The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-12-08
CHAPTER /.
4 Soon m encement.O

g5 3 - Commencement" 3s
h ma ! nn,,o !, an cnroant dav at Madam
=, ..1, 80, 8, s .
Aas'l ioiltipie
spacious salon was nlled Win the el1te
OF the city. DOting mammals were
there A,1tterinp their nnatronlv feath-
,,-;4,, ,,,, y, !, Z 3 -, ,o,,;a
iS Will pirle a1lu piesas.le' eoiiu
! papas, whose DeaInln22 8countenances
. were Swallowed with no premonitory
Hnrrestions Of the maflam'sF semi-an-
r,,oI Mis-. :, : ~ ~ ; No., cro
=: - i' so . =
aeAl ul ll = allu masculine COUSINS rs: IL
Vulnerable. E.5
For the madam's establishments was
patronized exclusively nv the creme de
Ia creme: the madaIn's Young ladies
were remark able everywhere for their
stylish manners and elegant deport-
'ment: the msdam,s> fiDloma. embossed
In satin and mounted on sa ndal-woo(l.
was. as she proudly. boasted. aspass-
mort to the best society everywhere.
There were fifty figures, faultlessly
arraVed in imported s.cpmmAn cement
dresses, seated on the carpeted stage,
that had been temporarily erected for
the proper display Of these human ex-
otics.
With their elegant coifflres all in
the same fashionable style, their elab-
crate dresses, cut in the same pattern,
their elaborate music, elaborate essays
and elaborate manners, the effect
might have been satisfactory, but was
slightly monotonous. 49,.
So, at least, thought Herbert Give,
as, ensconced in a remote corner of the
room, he submitted. with polite resig-
nation, to q three-hours' .sclassical en-
tertainment.' .5c
u, ''If they don't all look like the rows
of paper dolls Fan used to cut when
she was a little girl, there might be
some fun in picking out the pretty
ones; but Ia = 7, s@s&-S3.,
Mr.. Gives criticism was brought to
an abrupt termination, for at that mo-
ment a young girl stepped out from
the, ranks which seemed a direct con
trallcelon OF MS i! asse ,il} -
Her simple Wnlte ofess was uevolu
VI al oihaheAt' tne nan, VI paie
goiden nue. was neltner puneu nor
colled, but rippied back from a low
,1rs''' DIoW, anu IeA ~ Nayy ciouus ~
ner slender waist; her EIace, pure
whiteness5 that # seemed no main. nor
nride. nor pleasure could tinge with
life. 3. ! .s. ! 5.:5i..@s @ # e..
with careless but unconscious grace,
sha tnol, her scat al the harp. that
stnnd alone IN crimson dais. and at
the first touch of her delicate hand
upon the strlngs, every Mnlspei - ny
I room &Was nusneu, u W yes VIZ
who could ,sween the golden chords in
to such magic: Hharmony-who could
. wake the sni1l that sleeps within the
.noet's soul =:.. : .z = 4
wild. sweet prelude. very grateful
t, ears weary Of crashing overtures
and .shrill chornses, f1oated through
4 tha room for a moment. and died into
q low accompaniment. and then the
musician; c voice arose in song whose
weird melody haunted. Herbert Give
nnti, his diving dav- &. !. ...~.
. ~, -,
III Dlnu tnee Will y clia ~ nly ioSe'
I'll seal thee with spell,
That thou smart love N me y more t EN
all !, .s5
shalt !! loye me more q. lnan wen
For AL AL! my dover y mage III, power wei.
a power l dare DARE ~ not = TENT tent,
The nathos Of the last two lines
seemed to Herbert Give indescriba able
! They were like the moan Of some be
ING cursed with llnearthly powers that
se,,arated II from human kind; they
: were at once q cry Of triumph and a
q wall If dpsnair- f., s. ss5sf5'ss: 4.
~, ..,&
"For all my dover IS magic power
:''s5 A power dare not tell esGs :
/, j. Tho song died into silence MIR.
.nur ~ annlansa adm;ra Hon and nor.
h chance If reIief ran thronph the ani1i.
ence. Init The singer was not eneored
= H,,,o anot,ons ovcifod Nv, har sono we,.e
not If tho order . oraesh1e In fashion.
ahie society There was a lfeartbreak
IN fine tones. Of which society scarcely
.,,,,ro1y,ed - 80. IS "a: :
= .svVho ia sshe7,, n,ffed =, stately dow.
s .oar near Herhert- as the yonng mn.
stc;an arnae from the harm. and "a
errnad 10 her Mace AMONG her comnan.
snns - - pe :--1,,.'
..I don,+ Lnoy1,, Was her friends 20
Nv ga nra ,t .Iitt,a atmre hit WITH
l..t I =, = stT,o AZ ii mo snnn md
tx, ssnond t,,nmoh+ .tha iady
MsM - M, ,orsnned nrnora ~ mo
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