Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
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ears In love with the elder sister, and l think
there will be a marriage before long"
"Durandi What, the sturdy b~road-shoul-
dered youth at No. z, who whistles n sings
so loud as he goes IN and out?"
Eyes; O fine frank nature"
"Noisy enough, In all conscience" said
CASTOR; and he went on to get his break
fast.
He was In no humor for conversation this
morning, and Suzon Michel's prattle bored
him. He read, or seemed to be reading, the
Figaro while she was ~talking-a rudeness
which CALLED the widow.
do you know those two young ladies in
the Rue Git lie C9ur, the house / live
IMP" he asked presently, without looking up
from his paper.
young ladiesv' echoed Suzon contempt
uously. "A gentleman may live in the Rue
Git lie CGur, O gentleman may live any
where, that Is understood; but young ladies
that Is too muchl / know two girls who
work for the artificial fiower-maker on the
Boulevard ST. Gefmain."
They are ladies by birth and education,
/ am told"
They are stuck-up m~lnxes; n although
that young one hss come TO my shop every
day for the last six years she does not think
me worthy of Eve minutes conversation; a
little nod and "BonJour, madame" and
she's out Of my shop as il she thought the
place polluted her."
''She Is shy, perhaps" said CASTOR. II
should not think she could be proud"
Suzon looked at him sharply with those
flashing eyes Of hers-fne eyes, full, black,
luminous, but not altogether beautiful.
What does monsieur know OF this young
person thathe Is so ready to answer for herr"
she asked, with a hooking air.
VERY little. I passed her in the street
Just now. / doubt If I ever saw her till that
moment, though we live in the same house.
Some faces can be read at a glance. In hers
/ saw purity, sweetness, truth, simplicity"
MY faith! You are skillful at reading
faces" retorted Madame Michel; but 1t Is
easy 10 see virtues of that kind in q pretty
oma Had Ma'mselle Hara been ugly
you would not have discovered half these
qualities In her face"
They might have been there, perhaps;
but / own / Should not have looked o keen-
ly. She Is the image Of a Greuze 10 the
louvre. You know the picture in the
Louvre?"
Not much" said Suron, with a careless
shrug.
why, you 60 there nearly every Sunday
afternoon"
True; but 1 60 to look at the people, not
the pictures"
CASTOR paid for his breakfast, aud strolled
on to his newspaper-oHice, thinking that
Suzon grew more vulgar every day. He
wa vexed with himself for having allowed
her to establish kind Of friendship with
him. She! the keeper Of a milk shop!
And to think that I come from one Of the
best families In Brittany" he said TO him
self. well, ] have thrown my lot in with
the people. I have made myself their ad-
vocate / have asserted the equal rights Of
man. Ought ! to feel offended a milk wo.
man treats me as her friend? A handsome
woman. too; bright, agreeable, not without
intelligence, and full Of strong feeling. Poor
little Suzonp
Poor little Suzonl CASTOR began to lessen
his visits 10 the cremeric. he took A cup OF
coffee in the garrett, and went straight TO
his days work. He was too busy to break.
fast In the old leisurely manner, he told
Madame Michel, when she reproached him
with this falling off from the old ways.
Have I done anything to offend your she
asked, looking at him with eyes which took
a new beauty, softened by sadness.
Offend me, dear Madame Michel! But
assuredly not. You are all that Is good
But / am working hard just now. II does
not do for a mar TO saunter through life, Il
be always a triAer. / have a good deal u
do for the paper; and | spend an hour ol
two every day at the Imperial Library"
IF you are getting a learned man | shall
see no more or you" sighed the widow
"You win not be able TO endure my ignoran
chatter"
"Gaiety Of heart is delightful at all times
said CASTOR.
II BEGIN TO think that monsieur must b.
writing verses, ne mas grown so grave an(
silent" remarked Saxon.
And then they parted, with ceremonlou
politeness on his side, with keen scrutiny
and suspicion on hers.
Monsieur was not writing verses, but HI
was living a poem. Maman Schubert, thu
good-natnred busybody Of the Rue Git i
Cpur, had planned q little tea-party-tn "a
a EAngldtse-and nad invited tne two
O'Hara girls-known In their little circle as
the Demoiselles Hara, since the 0 was too
much for a Partisan m~outh-and Philip Du-
rand, the cabinet-maker, an honest young fel-
low, a thorough workman and artist, in a
very artistic trade, and a prominent member
of the work mems syndicate land the cabinet
makers syndicate ranks high among the so
eieties Of French workmen. So far the party
consisted of old friends, since good Madame
Schubert had been almost as to the
girls whom she haG seen arrive in the Rue Git
lie Ceur, dusty and bewildered-looking on the
evening OF their entry into Paris, and PHILIP
L.l 49, Dn.a'a 1a,ntaI lnxtar for tina last
three years haunting her like her shadow as
she went 10 and from her work, in the early
mornings when Paris was being swept and
garnished, in the dusky evenings when It's
million lamps were being lighted. Never
was there a more unselfsh, a more patien'
wooer. Rose had been hard with him: Rose
had kept him at arms length. She never
meant to marry. She had her mission In
life; and that mission was to a X care ol
Kathleen.
"Will you be less able to guard her when
you have a strong nan to help your" asked
Philip. do you suppose l shall grudge he
a room in our lodgings, a place at our tablet
She will be my sister as much as yours, ano
as dear to me as TO you."
''That cannot be. She is more than a sis
ter to me. She Is the one love and care OF
nv lie. OK Woulu lOSc ei It's SNStiiSo'
II I did not know / was working for her a.
we'll as for myself. | am sure you are gooe
and generous. i daresay you would be kline
to her; but you might grow weary of her.
bad times might come, and you might think
her a burden. | will run no risks. l should
feel as il 1 were giving her q stepfather."
"And have you made up your mind nevel
TO marryY"
ssNeyer, while Kathleen Is single. IL she
were well merried it might be different"
"Then 1t shall be my business 10 find hel
q good husband" said Philip. with sucl
q pretty girl there can be no difficulty"
But Philip Durand was apoor hand a
matchmaking. While he was thinking
about the business, and wondering which o
the men he rubbed shoulders with at thu
workmen's chamber was worthy to mate
with Rose 0'Hara's sister, Madame Schu
bert, who was an in~corrigible schemer II
the matrimonial line, had brought Kathleen
face to face with the man whom Fate mean
for her husband.
me fourth guest and only stranger q
Madame Schubert's English tea was Castor
Mortemar; and that evening completed
Kathleen's conquest. lie was her adore
and her slave from that hour. 1t seemed {,
him rs II all life took new colors after tina
evening. The leopard cannot change hi
spots all at once but the leopard's ways ant
manners may be considerably influenced