Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-14

Everything That Is Underground 3,
longs to Him.
children that they were. Oh, tn
wonderful speeches they made to eac
other and the eternal vows they e.
changed! They played at hearts a
other children might play at ball
only, as it was really their two heart
that they flung to and fro, they hat
to be very, very handy to, catch them
each time, without hurting them.
One day, about a week after thu
game began, Raours heart was badly
hurt and he stopped playing and ut
tered these wild words:
Il shan't go to the North Pole!"
Christine, who, in her innocence
had not dreamed of such a possible
ity, suddenly discovered the danger
OF the game and reproached .herseli
bitterly. She did not say a word in
reply to Raoul'S remark and went
straight home.
This happened in the afternoon, in
the singers dressing-room, where
they met every day and Where they
amused themselves by dining on three
biscuits, two glasses of port and a
bunch of Violets. In the evening, she
did not sing; and he did not receive
his usual letter, though they had ar
ranged to write to each other daily
during that month. The next morn
ing, he ran of to Mamma Valerius,
who told him that Christine had gone
away for two days. She had left at
five o'clock the day before.
Raoul was distracteS. He hated
Mamma Valerius for giving him such
news as that with such Supplying
calmness. He tried to sound her, but
the old lady obviously knew nothing.
Christine returned on the following
day. She returned in triumph. She
renewed her extraordinary success of
the gala performance. Since the ad-
venture of the toad" Carlotta had
not been able to appear on the stage.
The terror of fresh ''co-ack" filled
her heart and deprived her Of all her
power of singing; and the theater
that had witnessed her Incompetent
sible disgrace had become odious to
her. She contrived to cancel her con-
tract. Daae was offered the vacant |
place for the time. She received thun-
ders of applause in the Juive.
The viscount, who, of course, was
present, was the only one to suffer
On hearing the thousand echoes OF
his fresh triumph; for Christine still
wore her plain gold ring. A distant
voice whispered in the young mans
ear:
She is wearing the ring again to-
hight; and you did not give it to her.
She gave her soul again tonight and
lid not give 1t to you. II she
vill not tell you what she has been
loing the past two days you
must go and ask Erik"
He ran behind the scenes and
laced himself in her way. She saw
i'm for her eyes were looking for him.
he said:
Quick! Quick! Comet"
And she dragged him to her dress
1g-room.
Raoul at once threw himself on his
nees before her. He swore to her
nat he would go and he entreated
er never again to withhold a single
our Of the ideal happiness which she =
ad promised him. She let her tears i.
ow. They kissed like a despairing
rother and sister who have been !,
nitten with common loss and who !
leet to mourn dead parent. I
Suddenly, she snatehed herself from I
lie young mans soft and timid EN-. Z
'ace, seemed to listen to something,
Id, with quick gesture, pointed to I
10 door. When he was on the 9
reshold, she said, in so low q voice
at the viscount guessed rather than
lard her words:
Tomorrow, my dear betrothedI
I'D be happy, Raoul; l sang for you m
night" II
He returned the next day. But ~
ose two days of absence had broken -
. charm Of their delightful make -
lieve. They looked at each other, he
the dressing-roOm, with their sad co
es, without exchanging q word. da
oul had to restrain himself not to m!
: out: Gu
I am jealousl l am jealousl / an
jealous!" WI
But she heard him all the same. an
en- she said: S
Come for q walk, dear. The air NJ
do you good"
laoul thought that she would pro
% a stroll in the country, far from els.
Dulioins which ne detested a. pre-
son whose jailer he could feel q 4
king within the walls the bov
er Erik. But she took him dru