Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-02-29

Ne asked m . low voice Whnt
makes you thshk that ChFiAling Y
fond 81 ma. madamefv ~ "
-shs nssd y speak Of Jon every
day
tell your
.shs toid me that you had made her
q proposall"
And the good old lady began laugh
ing whoIe-heartedIy Raoul sprang
from his chair, flushing TO the tenn
Piles, suffering agonies.
sWhat's thisf Where are you go
ingY Sit down again at once.
will YOU? DO you think VIII
let you 90 like thatf II you're
angry with me for laughing, beg
your pardon. After all, what mas
happened isn't your fault Didn't
YOU known Did you think
that Christine was freef ;"
SIS Christine engaged TO be mar
ried?" the wretched Raoul asked IN
q choking voice.
why mol Why mol You
know as well as l do that Christine
couldn't marry. even II she wanted
TO! !"
But ! don't know anything about
~ And why can't Christine
marry?"
because of the Angel Of Music. OF
cours1!
Il don't follow +.
Eyes, he forbids her to
"He forbids her! The An
gel Of Music forbids her to marryl
:"
"Ol. he forbids her 49,. wiLn'
out forbidding her. It's like this: ne
tells her that, II she got married, she
would never hear him again. Thats
all! And that hes would 80
away Tor ever! So. you UNI
derstand, she can't let the Angel OF
Music 90. It's quite natural
Eyes, yes" echoed Raoul submis-
sively, ats quite natural"
Besides, thought Christine had
told you all that, when she met you at
Perros, where she went with her
good genius"
"Oh. she went to Perros with her
good genius, did she?"
"That is to say, he arranged 70
meet her down there. in Perros
churchyard, at Daae's grave. he
promised to play her The Resurrec-
ton Of Lazarus ON her fathers viO-
lin!"
Raoul de Chagny rose and. with 9
very authoritative air, pronounceo
these peremptory words:
Madame. you will have the good
ness to tell me where that genius
lives"
The old lady did not seem surprised
4, at this indiscreet command, She
raised her eyes and said: e
| Elm heaven!"
J Such simplicity bafIied him. He did
not know what to say in the presence
Of this candid and perfect faith IN .
genius who came down nightly from
/, heaven to haunt the dressing.roq@A rt
the opera. \ ~
= He now realized the possible stats
Of mind Of 4 girl brought up between
a superstitIous fiddler and visionary
old lady and he shuddered when he
thought Of the consequences OF It az.
/ rs Christine still good girl?" AZ
asked suddenly. in spite OF himself.
II swear il, az hope to be sayedl"
exclaimed the old woman, who, this
time seemed to be incensed. And, II
YOU doubt It, sir, don't know Wnat
you are here FORT"
Raoul tore at his gloves. VIZ
"How long has she known this
'genius?'"
|, ABOUT three months. Yes
it's quite three months since ne De
gan to give her lessons"
The viscount threw up his arms
with a gesture Of despair.
.The genius gives her lessons!
u And where, pray"
"Now that she has gone away WIZ
him. can't say; but, up to fort
night ago, 1t was in Christines dress
ing.room. 1t would be impossible II
this little fat. The whole house woulc
hear them. Whereas, at the opera
At eight o'clock in the morning, there
is NO one about, do you see!"
Eyes. / see! / see!" cried the Wis
count.
And he hurriedly took leave Q
Nine. valerius. who asked herself
the young nobleman was not ntti'
on his head.
He walked home to his brother
house in a pitiful state. He coui'
have struck himself. banged his heat
against the walls! To think that n
had believed In her innocence. In ne
purityl The Angel Of Music! -
knew him now! He saw him! IT wa
beyond a doubt some unspeakapi
tenor, good-looking jackanapes, wn'
mouthed and simpered as ne sang
He thought himself as absurd and 2
wretched as could be. on, what
miserable, little. insignificant. sir