The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-05-10
CHAPT 10.
The New m,roarl,,

The New Marsari,a.
On the first landing, Soreiii ran
against the Comte de Chagny. who
was coming upstairs.
Il was just going to you" he said
taking on his hat. oh, Sorelli. VIVA,
an evening, And Christine Daae
what triumph"
Impossible" said Meg Giry. six
months ago she used TO sing ike a
crock, But do LET US get BY, my
dear count" continues the brat. with
curtsey. I'VE are going 10 inquire
after a poor man who was found hang.
ing by the neck"
Just then the acting manager came
tussing past and stopped.
What" be exclaimed Have you
girls heard already Well. please for
get about 1t for tonight-and above
all don't let VI Dehienne and NJ
Poligny hear; /, would upset them
toe much on their last day
They all went ca TO the foyer OF
the ballet. which vas already full OF
people. TIE Comte de Chagny was
right; no gala performance ever
eGuaIed this oue. Faure and krauss
had sing; and, on that evening, Chris
tine~Daae had revealed her true self,
for the frs; time. TO the astonishec
audience.
The whole house went mad, rising
20 its feet, shouting. cheering. clap
PtEg. while Christine sobbed and
tainted in the arms OF her fellow sing
ers and had 10 be carried TO her dress
ingroom. 4 few subscribers. how
ever. protested. Why bad SO great a
treasure been kept from hem all that
time? Till then. Christine Daae had
played a good Siebel to Carlottas
rather too sp!endidly material Mar
garita And It had needed Carlotta's
tncomprehensibIe absence from this
gala night for the little Daae. at a
moments warning. to show all that
she could DO In a part OF the pro
gram reserved for the Spanish diva!
The Comte de ChagDy. standing up
In his box, listened To all this frenzy
and took part in II by loudly applaud,
ing. Philippe Georges Marie Comte
de Chagny was just iorty-one years or
age. He was a great Iri3tocrat and a
good.looking man, above middle
height and with attractive features. in
spite OF his hard forehead and his
rather cold eyes. On the death OF
old Count Philibert. he became the
head OF one OF the Oldest and most
distinguished families in France,
whose arms dated back TO the four.
teenth century His two sisters ana
his brother, Raoul would not hear OF
division and waigedb their claim to
their shares
The Comtesse do Chagny. nee de
Moerogls de La Martyniere, had died
In giving birth to Raoul, who was born
twenty years after his elder brother.
Philippe busted himself actively with
tho youngsters education. The lad
entered the Borda training ship, fin.
tshed his course with honors and
quietly mace his trip round the world.
Thanks to powerful influence, he had
just been appointed member OF the
official expedition on board the
ltequin. which was TO be sent to the
Arctic Circle In search or the sur.
yiyors OF the D'Artofs expedition, OF
whom nothing had been heard ,or
three years He was little over
twenty-one years ~ age and looked
eighteen. lie hnG a small. fair mus
tacbe. besutifui blue eyes and q com.
plexion IKE girls.
On that evening. Philippe. after ap-
piauoing the Dass. turned to HsouI
aud saw that be WAS quite pale.
Don't you See" said Rsoui. that
the womsn's fsintipg7"
You look like fainting yourself"
said the count, Whats the natter"
But Raoul had recovered himself
aud Was standing up
, Lets 20 and see" he said. she
never sang IKE that before"
They were soon NJ the door leading
from the house 10 the stage. Haoui
tore bis gloves without knowing what
be was doing and philippe had nuch
too Kind q heart 10 laugh nj him for
bis imDstisDes. But he now und ar.
stood why haani was absent miEdsd
when spoken 10 and why he ri~sys
tried 10 turn sysry conversation To
the subject NJ the opera.
They rfgched the stage ana pushed
through fbs crowd OF gsntlsnsn.
scene shiftsrs, suDers and chorus,
Girls. jtsoui leading the way. feeling
that his hean no longer belonged 70
him. bis face set with passion, whiis
Count philippe followed him with dif.
ficuIiy and continued 10 smile. The
count was surprised 10 md that
Hnoui knew tho way jie had never
taken him 10 Christmas himsa,f ana