Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-31
CHAPTER Y.
A DOUBLE ROMANCE.

Next day Yvonne refused TO receive
ne. Her Grandmother, who knew that
had spent the night at ball at which
lad met Mademoiselle Fannie, told
me | was acting abominably. | tried
TO convince her that it was all the work
of chance, and that still held to my
word. She replied that She preferred
shat her dear granddaughter should be
unhappy for one day rather than un-
happy all her life.
went away half-mad, thinking !
had sacrificed all my happiness.
That evening friend Of the family
brought NE back the earrings and some
verses Of mine in a sealed envelope.
Speaking of the grief Of MAdemoiselle
H., he said:
sShe has too much pride not to over
come her heart. Hers is 8 noble ma
tuIe; but since you are on the road to
marriage, l advise you to marry Ma
demoisslle Fannie"
But there has never been a word
Of love bIeathed between u.s."
.Oh. that is understood. Besides,
no one will be able to fling stone at
YOU, for you are sacrificing large for-
tune to q small fortune"
81 assure you that if ever | marry |
shall not take that into account. For
me the fortune in marriage is the wo-
man"
"Quite right /; and console yourself
Mademoiselle Fannie is as true wo-
man as Mademoiselle Yvonne."
/ spent that evening simlessly wan
deripg about the qusys sought but
solitude. What could l do? Was
TO force myself upon Msdemoiselle Il
and convince her that my heart snc
life were hers ? or was | TO allow my
self to be swept away in the world.
current and break my will, perhaps my
heart? When midnight struck at tbs
clock Of the Institute | was crossing
the Pont des Arts for the twentieth
time, still irresolute, still possessed BY
those two images which held my heart
In vain told myself that could no
love two women at once l was taken
retaken, caught by one and the other
/ could not sleep. When morning
came the ambassador Of the evening
before rang at my door. lie told m
be had gone beyond my instructions
that al was moi yet broken off; that
must see Yvonne's grandmother again
Should have gone? At noon not
was given me from Madame de Saints
Preuye, asking me to call on her.
TWAS then only ] understood that tn
living love was for Fannie. And IN
deed it was with happy beating 0
the heart that obeyed the summons
Madame do Sainte Preuye wen
straight to the point.
"Do you wish to marry my niece?
she asked. -,
answered " Yes, for it would hav
been impossible for me to say =" No.
But-how about that marriage c
yours?"
" The door has been closed agains
me since yesterday"
"Then ] am rescuing shipwrecke
MANI"
lyon are disposing Of the heart
vour niece. Do you even know TIA
She wishes TO marry
ayes; with YOU"
"You amaze me y
mYour amazemeut is nothing
mine. For the last six months she a.
daily refused suitOrs far more desiraol
than ,ou--rich men, wise men, hoi
men And after all this she tnins
she has found happiness in giving 70
her hand And Madame De SAINT
Pr.uye continued AS to Msaemo
sells D., my niece consoles nefseiI wiz
the thought tha. she would have Dee
very unhappy with you or IN o 10
words, that she is relieving her Of
very bad bargain" 49,,
Madame Do Sainte-Preuve hsa haral
finished saying these words whsn IA