Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-07-16

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sancon, France, enbo verei iin stately
tries and reached W neat eraveIed
paths and carriia eeray lands The
Chateau milne. Itisl dnow.
The windows and doors an closed.
4 The harsh cry ot the lionel peacock
falls disc rdantly upon the ear, and
were it not that the butterflies kim
SO YEARLY over the waters of the arti.
fcial pond, that can be seen In the dis
9tance, and that the grass il kept
trimmed and paths neatly tended, the
whole aspect would be that off d q
dreary antf lonely place. 4 6ss2
Two years ago the Marquis Gregoire
#L.eOntine left the Chat eau, saying he
would never return, but also left be-
hind him strict orders that the grounds
should never be allowed to 60 to ruin.
The cause of this resolve was astrage-.
/ az which fora long while bafHed the
skill OF the most astute r arisian3 de-
tectives, and was only discovered by
e confession. Three years before that
.tinet hem arquls Leo tine had brought
to the castle his newly we'd ed bride,
Heioise. She was an Alsatian; a blonde
OF blondes, with long, sunny hair that
rippled in tumultuous waves over her
lair white shoulders and bust. Har
lips were full and ruddy, her nose aqu-
line, and her great, lustro us, blue eyes
had in them an alternate expression
of laughing merriment and languishing
criticism that at once captured the
susceptible young Marquis Leontine,
I and, although she was comparatively
poor, he laid hot siege to her heart
and won it after an ardent CO urtship.
The wedding took place Alsace, and
after q brief wedd ding tour the y Dung
couple came to the chateau at Besan-
con. There were grand times at that
home coming, and for q month Or more
the happy bride and groom were the
enter OF attraction. Each ay claim
ed the attendance at some fete Of the
happy bride and groom, and the
stately beauty of Heloise was the talk
Of all the country round about q The
Marquis was the happiest OF men, and
J, his wife the most contented OF women
Y Tor a woman is always confented
when she is the center Of admiration.
(: Her devotion to her husband was
marked on all occasions, and one
mark ofit was that at all times she
. wore around her neck one oftha choic-
est of the giitsshe had bestowed upon
her before theifSinarriage. This was q
large gold locket, set with costly stones,
4 in the center OF which was her mono
gram set in diamonds ard surmount-
ed with coronet5 Of sopi lin it was
held by a massive gold chaiiniis and as
q ~ ACSoVSA% wa El'CA Sll0tNS lIes OO6OlAk yuo
gems flashed and sparkled with each
pulsation. More precious to her, how
ever, was a medallion portrait of the
/ Marquis, which was under the cover
ofone side Of tina locket. and q lock Of
MS black hair under the other. h \
Z a year had passed, and there came
to visit at the chateau Henri Merville,
4 cousin. of Heloise, and his wife
\ Beatrice. Henri, n although not a
handsome man for his red hair and
/ gray eyes prevented all ideas of good
v lOok assessed many charms OF
manner, and proved an agreeable &C.
/. QUESTION to thes ociety at the chateau.
His wife was somewhat Of q nonentity..
Il She was pretty, after q fashion, de
voted to her husb band, and very jealous
of him. s$: 81
Henri and Heloise had known each
other from child and Beatrice
/ would hardly have been ex pected to
be- Jealous Of Heloise, but sometimes
there came q baleful look into her
dark eyes as she saw the two walk.
} ing together III the shrub sherry and
watched how friendly and conf ential,
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IS Six months hadl pass and tbs Mer--
3iSvilles were vet yisitOr at the chateau.
One day the Mare nis had imp rtant
business To transact III arr ris and
/ asked Msryille TO acec npany him,
I adding that they Il would dine at the
club, return tO Besa1icon BY q late
train, and have The carriage meet