The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-09-17

The Partisan journals announced the
wreck Of the Comete, between Bnanos
Ayres and Marseilles. Two days after
the passengers had been rescued by a
passing ship, it was discovered that
M. Paul Rostain had persisted. The
history of this man furnishes q truth
ful romance, stranger ever thar
fiction.
M. Paul Rcstain in 1888 was TWEEN
ty-six years of age. handsome, intelli-
gent, Industrious, amiable, and a
charming conversationalist. He met
at the house of On old friend OF his
parents, a young girl named Lucie, Of
remarkable distinction. whose pretty
face commanded his admiration, and
he fell Immediately in love with her
The admiration being mutual, the par
ents consulted each other, as is the
custom of this country, and they
agreed that the couple should be be-
trothed.
The father OF Lucie suddenly found
himself thrown into financial dis
tress, in ~seoile Of having risk
ed his entire capital in a scheme which,
proved a~signal failure. He was ruined.
When he saw that he had nothing left
but disgrace-for bankruptcy in
France is extreme disgrace-his de.
SPAR WIS terrible. In this condition,
he received one day q visit from an,
old man who lived neal him, and who,
was reputed to be immensely rich.
''Sir," said the old man, ~ will not
importune you long. / love your
daughter; yes, old as | am, / love her
with O. love that knows no reason. /
have long sought the opportunity to
tell you. To-day that occasion pre-
sents itself. know your ruin. Twill
save you. Give me the hand OF your
daughter, and / will give her three
million Of francs, which will permit
her to save you! That is all. If you
agree to my proposition ! am at your
disposition"
But" cried the merchant, s'my
daughter has been promised to an
| other!"
II know it," replied the old man,
''yet | repeat, / love your daughter
with q love that will listen to no ar
gument."
Without waiting for another reply
the old man retired.
At this moment the girl entered, and
her father said: 'sThe old man whom
you have seen leave is well appraised of
our ruin, and he offers you a part OF
his fortune if you will marry him."
The girl turned pale as she asked:
cam | not betrothed to Paul Ros-
tain?"
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her father. She stood trembling with
mental anguish, while sobs and tears
attested that she was thinking of her
Gathers ruin-his dishonneur-all--ev-
erything.
She would consult Paul.
That evening. when Paul Rostain
came, Lucie called him into the garden
and told him simply what had pass
ed.
"What shall dor" asked Paul.
"You must leavethis place-go away
to some remote country; for if you
stay here my strength would fail me
and / should"
Interrupting her Paul replied: II
will 60"
THE LOVERS PART.
The two martyrs separated without
even a last embrace, for fear of relax
ingthelr determination.
When he was gone Lucie sought her
father, and, kneeling beside him, she
said: Paul has chosen. You can in
form your rich friend of this morning
that / will marry him."
God bless you, my child" cried the
father; 81 have given my life for you
and you give me back my honor" The
poor girl fastened to her room, where
she threw herself on her bed and sob
bed and wept. The next day M. Paul
Rostain embarked for Buenos Ayres.
THE SAD ENDNG.
Two years had passed, during which
not once had they ever writtsn to- reach
other, though in spite OF their separa-
ton they could feel themselves united.
One morning the husband OF Lucie
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. The young woman was free.
Her sacrifice was ended.
Finding the parents of Paul Rostain,
she procured his address and sent
him q dispatch in these words:
am liberated. Gene tax your wife.
To this she received this reply:
embark by the first ship leaving.
PAUL RosTAIN.
The unhappy man has not received
the recompense OF his devotion. Fa-
tality was against him, and it was
written that he should never realize
the happiness which was so near.
Only one person was drowned in
the wreck of the Comete, and that
one was Paul Rostain.
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