STAR SATURDAY SUPPLEMENT

AUCKLAND, SATURDAY. APRIL 8, 1882.

A Day in Tadousac.

When the head of the shipping (inn oft Freyteau, "Wall ot Cic. in Montreal sen young Noel its their agent along the Lower St. Lawrence, the other partners grumbled loudly. They were shrewd Americans- Noel ... mere lad, Canadian-French, guy, crotchety, wordy. Ho had, too, heavy sums to collect, and there was an ugly story afloat that his father had been a pro fessional gambler, Pierre Noel now was old and imbecile, but his son persisted in taking him with him everywhere, and paid him an exaggerated respect. Wall ct Cic. grew very uneasy about their money. Blood they said would tell at last. But At. Frey teau was obstinate in his likings ; lie would not recall tho lad. All they could do wa . to send the younger Wa'l to look him up now and then, and to take a rigid account of his receipt. It never occurred to Louis Noel that he was suspected. Nothing short of a blow on the face would convince that careless fellow that anybody was his enemy. He made his head-quarters at the lonely village of Tadousac for a reason, and he supposed the same reason brought James Wall there.

Two men, one August afternoon, met in thn orchard of the obi pension behind the village. The wind was frosty, and Noel brought a bench from under the trees into the open suushino for a young girl who was with them. James Wall sat down upon it before her, crossed his stout legs comfort ably, drew out the Quebec paper and looked at the quotations in lumber. Noel walked away. He could not come near Hester Page to-day. She had dropped him a word or two last night, a mere nothing when oue repe .tod it, yet very different from the cool amused criticism with which she had met him heretofore. He had repeated the words n thousand times to himself to-day. Could it be ?

He could not speak to her before Wall. He felt as if he must cry out with this sud den madness oi hope that sent the blood through his body like flame. He wan dered about irresolutely, climbed a tree for some russet pears tor her and left them lying on the grass, lighted a cigar, smoked furiously and let it go out his mouth, anil then began to sing with a tremendous discordant chatter.

Mr Wall shuddered, then laughed, com passionately glancing at Miss Page. They were both admirable musicians, and often sang together with that accuracy and neat ness which peculiarly marked the words and movements of both.

"These Canadians are restless in body nnd mind as grasshoppers." James Walls thick tones Jgrew complacent aud intimate with Miss Page. Were they not both Americans ? This Noel and all unfortunate foreigners belonged to a great Ultima Thu'e outside of tbe States. She smiled, looked deliberately at Louis, then at Wall, then down to the pale blue web she was netting. What with her deliberation, the pale blue net, the creamy gown fitting close to her neat rounded figure, aud her lustreless brown hair aud eyes, she made a centre of calm, of delicate "colour, which suited the faded hue of the autumnal day. Mr Wall scanned her over his paper, pursing his thick lips with gusto. He had been calcu lating her merits and defeots for a long time, but his mind was now made up. True, she had not money enough to pay her share of the board bills, nor brilliant beauty to push them on socially in Montreal. But some indefinable latent power of the faint coloured calm little woman had conquered him, As much of the man as wa-i not given up to the lumber interest or to wor ship of James Wall was genuinely in love with her. He was a poor man, greedy of money, ye>. he meant to marry this pen niless Baptist minister's daughter. Why not tell her so at once ?

"Noel!" he called ; "here, Noel?" (It was just as well to let her know their re lative positions, and the scampish fellow, whose infatuation for her was tho talk of the village, was only the paid servant of the firm.) ''I wish you to finish that re port. I start for home to-nisht. By the way, I will take all your collections with me." Noel did not move. "D'ye hear? See to it at once."

