The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-07


OF her aead ~ hat he could Gee was
a small, very pink ear, half hidden BY
a waving mas Light hale. She was
talking in an animated tone to stout
gentleman VIII STOOD beside her. with
his back turned e Jacques.
DO you Lnou papa said she. II
am sure that dog going to be ~. and
It will be such pItyl See, his hair is
call-he has chansed In the last two
days, have % debit, His nose Is hot;
day before ye1ldtlay 1t was not hot,
but yet It was not really cold"
"oh, leave the dog in peace. said
the elderly gentleman, trying to draw
her away.
mol It distre me to see a fine dog
plning away l1sa that 1 wish I knew
the owner. Ilehid tell him that he
ought to take he dog away from here"
jacques had almost unconsclously
drawn nearer.
II thank you for your good advice.
madame, and WI at once follow it,
The young woman turned her head,
and exclaimed;
"Ah; monsleur. does the deg belong
to you?" Then, touching her fathers
arm. she said: Papa, do you not re-
member Monsieur de cabour?"
Jacques in be amaSement, complete
ly failed to rocpgnlze the lovely woman
who had just pronounced his name.
But the old Gentleman was already
holding out his hand, saying: 81 beg
your pardon. but the evening we met
the box was rather dark.
More and more surprised, Jacques
gazed at the father and daughter
What! could this beautiful, graceful
person be the trump he had seen at
the opera? And this genial man-was
It he who had moie an ear trumpet OF
his handl Was Z possible?
But Mademoiaelle de Irene returned
to the subject which interested her:
81 am 30 glad you are going 10 take
the unhappy animal away" she cried
gnyly. 1T Il cruel to leave the poor
things here. i e too warm, their soup
Is bad and their straw Is dirty. But
tell me, has that dog been trained YETI"
Partly, mademolselle. but this year
shall complete hil education"
ut will be good fun to train hIm-he
is lively, intelligent, and has wonder
fully fine nose"
But how do you know?"
'oh. ! saw Il At once"
Training horses and dogs occupies
most OF Yi0lette'B time in the country"
said NJ. de Irene "She oversees ev-
erything. am getting old. and all that
no longer amuBel me-
II would like 20 train that little fell
low" continued Violette. still looking at
Domino. land am sure he would en-
joy my instruct Homo blows, no whip.
not even whistle. only the training
cord, sugar, and caresses You see my
scholars are not to be pitied!"
Cabour remained thunderstruck be-
fore Mile. de Trtne. This blooming girl
with an irregular but strangely pretty
profile. large, dark blue eyes and bril-
liant smile-Was Il really she who had
so eagerly listened to the Dame
Blanche" What most surprised him
was her complexion The skin before
condemned as ugly possessed on the
contrary an amber freshness charm
lngly accentuated by her light hair
And the superbly vigorous and 1.-THE fg-
ure which he had thought "bunchy,"
and II not exactly deformed, certainly
informed,
But aware that his silence was out Of
place. he broke Il by saying:
"Then you are interested In dogs,
mndemOlaelle"
81? Oh I should say so They are
what love next 20 horSes-or. perhnps,
even as we'll: and to-day can say free
ly just what think. since
She stopped abruptly. turned crimson
and to cover her confusion began to
caress Domino who hGo been set free
by Cabour.
After a moment she continued:
But won't you show US your
hounds? We have spent most OF our
time looking At the pointers, and I
have scarcely seen the others
y Here are my dogs" said Jacques,
leading the father and daughter to his
kennels.
"Ah. cried violette. THAT is right.
How wise you are to keep French
dogs!
DO you not ike English dogs. mad
enoiselle?"
II detest them"
your exhibit is very fine" said NJ.
de Irene. Our hounds are greatly In
ferlor to yours."
Never mlnd.H interrupted Violette;
they work well. You must come TO
Irene next autumn. monsieur. and
VIII show you what our dogs can do"
do you hunt much?'
Just as long as It is allowed-and
papa Is master"
"Then you are fond OF IT."
II love It. -. us do all sports. &.
delight In shooting, swimming. skat-
ing. rowing. =. And your
'Oh! so do ]: but then, am
q man. and the country does not frigh-
ten me"
well. II does not Brighten me either.
lead very pleasant life at Irene"
Certainly very active one" gently
Interposed N. de Irene. whom jacques
now thought decidedly amiable and
pleaFnus.
YES responded VIolette. II am
very busy with the horses and dogs In
the first place; and then we raise cat
tie. This year one Of my bulls was
honorably mentioned: last year my
sheep took al the prizes. / was too
happy. have also superb pigeons; and
wonderful turkeys. who are Just like
people ono knoWB-they are SO amipble
and nfEectiOnAte!'
Jacques burst out laughing.
You may laugh. but the turkey Is an
moderated animal"
While she spoke. Cabour decided that
his Aunt de Talon had been right when
she praised the "bewltchIng" beauty
and sterling qualities Of Vlolette.
ut Is odd" said he at last. all the
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