Cañon City record., 1903-10-29

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| Now they made way for her 10 core
| forward and said. '-Hore-here she IL.
Marie came down slowly. not look
ing Mt the stranger. and his eyes did
not dwell upon her face They rose no
higher than her neck. where she wore
4 little cross of gold.
Good" he said again. good"
Then as she came nearer he conrin-
| ued In an ofihand way. My name Is
| Camille, MarIe.''
| She did not more than whisper the
words. M. Camille" and held out her
hand. still not raising her eyes to his
face.
He took her hand and clasped It AS
he did so a sound almost like moan
broke softly from her lips. There was
20 much noise and chattering that per
haps no one noticed II except Babette
and Medallion. but they were watch
lng-watching.
All at once Marie broke away with
q wild little laugh. "Chut-' she said
as she danced In among the other girls
changed all In an instant He'll he
tired Of me before the things over"
yes" said Medallion under his
Il as hS Wa bCAoAN. ACh ~ oOt
20 sure either"
Medallion was only speculating.
Ten minutes afterward II. Camille
was seated On a little platform at the
end Of the room. raised about six inches
from the noor. pla ying fer the dancerS
Marie wns dancing with Aiphonse.
You think he's handsomeT asked
| Aiphonse furtively.
-Oh. he's 50 vainr' she said Look
at the way he switches the bowr'
"And listen how be calls on the
dances.- continued Aiphonse. delight
ed: ''not half SO good as yigord And
such airs; such airs, Who's he. any
howl We don't know: likely some
scalawag from Quebec
Perhaps he's . prince said the girl.
laughing.
~Princef Bosh. where's his mus
tacher Alphonse stroked his own
earelessly. one arm around Aarie's
waist ~why. he's shaved like q priest"
Something peculiar flashed into Ma
sie's eyes. and she looked for q mo
Dent inquiringiy at Alphonse- Yea
Just like priest" she aid
The dance went on. n. Camilie's
clear. resonant voice rang out over the
heads OF the dancers: -Ladies' chain
\ there you ao-right and left-balance
to partners-promenade air And so
on. the words bending and injecting
10 the music like a song. with here
and there q laughing phrase thrown in
at . stumbling habitant or q pretty
compliment to some blushine girl.
whose eyes. as well as her feet danced
- a.
Never was such music heard In the
parish Of Pontiac. vigord's sun had
gone out In darkness. and n Camille's
was at high noon. Already had Ne
aaliion made friends with the fiddler
and had become at once n. Camille's
lieutenant In the jocund game. for Ne
daiiion had no vanity, and he knew
man CT parts when he found him and
loved the man for the parts.
In the third dance Marie took her
place on q chair beside ~. Camille.
The crowd gave q little cheer for her
for them both-before the dance began.
and then they were all hard Mt It heel
and toe. knee and elbow, warm shoul-
der to warm shoulder. enjoyment pant
ing through the room Suddenly NJ.
Cnmille's voice was heard as he paused
at the beginning of a set.
"lt's my turn to talk. Who'll call OF
the dancel VIII youy" be added. look
ing at Medallion.
Medallion nodded and took up the
parable. The music was riotous. and
Nedallion's voice abundantly cheerful
as he danced with Rabette.
And now behind the joyous riot there
passed q little drama
"Do vol wonder why I've come. Ma
riey- said the master of the revels.
"Why have you Gomez" she asked.
Have you forgotten my manner" he
urged reproacbfully.
"why shouldn't Ir'
That's SO, that's So" he answered.
"You told me to forget It." she add
ed
"Thsts true" he agreed sorrow.
fully.
There was q pause. In which nothing
was said between them. md then In an
awed, shrinking kind Of voice she SID.
"Are you-a priest-nowT
His voice In reply had kind OF dis
aainni reckiessness. DO you think
I'd he here II | wasy' he drew the
bow across the f string with a vigor
more raw than sweet.
"icw should known she answer
ed. Am I-my brother's-seepcrr
He WINGED. and the bow rasped on
the + string. 80 that the dancers hook
ed up woudcringiy. but n. Camille's
bead was cnly noddlng to the music.
and the dancing went on the same.
Still her arrow had gone home. for he
rrmcmbered when. In the shadow OF
the great cathedral In oueeec one
Christmas eve. he had bade her forget