loved the fisherman. Der
ned- sank and a sadness al deep and stro
le in the reaction from d mood Of peryersf
naea suppression could make IL oYerwD'
him her like sudden premuuItDu ri deaf
d her The actor nursing biz own
~ the thoughts. walked W and fro undel
gered trees beside the bayou Presently h'
iuous aware of a quick change in the al
puffy breeze rlu across the water
knew of uneasy looking clouds wa hun
richly against the sky in The southwest,
rides low, shiyering sound crept away ID
nners' the forest Be felt that storm wa
1ablhs ing
eloped Far out on the bayou a white sail
in the moonlight. It's lines stretched
,vered. liz against the distant MASSES u e
Is love, foliage aud long festO0ns q moss
I'm and Ray knew that it was Bruyere's bo'