The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-10-06

\\So - slbIe to move in the
y ~ MooIS' ball room. The char
NH|\~A lty oil account of which
ora. the entertainment was
~ being held was popu-
lar one; some great ladies had taken
the thing up and made it success.
And MS many OF the men and nearly
all the 8lr's were in fancy dress. the
scene WAS striking aud brilliant.
Among the Henrittn Marins tbe
Amy Robsarts, Flora McDonolds md
other characters that filed the rooms
one girls face took my heart captive
the instant l 5eheld it, She did not
look more than seventeen, though she
may have been year or two older, fair.
slender, with sunny hair and milky
white complexion. She was dressed
TO represent the Snow Image of Haw-
thorne's charming fantasy, and the
character suited her style Of beauty
admirably. She was pale as the snow
wreath that crowned her head, and she
seemed almost as fragile as the icicles
that were her only ornaments.
The girls beauty was indeed re-
markGble. Peop'e turned and looked
at her as she moved here md there
and whenever she stood still she was
instantly surrounded by small crowd
o; men eager to get their names put
down on her programme. [ noticed,
however, that there was sad, alb.
ttracted look in her eyes. Hel heart
was not in the ball room.
n spite of all my efforts I failed to
get an introduction to the girl who
had fascinated me. l failel even TO
learn Der name. But none the less I
had fallen in love with her-like
fool. L had fallen in love with n
stranger-a vision that in all likeli-
hoou should never see again, that
would be for nee as Aeeting and unsnb-
htantiHl as the Snow Fairy whom sho
represented.
There was one other person at the
ball who attracted my attention. This
1 was tall, dark man, with thick,
short, black beard, man considera.
s. bly, over the middle height, and eyi.
q IDENTIFY possessing n strong will rs we'll
as powerful body. More than once
this man approached the Snow Fairy.
s and on each occasion she seemed TO
me to shrink from him, as if she in
some way had cause to fear him. They
were evidently connected, but what
the relationship between them was |
could not he sure, for the man seemed
100 young to be her father. Surely, |
sad to myself with Jealous pang,
s surely he cannot be her lover?
re The whole evening | pcstered nv
riends IN the hopeoi getting, in some
6 ndlrect way, an introduction to the
girl VINO had fascinated me, but / was
# luite unsuccessful. Once her ewes
net mine. WHAT she read there do
OF know, but she suddenly turned
side, her pale cheeks showing "a sud.
en- glow oil rose color. Vexod with
iyselt for making her blush, turned
way III the opposite direction, and |
oo@ care not to approach 50 near her
gain.
s The evening wore on, aud it was
'yldent that my ambition was not TO
Il 3e gratllied. About 3 o'clock / left
pc bali room and, muifed in nv
r. llck ulster, WAS making my way along
side street which led to the main
poroughIare where hausoms were to
found, when I heard rush of Ay-
feet behind me-
] turned, and there, close to me.
ood the snow Fairy, white opera
OAK wrapping her from head to foot,
d her sweet, sad face looking out at
from within hood OF swausdowD.
stood ant stared, too much sur
SOD TO think or form % conjecture
Us there letter box neorf" she
sped out, for she was breathIcss. "a
l"h from excitement, u scemcd TO
"7 ir'u tLe oNeru1u OF running.
pm pi,Hsc' please ten me. Where
ID look Tor one She went ON.
h'nt giving me Time 10 collect my
u'5i.
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