Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-18

how the food on them was so much
finer, and so on. 1t was so enjoyablel
1t was not until three days after that
we met him again. by accident, It he
was no longer himself. He was icy. His
good morning was icy; the shake of his
hand was icy; his words icy. He was
awkward and embarrassed. He quickly
lost us in the crowd and reappeared no
more.
l returned to throw myself once more
into the arms of my mother and cry out,
eyes; shall marry De Courtalin
How many times between that and
the 18th of May did repeat the opera
toni 1t came to be a settled thing that
no sooner did mamma see me appear
than she mechanically opened her arms
to receive her daughter crying, Yes; l
will marry Courtalin, " and soon after,
mo; 1 will notl" But the II will
notp' became more and more rare.
M. de Courtalin was model of tact,
of kindness and of resignation. He
waited, always in black, always button
ed, with inexhaustible patience. Mamma
was invariably engaged with Nine de
Courtalin.
At last the 18th of May arrived. 1t
was tacitly understood that upon that
evening 1 would say yes to the patient
lover, and the engagement would be
formally announced before all the world.
l was restless all day and glad when / 1
o'clock i'll the evening found mamma
and me at the home of Mime. de Yer
nieux, who was giving a great ball.
AS l entered l became suddenly aware
that l was the center of attraction. A
line had formed itself on either side,
and little Obs of surprise and abs of adj.
miration went deep into my heart.
NJ de Courtalin came up to us. He
wanted to ask my hand for all the
waltzes, for all the quadrilles, for all
the evening, for all my life.
l answered: Later on. Presently.
feel little fatigued "
My eyes roamed listlessly over the bal
room and perceived, with a start, two
other eyes, fixed, settled upon me-twC
eyes that knew well, but found it diff
ficAlt to recognize, so big had they
grown in that concentrated, wondering
look.
Suddenly their owner arose and turn
ed toward me. A glance aside showed
me Courtalin slowly and laboriously
making his way toward me from anoth
er corner My cousin looked at the same
time and saw him.
Then it became a race between the
two men. Gontran intrepidly GU
through all the walters, but he reached
me before Courtalin. He came up to me
precipitately. He caught my hand; hC
put his arm about me.
We danced gayly, wildly, furiously
What waltz He said to me: Il love
you; love you! You are grace anC
beauty itself. There is not another WON
all here half so lovely! And it is l wht
shall marry you! Do you hear? l, anC
none other!'
"Ah, my dear, if you had not come
tonight, my engagement to M. de Cour
talin would have been officially an
nounced tomorrow.
Eyes, but l have come, and 1 am her
holding you fast. l have discovered tina
there is not another woman like you.
love you!'
Slower, slower, 1 pray you. l an
falling. Everything is turning around
StopP'
mo, no; we shall not stop. If w
stop, your mother will stop us, and
have more to say to you-much more
Swear that you will be my wife. "
Eyes; L swear it. But enough
enough -
He held me so tightly, and his fac
was pressed so close to my face, his lip
SO close to mine that l grew suddenl.
faint and slipped down into his arms.
The next day our engagement was an
nounced. The waltz had created a scan
dial. 1t was imperative. -Milwauke
Sentinel.