"Chut! chut! No hurry." Louis lounged over the low stone wall, looking down the mountain. Below him was the uneven street of Tadousac cut through beetling gray clffe; the old cottages, perched here and there, each sending out through its steep red or yellow or tinned roof a sleepy drift of smoke, Lights shone through tho windows of tbe little ancient church; the door was open; he could see Grigncaux, the fat beadle, climbing into his high seat; then came Father Matthieu up the hill, half a dozen children of the habitants, with their wax-like features and giittering black eyes, tuuging at his gown, At the foot of the hill rolled the silent, fathomless tide of Saguenay—that mystery .of th c North, black as a line drawn by Death though the live beauty and comfort of the hills and village. Just then the notes of a French born filled the air with a melan choly sobbing. Louis gave a quck nod of satisfacion. That was his father ;he al ways knew that the old man was happy as Ion" as ha was filling the world with his mefodious piping Some young fellows, his comrades, on the pier caught sight of Noel' . . „ . "Hi !.hi! Louis !" thoy called He shouted back, waving his hat to Pere Matthieu, who laughed and nodded. Two Sisters of Mercy, pacing decorously in their black robes to tho church, glanced furtively up and smiled to each other. The whole village knew and liked the merry fellow and the old father of whom lie was so fond. The gate clicked. Wall, tired of waiting on him, had gone angrily away. "Thanks to God !" chuckled Noel. He hurried towards Hester, then stepped shoit in a spasm of shame. Who was he to go to her to ask her to give herself to him ? The first man in the world was not lit to touch her ! Look at her sitting there, the sun shining full on her ! Her hands went with their work, in and out, in and out. The monotony of motion maddened him. For two years"he had followod her faithful as a dog. It had been almost enough to see her, to hear her speak now and then. If he told her now that he loved her, he would risk all this : she would drive him away. Nevor to see Hester again ? Never ? If she married Wall ? For a moment lie could not get his breath—the world gaped empty about him. Then his blood swelled with sudden triumph. Why, he was not a r.rld ; lie was a man, and that was the dear woman that he loved !He went to her, leaping over a fallen tree, and threw himself breath

loss on the grass. Hester, amused, looked down at his sensitive face and burning eyes.

" I heard you singing, Monsieur Noel," she said, after a while.

"Oh! Did you like my voice ?" eagerly. "My father does. I don't know. He is a great musician. Perhaps—would you like me to sing to you know»"

"No," Hester smiled. "You—you can talk to mo instead," she- added shyly.

Noel did not answer. 110 "rose slowly and leaning agaiiwt a tree looked steadily down into her face. She saw how he trembled though she did not raise her eyes. The very wind was still. A cricket chirp ing in the stubble counted off the long minutes ; far away swelled and sank the low chanting ii the chinch. Hester's lingers still went, in and out of that weari some net, but they shook now: she could not see ber \vosk. D seemed to her as if all had been already said between them,

"Hester," lie broke out at last, "you must have known it this long time. 1 suppose it seems mad folly to you. I know ! I'm only Louis Noel. I'm a headlong, good-for-nothing fellow. But " lie caught her hand and stroked it passionately in his cold lingers. Hester glanced up at the pension windows. She did not forget to be decorous.

"No! Don't speak yet!" he cried. "Don't send me away yet ! 1 know the Americana think mo flighty—a viuirion, But I can work ! I can make you such a happy home hero in Tadousac. I know you like Tadousac. Oh, I know all your whims and fancies ! I'm a weak little fellow, but I love you so that I could keep trouble away from you as if I were Cod."

Hester looked at him thoughtfully. She had known for a year that each of these two men would ask her to be his wife, nnd she know precisely what answer she would civc them, but she was not going to be hurried out of her orderly course. Louis drew back. " You will not—take my love!"' His sudden pallor, his relaxed features annoyed her. What was the use, after all, of such wearisome, tragic emotions? "I will see again," she said, coldly; wc arc not alone now. Mr Wall—' Wall stood within the gate. Noel turned and joined him without a word. As the men went out together a branch of woodbine struck against one of their faces. Miss Page, when she alone, broke it off and shyly put it to her lips with a bright blush, "Bring the reports and money here," said Wall when they reached the house. "The money," stammered Noel i it is in a sealed package. Is it necessary to count it?" Noel's suppressed excitement as ho left Hcstei had star tied Wall. He eyed Ins dnced face now with sudden suspicion. " Bring me the money," he said sharply. Louis ran up to his Chamber. There were steps overhead, thou a pause. Ten minutes, half-an-hour passed. Then the door opened nnd he stood iv it. He looked shrunken and years older than when lie went out. " The money ia gone, Wall," lie said, " The money ? Gone ? What do you mean ?" "The package. I sealed it yesterday. 1 locked it in my desk—" " And it is gone ':" Noel sank ova chair near the door. Wall went up to him. He was a power fully-built man, and he towered over Louis, who was but a puny young fellow. " Bring mc that money !" lie said. Noel pushed him away steadily. " Keep your hands off me I must think—this means more to me than to you."

