Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-26


then draw up contract, and you can give
me a design for a new dress
NJ Dufre bowed and taking up his sam
pie case left the room with the ease of one
who had been accustomed to the best so
ciety. That day and night he worked on a
design for a morning robe. As he was a
good craftsman and a fine colOrist he was
able to present TO Miss Mangrove at the
appointed time a picture of herself engaged
in opening the mornings correspondence
and dressed in a beautiful gown Of unique
pattern.
"You please me so well, she said chat
will pay you $4,000 if you will engage .
with me for two years"
"As that is more money than | could .
hope to make in so short a time from the .
general CUSTOM ! will sign with YOU" M. |
Dufre replied gravely.
Every WE'LL here is a contract drawn up
by my lawyer. You had better read it, for
it is one Of those ironclad agreements that
prove hard to break"
The ladies' tailor examined the document
/ carefully, asking occasionally for an eX-
/ PLANTATION Of a clause and then put his sig
nature at the place left blank for it.
! At the first night Of the opera season
Miss Mangrove appeared in box rented
from a family that was in mourning.
| When she slipped out Of her cloak and
. stood for moment in the front of the box
while the maiden aunt who acted as her
| chaperon was seating herself, there was a
leveling Of lorgnettes in every part of the
house Her dress was pronounced perfect
by every woman i'm the audience who was
possessed Of an opera glass, and the society
women enviOusly admitted that the ere
ator of that costume was genius. Who
had make it? That was an inquiry that
more than one ofthe ladies asked of herself
in a wondering way, and resolved to in
struct her maid to quiz Miss Mangroye.s
maid at the first opportunity.
On the second night of the opera season
Miss Mangrove appeared in different COS
tune, but one as beautiful as the one worn
by her on her first appearance in the sacred
precincts known as the millionaires' boxes.
The third night she was again gowned in a
, no less becoming dress, but one that she
/ had not yet worn i'm public.
The society ladies became excited.
what will she wear toHight" they asked
one another, and they waited impatiently
till Miss Mangrove appeared. Then they
leveled their opera glasses to see whether
Miss MangrOve had at last been compelled
. to make one of her costumes do duty the
; second time. In this they were disappoInJ
- ed, for she was never seen twice in the
a same costume.
= When it was rumored that NJ. Dufre, Z
: new man on Fifth avenue, had created hc
marvellous costumes, society smilingly salc
that it was "a good advertising story, hu
. one to be skeptical about till admitted b.
y Miss Mangrove herself
But at the beginning Of the second yea
of NJ Dufre's contract with Miss Man
- grove. it was whispered that NJ. Duirc wa
i a genuine count, who had temperate
>, abandoned his title while he repaired hi
= finances by engaging i'm trade This repOr
" was one that aroused the most intense IN
. terest among the Four Hundred, and "a
u investigation was set on foot at once TIL
n result of the inquiry was the couvictio
y that a real noblemau had set up on FIT
W avenue i'm the tailoring business. The CIV
~ dence adduced TO bring about this convi'
- ton was a series of letters written trOI
= Paris by one Of the matriarcls. She ma
incurred at the establishment where y
- Dufre had learned his trade, and aftC
l., carefully following up the clues to h
~ identity She had assured herself that !
,a was the only living representative OF OF
-, of the oldest titles in France. That settle
81 it. Society was willing to patronize hi
~ as NJ. Dufre, but to open its doors 70 hi
y as Count De Ninol OF course his contra
Jo with Miss Mangrove precluded his hllH
~ orders for any one else, but he was
-, liberty to accept the invitations that we
nv showered upon him.
- Soon he was seen everywhere, and beiI
-. affabIe, polished and well educated, he /
oo came a general favorite Soon the socie
Il ~
= of the bellies, but the announcement Of {
~, betrothal would not be made till certa
% business matter of the counts was settle
eu Everybody knew what that business mi
~ ter was, and smiled at the veXation t
''' item would cause 'the Maugrove," W
49, was known to be u studious reader Of
= ciety gossip The season was well unC
- way when the count suddenly departed !
= Europe. leaving behind him lot of hast
penned regrets for social functions. SociC
felt hurt and thought it horrible Of st
bo Mangrove" to send away their delight
, French nobleman just at the height of
for season. Envious Of his brilliant soc
IA success, she had ordered him to Pa
.,as about some new dresses for her. Such v
on the popular explanation Of his absence.
nd He returned the week before Easter a
80, was enthusiastically received by the FC
,or Hundred.
. The only knowledge Miss Mangrove
, had of his movements during his t
abroad was short cablegram:
mo. Have bought il for 100000 francs.
me DUFR
Hei He had come back to report in full, {
Miss Maugrove was listening with exc
".i ment to his story Of how much tact it
" required to obtain the real Count de Mir
~ consent to remain forever plain citi2
a. while NJ. Dufrc used the title abroad.
'"' "And now there is no danger Of any
81 ever discovering You are hogus2" Miss
~, grove asked.
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