Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-12-04
lU0UNTESS OR BARONESS,


ete Mas m other method 81
egayfns ths problem than putting II
AeSna &esa ilnai disappearance. When
NAAn has heen absent over zen
ye&fS and when the last tldings Re.
cstxsd from him oolNe from the CEN
oet Qs Africa IND those fully two
H14zs AIl0 he cannot expect his
1flonds 10 regret him cternally. The
lovely Baroness % Tefrehauts had
aened many tears over her lost hus-
hon6 lIa had been d had fellow, a
SAnholcf and q drunkard. Pretty
A1Iy had imagined one day that she
loved him, aud - he was q baron
ND ne Ind plenty of money she
married him.
60inc time after Tho marriage, I'll
their wealth having disappeared, the
hnsAand had been advised to leave
RAFiD, ana 90 % the French colonies
"A Africa, to learn 10 be wise, and, at
aAD 1amO time, earn 3 fortune for
Ills Wits and himself. The Baroness
Mary returned to her family, and to
tell the truth began to forget her
hushand. He did not write to her
v0fy often, and when once she 70.
MANNED 3 couple Of years without re-
ceiyine = letter, everybody was Of
opinion that ne might b considered
dad.
LAtsr On, when the parents In
formed their daughter Of the decision
that had been taken In respect to
tho death OF their beloved son-in-
law ID, the Baroness was indeed sorely
AFFLICTED. She would tell her friends
how devoted she had been to her hus-
bend, and what lovely eyes and beau
tiful mustache he had. Her friends
Though gave her to understand, and
this WIS Of some consolation to her,
that were her husband, Charles,
back again In Paris, he would
still be leading q bad
lie md submitting her as before to
nome harsh treatment. All this went
To mitigate her regrets In no small
degree. She just retained sufficient
To make herself perfectly interesting
70 her friends. For after all, was not
her position particularly painful? She
WA 4 widow beyond q doubt, but the
death Of her husband was not q
p1tent fact. Nevertheless OF all the
men who had accompanied the un-
fCRtunate caravan in the midst Of
the dark continent one had re-
tnrned.
50 the Baroncss soon begun to take
matters philosophically and would
b. won't to remark: "Well, IL / cry
Tor poor Charles until the end OF my
days that won't make him return;
and ADally she dried her pretty eyes.
Years few by, but she remained q
handsome blonde, charming to every
one, beloved BY all. More than once
her hand had been solicited. She
dared not accept another ma and
entirely forget her unhappy past.
She was Of = nervous disposition and
she imagined that the ghost or
shadow OF p0Or Charles would appear
On the eve OF her second marriage to
reprOach her with her infldelity and
to stab her perhaps to the heart
IT was Of no avail for her friends
- tgn.,Hu nel Una nc1 peauey wou!u
make mp her mind. She persisted In
continually putting 1t OF.
However,, at length the day ar
nyed-itf always does arrlve-where
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ssls0 Vnsfios n.aily inferred, Count
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nAs boc0me COUNTESS Mary OF beaure-
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Aae Count anu COuhtess icd = most
Happy n'artiei .iIe.
unc nne morning. Or rather one
nS'y mornlne, tne Countess received
g unexpectea VISIT o. nef Drotner.
!a-iaMs of 20 spear more correctly. OF
tne Drotner-lf-Iaw oitnc late Charles.
On nalne was Suiius fremont.
knowing mrs serious character the
Countess Ieit That there must be
eOMebnin9 WIon4 Q never would
yullus make 2 slSlt .at sucn an nonr q
tnc day. me Countess directed her
m~an-servant to snow MIN IN the
o.s~'ne-Ico y wnere sne soon re1o'ned
MN. "An!' g said, - am 90
nappy y seo you' 'uIius' why don't
y0n 81 own"
but q tne sient OF Jutius' awlui
look sne con aw mat something
eef'ous nus g the matter: IAN!
dear me, wnst can z ~, "a could
10y $500 IIOm eAeia'Mine. WIN
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