Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-16

middle-aged bachelor lawyer He had
already romance. he would find Des-
mouths and Pnlcherie. and then
SO he persuaded the young soldier to re-
turn with him. and assume his civilian
attire; to quit the army If he liked af-
terward, but irst 10 come to England
and find Puicherie and the kind aunt.
After much parlev, this was agreed to.
Next day the lawyer called on M.
Desmonlins; found him q bully and
rOue; Quelled him BIZ stern threats Of
exposure in the tribunal and il the vil-
lage, where he was hated. Finally, he
succeeded IN getting from him quit
lance Of all claims, and, with the French
avocat who had accompanied him, took
HE leave.
In fifteen hours he was in London.
The business had developed in a ro-
nance and Peter Whitney was as eager as
. boy.
'sThen You do not think the place win
suit me, said Mr.. Barnstone, after talk
/ ing the matter over. cit is dull, quiet,
not near the sea. No, / will let it to
some young couple who want to live and
love alone. They may have it for q song.
It's no use to me, and only farmhouse,
after all ~
s'1Iay-I-have the-refusal, sir
asked Peter, timidly.
You, Whitney, yOu9 are you going to
be Benedict, after alli Well, am sur
prised. My good sir, certainly. You
are faithful, good fellow. Take it as
q wedding present. It will cost me little,
remember, and may do you good, he
added, hastily. mo thanks, please
Miss Malais wants to see you, sir. =
said lad at this juncture
Let her come up, said Mr.. Barnstone.
ssly charming French client, = he added
ssyou shall see her" She Is connected
with this very house my tenant. All
here she is
AS he finished speaking, Mademoiselle
Pulcherie entered with little woman,
whom she called ma tante. She at once
greeted Peter Whitney, and in broken
English and more voluble French, ex-
planned TO Mr.. Barnstone and her aunt
alternately how she had become 40
quainted with the monsieur"
s'Then you actually directed mademoI-
selle here9n said Mr.. Barnstone. IF you
1 had known, you might have saved YOUR
self the journey. Have you any news Of
your nephew, madame9"
s'Alas no; he was in Africa, in the
144th of the line He will come home
and find it desoIate-our home. We
must return. monsieur, to Dieppe. You
have been an angel to us. indeed
mot bit, madame, only doing my
duty; in this instance positive pleas
4 ,,~S, TIa.x, xtrs. 8,ovf1<,,s no al v,onao.
saries for your Journeys"
Madame need take no journey to see
her nephew, said Peter, in French.
How, monsieur! Is it possible
is--he is dead2e
No, madame; alive, we'll, and in
London. He returned with me; will
bring you to him. met him near the
old home yonder.
ssGo, said Mr.. Barnstone, wiping bis
spectacles. run away, good people;
am busy"
SO they went and found Antoine, as
had been promised, and after awhile the
three returned to Dieppe. The following
month, plain good Peter Whitney again
crossed the channel, and spent three
weeks in France near his new friends.
Lo and behold the year after the old
farm house was again inhabited: not by
Antoine, who had gone away on promo
ton to a commission officer; not by
the kind aunt, for she lay in the village
churchyard; but by m. and Madame
Veetnee, +" as they were called, who had
come for their honeymoon.
So Peter Whitney, the ''old bachelor, =
met his fate-a charming wife and some
fortune in Pulcherie Malais--a as
some think, ''by the merest accident, !
but you and I know better