The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1893-09-30

q He was of a
Va 80 good dis posi-
ton: that could
be read on his youthful face Such a
youthful face. that in seeing the mar
row red ribbon ON his buttonhole. peo-
pie sometimes asked him for his story.
And he, to avoid the embarrassment
felt in speaking of oneself. answered
somewhat maliciously:
81 was born twenty-six years ago,
and since then-nothing ever happened
to me-"
But it was not SO! IT happened to
him that he had brayely won this red
'ibbon, which showed SO advantageous,
ly upon his breast. Having been sent
to Tonquin as O cavalry officer he had
freed battery of artillery, which the
enemies already believed in their pos
session.
Unfortunately it also happened to
him during the fight that he had re-.
ceived bullet in the side.
As he had been too RECENTLY appoint.
ed lieutenant to be promoted to the
rank of captain he received instead the
cross of the Legion of Honor, and this
greatly helped to heal his wound Still,
however well healed 1t might have
been. he remained very weak. He was
sent home to become stronger.
And this is how, for the last fortnight,
he had been living in clover at the home
Of his sister. Nine. Julia Duchemin,
whose husband owned glass-works at
Boves, near Amiens
Frederick was happy there, for he
loved his sister and his sister loved him.
There was but one drawback to his
happiness; his brother-in- law, Jacques
Duchemin. had been Obliged to leave
on the day following the young officers
arrival
As a compensation. there was be-
ween the brother and the sister the
latters daughter, girl Just over five
years of age, who appeared delighted
with Uncle Fred and with the gold lace
of his uniform. and for whose benefit
Frederick became boy again.
All the acauaintances they had-but
with whom they sustained almost con.
slant intercourse - were Nine. Bour-
geois, a widow, and her daughter An
toinette, a Young girl of eighteen.
How nrettv she was,-not so much
IN recular;tv of feature. but in her sim
plicitv. her natural grace, her personal
charm.
Az for Mime. Rourgeois. she was kind
mass itself: but a ioyial, indulgent, sen,
sible smiling kindness. -
Mother and daughter were q charm
inc pair
Tint Is what our Young man had
.scsrtained AT oncs. 10 his no small sat
isfaction. lie found an attraction he
had never before experienced IN meet
inc these ladies'. We're they late in
cominpe Time seemed heavy to him,
And II his sister advised him to 70 for
them of he went at once.
!, wos not far Il Is true. Three hun.
dred yards from the glass works. They
lived in n large villa, surrounded by a
60 narl, which with the farms, the
- and Oh. nonds belonged to the
-, r.;,I in her own right. without
Counting other property which it was
,umored amounted to over million.
IN" NV" ..,;nr af,er breakfast. Fred
o,;nL was smoking a cigar in the gar
san hr his sisters Side. in whose skirts
,ha Nina Martha was diligently curl.
inc her dolls wig.
At the table they had spoken of An
toinette, and now-now they still
smoke Of her. Then. after moment
Of silence, Frederick said, with a sigh:
What q pity she is so rlch!
aWh h asked Julia, looking steadily
# her brother with eyes full of anxiety.
who Eorsooth, that was easily I'M
~ nao,rso without that the
@ yo,ng man would have felt no scruples
:, Ewing his love for Antoinette, and
Al MAJ a,J hars asked for her hand.
WV .,vhat does Il matter?" said his sis
80, With an inexplica BILE emotion.
'' rS ",' ronlied.
=. 80 W.. ,a,,,. rordop, To WOO a Young
GIRL YOU know to be millionaire, when
snI .i yo" ronr salary YOU scarcely have
.hsoa thnnsand a wear, would not be
'h. .:'. ill., a gentleman"
"'y,nk e.. hro,her's surprise, Julia did
not aism w., MT his hand on her shout
ASIDE nc Pu1 b.ort axcla;minp:
der, WIN n n.';nr, What is the mat
,oro w What ais you?"
ter' 49, r.r,ied wi tn a smile
"No.nlS .osrs
drowned s, ',a, IN '' man kneeled before her
The young man har ax-