St. Paul daily globe., 1885-02-15

VANITY of vanities.''
Your daughter will not say SO. He is
full of wits
That's of no advantage in house-keep-
ing"
His education is thorough; be is former
student Of the Polytechnic schoolr'
"Wenr'
besides, he has made special studies that
will not be-
THAT'S ii very well, but come to the
point, my dear baron!''
"Ah! as regards fortune, he fills the pro
gram too we'll He is ruined. He resigned
on leaving school because-''
II forgive him all that, monsieur"
''The last time the poor fellow came TO see
me lie was thinking of looking for situa-
tion.n
ellis situation Is ready for him; bat tell
me, my dear baron, is he really noble:''
''As Charlcmagne. Is that what you call
the point!''
"Certainly."
Zone OF his ancestors came near being
King Of Antioch in l09S.''
''Aud his cODnectionsi''
"The whole Faubourg.''
His name is well-known!''
Gas that OF Henry ". It is the Marquis
d'Outreyille. You ought to know that
namen
." should think So Outrevile That's 4
pretty name. We shall have a marble slab
placed over the main door HOTEL D'OCTRE-
VILE. But will be have my daughterE VIII
be not consider it q nsssdltanee:"
"On. my charmer man never makes a
medllmnoe. l can understand how girl
whose name happens to be Mile. de Mont
moTcncy or Mile. de La RochrfOucAuld, will
hesitate TO change her name to plain Nine.
Mignolet. But man retains his name,
hence he loses nothing. Besides. Castor
has none Of the prejudices Of his caste. /
will see him, and tomorrow, at the latest,
you shall hear from me-"
''Do better than that, monsieur de baron !;
II he is well disposed, bring him, without
ceremony, 10 diner tomorrow. Has he
family papers. a genealogical treei''
"CDdoubtesily-''
"Get him TO bring them with him.
81 will come some day and dccipher this
mysterious chart for you. Au ree'yir.'
the Baron hastened to No. 81 Rue Saint
Benoit, plain house, whose principal tenant
had furnished "a few rooms as students
lodgings. He went up to the second floor
and knocked. The marquis in his working
deed handsome young man and a most
desirable husband fIe was rather tall, but
50 well proporlioned that no one could find
fault wit his height. His hands and feet
bore evidence that for centuries his ancestors
bad lived without doing anything. He had
high forehead, broad, and crowned with line
black hair, mild blue eyes, but deeply set
under dark eyebrows, n finely arched nose,
with nostrils that moved at the slightest
emotion, a mouth rather large, with excel
lent teeth; mustache, black, heavy and
smooth that fell over pair OF red lips with
out concealiug them: complexion dark and
rosy, the color OF health and labor. Tue
baron made the inventory in 4 hurried
glance, as be pressed Gaston's hand, while
he said 10 himself: Il wonder If the little
lady will oe peased with the present / bring
her " The yUung marquis cOunteuaucr
was open, but not full. a close examination
would have revealed a rest,essness. the agi-
tation OF an mplished desire. the tyr
amy Of predominant idea. Castor had
quit his work Ia open the door to his old
friend. He was in the act OF washing plate
OF designs, on which was written: plan
aud elevation of an uprig.t. economical fur
nace.n His table was full of designs and
specifications Of q nature calculated TO
awaken the curiosity of the most indifferent
One could read tue following inscriptions:
Noc F,piEe StoR-Aie,s style Of EDfgM Fur
nacl-Tte Most Frequent 1ccid,s.'s bt Hig,s
GHd he .HeoIS of Aroiibtg Them .Kods Of Cast
;Hg lThse in one P;ere--Aelc ,Sterm BelcarS for
Fo,ryes Once a person had east his eyes over
tnat table be could look at nothing else in
the room. TIC little bedstead, the six wooden
ddmask chairs, the arm chair covered with
Utrecht velvet the little book case crowded
with books, the clock that did not 70. the
two vases Of artihciIi fowe-s, the pictures La
fayette and Gen. Foy. the red curtains with
yellow stripes, all vanished before that heap
% labors and Of hopes.
"My dear boy." said the baron, sit IS
eight long days since have seen you: bow
are you getting alongn
''Good news. monsieur le baron: I have
obtained situation. \ few DAYS ago | ~
serted an advertisement in the newspapers
An old class mate, who supyrintends the
mines Of POullaouen. guessed ms name by
the initials; he spoke uf me 10 the directors.
aud they offer the situation Al >, 900 francs
Il was high time. had brokeu
my las; one hundred frame note.
In five DAYS l set out for Brittany.
PUullaoueu is & miserable country. wnere
It rains ten months in the year, aud YOU
know now love the sunshine, but shall be
able 70 pursue my studies. to put few of nv
theories into practice. and 10 make expert
mcnis on large scale. There is fortune
there for me-
''See how unfortunate I sm! vas about
to propose something else"
Let US hear il; I have cot answered yet -
How would you like to get married" -
The marquis made an ugly face 'TOu
sre very kind to take an interest in me-" be
said 70 the old nan. taking both his hands,
''gul have never dreamed OF such a thing.
haven't time; you know the task have be-
fore me; ! have SO many things to discover;
and science is so Jealous
Tut, tut, tut" said the baron smiling
What Hs-e Nou are tweutv-eight years III
aSc. aud living here like hermit. NO~ eome
to offer yOu good girl. beautiful, well bred,
au angel. sixteen wears Of agg. aud you IT,
ceive mv offer in this wsyt"
ray Of light beamed in GaStou's faee. bat
ouly for moment "a thousand thanks. -
be answered. ''but I have no time, Mar
risEe imposes obligations contrary to nv
tastes; duties that could never"
1T will impose nothing upon yO1. Your
future fSther-in-law Is dead. the faniiv i
con posed Of A mo,hsr-in Law. an excellent
t0srVaoa~ Notwithstanding her pretepsious.
To give you AZ idea OF her wAys, viii tell
YOU that she charged me % take you 70 dine
ST her house tomorrow il this marriage is
20; dispie4sinS 70 you. Iou see there Is no
ceremouv.r
'sThSaSs, monsieur / baroR, but rs head
is sul u P0ullaOuen-'
"N sst queer fellow yo1 are! Yoa are a.
snHed Of = splendid nznsi0n On ths Rce