Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-20

was claimed for the present Quadrille.
and She was led off to the head of the
set.
And as he watched her floating light
ly floating through the dance. 1t seemed
to him us if her motions made the mu-
sic and she herself We're some fair x,ir~
it waited down from Il brighter world.
or some seraph ready to ascend to
heaven.
So. YOU see he was very far gone in
the madness called love.
Dance after dance. Her hand was
never disengaged nor her feet weary.
Would She never be free? And was he
to wait there forever. attending upon
Madame De Coucy. and watching the
beauty floating away with other gentle
mon?
At length. at the end of the fo;srh
Quadrille, there was an interllde for IL.
freShmentS.
She was led back to the side Of her
chaperorc by her partner. Captain Gcd-
ney. who had somehow maneuvered
successfully to get 4 late invitation to
the ball. With the especial purpose OF
seeing the beauty.
He now fingered by her side. otii-
ciouSly tanning her and talking deal
of rubbish. AT least so thought the eN-
aSperatcd Colonel Greville.
AT length. however, the band struck
III, the music for 4 waltz. and the cap
tain bowed himself off TO lind his part
Ter for that dance.
Then MademoiSellc d" Glaclc. turn
ing TO Colonel Greville. said:
'You met me quite us Il stranger.
And l really do not think you know me
Yet"
He looked at her in aSton.Shmcnt.
And all the blood rushed to his heart rs
she said:
Il am Dancy."
You might have levellel him with a
feather. Daney? What
This beautiful. Respondent creature;
this blooming and radiant Hebe. With
the fair. roSeate complexion, her full.
ruby lips her shining golden hair. her
sparkling sapphire eyeS-waS this the
cnce pale, dim. faded little Dauey?
This glorious girl. arrayed i'll all tho
splendor of rank and wealth and sur
rounded by the elite of the town-was
she the lately poor obscure and name
less little Daney:
This resuing belle this queen Of love
and beauty. for whose bcaming smiles
the brightest in the land We're suing
could she ever have been the wretclcd
little Daney whose love he had de-
>pised. and whose hand he had re-
lec1ed:
"Oh, what an error.
He was utterly overwhelmed and
contounded: he could not find i word l"
say: he heartily wished the earth would
open and swallow him. he was even
glad when. the instant after she had
spoken and before there was Feed Of
his reply. 4 gentleman stepped IN and,
apologiZing for unavoidable delay,
claimed the honor of her hand for the
Qladrille then formed. and waiting only
for her to begin.
Il see you did not recognize ne. y
smiled Daney Tor As1rea, as We must
| henceforth call herr. AS she moved
away to join the dancers.
| Recognize her indeed. How on earth
should he recognize one so entirely
transformed in person that neither out
| line. form. color nor expression We're
the same:
The outline OF Daney'S features had
been sharp; those of AStrea We're
curved. Daneys complexion had been
as pale as 4 crocuS: Astrea's Was
blooming is :, rose. Daney's form had
been fragile as L fairs's AstceaS w;-
softly rounded out to the fullnes> o1
health and beauty. like a Hnb@'S
Daney'S expression Of countenaDca lat
been Sublueu and saddencl: A>trea
WAS bcaninG and joyous. Daney lat
been a miserable little bcggar. RESCUED
from IN Irish Shanly: AStre:; bore on,
Of the haugh:eSt names OF Normandy
He had left DaEey in the most >ecll!de,
OF Hil rustic homes: he found ASlre;
amid the blaze Of fashion in the metro
polls.
How. indeed should he recognize he
until She revealed herself TO him: Thel
truly through ali these external trans
formations. he did recognize the sam
frank. warm. pure. and gocd-hearte,
little Darcy.
But whence came these transforma
1ioIS L, was time and training. o
course. tiit had developed and i'm
proved her person. But whence tn
change Of name and position: Coul
the old captains romantic conjecture
that she was the child of some nobI
French family. really have prove
true: Yes. that must be the solutio
, Of the mystery: He had scarcely arriv"
Ri this satisfactory conclusion. whe
the Qualriile WAS finished. the must
. lluShed. and MadenoiSelle De Glaci
iNaS led back 10 her place.
, He had now quite recovered his sci
. po>Sc>>ion-anl what helped him ,
: that recovery was the instructive fee
III. that Astrca could not po;Sibl
:. know anytAin" about his rejection {
) Daney. ii" WAS. therefore now ahl
to address her with his usual sHay
:, md stately courtesy:
! This has been delightful surpr:>
: 10 ne. Madcmoiselle. he said
= .Astrea bent gravely in acknowied
: lnent of the compliment. Then locke
{, up archly. saying only with her speal
il in: eyes:
You did not seem SO very much j
g lighted. Mons!eur:"
j. He understood that humorous sianc
v and replied TO it:
f Il was indeed. spcechlcss with a
f constituent" Then. slightly changil
:. the subject. he said: Il hope Madcnc
l. Sellc. l may congratulate YOU on 4 =
Il union with your family
j. My family" she echoed. with
e puzzled look.
Il presume the favoritc theory # IL
= uncle in respect 10 yourself has prov,