The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-11-26

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other. All the letters of the alphabet
seemed to dance like mad in the news
paper. After awhile they grew quieter,
stopped and got back into their places.
She managed to find it again-her name
and took up her reading:
at is Nine. Derline, the wife of n of
the most esteemed and richest notaries
of Paris. The Prince de Nerins, whose
word carries authority in these matters,
said last night to every n he met,
That is the most beautiful woman in
Paris We are entirely Of that opinion"
She finished reading, and a sudden
anxiety seized her.
edward? What will Edward say"
Edward was her husband. She had
never in her life called any other man
than her husband by his first name. He
was loved, this notary, and almost at
the moment she asked herself what Ed
ward would say Edward hurriedly
opened the door.
"Why do these newspaper men med
die in what doesn't concern them? This
is an outrage! Your name! Look at it
there; your name in this paper"
Nine. Derline very sweetly and gently
set about bringing this rebel to reason.
"Why this rage, this great vexation?
They accuse you of being the husband
of the most beautiful oma in Paris.
Is that, then, so horrible, a misfortune so
frightful?"
Reduced to obedience, NJ. Derline
went down stairs to his Office to make
money for the most beautiful woman in
Paris.
A very wise and a very timely occu-
patton, because scarcely had Nine. Der
line been left alone when a thought
came into her head that would rid the
notary's strong box Of q very pretty
bundle Of bank notes.
1t seemed to her that her new position
imposed new duties upon her. She
could not present herself at the Palmers'
ball without a new dress and n from
a celebrated hand. So she ordered her
carriage in the afternoon and resOlitely
gave her coachman the address Of M.
| Arthur, one of the most illustrious
dressmakers in Paris.
.'Oh, madame, a ball dress-a splen-
did gown for Thursday" said that au-
gust dignitary; Il don't dare make such
q promise, because | could not fulfill it.
There are responsibilities to which
never expose myself
Two tears, two little tears, g~listened
on the edge Of her lashes. NJ. Arthur
felt himself moved. A woman, a pretty
woman, weeping there before him.
Never had such homage been paid to
his genius.
mon Dieu, madame, | am anxious to
make the effort-a very simple dress
ooh, no, not simple; on the contrary,
very striking-brilliant in the highest
degree. Two of my friends are your
customers (she told him their names,
"and l, | am Nine. Derline"-
mime. Derline! You are Nine. Der
line"
1t was theatrical, absolutely theat'
rical.
Nine. Derline returned the next day
and the next after that, and every day
until the eve of the famous Thursday
and every time she went back, while
waiting her turn to try on her gown, she
ordered dresses, very plain, but never
theless costing 700 to 800 francs.
Nor was that all. The day OF the first
visit to NJ. Arthur, when Nine. Derline
walked out of the fine place she was
grieved, absolutely grieved at the sight
of her coupe. 1t had been her mother
in-law's coupe and had rolled around the
streets of Paris for fifteen years.
Nine. Derline only entered this shock.
ing coupe to be driven to a very illus,
triOus carriage makers.
That night, adrOitly Selling the psy'
Geological moment, she explained to M,
Derline that she had seen a certain little
black coupe, lined with deep blue satin.
that would divinely frame her new
gowns.
The coupe was bought next day by M
Derline, who himself began to realize
the extent OF his new duties. But mex
day he saw it was impossible to harness
to that pretty toy of a coupe the ole
horse that drew the old carriage, anC
equally impossible to put on the box the
old coachman who drove the old horse
That is why on Thursday, April 20, al
1920 D. m, a very handsome sorre
mare, driven by a very correct Englisl
c%oachman, drew M. and Mime. Derlint
to the Palmers' house. Nevertheless
yet one thing was lacking-alittle groom
by the English coachman's side. Blu
one must use a certain discretion. Tit
most beautiful woman in Paris proposed
to wait for ten days before asking fol
the little groom.
the Palmers' she distinctly heard thu
repeated little blows of her heartbeats
She entered. and for the first minute sht
enjoyed the delicious sensation OF sue
cess. Yes, decidedly all went well. Sh'
was in the way of having all Paris a
her feet. And sure of herself, more
confident, more courageous, more rash
she advanced, leaning on M. Palmer
arm, who introduced her on the way tt
counts, marquises and dukes.
Palmer suddenly said to her:
Il am anxious to present to you ont
of your greatest admirers, who the othe.
night at the opera could talk of nothin.
} else but your beauty-the Prince d.
Nerins."
Mime. Derline was not to see tn
Prince de Nerins that night. Neverthe
less he had counted surely on going t.
Palmer's house and presiding at tn
a~potheosis of his notary's wife. But h
dined at his club and permitted himsel
to be persuaded to go to a first pc,
Torrance at a small theater. The,
played an operetta cast in the CLASH
mold. The principal character was
young queen, who was always escorted
by four regulation ladies of honor.
Three of these young ladies were wei
known to first nighters as having hguret
in a good many fnales of operettas ant
in not a few professions of fairies. Blu
the fourth-oh, the fourth! She wa
new, a magnificent brunette of the mos
surprising beauty. When the audienc
was leaving, Prince de Nerins said t
every one who would listen to him:
"That brunette! Helm! That brunette