The Exeter Times, 1884-5-15, Page 2LOST F' ' A WOMAN`
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in mime eyes she is the iwveetest laxly
that 1 ever looked on."
MINX ADO A .n xereeee
col..ei>; eo le xe that he ain't cow,.
For hcW':, that near. old Tint is, and that
foul of terrible a penny. that he never
nae, c , n, filo s` :. t rn lic'typ it."
a x + lif,a to her tips a sea -shell, and
blows a dpl:tiyt that* tees ;lit wake nitl
Charon 11iure if and bring him aaerese
the Styx •
+ yen wait here a Int -le, sir." s; a say &
"p. d :.... n t': Iz: a- not. if Moana mind
to come. dt t o i don't hint hi tifteeu
minutes pea won't, see hies at all."
"If,:teeTi' .evs the era 2.1.,r, ., pri-
mitive
pri-;neit ve eestxeis ob .:ria dere, upon toy
wo..t' I'::o ad r if the other aborigines •
are Lew tie. .; two 'r
Bet hestands turd waits, learnlk:e ts,
WI.- to " x4' 4,414 l,.TeeV
• a*.4 'n 1.. 3:..n ear bledes, ee wane
eat inpar"notle x.: ise/le.'; ;
„ a l . " white. ee debits: is it. a:
recto? h g.er letters e'u the :t'rn: he
e a'!a""snt read it from where lee ;stands,
ewe yontne ye" -tire
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tx▪ :t.;..:+ a+.. , it ..''Die
1 : .w, t:xri th!rel •
etc -re :Ill ",. ;,a ; .tai , spirited re.
train a Flt: e.airefi are f: a.;*. *„u;+reeAces
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Ae. e;:e.l.t f tile Lem they tarn ;
the :eel the .rave l.'r
;'n hie e irei ca" la►tel, at the gird,
.,5 who hlti'1' a he•r car with a skill and
e.-'th.a : conte bug practice can bane'
giren. A tw it:y, fair girl in a snit ot
aelitin't a ,•angio of dark blue daunt,
,tied
tai white br.tid trimmings, alp
eil"er lot of d e erie' ateaw, and a reclun;•
dance of v.. r: light, vary loose hair. She
rare,, a'a ltb'. nae, after that look at hinu,
and nbite • es tate steersman. .t brief
disesteeionn foliewe- the twain who .row 7
_•,. , � t., ;,n V some pint, to which the
third •olajeits. but the majority oairy
the quoit/mu. istin ° ve'ly tho travel.
i eye be i' the subject of the 50115111. 4
t;Ainee: perhalts they know be wishei
to a a -it the Wand. anr,l are goo-hl-xnat'arett. • '
ly tt eji eed to take the pl:sea; of tedious 'N
Tian. Ilia conjecture proves to be cor•
✓ eez : the pretty white boat is headed
for data it. kettles she' e, i'i run sharply i
en on the sands, eel the 1itecrnrnean,
inking himself from his recumbent
• 1Keiti,m. e leovitat indolently touches
his e,tp and speaks.
I te,t pardon "sir. Yon want to go to '
thee lei;tn l •?"
e If 1 o an get there—yea. Tho good
..ntly who keeps data inn blew a blast .
.'icit might have revised the dead, but it
114 not rai'se,d the ferryman .of this
river."
"If you t'ak'e to come yv1th us, we will •
Bake tis."'
"+sir ! thanks vary much," availing
hints. If with alacrity of the offer. "You
.ire most keel. But will it not take you
out of your way ?"
" On the contrary, we were juga groins
there. Wo have only been drifting
about. Itussh off, Johnny. If you like
to steer, Snowball, I'll take your oar.
You ought to bo tir.'ll by this time.'
Snowball : Thee traveller give's a
great ;.ii been start, and sits down on
'.lit~ t13. ,3r, t with more precipitation than
grace.
" Thank yon. Rene, dear," responds
the 1..'vtty girl, in the yachting suit,
with mucic demureness. "I would row
nail my arms dropped off, I am sure,
sooner than tire your poor dear muscles.
NO. Johnny and I will take Boule-de.
neige home. Conte on, Johnny."
Johnny comes on. The boat ,glides
(.5 like ai greet swan, out iuto the river, •
poop s" ..1 by two pair of strong, villin,=
young arms. The sun has quite dipped
one of sight by this time, and the moon,
"bright regent of Ate heavens," floats
up in pearly lustre. Tho long, mystic,
silvery twilight ofnortliernclimes wraps
them iu its dreamy haze.
" A blazing red sunset, Snowball,"
says the young gentleman addressed as
" Tohnny," a strikingly handsome big
follow of eighteen or more, with a pair
of Large, deep, sea -gray eyes. " You-.
will have a capital clay fear your trip
to Moose Head tomorrow. • Is Inno-
cents Deeeseresux going?"
