Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-14

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far as this Il viii be necessary for
women 80 learn many things which
viii bs kept from them long time yet
There will DC no true marriage until
choke on she part OF both shall De
absolutely free and there shall % faIl
and complete knowledge in both Of
reciprocal rights and duties Sntli
that aay comes there Is bat one court
competent 10 pass upoa this question,
and that - conscience
Ssurely no one will wonder at II when
told that Lueien Barthelemy's forty
fifth birthday found him still unmar-
ried- Physically Lucien was IN the
very bloom Of manhood, his broad
shoulders carrying n magnificent head,
with a great wealth of curly brown hair
thrown boldly back. while a full beard
Of lighter tone i'll concealed the pla-
eidity and sweetness Of his smile. bis
forehead indicated spirituality as his
straight eyebrows denoted hrmness,
energy, obduraey If necessary in opin-
ions as ia actions; while his clear blue
eyes, a porcelain blue, beamed with
mingled intelligence and kindliness
This handsome face was set upon a ehiI
Of great beauty. which. like pedestal
impaired an air of dignity and self con
troll 20 il, and held il up. so to speak
for the admiring and sympathetic
glanees of the locker on 10 rest upon
In spite of the few gray hairs which
dilligcnt search might have found II
that thick fleece of brown, Lucien still
looked the Young man In studying
his hands the skilled palm read1'
would have discovered unmistakabls
signs pointing TO that union Of imagi
nation and will Of faith and reason
of love of the ideal and need of indie
pendence which is found in all mer
whose minds, whose console nces, whose
souls are in open conflict with the
world
While yet in his forty fifth year Lu-
Glen fell in love-
Largely from q sense of devotion :,
his mothers memory. Lucien had beer
accustomed from time to time to pay I
visit To various old friends of hers
rmong them the Duclos, people IN gooC
circumstances and Of considerable re
finement- Mime. Duclos had come from
beyond the Pyrenees. and had all the
beauty and grace of theSpanish woman
Her daughter, Madeline, when a mer,
child felt the personal charm of tn,
"big gentleman" as she called Lucien
and play was abandoned and doll
hastily thrown aside to enjoy the pri
vilege of sitting at his feet.
Barthelemy has the power Of hold
ing unclaimed the attention of any lis
tener. Ii was marvellous His word!
had coloring, suppleness, strength
elasticity; they could be somber
CAV, luminous, solemn; as hi
voice delivered them they affected
the audience like q Beethoven sym.
phony.
Lucian knew his power and delighte,
to exercise it. Upon no one was h
more successful than upon Madeleine
The moment he opened his mouth sh
yielded to the fascination of his voice
sitting at his feet, with her gloriou
dark eyes riveted upon his face, as if q
spell were upon her. There was mani
testify counterinfuence upon him, TO
his eyes never quilted her.
1t was NJ. Duclos' custom to adjourn
TO the garden when the weather wa
fair. in order to enjoy coffee and desser
In the open air; and here, with his mag
Eifcent head reaching almost to tn
roses above him. with the dark gree
of the bower sharpening the noble out
lines of his face and heightening tn
almost womanlike delicacy of his color
Ing, Lucien, at Madeline's request, wa
always ready to show the fertility o
his fancy by inventing some quain
story in which everyday maidens an
masters, fairy mothers and obedien
spirits were brought into delightful
contiguity. Madeleine never failed t
reward the story teller by setting hal
. dozen kisses upon his bearded cheek
One evening as he wrapped his arm
around this child and drew her towar
him he suddenly felt a deep blusl