Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-04-25

would be his some day There was
blonde woman troubling Brant's heart
but there was small probability OF her be
ing his some day or any day. And Zozo
went on TO talk about dark woman who
would disturb the course Of true love, but
only temporarily and as a side issue, so TO
speak.
"She amt serious" he said. "She may
make a muss; but she amt reel serious"
GOOD night" said Brant.
"You don't blieve in the science" said
\ Zozo, in voice Of genuine regret. But
/ you jist see if it don't come true Good
night Look out you don't trip over the
scraper."
The blonde woman in Mr.. Brant's case
was Madame la Comtesse de Renette. No,
she was not a French woman; she was
loyal American. She was the daughter of
an American millionaire she had lived for
many years in France, and her parents had
married her, at the age of eighteen, to
title. The title was owned by n disagree !
able and highly immoral old spendthrift, |
who had led her a wretched life for two
weary years, and then had had the unusual
courtesy and consideration TO die. Then
she took what he had left of her millions,
went home to the town Of her birth, bought
fine estate on its outskirts, and settled
down to enjoy life wherein she could
awake each morning to feel that the days
would never more bring her suffering and
humiliation.
Then Mr.. Richard Brant disturbed her
peace Of mind by falling in love with her
and what was worse asking her to marry
him. That, she said, she could not do. He
was her best, her dearest friend; she adj
mired and esteemed him more than any
man in the world. If she ever could
marry a man she would marry him. But
she never, never could. He must not ask
her.
OF course he did ask her. And asked
her more than once. And there matters
stood, and there they seemed likely to
) stay.
! But Richard Brant was a man who,
when he wanted Il thing, wanted it with
, his whole heart and his whole soul, and to
> the exclusion of every other idea from his
! mind. After eighteen months OF waiting
! he began to find the situation intOlerabe.
+ He had no heart in his business-which,
for the matter of that, took care of itself
and he found it, rs he said TO himself, "a
/ bore to exist" And what with dwelling
g on the unattainable, and what with calling
' on the unattainable once or twice every
week, he found that lac was getting into a
Q morbid state of mind that was the next
g thing TO a mild mania.
This has got to stop" said Richard
J. Brant. II Will put an end to it, will
I wait till an even two years is up, and then
Z | will 90 away somewhere where l can't
k get back until-until I've got over it"
Opportunity is never lacking TO "A man
Il in this mood. Some scientific idiot was
l. getting up an AntarJic expedition, to start
In the coming June. Brant applied for a
J. berth.
THAT settles it, he said.
81 of course it didn't settle it. He moped
y AS much AS ever and found it just ~ hard
/ as ever to occupy his mind If it had not
'r been for the astrologer lac would hardly
* have known what to do.
X 1t amused him TO interest himself Is
Zozo and his affairs. He watched tn,
10 building Of the new "orlice," and dis
n cussed with ZozO the color Of the paint ant
t the style Of the signs IozO tried 20 con
he vert him To astroiogy, and that amused
f. him.
IS The little mans earnest faith in thi
st "science" was an edifying study. Then
n, when the "orlice" was completed, anI
e Zozo began business again, he took grea
to pleasure in sitting hid in ZozO's back room
listening to Zozo's clients, who were oftel
nj as odd as Zozo himself He bad man
in clients now. Had he not miraculous
evanished from a burning building an
all come back unscathedy
id But there are two sides TO every frienC
er ship. Brant took an amused interest j
Zozo Hozo worshipped Brant AS his pre-
mt server and his factor. IOzo's affairs Ell
IT, tertained Brant. Brant's affairs were
he matter OF absorbing concern TO Ion
Zozo would have died for Brant.
.r- So il came about that Zozo found on
re all about the blonde badly in Brant's cas'
W, Howl Well one is not an astrologe
We for nothing. Brant's coachman an
"a Nine de Renette'5 maid were anon
re Zozo's clients. No society gossip knew S
ny much about the Brant- Renette affair a
ic- Zozo knew inside Of two months.
on
.as ITS perfectly ridiculous, Annettei
| can't see the manp
,se MADAME knows best said Annette
, a wiping away ready tear. ITS only tina
,ea love madame And it is not well TO ange
' those who have the power Of magic
he they can bring good luck they can brin
mr. bad. And he is certainly great magician
nj Fire cannot burn him"
hin Nine dc Renette toyed with gorgeousl
printed card that read
OH ZOZO
a. AsTRoLoGEH AND FIRE MONARCH.
NV seventh Son of Seventh Son.
q Rapelyea street.
or "Well," she said at last, "show him II
'no Annette. But it's perfectly absurd"
az Zozo in very ready made suit, with n
'ur earthly idea what to do with his hat, pr
az fuse Of bows and painfully Mustered, di
an. not inspire awe.
ny "You wish to see meY inquired Mn
NJ de Renette somewhat sternly.
~, ,Gn MADAM" began her visitor in tren
nis ulous voice, 81 come with message fro
- the stars"
are Every well, " said Mime. de Renette, xvi
rs' you kindly deliver your messagei do u
a. wish to detain you-from your stars"
al
his 1t was flushed but a self complaccn
10 beaming, happy Zozo who stopped Richar
Brant on the street an hour later.
~ "If you please, Mr.. Brant, sir" he sal
"Td like few minutes Of your time"
ba Certainly" said Mr.. Brant, wonderir
inc II Zozo wanted to borrow any mo
money"
- - you've been a great good friend TO m
- Mr.. Brant," Zozo began, land hope yC
b'lieve, sir, that me and Mommer and N
and Mania ii4i az grateful