The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-05-31

i few questions. performed her dutie:
MS hostess prettily. took up the ira,
again ard left the room, Then sh'
ran into the garden nnc took refuge
on bench. a prey 10 feelings tina
stirred her young heart for the frs
time. Raoul followed her and the,
talked till the evening. very shyiy
They were quite changed. cautious a:
two dipiomatists, and told each othel
things that had nothing to do with
their budding sentiments. When they
took leave of each other by the road
side. Raoul. pressing kiss on Chris
tines trembling hand. said:
"Mademolselle. ] shall never forge,
you!"
And he went away regretting his
words, for he knew that Christine
could not be the wife OF the Vicomte
de Chagny
AS for Christine, she tried not TO
think OF him and devoted herself
wholly to her art. She made won
derful progress and those who heard
her prophesied that she would be the
/ greatest singer In the world. Mean
while, the father died; and. suddenly.
she seemed to have lost. with him,
her voice, her soul and her genius.
She retained just. but only just,
| enough OF this to enter the conserva-
| tolre where she did not distinguish
herself at all. attending the classes
without enthusiasm and taking a prize
only to please old Mamma VaIerius,
with whom she continued TO live.
| The first time that Raoul saw Chris.
| tine ut the opera, he was charmed by
| the girls beauty and by the sweet
| images of the past which 1t evoked,
| but was rather surprised at the mega.
| tive side OF her art. lie returned 10
listen to her. He followed her in the
wings. He waited for her behind a
Jacobs ladder. lie tried 10 attract
her attention. More than once. he
! walked after her to the door OF her
hox, but she did not see him. She
seemed. for that matter, to see no.
body. She was all indifference. Raoul
suffered for she was very beautiful
end he was shy and dared not con-
fess his love, even to himself. And
then came the lightning flash OF the
gala performance: the heavens torn
asunder and an angeAs voice heard
! upon earth for the delight of mankind
and the utter capture OF his heart.
And then i. and then there
was that mans voice behind the door
You must love ne!"--aud no one
In the room.
Why did she laugh when be remind
ed her OF the incident OF the scarf?
Why did she not recognize him? And
why had she written to him? -. .
Perros was reached at last Raoui
walked into the smoky sitting-room or
the Setting Sun and at once saw Chris.
tine standing before him, smiling and
showing no establishment
so you have Gomez" she said. Il
felt that should find you here, when
l came back from mass. Some one
told me SO, at the church"
"Who?" asked Raoul, taking her
little hand in his.
why. my poor father. who is
dead"
There was silence; and then
Raoul asked:
"Dld your father tell you that /
love you. Christine. and that | can
not live without you?"
Christine blushed to the eyes and
turned away her head. In trem-
bling voice, she said:
frjend!"
And she burst out laughing, to put
herself in countenance.
Don't laugh, Christine; am quite
serious" Raoul answered.
And she replied gravely: II did not
make you come to tell me such things
as that"
You made me come.' Christine;
you knew that your letter would not
leave me indignant and that should
hasten TO Perros. How can you have
thought that. ii you did not think /
loved your"
Il thought you would remember out
father so often joined. | really don't
know what ! thought. Per
haps was wrong to write to you.
. 49,. This anniversary and your
sudden appearance in my room at the
opera the other evening reminded me
OF the time long past and made me
write to you az the little girl that /
then was. -
There was something in Christine's
attitude that seemed to Raoul not
natural. He did not feel any hostility
in her; far from IT. the distressed at
lection shining in her eyes told him
that, But why was this affection dis
/ tressed? That was what he wished
to know and what was irritating him.
When you saw me in your dress
ing-room. was that the first time you
noticed me, Christine?"
She wes incapable OF lying
No she said, Il had seen you sew
eral times In your brothers box. And
also on the stage!"
| II thought SOL" said Raoul. com
pressing his lips. But then why
when you saw me in your room. a,
| your feet, reminding you that ! had