Wall drew lx_ck. There was a moment's silence. "It means ruin to you. Look at mc, Noel. This will not surprise the firm. They have long suspected you. You can not pass it off as an accident. Now listen. If that money is not within my hands in an hour, I must return to Montreal to night and make all known. Even if Freyteau will not consent to yonr arrest you will be discliaiged." He lowered his voice. " Miss Page will not be likely to marry a penniless vagabond aud a—thief." "What of Mi-is Page?" said a clear voice behind him.

Louis stood up. Wall turned and faced her, a slow heat of triumph rising in his heavy jaws and half-shut blue eye.. There had been some softening of pity in his tone just now, but now he remembered that this man was his rival and was in his power. James Wall was not tlio man to delay using that power for one remorseful moment.

" Monsieur Noel is in difficulty," lie said, gravely looking down and rubbing his well kept nails as though in embarrassment. "His returns to the firm — there is a deficiency of several thousand pounds." Hester went quickly up to Noel. There was something wholesome and invigorating in her decisive step, in.the keen common sense lighting her brown eyes. " You can set this right, of course ?" she said.

" I havo not spent the money. It was in my desk yesterday." She looked at him a moment, then for the first time in her life laid her h»nd on his arm. "Monsieur Noel, you aro not yourself ! You have been robbed. Why do you stand lieic. Why do you not make search —arrest the servants ?" Noel avoided her eye. "Iwillnotdo tint," he said. " They did not take it." . "Ho does not understand of what you accuse him," she said impatiently to Wall, who laughed contemptuously. "I do understand. I will scroti for the money again." He turned to Wall: J The boat will not be in for an hour. Give me that time." The stupor was shaken off. Something of his usual gusty awkward vehemence was in his manner as he went out. But when Wall said, "Ho knows lie will not bring the money back," Miss Page secretly felt tli nt he va'-i right. Slit; took up her netting and seated herself by the window. " We will wait here until the hour is over," she said quietly, and Wall recog nised himself as a pris-ncr. A stronger will than his had resolved ou justice for Noel. He could not go out ao ho had in tended to publish the theft in Tadousac. "Unfortunately," he said, "suspicion has been directed against this young man for some time. A cliarmiDg fellow, too ! A thousand pities !" Hester's fingers steadily went in and out of the blue web, but she remained silent. Noel on .the upper iloor halted at the door of a chamber next to his own. Within the French horn sounded a wailing cry. He stood a minute, drew a long breath of gathered strength aud went in smiling. M. Noel, seated by the window, rose