" Of course," responds the pretty
girl, promptly, " and Armand—but he
goes as a matter of course."
"Why a matter of course?" demands,
rather peremptorily, the other young
gentlemen, darker, slighter, older than
"Johnny." "You must be food of the
society bf fools, Snowball, when you.
take so readily to the continual com-
pauionship of Armand Desereaux."
"A fellow feeling makes us wondrous
kind," quotes Mise.' Snowball, still de...
murely. " I get so overpowered with
intellect and " tall talking;" Rene, when
,you are at home, that, isle you kuow,
:Irmend's mildimbecilit es area positive .,
relief. Besides, he is so very, very
good-looking, poor fellow. Did yon ever
• notice his dark, pathetic eyes?"
There is a disgusted growl- from the
• .:austere-looking;M. Rene --a' smothered,
late gh from Johnny.
" Exactly Iike the eyes of a pathetic
poodle, when he stands "on his hind legs
• and begs!" this latter' -says. I have
noticed- his dark: pathetic; eyes,' Snow
ball,' and always- feel like:,tal.ing,blin
.:gently and s*eetly by: -the •coliar^ to the
•neateet butcher's. They're "ever e
•
hnit,h,.in expression, like old "Pin's little
terrier's, Brandy.". -
It bo an impertinent speech, ,hut, -her
back being turned to Rene, the young
lady rewards it with her sweetest esnitlr..
seinflairetlitile is very sweat. She is,
withcnalt eption, the prettiest girl, the
stdair, lis, he has ever seen.
to other opinion may be held
of swoon Triilon, there eau be but
Ong on the subject of her beauty. No
eyes more coldly critical, better disposed
to find fault, coined easily be found; but
fault there simply seems to be none.
lie sits at his leisure and ta.ltes the
picture in, Slie appears to regard hint
no more than the thwart on evbiet he
sits. The bead is mall. and set with
the mucin -admired V stag -limo" poise on
the fair. firm throat—e mead clowned
with a thew/arc dore'e sueli ae he bas
never lee:/ted on before. The Arturo as
tail, very creel, very ilendCr,as become
sixteen scars, its eontour even now,
eteg promise of gt .fug; well over that
its a dozen motet ,) t ars. The farm is
oval, the a ors of tush i, is blue---bbee to
their very depths ;'fearless, flashing,
inti -loving, Indite -open eyes. A corn -
plosion of flawless fairness, white teeth,
weft a wended dimpled chin. !end ...lie
tixi,xl s tbi:a with are inward shudder ---it
is ado like a living likeness of a waxen,
deed sd f ee, and rigid eyes of the saxnao
fore et-meanot 1)100, seen once and never
to be. fo.rzeotten, thirteen ve:are ago!
:3 n
he Ent! and stares I►is fill. lie is
mute un ten-e:ous that some one else is
staring gat him, and, staring with a frown
Viet deete is with ev,err instant. It is
the yo'w * mean wh3so-ere, eeleesee Clark
brows a1,7• Icnitt.td. angrily under the
3i=,sr of Itis cep.
. Confound the fencer " ho is throat:-
li = y :le inward savagery: " one would
tit:a h else wan sitting to bluster her per -
trait. ilang bis inaputl nee. Snowball."
..oulteritatttealfi; ,yeae have handled
that oeaa lee,, tonmagl,t. Coate and take
sir plae-' mei wive it to ere."
Snowball !oaks at hien. and reals in
his face that he mieane to be obeyed.
In hie place site will be ceit of eye shot
of the ill-bred stranger, uks he Inas
eye. in the back of Itis head.
There are senna tones of Mane's voice
Snowball never cares to disobey ; this
i' one. d?crhap3, too, she suspects.
She gets up obediently, exniling *Madly
in -Itis darkling face" and oaken the stern
scat.
Mr. rano Valentine comes to biunwlf
at once, and is conscious dant Ito luta.'
given the dark and dignified young
Monsieur Reno came of offense. Re
kagtens br couaaaonplace3 to make his
peace.
"Very interesting toms, St. Glides—
quaint. old world. and that. Is that a
Martello tower he secs over yonder, on
these heights? Ali, ram hirsd+, these.
rcuind tower,^ --.built, no on ot. in times
of French and Ilritislawarfare. Reminds'
him of Dina), in Brittany, with it,
Angelus bell, and its convents, and
priests in the street, dressed. in sox;tone's.•
Ves tto joharaYL be had. been abroad.;
hand been a greet, traveller ller now for years.
