The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-07

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about Julian, he attended to business,
did not mix much in society, but it was
observed of him that all the friends he
made he kept.
Sorel seldom visited, but he had some
how been thrown within the vortex of
Aglae Callamachi's destinations, and
yielded instantly. Aglae did not give
him any compensations worth speaking
about, indeed it is probable she rather
scorned him, but it does not take an ex-
perienced woman of the world long to
know her slave, and that was the rela-
ton Sorel was unhappy enough to have
towards Aglae. He bore the chain
willingly but not cheerfully, for it CALLED
him. There was no intimacy between
him and Julian, but quiet, reserved
courtesy, as became brave men who
knew themselves to be both good shots
Julian rather boasted of his skill with
the pistol and the small sword, and
Walter was Kentuckian-andw who felt
themselves to be rivals.
Things went on this way for several
months-Julian the accepted favorite,
Walter the distant worshiper-when
another actor came upon the scene.
This was young and brilliant heiress
who had come up to Cupressina from
her estates in an adjoining county to
pass the fall and winter. Miss Dosier
was reputed to be, and undoubtedly
was, very rich; she was quite pretty
and rather accomplished, though still
too young to succeed in society, vain
and with head turned by fiattefy and
self-consciousness. Miss Dosier was
not content to follow the lead of the
other ladies of Cupressina and treat
Nine. Aglae with quiet scorn, genuine
or well assumed at least. 1t entered
into her giddy head to engage in riv-
airy with the madame, and win back
from her some of her conquests. The
contest was not so uneven as might be
assumed. Both rich, on the one side
youth, inexperience and vanity were
matched against all the powers and ac-
complishments of a russo and unscru-
pulous woman who knew the depths
and shoals of passion of human weak
ness by having measured and felt them;
but on the other hand, there was char
acter, innocence, social standing against
what? A dark curtain which could not
be lifted, and which every one felt had
better not to be peeped behind. There
was not much skirmishing after war
was declared before the forces were
ready for more serious trial of strength.
Cupressina has only one theater, and
that not always open. On certain
night in November last, however, there
was good company-for Cupressina
playing there, and all the nice people
of the town who could afford to 90 were
present. Nine. Callamachi was there,
in stage box, attended by Walter Sorel
and some other gentlemen, but Miss
Dosier was seated in box alongside
Julian Karpofsky, who had been rather
| attentive to the heiress latterly. After
the first act Julian came to Nine. Aglae's
box, and there ensued some lively con-
versation between the two, when Aglae
laughingly sent him back to his COM
panion. At the next break in the per-
formance, Sorel, who was pretty con-
slant adorer, saw Aglae give an almost
imperceptible sign to Julian to come to
her. Julian either did not see her or
did not respond, but kept his seat by
Miss Dosier. A look of surprise, min
gled with some pain, passed over Nine.
Callamachi's face, accompanied by
sort of hesitation that was quite mark
ed. At that moment Karpofsky and
Miss Dosier, gayly laughing and talk
ing, turned, and both of them looked
full face into Aglae's box. There was
no more hesitation. With large, i'm
perious gesture of her fan Aglae beck
oned to Julian to come to her box in the
face of half the house. Julian turned
his back, while Miss Dosier coolly look
ed at Nine. Callamachi through her
lorgnette with woman's cruel stare.
The battle had been joined, and Aglae
was defeated. First days fight.
Her face lost none of its equanimity,
however. Sorel, his eyes beaming,
leaned over and murmured, "Say the
word, and l will fetch that fellow to
you by the nose, Madam!" "Appease
yourself, Walter, my little ogre!" re-
sponded A glae, smiling, as she laid her
hand upon his arm; s'Mademoiselle over
there is ezigeante-but it is her first
season and her first passion; besides,
the play is not over.''
When Sorel was about to leave Aglae
at her door that night she stopped him.
81 had prepared little superior
two-will you take the chair and plate
that were meant for another?" He
went in, they supped, and when he left
the house late, full of love and Burgun-
dy, he was completely in the tolls.
Sorel's Office was in the immediate
vicinity of the Courthouse. He board
ed at hotel and had sleeping apart
ments over his office The next night,
about l O'Clock, he was reused BY
knocking at his Office door. Going
down, he found a strange man wait