The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
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 mThen. Mademoiselle, it is only Ialr that you should hear one htele Ehs ,hs ' s;sh ballad" said Paul--"one that can he understood by you. Will at tannt a serenade by Stacey, ana tunins his guitar to another Key, anu ..o..h glance of flashing signfcanee' be nodded to her, and began aThe wind is falling on the ionsis And sea, daylight dies in magic clouds The 0t birds T no longer sing upon the All ues summer flowers their many
 petals fold.
 rBut in a garden mid the sieep'he st1n F9sI' [ must wander in the evening
 , hgasi ,gestb the window where, my love sing ptoh to her gently with the winds ot
 night.
 esIeep. love. sleep, no danger shaii oe- on~ though the night. and throns-
 cd with doubt and fear, 4.,d. sleep on, sleep, for l Will stay oes'e s,nriee sese; T love thee till morn IS
 near.
 .Tbe wind is falling OCT the loneiy rhe waves are hushed that beat upon
 the shore; , all silant- thousand stars look do"h "ii
 1y, .a. that watch
 till night is Der.
 asleen. love, sleep. no danger shall pe- Long though the night, and throngeo
 
 s,san on. sleep. for I will stay oe- singing sidG s I love thee till morn is
 near"
 T, .be air was a lit, which stirred +be blood, and 1t would be o~l1hcuis ~ to describe the exquisite expression ', of the music and the voice. with its rich, haunting sweetness. ss deed. was the typical lover or TO, naanca. endowed with golden tong ue when the song ceased, 4.nd the slng- ar had thrown aside his guitar. there was silence, murmur. anu IaiHs cianplng. Swift thoughts came to .ne audience. mad el Marques suns ,,iish ii sarenade especially for the Ensl1sn SenorIta. or was it just his ordinary nonsense? At any rate, 1t was the swan song of the entertainment Doha I.llisa and Mrs. Tudor seemed sudden W to awake from their respectiVe rev cries, and began to chatter oriskS oA chiIls. rheumatics, old age. and to de- clare that, although they had never snent so delightful or romantic an eve- ming they must bring their pleasure to d close and depart forthwith.
 Every one now stood up, and began 4o talk at once. A gradual move was made towards the villa: chairs and gull lfars were abandoned, and the company trooped up the steps.
 For some reason which she could not explain to herself, hester did not wish to talk to Paul; she hung oaeK' ana walked beside Casilda.
 .sWhat a voice you have" she said "what pleasure you can give! How envy-and thank you"
 An reioined the Spanish gfris It Is SO good of you to praise me, ana YOU are three times nice, as we say here; but you should hear DoloresF "I don't think I want to hear ner- or see her." rejoined Hester: from your description. am not impressed, and to me your voice is so young and fresh, and, if may say it to you, so good ''Yes, know what you mean. l am no siren. I hope"-pausing on the plateau on which the ville stood-"that you will not forget me, Miss Forde. and that we may meet again" and she held out a rose with a smile.
 "I shall never forget you, Casilda." she answered. accepting it and plac- ing 1t in her bodice; and l shall all ways remember this evening"
 Ices. sherberts. and refreshment were awaiting the guests in the dining room; but el Marques was nowhere to be seen. However, as the visitors had made their adieux and were getting in to their carriage, he reappeared, mounted on his black horse.