quickly to moot him, laying down bis in strument carefully. 110 wore a velvet jacket, and cap on bis long white hair. Noel took as much fond pride in devising picturesque costumes for bis father, as a woman would for her baby. His features were sensitive and line as those of Louis, but the eyes were shallow and glassy and there was a perpetual deprecating smile on tlio mouth. " It is for our walk, my son ?" ho said, speaking the pure French of the old families of Quebec. Louis with tbe smile still on his face placed tho chair. "We will talk a littlo first, father.'' Standing! behind him, his hands on bis shoulders, lie glanced at the clock. Not. an hour. Yet if lie frightened the c Id man lie could discover nothing. He talked of indifferent matters and then said : " How did you amuse your-elf to-day, sir?" "With my music, Louis, audi strolled across the mountains." " With these, also," faking from a'drawer a pack of greasy cards. M. Noel started up palo and trembling as a guilty child. "They are not mine ! They were lent to mc ! I only play a little game of Soli taire." " Why, assuredly !Do you ever wager with yourself, sir? One hand against tlie other ?" "Why I never tried that !" chuckling dclichtcd. " I wager with Jacques when we play. A trille —bah " " And tlio money to ph.y with? You hide it as you used to do ? Here—there— where Jacques cannot find it ?" "M. Noel nodded complacently. "Trust me for that. Nobody will ever find it. Why there are places among the rocks—" Louis looked out at the vast stretch of mountain ledges over which his father had wandered that day. The clock ticked faster. "Father," be slid coming to the front. "My son. Who has hurt you ?" The gentle face was full of terror. " What have they done to you ? You never looked like that in your life, Louis," " Never mind. It's all right, father, all right,"kiieeling down before him and sooth bim. He thought if be told him tho truth, surely Cod would waken somo spark of in telligence in the poor dead brain to help him. The hour was nearly over. His stiait was desperate. " There was some money in a package in my desk, father. It is gone. Do you know where it is ?" The tenderness faded out of the blue eyes. They grew by turns perplexed, cunning, aud then cunning. "Ah Louis, you want to find out my hiding places to store your money. Ua !Va I Would peo ple have our little secrets, eh," chuckling With his tongue. Noel started up " Oh, for God's sake ! You arc my father !Be a man oguin ! Come bnck this once to save me I" A shadow of comprehension struggled in to tho vacant face, like life galvanised into a corpse. Then it died out. "You frighten me," he cried, " I did not see the money." Louis was no fool. He saw how he could shelter himself by leaving the crime where it undoubtedly belonged. It would probably be condoned as the act of an im becile. He threw bis arms with a shudder around the old man and reverently kissed the gray head. "D-> notbc frightened, father," he said gently ; " nothing shall harm you." A mament later Hosier,(hearing tho firm steps without arose. " He has the money," she . aid, Wall also rose. "You have found it ?" "No." Noel, all his life vehement and passion ate, stood now qoict and resolute, while Wall swaggered uncertainly. "You know the consequences, Noel ! Yon arc accountable. I can do nothing for you. I shall telegraph the firm from Quebec and return to-morrow. " The money," said Louis slowly, " may be forthcoming by that time." "So late a repentance will hardly save you," sneered Wall. "If it were not for Freyteau I should order your arrest at once." He turned irresolutely to Miss Page, bowed-ami without speaking left the room, goiiw immediately down to the little steamer which lay at the pier. Hester went up to Louis. " You do not defend yourself," she said, with a queer choking in her voice. "No." '■ You did not eyen say that you were not guilty ?" Their eyes met. There was a long silence. Noel put his band up to his mouth uncertainly. , " I can say nothing." Ho turned away. She stood still, hi-r clear eyes following him, her unconscious fingers tearing 'the web she bad netted bit by bit. It fell in a heap on the floor. She came to his side with a little rush as Pire Matthieu entered the room. " I will speak for you, then," sliding her hand into his arm. "All, Father, congratulate us ! I have accepted Monsieur Noel. I must announce our betrothal. It is our custom in the States." The good Father was shocked at her want of deco'um. Her cheeks burned, her eyes shone with soft brilliance. " Come,como !" she cried. "We may yet be in time to tell the news to our friend James Wall It will cheer him on.his voyage." She almost dragged Louis down to the garden which overlooked the pier on which a little crowd had gathered. He h'ld her back. " You shall not blast your life for mc ! Why do you do this f" "Because I love you,"she sobbed. At that instant Wall, stepping from a little bateau on to the deck of the steamer, looked up. He saw her clinging to Noel's arm ; started and hastily drew back; the bateau rocked, overturned, anc1 Wall, with the Indian boatman, was struggling in the water. The Indian, who swam like a fish, easily gained the land,but Wall was washed a helpless lump under the stcamcr,and then drifted down into the black resistless cvr rent of the Saguenay. Hester was a gentle creature.but sho cer tainly did remember at that moment that the drowning man was the only witness against Noel. On the contrary, Louis in an instant was his old self, frantic with excitement, shouting, kicking off his boots. "Where are you going?' she said, sharply. " Why, Wall cannot swim," ho cried, plunging into the'rusbing flood. Both men disappeared in the night. The whole vil lage gathered on the pier, crying, swearing, talking at once. Pi.re Matthieu ordered out boats and went in one himself, which

presently brought both men ashore. Louis was conscious and staggered to bis feet. Thoy laid Wall's heavy body under the trees and stooH al>out it with their lanterns, while Pere Matthieu drew oil'lns coat and put his ear to his breast.

"He is alive," he said. "Carry him—" But Hester's keen eyes saw what no one else did. She swooped down on the pros trate body like a white bird on its prey. "Stop !" she cried wildly, drawing some thing from his breast "Take witness all of you that I take this from him. It is a package marked 'Louis Noel. Five thousand pounds.' oh, Louis ! Louis I" Noel put his arm round her, and led her away. 11 cr passionate love filled him with such a new keen joy that he did not fully understand the meaning of what had hap pened. When be did be only said humbly •_. ' ' Then I wrongod father. God forgive me I Let us go to him, Hester."

He was eager to tell him tbat the Ameri can girl, of whom tho old man was so fond, bad promised to stay with them in Tadousac and be his wife. Here surely was heaven opened.

When James Wall, cb-tlied and in his right mind, entered the pension an hour or two later, be found the three together chat tering and laughing. They grew silent as be approached. " They tell me I owe you my life, Noel," lie said hoarsely.

