Lower coast gazette., 1913-06-28
THE PULSE OF THE WAVE, OR
HIS ONLY RIVAL.
Part Ill.

Hazel was to teach in Heathers-
vile.
Mrs. Lenoire was a widow. Lee
grande had been~of much help to her
during her husbands illness and
throughout the time Of the burial,
| Mrs. Lenoire was impressed by this
mans conduct. When Legrande left,
she felt. as though she had lost part
Of life. When she read the letter
from Legrande telling her that he had
met Hazel, she muttered with con-
tempt for Hazel.
She had a fortune. This was to
her what Legrande should want. She
could not understand a man rejecting
beauty and money for this common
place country bred, narroW-minded
girl. What she thus believed of men
it was because she likened the char
acter of Legrande to the character OF
most men. But Legrande was a differ
ent man. Mrs. LenOire was a woman
of the usual woman variety. She
thought and acted just like all women
in the same monotonous beaten path
blazed by Eve in Eden. She picked
nm a letter addressed to Hazel because
she recognized the handwriting to be
Legrande's. She opened the letter
and read that Legrande was going to
call. She had never succeeded in in.
teresting Louis, though she had made
more efforts to do so than had Hazel.
Hazel would not get that note. That
was the widows decision. While deep
in her morose bordering, Mrs. LIE
noire heard the postman. He gave
her an invitation to the wedding OF
two prominent young people in the
village. She was going. She called
her servant. And ordered her tc
prepare her dress.
Hazel had changed. Her position as
teacher was agreeable and healthy
H~eathersville was more in harmon!
with her than Riverview. Her re
membrance of Louis expressive fac'
that evening while the music of Juan
tia fingered on the note and the sons
thrilling clear "Juanita ask my sou
if we shall part" was as vivid al
though that night were this night o
remembrance. She remembered thi
willingly and happily. For that wa
the night when life grew bigger, bel
ter and more beautiful.
: Legrende after that night wit
D. Hazel became seriously ill, and wa
i'll for many months. When he RI
# covered, he learned that Hazel ha
II left Riverview. Legrande, NATURAL
L. indolent, searched no farther, ascribe
d that happy meeting and that happ
le ness to moving fate and was satistie
o. to sink again to the monotony OF hi
O. life.
70 Hazel did not forget. Legrande b.
n lieved in much of the same huma
" Gods she believed in. Legrande's HI
" mainly was kindred to the humanit
10 of Hazel. Legrande had known won
Re an only from the surface, reyelry an
Of woman. Without revelry no woma
Of was worth much to him.
Oh Hazel, entering her room aftt
81 school hours found an invitation 9
IS her desk inviting her to the san
ST wedding to which Mrs. Lenoire hs
70 been invited and to which Mrs. L
es noire was going. Hazel was dissati
= fled with the invitation she receive
: Mrs. LIE Beau, the landlady, was
widow. descended from the aristocra'
of the Parish.
Hazel asked Mrs. LIE Beau's a
vice and that old lady advised her
20 to the wedding. That evening MI
LIE Beau received a letter from h
son Elpheze saying that he would
home for a few days. Mrs. LeBe'
loaned her jewelry to Hazel. MI
LeBeau's married life was sh0
Death ended it almost when 1t bega
Her husband had died on the bait
field during the Civil War and she h
lived for all this time because J
phege had lived. She worked ha
that Elphege might live better becau
of her labor and her fatigue. M
LeBeaus secretly wanted to have
phege marry Hazel. Elphege escort
Hazel to the wedding. She was to h
like a sister. Elphege began as
sat beside Hazel to Imagine a
ture with her. Men are prone
build futures full of sunshine eve
time they sit by some woman mt
beautiful in face or disposition tn
the others. Hazel at the wedding $
sadly and heard sorrowfully.
She did not know the exact reas
for her sadness but it was the spl
of Legrande that lived luridly bef
her eyes, the Legrande that came I
night and made her soul live, i
Legrande that went away that nil
and never came back, leaving