Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-29

was thus charming, as he shorty IOunQ,
nor the innate grace of her manner; for
Rose Lamonte possessed quick and deli
cate perceptions, refined love OF the
beautiful, and mind cultivated to de-
gree extremely unusual in one of her sta
tion, yet scarcely surprising in her. For
both her father and Mademoiselle Mon
tauban had taken pains to improve a nat
urally fine intellect. that expanded daily
with the care bestowed upon it; and
Louis was more deeply grati6ed than he
could express, on recognizing this mental
worth, combined, as it was, with such
physical perfection.
A brief walk it was from the chateau to
the cottage. So,r at least, it seemed to
the count. He smiled as they reached
the door.
''How soon we are here!' he said. 81
think the distance must have been esti-
mated incorrectly. l think we have been
hardly half an hour in coming. Is your
father at home, Rose?"
He was not there. Louis did not go
in, but stood an instant by the door and
looked about him.
What pleasant little place this is!'
said he. Rose, | should like to take a
sketch of it, some day. with you sitting
just here in the sunshine in the doorway,
at work"
He paused a moment longer; bent to
inhale the fragrance of the mignonette in
its box on the window ledge, and then
turned to his pretty companion again.
''Adieu, my little friend" He touched
her hand in half-assured clasp.
"Adieu, monsieur. You have been very
good to come so far with me-"
ut was pleasure" He smiled, turn
ed away, and was gone.
And Rose. after a moments thought
full glance at his receding figure. went in.
and prepared her fathers dinner against
his return.
81 will have no insolence, Gasparde,
mind that! You will keep away from
Rose in the future. She detests you, and
your language and conduct of this morn
ing fully justify her in so doing. ] warn
you. You know my character; beware
of areusing me by a repetition of this
Hugh Lamonte, at sunset, had been
standing at his door, and Gasparde, re-
turning to his home beyond the forest
from the village, where he had passed
the day, was obliged to pause on the
path leading past the cottage, to receive
the stern reprimand of the former. He
feared Hugh; he could not escape, by a
display of his usual bravado, the bitter
severity of Hugh's words, and. in these
| circumstances, his last resort was a sui.
len silence. which indicated the spirit in
which he received them.
DO not come hither again. Keep where
you belong, among your fellows. shall
be there tonight, at the rendezvous. And
it will be near the last time, to give you
orders. | must clear my hands of this
business soon. l am getting sick of it"
Getting sick of it, is he ?,' muttered
the fellow to himself. Good! l shall
have a rare sweep of it, when | get af-
fairs under my management. You will
abdicate, monsieur, in my favor. Excel
lent 20
Co. said Hugh Lamonte,1 1eoldly, at
length, as he looked up once more-.go
it is sufficient-the lesson which l hear
the count has taught you this morning;
otherwise, you would receive from nle
now something more serious than the re-
proof have given you. Coz And he
turned and went into the cottage, shut
ting the door behind him.
"Oh. will pay you fnely-won't 1,
monsieur" muttered Gasparde, between
his cienched teeth, and making a menac-
ing motion towards the direction. 'And
the count, too. have reckoning with
both of you, long one. Never fear but
will pay it we'll; and then for my pref
| ty Rose, of whom you are SO jealous!''
fTO be continued)