The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-07-19

uBnt Wnen l reached my dressing
room Unfortunately, the voice was
there before me and soon noticed, by
my air. that something had happened
IL asked what was the matter and
saw no reason for Keeping our story
secret or concealing the place which
you filed in my heart Then the
voice was silent called TO II, but II
did not reply; ! begged and entreated
but In vain. | was terrified lest II
had gone for good. wish TO heaven
II had, dear! That night.
went home In desperate condition.
| told Mamma Vaierius. who said,
Why. OF course. the voice is jealous!
And that. dear, first revealed TO me
that ] loved you"
Christine stopped and laid her head
on Raoul's shoulder. They sat like
that for moment. IN silence. and
they did not see, did not perceive the
movement. at few steps from them.
OF the creeping shadow OF two great
black wings. a shadow that came
along the roof so near. so near them
that 1t could have stined them by
closing over them.
The next day." Christine contin-
ued. with sigh. Il went back to my
dressing room in a very pensive frame
OF mind The voice was there, spoke
10 me with great sadness and told me
plainly that, If must bestow my
heart on earth, there was nothing tor
the voice TO do but 10 go back 10
heaven. And II said this with such
an accent OF human sorrow that (
ought then and there TO have suspect,
ed and begun to believe that ! was
the victim OF my deluded senses. Bu,
my faith In the voice. with which
the memory OF my father was so
closely iDtermingled, remained uncis-
turbed. ! feared nothing so much as
that might never hear IL again:
had thought about my love for you
IL; and ] did not even know 81 you
remembered me. Whatever happened,
your position In society forbade me
to contemplate the possibility OF ever
marrying you; and ] swore 10 the
voice that you were no more than a
that my heart was incapable OF any
earthly love. And that. dear. was
why refused TO recognize or see you
when ! met you on the stage or in
the passages. Meanwhile, the hours
duriug( Which the voice taught me
nv tn
at last the voice said TO me. You can
now, Christine Daae, give 10 men
little OF the music OF heaven | don't
know how II was that Carlotta did not
come 10 the ;heater that night nor
why ! was called upon 10 sing In her
stead but sang with a rapture
had never known before and ieit for
a moment as II my soul were leaving
my body"
q, "Oh, Christine" said Raoul. my
Heart quivered that night at every &C.
cent Of your voice saw the tears
stream down your cheeks and | wept
with you. How could you sing, sing
like that while crying?"
II felt myself fainting," said Chris
tine. 81 closed my eyes When |
opened them, you were by my side.
But the voice was there also, Raoul
] was afraid for your sake and again
! would not recognize you and began
TO laugh when you reminded me that
you had picked UP my scarf in the
sea! 49,. Alas, there is no de
ceiving tho voice! The voice
recognized you and the voice was
Jealous! II said that II dld
not love you. ! would not avoid YOU.
but treat you like any other old friend
1t made me scene upon scene. At last.
| said TO the voice. That Will do! 1
am going 10 Perros tomorrow, to pray
on my fathers grave. and shall ask
NJ. Raoul dc Chagny TO 20 with me-.
DO as you please replied the voice,
but ] shall be at Perros too, for | am
wherever you are, Christine: and. n
you are still worthy OF me. II you have
not lied 10 me. ] will play you The
Resurrection of Lazarus, on the stroke
of midnight. on your fathers tomb
and on your fathers violin That,
uedr, was now ] came 10 write you
the letter that brought you to Perros.
How could ! have been 80 bcguiled?
How was It. when saw the personal,
the selfish point OF view OF the voice.
that did not suspect some impostorY
Alas. was no longer mistress OF my
self: ] had become his thing"
But. after ALL" cried Raoui. you
soon came to know the truth! Why
did you net at once rid yourself OF
that abominable nightmare?"
Know the truth. Raoulg RID my.
self OF that nightmare? But. my poor
boy. was not caught in the night.
mare until the day when I learned
the truth! Pity me. Raoul.
pity me! You remember the
terrible evening when Carlotta thought
that she had been turned into a toad
on the stage and the house was sud.
denly plunged In darkness through
the chandelier crashing to the fioorY
There were killed and wounded that
night and the whole theaier rang with