St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-22

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lie baron!''
''Have ever failed you, nv charmer2',
And will never forget it. as long as
live. II your kindness does not fail me
can get along forever without the MARQUIS
d'Outrevile.'
s"Do you think the young marquise would
say as much."
"fm not talking about her. Parents
should be thought of before children. What
do beg of God aud man2 Admission into
the Faubourg. What do | require to obtain
it! That Lucille be introduced there Now.
she has every right imaginable, and she
needs but one thing to give her entire: some
one to introduce her. VIII you refuse to pre-
sent her.''
"Most decidedly. In the first place because
that honor belongs properly to baroness,
not baron. Then again because [ will
not contribute to postponing Gastou's happi-
ness. Finally, because with the best wishes
in the world | could not help YOU. Your
daughter has right to enter everywhere, but
how does she get it. Because she is CASTOR Is
wife. AS Gaston's wife she will be received
by all who know her husband, which means
the whole Faubourg Now, Just imagine
what figure l would cut were to introduce
her with these words: Ladies and gentle
men, you all love and esteem the MARQUIS
d'Outerville; allow me, then, to present Won
his wife, who is unwilling to live with
| him. Believe me, my charmer, it is the ey-
perience of seventy-tive years that is speak
| ing to you; young woman never looks we'll
without her husband, and the mother who
takes her from her household duties, mar
chioness though she may be. does not per-
form part the word applauds. If you
1 = ~ r..
and by just means prevail on your son-in law
to bring you back to Paris. Your senseless
| freak has offended him. that is why he does
not come. If you await him here, | know
him well enough to warn you that you will
have to wait long dime. Return to Ar
lange. Don't be prouder than Mahomet; the
mountain would not 60 to him, so he went
modestly to the mounts in.''
| This was nicely spoken, but Nine. Benoit
could not so understand it. She called after
II O'Clock on five or six of her debtors No
body was ignorant of her daughters marriage,
but no one manifested the slightest desire to
| form her acquaintance. They spoke unre-
| reservedly about the marquis. described him
| as gallant fellow, praised his learning,
regretted his seclusion and mis-
anthrOpy, and asked whether he would spend
the winter in Paris. The widow tried in
vain to introduce the request she had made
to the baron, but found no opportunity.
She did not give up hope, however, but
promised herself to return to the charge.
Besides, she had one resource left that she
reserved for extreme cases; the Countess of
Malesy. The countess was her heaviest
debtor and, consequently, the one from
whom she had reason to expect the most
She was comely little old lady of 60, whose
only faults were coquetry, gluttony and I'M
bridled passion for gambling and a mania
for squandering money. Nine. Benoit used
to say that person with so many weak
points could not be invulnerable, and that
there must be some means of reaching her
heart. She was already gloating over the
baron's surprise, when he would meet her
| in society between Lucille and Nine. de
Malesy. While she was making these fruit
less calls, the pretty Marquise d'Outrevile
shut herself in her room and without saving
word to anybody wrote her husband the
following letter:
'What are you doing, Gastoul When will
you come! You promised to join US soon.
How could you be ten long days without see
ing me. When We were together at our dear
Arrange you could not leave me for an hour
Heavens. how long the hours are in Paris
Mamma is all the time talking to me against
you, but the very mention of your name
makes such commotiOn in my heart that
can hear nothing else. She says you have
abandoned me; of course 1 don't believe a
word of it. And, after all, | am no uglier
now than was when you threw yourself on
your knees before me; and if l am Older
well, iC IS only very little. All is not over
between us, the last word has not been
nll-a ~! II
happy. You are not the man to stop such a
pretty story at the first page As for me,
since no longer have you, / have become
dull and laIguid. Only think, sometimes
imagine that | AIN no longer your wife, and
that the beautiful ceremony at the church,
and the ball we enjoyed so much, were
dream. But the kiss you gave me
was no dream. have re-
ceived many a kiss on my forehead
since ! was born, but none ever sank into
my heart like that one. 1t is because you
gave it to me. Everything connected with
you has something about it that cannot ex-
plain; your voice is more penetrating than
any other; no one ever said Lucille like YOU.
Why are you not here, dear Castor! / would
be so happy to give you back the kiss you
gave me There would be no harm in it.,
would there, now that | am your wife! You
can never dream how much | miss YOU.
When go out with mamma, / look for you
at every corner; all ! know about Paris
until now is that you are not in it. At night
] mingle your name with my prayers; in the
morning ! look to see If Won have arrived
Can it be possible that | think so much of
you and that you have forgotten me? Perhaps
you are displeased at my leaving you so
abruptly and without bidding you goodbye.
If you only knewl Mamma carried me
away. thought you were TO overtake us in
the old post chaise with the baggage; NAM
ma assured me that you would, and so dId
Pierre and Julie. ] shed bitter tears WHEN I
found how much really had been deceived.
Since that time, would he weeping all the
time If did not restrain my tears. But |
must do so TO avoid scolG;ng, and that YOU
may not find me with red and swollen eyes
You must not be offended with me for not
writing before; you sent word you were com
ing, and when one is expecting some one.
one does not write. Now / am going to
write to you until see you. / know have
little pride and / can hardly form my SEN
fences. II Is because have never written
10 anybody, not having had any uncles,
aunts or school mates. l hope you will not
exhaust my little fund and tax my style too
much, but come on my first appeal. Come,
leave the forges and business and every
thing. There is no business in the world so
long as We are separated / viii reconcile
you with mamma, On condition that she shall
do everything that you desire and that she
snail not ask you TO do anything disspreable
II sojouru in Paris is as lrksome to Won az It
is to me, don't worry yourself. we won't STAY
long. If you do not come. what will become
of me! It would be easy for me to escape,
but can't travel by myself Yet il YOU wish
it, vii set out; will place myself under
JacqEet's care. But something tells me that
you will not keep me waiting long; think
only Of two little red hands that are extended
to receive youl''