The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-29
THE DECElVER.
An Episode Of a Young Artists Life In
Paris.

Paris.
BY AIphonsc Da,Idet: ! have loved one
woman in my life. the painter said one
day. I spent five years of perfect happi-
ness and peaceful aud fruitful tranquility
with lEer. ] may say that to her ] owe my
spontaneous was inspiration by her side.
Even whsn ! first met her SHE. seemed to
have he-cu mine from time
Her beauty ,hcr character were the realiza-
ton of all my dreams. That woman never
left me she died ia my louise, i'm my arms
loving 4, the last. Well, when I think of
her, il IL viii u feeling OF rage. If l strive
20 recall hcr, the same az I ever saw her
during those five years in all the radiance
Rilded palior of her cheeks. her oriental
Jewish features, regular and delicate in
the soft of her face, her slow
10 embody that charming vision. IL il only
in order the more freely I" cry to IL; II
Her name was Closildc. A. the house
of tise mutual ~a~quaintanccs where we
met. she was known under the naIns. OF
Madame Dcloche. and WAS said to he the
widow Of "a captain in the merchant ser
vice. Indeed, she appeared to have trav-
cled % great deal. In the course of con-
versation, she would suddenly say: When
l was at TaInpico: or else: Once i'm the
hartpor at Valparaiso. But apart from
this. there, was no trace In her manners or
language of "a wandc ring existence, moth
ing betrayed the disorder ar precipitation
of sudden Departure, or abrupt returns.
She was - thorough Plrisislii, dressed in
perfect good taste. without any Ut those
b~urloo-s,s or cs'ccn,ric sd'''E'es by which
one recognizes the wives of officers and
sailors who arc always arrsiyssl in travel
ing costume.
When l found that ] loved her. my first,
my only idea WAS to ask her i'm marriage.
some one spoke. in my bchalf. See simply
replied that she would never marry again.
Henrcforth ! avoided meeting her; and AS
my. Thoughts were tn" wholly absorbed
and occupied 10y lrr to allow IIe tn work,
1 deterinincd to travel. l was blsily en-
gagged in preparations for my departure,
when one morning. in my own apartment,
in the midst of all the litter of opened
awe aud scattered trunks. to my great
surprise. l saw Madame Delochc enter.
why are you leaving :" she said softly.
love YOU. Only land here her voice
shook IL lite, only ! am married." And
she told nv her history.
IL was q; romance of love and descrtion.
Her husband drank, struck her! { the
end Of three years they had separated.
Proud m held a high m"sisi"n in Paris. bus
ever siucs, her marriage had refused to re-
ccive her. She WAS the nicrt, of the chief
rabbi. Her sister, the widow of 10 superior
officer, had married for the second time -
chief ranger of the woods and forests of
Saint-G.rmain. As for her, ruined by her
husband. she had fortunately had u very
thorough education and possessed some
accomplishments, 10y which she was able
Ia augment her resources. She gave
AsaTh "~'ft bi "h shS vi
The Chausscc d'Antin and Faunbourg
Saint Honorc. and gained am ample Iiveli-
hood.
The story was touching. although some
what eng,liy. full of the pretty repeti-
tions, the intcrninablc incidents that
~cntanglc femme discourse. Indeed. she
took several days To relate IT,. l had hired
for us two a. little house in the avenue. lie
fImpcratricc. standing between the silent
streets and peaceful lawns. could have
spent IA year listening to and looking AT
her without "A lIought Tor my work. She
WAS the first tn send nIc back to- my studio,
and 1 could not prevent her from again
taking up her lessons. l was touched 10y
her concern for the dignity of her life. I
admired The proud spirit, notwithstand-
ing / could not help being rather humili-
ated at her expressed determination to
owe nothing save Ia her own cxertions.
and only met in the evening ia our little
with wi,a, Joy. did 1 no, return home,
and how happy ! was when / found her
there before mel She would bring me
back c S=@%aYes: aha choice noTers from
upon her some present, hut she laughing
" said abe was richer than l; andin truth
paid. for she slways dressed in an expen.
dresses which. with coquettish care foI
preferred. had the dull ~softness Of velvet,
he rilliancy of natin and jet, n confusion
of eiiken lace, which revealed % the AS
tonished eye. under an apparent simple
ity. . world Of feminine elegance in the
thousand shades contained in n singl.
color.
Moreover her occupation WA ny No
means labOrious, she said. All her pupils
daughters of bankers or ~stockbrokers
loved and respected her and many q tim
she would show me a bracelet or u rim
that had been presented as a mark q
gratitude for her care. Except for on
work, we never left one another, and W.
went nowhere. Only on Sundays si
went on to Saint to see her ri,
Ter. the wife of the Chief Ranger. wit
whom she WAS now reco1ciied. I woul
accompany her to the station. SHE woul
return the same evening, and often In Ill
long summer lay we. would agree 10 nes
at some station ON the way, by the rive
side or in the woods. She would tell I'm
about her visit, IA chiidrcn's good look