Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-04
NINE. DERLINE.

Prince Agenor was literally beside
himself on Friday, April 10, 1850, ut the
opera during the second act Of "Sigurd."
The prince hurried from box TO box, and
his enthusiasm kept growing.
"That blondI Ali That blond She's
an ideal, that blondi Look at that blondl
Do you know that blondf'
At last he found Palmer, tho banker.
"The name, the name Of that blond
IN the Sainte-Mesmes box;'
anime. Derline."
"Is there n NJ. DorlinoT'
"Assuredly-a notary-my notary
the Sainte. Mcsmes' notary. Aud II you |
you want TO see Mime. Derline closer |
come to my house to the ball next Thurs
day. She will be there"
After the opera, when people were go- |
ing out, the prince took position at tho |
foot OF the grand staircase. Ho had en-
trapped two OF his friends.
Come" ho said TO them, II want TO
show you tho most beautiful woman in
Paris"
Just rs no said that there was stand
ing within two PAGES Of the prince an
alert young man attached 10 ono of the
morning newspapers, n newspapor widely
read. This young man had sharp ear.
He caught rs It flow the expression of
Prince Agenor, whose high position in
society he knew. He managed to avoid
meeting the prince, but when Mime. Dor
line was about 10 pass tho young re-
porter was clever enough to ovcrhear,
without losing q single word, the con-
% 1.
men.
Nine. Derline arose tho next morning
at 8 o'clock. Her maid came in, placed
salver on n little table, lit big fire In
tho open CRATE and withdrew. There
were on the salvcr cup of chocolate
and nowspapor-the same thing every
morning.
Mime. Derline touched the rim Of tho
cup to her lips ana burned herself. So
fho had to wait awhile. She put down
the cup, took tho paper, unfoldod 1t, and
rapidly, with II look, ran through the
six columns on the first page. At tho
bottom, at the very bottom of the sixth
column, she found these lines:
LAST night thorc was very brilliant
representation Of 'Sigurd' at the opera.
VI Ahb iAAhNN 'AAHAAAAhAAHANh NblAtl
of fashion were thero-tho handsome
Duchesso do Montaiglon, tho pretty
Comicsse Verdiniero do Lardac, the adj.
mirahlo Marquisc de Muriel and the pi.
quaint Baroness do Myryoix.
1--WE have TO announce q now star
that has suddenly come to shine in tho
Partisan constellation. The house was
IN ecstasies over blond with sad eyes.
with eyes like steel, and whose Shout
ders-ahl what shouldersl Those shout
ders were the event OF the evening On
all sides people We're asking; who is
sheY Who Is sher To whom belong
those divine shoulders
"To whom We know, and our read
ers will thank Va for telling them tho
name of this marvellous beau,y-it is
Nine. Dorlinc."
Her namo She had read her name!
She grew dizzy. Her eyes crossed each
other. AL tho letters of the alphabet
seemed to dance like mad in the news
paper. After awhile they grew quicter,
stopped and got back into their places.
She managed TO find it again-her name
and took mp her reading:
at Is Nine. Dorlino, the wifo OF one OF
the most esteemed and richest notaries
of Paris. The Prince do Ncrins, whose
word carries authority in these matters
faid last night to every one he met
That is the most beautiful woman in
Paris We are entirely Of that opinion.
She finished reading, and n sudder
anxiety seized her.
"EdwardY What will Edward sayY'
Edward was her husband. She hat
never in her life called amy other mar
than her hush nd by his first name II,
was loved, this notary, and almost n
the moment she asked herself what Ed
ward would say Edward huriedll
opened the door
why do these newspaper men med
die in what doesn't concern thoini Thi
san outrage! Your name! Look at /
there; your name in this paperln
Nine. Dorlino very sweotly and gontl,
set about bringing this rebel to reason
"Why this rage, this great vexation
They accuse you Of being the hushan,
OF the most beautiful woman in Paris
Is that, then, so horrible, misfortune 81
frightfulY
Reduced to obedience, NJ. Dorlin
went down stairs to his office TO max
money for tho most beautiful woman 4
Paris.
a very wise and very timely occu
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