The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-23

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after dawn tho young captain Is out o' oc''
To his amazcment a woman Is announced
Through the thick veil no can SEQ tna' sue
is exceptionally handsome. She Is tan anu
fair.
"a womans VISIT" says she, Eat sush an
hour as this cannot hayo failed to SURPRISE
you" Hi, :,
Tho young captain is too polite to admit i''
II can only say" SAYS he, 'tba. ! shall DO
happy If can serve you. 81.
"Without knowing NOR she asks iain'
smile being visible through her ven.
From bcr voice tho young officer begins 70
4iepect that she Is not wholly stranger 70
him. The face Of fair unknown. seen IN the
e.rcets and at the races, nas been haunting
him for weeks.
ssYou are getting ready she continues, 10
fight duel with my husband"
'rYour husbandf cries Roger.
"Iam Nine. Boulanger,H she says. Il sup
posed that you knew me-"
Nothing could have astonished the captain
moro. He certainly had duel on hand that
morning lie was to meet Col Bollanger
Tho meeting grew out Of some vulgar mess
re- I'm auarrol-some woman whom Boulanger
was befricnding you arc fool, said the
friends Of Roger D., "to be drawn into
Quarrel about such a creature as she Is" But
the young man was high spirited and would
not be- moved from his determination 70 fight
He now turned quietly to Nine. Boilanger.
Are You aware he asked, 'of the cause OF
this quauelF
YES sho said, II have learned. II was a
quarrel about cards at the club. Al least,
that is the story they told me"
Tho story is correct, said Roger
And have come, she continued "to In
terccde with you Between TWO suca men as
YOU q fatal result is certain. And they tell
ne that YOU are the better swordsman
Would you have me forego my adv~l-
tagcM cried ROGER, guessing at the purpose
of the visit. why should not try 70 XII
this man. now that | have an additional
reason for hating himT
what reasonf she demanded.
Tho reason that he Is your husband, he
cried
Things were getting dangerous. The visitor
made her last appeal She told IT Ter two
little girls She said that it .gas omy for
them She feared She added that sho could
cry with shame for her visit, but sho could
not see her children orphaned It was not
wholly on her childrens account that the
Young man promised first, % avert the duel
If an apology would avert g, aud, accond. Vt
this failed, 10 act only on the defensive.
Having gained hor point, the visitor went
quietly away.
ACT II.
For tho next act Of the drama shift the
scene 70 big house in tho suburbs Of Paris.
with a garden much favored by duellsts The
duel took place Nine Boulanger, reas,urcd,
was calmly waiting the result, when strange
lady entered in great distress said that she
was the sister Of Roger D., and waited, too
All viii 30 well, says Nine Boulanger.
Heaven, says tho ether will not allow
my brother, who fought 50 gloriously IN the
war 10 fall at the hand OF wretch like
this"
~ wretchfn cries Nine Boulanger
YES" she saws, "a wretch II h. were
not a wretch would he married man, the
father of two children, be lighting for a
woman"
"You calumniate him, says Nine Boulan-
/ ger.
Would did, - replied the other. "But
have the tale from my brother, aud my
/ brother never lies. Who are you that under
takes this mans defenseP
Il am bis wife, says Nine. Boulanger.
"His Wife" cries Rogers sister; and before
another word could DO uttered a messenger
brought the news that Roger was grievously
wounded. His sister FASTENED 70 get help.
/ Roger was carried into tho room and placed
[ upon the sofa For few moments ne was
/ left alone with Nine Boulanger. She lmelt
/ beside him in an agony Of renorso.
"Who is it, ho family asked, regaining
/ consciousness.
1T is IT, she cried, seeking your forgive
ness"
II have nothing 10 forgive" be said,
slowly. Il meant 70 die for you"
Hush. she cried. IL will do anything to
I repair tho harm have caused. will nurse
/ you; | Will watch oyGr you Llye-oLy
nyon
But the young captain could only motion
her hand to his lips, and when her husband
/ entered with bis arm In "a sling no found her
Lnoelins beside corpse.
ACT III.
The scene Of tho third act IS tho mayors
/ Office in the Sixteenth ward Of Paris. The
day Is Oct. % OF the past year. NJ. Marmot-
/ tan, the mayor has just given his daughter
/ in marriage, and all the municipality was
taking a holiday. At O'Clock in tho after
noon Gen. Boulanger entered with his daugh-
/ ter Marcello upon his arnf der dress was OF
cream colored silk, with embroidered skirts.
/ Her hat was OF the same color as her dress,
/ ornamental With flowers, and perched ON q
/ forest Of fair hair.
Capt Driant, in his uniform as an officer
/ Of Zouaves, gave his arm 10 bis mother,
stately in black silk Behind him camo the
witneSses-Count Dillon, W. Griffith, Gen.
/ Fayerot DO Korbrech and tho bridegroom
/ brother.
In its account Of the marriage Tho Figaro
wrote: Mime. Doulanger, still indisposcd
/ found herself forced 70 remain ut Versailles
IN the company Of her elder daughter.
The usher announced the mayor. NJ Mar
mottan, after saluting the bridal party
stood behind his desk. be then read tho Gus
tomary service Then, a. the law demands
be turned to Gen Boulangor.
DO the parents consent no asked.
There was pause The bridegroom seemed
Disconnected. After an instant the general
replied, Tho father consents
And tho motherp asked tho mayor.
THE mother docs not consent, said tbs
general, huskily.
THE law, observed the mayor, require.
that the reason shall be stated
Tho reason sad Gen. Boulanger who
had evidently nerved himself for this ordeal
lis that Nine Boulanger and have not
/ lived together for seventeen years.
IL was seventeen years since Nine. BOu
LANCER had knelt by the dying man, and even
now, when her daughter was standing at the
altar, she found herself unable 20 forgive
And in those three acts are told the story
OF the Boulanger divorce.-Paris Cor. Chi
cage Tribune
WOMAN'S WEAR.