The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-07
her old love for Sir Jaffray prompt her

r her old love for Sir Jaffray prompt he
c TO act?
II should strike at any cost, though
Lola, "but we are very different. Sh
} may have that power Of self sacrific
/ which | have not, and il may be that
] could control other things" and sh
glanced in disgust at Pierre Turrian
"she would even do nothing. wonde
what she thinks. "
"You seem very quiet, Lola, " sale
Sir Jaffray, coming 60 her side at Thu
moment He had glanced several times
at his wife and had noticed how unusu
ally preocoupied and silent she was
Eyes, | was listening for once, she
answered, smiling.
where is Beryl? Turrian is going &c
sing, and know she would like to hear
him.
"She went away with the mother.
I'll 90 and tell her. And Lola, glad
TO be alone for moment, went out of
! the room.
She did not go directly to Lady Wal
| cote's rooms, but when she reached the
long, broad corriuor which led to them
she staid and walked two or three times
the full length of it, pursuing the train
of thought which had been interrupted.
While she was thus occupied Beryl
came out of one of the rooms and stood
in establishment watching Lola, who
was so absorbed that she did not hear
the door open.
When she reached the end of the cor
ridor and turned, Lola for the first time
noticed Beryl and thought that the girl
was watching her.
Aren't you well, or is anything the
matter, Lola:" asked Beryl.
"What should be the natter" re-
turned Lola little irritably, for Beryl's
cold manner always seemed to ruffle
her, and she was annoyed now at hav-
ing been found doing what was unusual.
81 was coming to ask you if you would
not like to hear NJ. Turrian sing. He is
going to sing now. ="
1T is very good of you to think of
il" said Beryl "I'll come. | should
like to hear him. He interests me- 4"
at was not | who thought of it, but
Jaffray," answered Lola. Il mustn't
claim credit that belongs to him"
well, you came TO fetch me at any
rate" replied Beryl, with smile that
warmed her face and lighted it. Then
i'll different tone she said as they went
down stairs together: M. Turrian is a
strange character. He seems to show a
new side every time see him. / have
not heard him before in the role of story
teller "
Have you not?" answered Lola in
differently. 81 am rather surprised at
that. He prides himself on his powers
a good deal, and Jaffray thinks much
of him on account of them
But though Lola had answered light
ly she had an instinct that there was
behind the remark which
menaced mischief.
AS the two entered the drawing room
together Lola glanced round her rapid
ly, with curious sense that in some
way crisis was at hand; but, meeting
her husbands eyes, which rested upon
her with an expression of warm love,
she smiled him back signal and went
and stood close to him, as though safe
in the strength of his protection.
Beryl crossed to Mrs. De Witt and sat
by her, looking chilled and half re-
strained, taking the chair which NJ
Turrian offered her with exaggerated
gesture and politeness.
Then the Frenchman went to the
piano, where Lola and her husband
stood together, and sang to Lola's ac-
compartment.
When he sang, it was difficult to
think of him as connected with any,
thing evil. He had marvelously rich
aud sweet tenor voice, which he used
with consummate skill as the vehicle of
every phase of emotion.
Beryl sat listening half in dream,
leaning back in her chair and drinking
in the Intoxicating sweetness of the
mans voice as it swept at will the un-
DERIVING chords of her nature.
Satan certainly had a voice like
that when he sang to Eve about that