•
Charming scenery this. I's that Tule
Perdrix, with the beacon Iiglst ::hiuingi'
A pretty island--veryp pretty, no doubt
They know Isle I'ertlrrr well "
WWII enough, slice we live there,"
Johnny answers, with a shrug; e" too
well we think sometimes. Life on an
island, be it eves so charming, is apt to
grow a stale affair after a score of years.
We are Dr. Meedon'ald's sons, and he is
at home if you want to see him, It's
not much of a show_place, Dree Island,
but tourist's mostly do it. If you don't
wish particularly to return thought. sir,
my father will be happy to offer you a
room."
Johnny makes this hospitable pro.
posal xn mach simplicity, quite
ignoring his brother's warning frown.
Rene has taken a sudden dislike and
distrust of this dark, staring strangler,
and his patronizing talk. lie nnji.y
spent his own shining hours ---anal lie
does spelttt a good ..zany of them --
in., judicious repression of Reiss Trillon,
but he is singularly intolerant of any
other male creature presuming to take
the smallest liberty.
He sits absolutely silent until they
land, and then restrains Snowball, by a
look, from leaving her place.
"We will row down as fax as Cape
Pierre," be says, peremptorily, " the
es -ening is much too fine to go in. Tim,"
to that aged retainer, appearing, on the
shore, his pipe in his mouth, his hands
in his pockets, his dog Brandy at his
heels, " show this gentleman up to the
cottage, will yon?a'
And then Mr. Vane Valentine finds
himself on the shore of Isle Perdrix, old
Tim inspecting him with two rheumy,
red oyes,Brandy smelline is an alarming
manner at the calves of his legs, and the
Boule-de-neige floating like a fairy
barque down the moonlit stream.
" Two handsome young fellows, my
friend," he remarks to Tim, following
that faithful henchman up the rocky
paths.
"Fair ye may say that" I'm- sayin',
ye may well say that. Divil their aqui!
yell find anywhere in these parts. Av
ye want to sten' well wid the ould doc-
ther, spike a civil word for the byes. I
say ye'll—"
" And a very pretty girl," interrupt
the stranger, carelessly. " Their sister
I take it ? although she doesn't resew.
ble them." •
- Timothy groans.
"The gertel. 0 well, thin,''tis noth
fug bad I'll be sayin' av the.. gerrel,. but
upou me* honor 'and - conscience, 'tis
nothin'-.good- anybody can say. Tho
divilmeet :av that. gerrel—the thricks
and the capers ay. her—mortial man
cudn't be up to. No, thine. she, isn't:
their : shister, not • a dhrop's • blood • to
thim, -but ss sort o' lonlhi the • ould doe-.
ther'e bringizf Op: • I'M sityin'L-arrah
shine here's the docther for ye himsel."
Dr. Macdonald appear', and Mr.
Valentine approatohes, nod'. presents ,
himself. - ., •
The presont`ation is not so facile as
matter 'as 'he tiena'1ly°finds ft, for the
reeeinillitit hetes malde up' his mind
not •to'g ve;his natste. ; Bit ,the gentle;
gonial old doctor is simplicity itself—he
sees, a etrengear;et his gate, and asks no
more. 'xo give nine of his •:t
no question >' ,.'s prix iti
lete idea of.
is invited in, r
spend the ui h
za a ask
• Veal,
es§
d nip aci.',.:_s
the invitation. o r. Macdo'. e . person-
ally offers to show him over the island,
soon at its most picturesque by this
light, relates its history --a tragto
history. too, of bloodshed once upon
time, of plague later, of terror and
sudden death. Nine tolls from the
steeple of St. eddies; the little island,
all bathed in moonlight, lies in a sea of .
pearl -••-a sero so still that the softelapping ^
oaf Whoed ineror>:.ing ale has tine sound of a With all the alatest Novelties
mufti
no flour, tho Tight, the silence, has a
strange, eerie charm even for , this mann,
hard and sordid, and but little see in all - enact .en. ,s
ESTAE�I�
�3Q'U"Sm
To the Frani as Usual
p
Talo to charm of the kind.
" I cannot i~lJnk what keeps sexy e
ehildreu," the doctor says, as he turns
to go back;; "they seldom stay on the
water so late. The beauty of the night.
sul,l.os%temiptsthem. Ali, they are . the place to get everything you want
Here:grates or. the, sand Etaii tbe three young '
fact lights. Thea white boat 14 prices to suit times.
i people emelt: up the craggy slope, the
gal; vo:cts and young laughter coming
to where they Huger and. wait.
" '1'r"il„ee, wise so std. fond lover?
l,rntl,t e' tylayF sea pale ?" singe the girl,
Renal rilot her l'i,,utl tire/atilt ladle's arm,
anti gi e=, Lin a shale.'. " ,Sure,if Intek.
