Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-02-26
A HAPPY INTRIGUE.
How the Mother-in-Law's SANDER
GUS Tongue Was Quoted.

GUS Tongue Was Quoted.
The wedding was over, and the we'd
ding journey, too, so it might be said
that Adrien and Marie de Montbourbon
had fairly started upon their married
life. AS is unusual in France, this
young couple were actually in love, and
there was but one drawback to their
happy existence in the little apartment
% Avenue Marceau. Marie's mother in
sisted upon residing with her daughter,
and as her views of life were radically
different from those of the young couple,
domestic disruption was the natural
consequence. Marie's father before his
death had been Colonel of Chasseurs,
and the barrack life had made so strong
an impression upon the mother that she
had become imbued with an extreme
disdain for any man not in the mounted
arm OF the service. In her eyes, an ar
tilleryman was tolerable, an infantry
man passable, but civilian was be-
meath contempt. Now, Adrien had un-
fortunately never been in the service.
30 to Nine. La Colonelle he was merely
. creature whom God had made and
must therefore pass for man"
The only happy moments Adrien and
Marie passed together were when La
Colonelle was riding her mount in the
Bots, or attending the morning maneu-
vers in the Champs de Mars. At such
moments their life was peaceful, and
they could enjoy their mutual love with
out being interrupted by the stentorian
fonaa ~ In HeLe 911ayo,s ,,o;oo
like an adjutant's on dress parade.
Marie knew that her mother was pecul-
lar and that her presence in the house
hold was a disturbing element, but
neither she nor Adrien had the courage
to request Nine. de Guise's departure.
Not only was La Colonelle an uncon-
genial factor in the menGge, but she had
such perfect distaste for her son-in-law
that she did not hesitate to express her
opinion to her daughter. "Adrien,"
she said, was only half a man. Any
man who did not possess courage
enough to even ride park hack had no
right to expect a woman's love- He
must surely be untrue, too, as such a
man was without noble qualities.
Marie protested that Adrien loved her,
and that the mere fact of his being a
civilian detracted nothing from his
manliness. ''Some of the greatest men
In France had never drawn a sword"
she said, land pair of red trousers
with boots and spurs did not necessarily
constitute perfect man.
Nonsense" replied her mother,
courage is the first manly quality, and
the man who does not wear his country's
uniform is not worthy of consideration.
Such a man is base villain, and know
that Adrien is deceiving you. When
you are more of woman of the world
you will see the futilitY of putting faith
IN a man who has not his honor as an
officer to maintain"
Marie knew that it was useless to re-
monstrate with her mother. She had
the most perfect confidence in her hus-
band, and the poisonous suspicious ex-
pressed by La Colonelle made NO ina
preston upon her mind. She talked
freely to Adrien about her mothers Pc
culiarities, and they both decided that
something must be done. Finally
Adrien suggested strategy. Marie must
appear to coincide with her mothers
views, and agree to spend week or two
at Rambouillet for the purpose of OBJ
serving Adrien's actions. During their
separation the young couple would
carry on a secret correspondence, and
perhaps arrange to meet occasionally in
town.
Marie thought this scheme was per-
feet, and the idea of an intri que with
her own husband seemed q novel and
delightful prospect. That same evening
she went to her mother and conhded
the secret that at last she was suspi-
Cious of Adrien's conduct, and, after
shedding copious tears upon her moth
er's shoulder, she begged La Colonelle
to take her to Rambouillet, where she
might the better endure her mental
retutor.
La Colonelle was delighted. At last
she had conquered, and the thought that
her daughters affections had become
alienated from that rascally civilian
seemed to crown her happiness.
ut is always so with such creatures"
she said; mo man in the Eleventh Chas-
seurs could so disgrace himself" They
must go Immediately to the country,
and there they would await develop
ments. Baptiste, their faithful servant,
would watch Adrien's actions and gather
evidence for IN process en- diUorce.
The first few days passed at Ram
bouillet were most amusing. Marie
went each morning to the pestofice
and found q letter from AdFien, sent
p0Ste reStdnt6, and such sweet letters
they were, too; full of love and hopes
for the future. Marie was happy, and
the thought that she was experiment.
ing, all the excitement and pleasure of
an intrigue without qualms OF con-
science was to her most delightful.
Each day Adrien went to the post-oftice
and reeeiysd o letter from his wife, and
the novelty of the situation served to
make him happy.
La Colonelle continued to pour sedi-
tons suspicious into Maries ear, but it
can be imagined how little effect they
had upon her. Maries mother was in
continual correspondence with Baptiste,
From him she learned that Adrien re-
ceived letters every day poste restdntP,
and that he carefully mailed replies at
the general post-office. This ~as GER
tainly a suspicious circumstance 30
man would carry on legitimate CORE.
spondence in such manner. The very
thought of this base villain deceiving
his wife-her daughter, distracted the
poor woman almost to frenzy. Marie
could hardly suppress 3 smile, but she
feigned anger so perfectly that La
Colonelle fancied that her moment OF
complete triumph had already arrived.
That night when Marie retired to her
room she suffered from an acute attack
OF the blues. She missed her husband,
and somehow she fancied that he had
accepted her scheme for separation too