Louis turned away. It hurt him to sec tbo,man's humiliation. It did not hurt Hester one whit.

" Here is the money," she said, sweetly smiling, tapping the package. " Monsieur Noel will himself transmit it to Montreal."

Wall looked into tlio soft 'taunting eyes one breathless moment. " I did it for you, woman," lie said, and turned away. Louis Noel never mentioned Wall's name after that day. But his wife often did, always adding, " There was much good in that man after all."— llebccca Harding Davis, in " Our Continent for February.

TWO LOVERS.

Two lovers by a moss grown spring— They leaned soft chocks together there, Mingled tlio dark and sunny hair, And heard tho wooing thrushes sing. 0, budding time 1 O, love's blest prime I Two wedded from the portal stept— . Tho bells made happy Carolines, The air was soft as fanning wings, White petals on the pathway slept. O. puro-oyed iirido I O. tender pride 1 Two f aces o'er a cradle bent - Two hands above the head were locked ; Thoso pressed each othor while they rocked; Thoso watched a life Unit love had sent. O, solemn hour I 0, hidden power I Two parents by tho ovening fire— ot'i'he red light foil about their knees, On heads that roso by slow degrees, Like buds upon tho lily spire. O, patient life 1 O, lender strifo I Tho two still sat together thore, Tho red light shone about their knees; But all tlio heads, by Blow dogrcoe, Had gono and loft that lonely pair. 0, voyago fasti 0, vanished post! Tho red light ahono upon the floor. And mado the space botween them, vide, They drow their chairs up sido by siu'e. Their pale checks joined, and said " Onoc more l* O, memories I 0, past that ia!

—George Eliot

THE DOUBT RESOLVED.

[London Spectator.]

To go or stay I scarcely knew. Perplexed by mandates twain For while my love pronounced " Adieu. Her aspect said " Remain." 'Twixt wh »t I saw and what I heard, My judgment wavered quite— Whether sho meant by glance or word To part us or unite. But now each lovor I advise, Liko mc, to make his choice : In duty to his lady's eyes. To disregard her voico, Such orbß with kinder light aro filled, Tho nearer wo ailoro; And pouting lips, if bravely stilled, Will banish us 110 more.

THE ALTAR OFF CROZEN.

ThospiroofoldSt. Malo makes a beacon truo and bravo. Whero round tho granito islets foams the angry Breton wavo; Fair over lovely Dinnn, is St. Sauvier's shadow cast. Whore Dv Guosclin's ilery heart is laid, in peaceful rest at lait.

At Coutances. and at quiet Dol, the great cathedral towers Speak still, in solomn beauty, of a holier ago than ours; And, wonder for all tlmo and tide, tho glory of tho land, St. Michael's shrino still crowns the rock, that reigns o'er sea and land.

Yet whero tho huts of Crozen couoh upon tho rock-girt const, A nobler templo than them all it is for her to boast. When with silenced rite, and darkened lamp oach threatening altar stood, And from Loire to Ranee, ''the Terror" drowned all fair Bretagne in blood.

Through whispering wood, by wild cliff paths; . from town and chateau camo, Proscribed, "tßUßpoct," and fugitive, priest, noble, peosant,,dame ; Silent on Crozen's rockß and beach, gazing whero like a star, O'er the dim heavy leagues of sea, a light gleamed faint and far.

With lowored sails nnd muffled oars, upon tho rising tido, The boats went gliding from tho shore, the light their steady guide ; Where, driven from dosocratcd shrines at mid night's solomn hour, For her true children holy Church could still put forth her power.

Calm on tho calm sea lay the bark; calm roso the altar there; For votive lamp tho crescent moon , for music, through tho air. Thrilled over ocean's ceaseless chime ; while rustling shroud and sheet, The soft winds to the chanted prayer made answer low ond sweet.

There came tho babo for baptism; there knelt tho bride to wed ; Thero over the uncofflncd corpse the funeral rite was said; And tlv> soul of fearless faith arose in the im ploring cry; As.'neath tho dome no man had built, the Host was raised on high.

Lingering whore up tho glittering bay sweeps tho long creaming swell, Tho pious Breton willingly will stay this talo to tell. And grandor Templo o£ tho Cross on earth will never be. Than tho ship that through *' tho Terror lay off Crozen; on the sea.

Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than, thoy know how to use.



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