The enterprise-recorder., 1912-07-05
The Lady of the Mount.
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nending that period she had referred
10. turned the monks great retectorv
into q ballroom, and then. when 10.
yales had swept away, proposed n.
sands themselves as scene for di.
version both for her guests and ibs
people This, despite the demur OF
hie E1cellency, her father
rs IL wise" be bad asked. TO court
the attention OF the people,
"0b, ] sm not afraid" she had
answered And they are going to
dance, too"
They He frowned.
why not? II IL the queens own
klea. Let the people dance. she has
said, and they will keep out Of mis-.
chief Besides" with a prouder poise
Of the bright head, why shouldn't
they see, and-like me?"
They like nothing except them.
selves, and" dryly, TO attempt TO
eyade their just obligations"
Can you blame them?" She made
light gesture. obligations. mon
pere, are so tlTeeome!
We'll, WE'LL hastily, have your
own way" Although he spoke rather
shortly, on the whole he was not dis.
pleased with his daughter; her be.
trothal with the Marquis de Beau.
vlllers, a nobleman of large estates,-
arranged while she was yet a child
promised a brilliant marriage and in
q measure offered to his Excellency
some compensation for that old and
long.cherished disappointment - the
birth Of q girl when his ambition had
looked &c strongly for an heir to bic
name as well as to bis estate.
And SO my lady and her guests
danced and made merry Oh the sands
below, and the people came out from
the mainland, or down from the
houses in the town at the base Of the
rock, to watch. A varied assembage
of gaupt.Iooking men and bent, low.
browed women, for the most part they
stood sullen and silent; though ex.
changing meaning glaDces now and
then as II 10 say: DO you note all
this ostentation-aIl this glitter and
display? Yes; and some day" Up.
90 breeding brows, in deepset eyes,
on furrowed faces Il question and an
answer seemed 10 CLEAN and pass
Endowed with natural optimism ano
vivacIty somewhat needless. my
lady appeared unconscious of all this
N,dnns gnT
Incident, justifying in measure the
governors demur, broke in upon the
evenings festivities and claimed ber
attention.
On the beach, lighted by torches,
dainty minuet was proceeding gaily,
when through the tbrong OF oniook.
ers, young man with dark head set
on a frame tall and powerful, worked
his way carefully to a point where
he was afforded at least a restricted
view OF the animated spectacle Alb
sorbed each in his or ber way in the
scene before them. nc cne noticed
him, and, with hat drawn over his
brow, and standing in The shadow
% The towering head.dresses Of sev.
cral peasant women, he seemed con
tent 10 attract as little attention 10
himself as possible. His look. at first
quick and alert. that OF man taking
stock Of bis surroundings, suddenly
became intent and piercing, as, pass
lug in survey over the lowly spec.
tators to the gIittering company, IL
ceptered itself on the Young mistress
OF festivities.
In costume white and shining the
Lady Elise moved through the grace
ful numbers, her slender supple figure
now poised, now swsying, from head
to foot responsive to the rhythm ot
that ''pastime of little steps" Her
tips, too, were busy, but such was th
witchery OF her motion-sii ire and
life!-the silk-stockinged cavaliers
whom che thus RECALLED with wit,
aockery, or Jest, could, for the most
cart, respond only with admirins
slanoes or weakly protesting words
That pretty fellow, her partner"
with Q contemptuous accent on the
adjective, rs the Marquis de Beau
ytllers, q kinsman of the king" said
one OF the women In the throng.
Ma fol! They're we'll matched A
dancing doll for a popinjay!"
The young man behind the head
dresses, now nodding viciously, moved
nearer the front. Dressed Ia the
rough though not picturesque fashion
Of the northern fishermen, touch OF
color In his apparel lent to his bearing