Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-05-26
Continued.

quite III SDlTIlS "Htu oip 'N''N ~
dress for dinner; she could not help
looking forward eagerly to the di-
version Of seeing some one really new
and not an inhabitant Of Rilchester.
Claude had already arrived when
she came down, and was standing
talking to the dean having quite lost
the somewhat preoccupied expression
he had worn in the cathedral
The dean gravely introduced MY
niece, Mademoiselle de Mabillon"-he
always uttered the name with an
efort-and Claude's easy but cour-
teous manners seemed all the more
pleasant when contrasted with her
uncle's pompous solemnity.
81 am afraid you were one Of those
whom disturbed this morning in the
cathedral" he said. Il hope you will
forgive me for the confusion ] made,
was It very distracting?"
Esperance's first impulse was to ut
ter the false "Oh' not at all, form
OF polite lying proverbally habitual
to French women, and not unfrequent-
" INDUCED in by their English sisters.
She had, however, been brought up
father. her standard Of truth was high,
and with ready tact she said instead,
81 do not think II disturbed the con-
gregation generally for myself, I can
not say much. It takes such small
thing to draw of my attention"
10 10
Ms 10 not painting during service time.
so hope my ignorance NAV be my ex
cuse." said Claude, turning to the
dean
"Oh, don's mention Il, pray; It is Of
no consequence We find we must
have a rule Of the kind. but Of course
Won could not be expected to know
You find your subject Inferestlng'"
Indeed do" repled Claude. earn
estly cts only fault IS, that every
part Of II Is go marvellous. one hardly
fares 70 atten,nt f. wont n at
half past six this morning hut 4 was
some time before coul1 settle 70
work, everything was LOOKING so ev-
uulsite."
we never saw your picture this
MORNING" said IGNORANCE "Was Il
hurt IN that downfalI7"
mo 'nclllv Il was not much dam
aged y was the easel which made MI
the no'so"'
Mrs Nortlate and CorupIla entered
while ho vac qroakirp. The former
wi
md immediately after dinner was an
rounced
The conversation was much more
iIvolv than ueuol ava Terorarco was
ahI@ 10 enter into q thnrOurbIv. hnr
Tno1ish wac nurr trnnrovo' NV mo
three months sho hid event NJ RI
chester md hcr e'Ioht rrnnch accert
was rather nrottv than otho-wrso
Mrs Wor,lake however dIl not NJ
to"e'her annrovo ~ this advance IN
FnowIedrc for Althourh shr could not
accuse Fsrornrro 81 'orwarfnoee vet
fhere was cortainIv eomethinv IN her
lively chatter which was mt ~ ewao,n
other conversation Tho dean would
''''f''' "'''N I'' i|&'NN 70 NhN-fhn voice
reminded hl~ ~ his e'stor's. and ne
lilsed 20 heor y Corre1ia was aIwavs
on Tho watch fO~ grammatical r,is-
tntos IN Nor nunl' md Rorthe who
d'slifo1 tho evcrfior ~ toIIyino
th0r"ht herself AvownfeS srnr, n ~
any ono else sustained tho CONVERSE
tIon
Mrs. Mortlake herself was a good
solid talkcr, and she liked 10 have an
open field for her operations. so Fs-
perances little Eighty remarks. and
her clear, ringing 'auGh ANNOYED her.
and when she foHnd Claude Nagnav
much more inclined 10 talk 10 the
bright little French girl than 10 enter
into tho conversation which she had
carefully prepared beforehand on tho
Renaissance. she resolved 70 nut
stop 70 II a. once
Claude had just said that he had
studied chiefly at Paris. and Esner-
ance. with look Of delight. was
pouring out a stream Of eager amos.
tons Whereabouts had he liyedo
hid he not like Paris" Was II not
the most beautiful city Of Europen
when was he last thcre' He had NOT
been tn France during the war them
AS II to provoke Mrs Mortlake sim
rurther, Claude seemed TO catch some
thing OF Esperauce's enthusiasm, Pow
MS replies We're as animated As her
questions and II was evident that II