COME ONE, COME A.LL.
a <. i'40:1't %Win her, will to shine; sad ; ,o tr=au' is to ,sallow Goods.
avaiiI don't know �. whether I've got
rt eget.; or not., but that's thee c'r'n*e.
Jo :t. W 1 p you Renew if twee elate
lees been fr ertoll/en &:i our
Ilene wore than u-•ual 'kss-J:ay.' Ibis.
Ae ; Ii t+1s., iota t you :a"' te,terts Johnny,
giving, her ..1 rr«ternel dig 'With hi eIbueet
e" *lt.aa t Son its'? Tim Methit;'alnt•yli."
••
Confound lime." unite , neve
e
e" Snowball. have nothing to say to hien.
' Go up to your room and go to bed. Yon
roust' be up at clewnto-morrow moving,
remember."
"Goocd little girls ought to bo in bed
at nirne o'clock anyhow," eliluw:s ins
Johnny-, severely, "do, Snowball. Get
borne bread and milk in tine kiteheu, like
1 a. little dear, and Reno will go up and
tuck you iu."
Snowball receives this proposal with
A shout of derisiee laughter, which, if a
trifle louder thin :1leri' 3fa'tdele:ua would
approve of, is altogetlu r :.o sweet. so
joyou:a, that the two meu waiting smile
involuntarily from sympathy..
"My lithe child,' the old doctor says,
and lays a !ovim; hand on her curls.
410 has sn:aiiuval tni'x,", ..•,:,-• " '
is swinging it as else walks. "Illy boys,
and my little Snowball, sir," he ;gays to
the sileut man who stands beside him,
' "but you have met before. You rowed
this gentleman over, didn't you, Snow-
' ball?"
Snowball drops the on arra. and
. takes that of the father. The stranger
falls black with Johnny. Rene walks. on
ahead, wishing his father and brother
wove a little more diseriminatingin their
. unbounded hospitality.
e. I don't like that fellow," he thinks,
" and." rather irrelevantly this" Snow-
ball will be asked to play and sing for
amusement, aisement, no doubt r iln,pitality
is a virtue, perhaps, but evert a virtuo
may be carried to excess."
t Ile is right, Snowball is raked to sing
and play, and does botb, and quite
brilliantly too for a schoolgirl of sixteen,
but then they are musical or nothing at
Villa des A.uges. The instinct of co-
quetry is there, and flashes out—no, let
, us be correct; not coquetry, analicious
mischief, and not for the captitration of
the stranger, but for the aggravation of
the silent and watchful Ilene, who sits
in a► corner, with a ponderous tome --
Lives of Artists and Sculptors --held up
as a shield, and keeps watch and ward
jealously behind it.
"Did you ever read the thrilling ro-
mance of the: Dog in the Manger, Snow-
ball ?" whispers Johnny, in a pause of
one of their concerted pieces ; " just
east an eye at Rene, and behold the
tableau vivant !"
The stranger observes as well as the
speaker. His keen, half-closed, black
eyes, take in everything. The pretty,
homely, lamp -lit parlor, whose only
costly piece of furniture is, the piano,
the white, benign head of the doctor,
the stalwart, handsome Johnny, like a
model for an athlete or a Greek god, as
you choose, the silent, grave, intellectual
Rene, and the brilliant young beauty,
with the golden mane falling to her shin
waist, the white hands flying over the
keys, and the blue eyes laughing over at
Reno's " grumpy " face.
" Is that glum -looking youth in the
corner in love with. her?" Vane Valen-
tine wonders; " if so, why should she
not marry him and stay here all her
life ? That would be a way out of the
difficulty ; madam would never trouble
herself with the wife of M. Rene Mac-
donald. And he is handsome, too, if he
would only light up a bit; in a differeut
way, of course, from his brother. Why
not ?"
There seems to be no why not. It
seems the most natural thing in the
world, sitting ' in his room, later on,
thinking it all over—that the girl should
marry one of these Macdonald lads, and
become socially extinct forever after.
If left to themselves it will inevitably
happen, but who is to tell whither this
new craze may not lead Madam Valent
tine ? She still retains - the • picture 'of
the dashing little girl -soldier, still broods
in secret over her new-found dream.
The woman who hesitates is • lost—she
is but hesitatin, he feels, before taking
the final plunge -that' may ruin his every.
hope for life.
• He is herenowwithoutherknowledge.
Ho has fount the spring heats down
there at St. • Augustine too • pismire—for
hiM,'and has ` come North, ostensibly to
see that everything is gotten read*, for
her reception -in reality to pay a flying'
visit to Isle Perdrix,and behold for him:.
self this formidable rival. He has. seen
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