The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-12

now the 1000 on them was so mucl
finer, and so on II was so enjoyablel
1t was not until three days after TINT
we met him again, by accident but he
was no longer himself. He was icy. BIS
good morning was 10y; tho shake of his
hand was icy; his words icy. He was
awkward and embarrassed. He quickly
lost us in the crowd and reappoared no
more.
L returned to throw myself once moro
into tho arms of my mother and cry out,
eyes; shall marry Do Courtalin. 1"
How many times between that and
the 18th of May did repeat the opera
ton! 1t camo to DO settled thing that
no sooner did mamma sec mo appear
than she mechanically opened her arms
to receive her daughter, crying, YES;
will marry Courtalin, and soon after,
mo; will notl" But tho II will
not!' became moro and moro rare.
NJ dc Courtalin was model Of tact
OF kindness and of resignation. He
waited, always in black. always button
cd, with inexhaustible patience Mamma
was invariably engaged with Nine. dc
Courtalin
At last the 18th of May arrived 1t
was tacitly understood that upon that
evening 1 would say yes to tho patient
lover, and the engagement would be
formally announced before all tho world
/ was restless all day and glad when IL
o'clock in the evening found mamma
and mo ut the home of Nine dc Yer
nieuX, who YVES giving great ball.
AS entered became suddenly aware
hot fl,O - A
line had formed itself ON either side,
and little ohsl of surprise and abs of ad-
miration went deep into my heart
M. de Courtalin camo up to us He
wanted to ask my hand for all the
waltzes for all tho Quadrilles, for all
the evening, for all my life.
answered.: Later on Presently. 1
feel Il little fatigued +"
My eyes roamed listlessly over the ball
room and perceived, with start, two
other eyes, fixed, settled upon me-two
eyes that l knew VOL, but found it diff
ficult to recognize, so big had they
grown i'll that concentrated, wondering
look
Suddenly thoir owner arose and turn
cd toward me. A glance aside showed
me Courtalin slowly and laboriously
making his way toward me from anoth-
or corner. My cousin looked ut tho Same
time and saw him
Then it became q race between the
two men. Gontrm intrepidly cut
through all the waltzcrs, but he reached
me before Courtalin He came up to me
procipitatelS He caught my hand; he
put his arm about me.
We danced gayly, wildly, furiously.
What u waltz! He said to mo; II love
you; I love you! You are grace and
beauty itself. There is not another wom-
nh here half SO lovcly And 1t is who
shall marry you'll Do you hear? 1. and
none othcr'
"Ah, my dear, If you had not como
tonight, my engagement to NJ. de Cour-
talin would have been officially an
nounced tomorrow.
eyes, but have como, and am here
holding you fast. have discovered that
there is not another woman like you
love you"
"Slower. slower, pray you 1 am
falling. Everything is turning around
Stopl"
mo, no; we shall not stop. If we
stop, your mother will stop us, and
have moro to say to you-much more,
Swear that you will be my wife"
Eyes; swear it But enough
enough"-
He held me SO tightly, and his face
was pressed so close to my face, his lip:
so close to mine, that grew suddenly
faint and slipped down into his arms
The next day our engagement was AN
nOmced. The waltz had created scan.
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