The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-06-03
THE COUSIN.

ut is love-match they tell mo.
Mile. de Point roix is very charming
girl"
she is adorable. l love her with all
my heart, and shall do my utmost to
make her happy
The other man, lie who was not about
to marry, was silent for few mo-
ments; his reflection seemed TO afford
his some amusement. Suddenly he
looked up. And the marquise." he
sald, what does she think of it?'
Guy de Iabanere's face, already seri-
Gus. became gloomy ut this queery
from his friend Hertcl, lieutenant
in the French navy.
Perhaps" hazarded the sailor, "she
does not know yet"
Yes. | dare not tell her l am going
to be married"
You dare not. You. the bravest Of
the brave, the intrepid traveller, the
hero of innumerable ducls!''
'Brave?' repeated I.abanerc, admin
istcring an eXasperlted punch TO the
pillows of his divan; 81. braveP am
the worst of towards, All your preach
Ing will not alter matters; l am posi-
lively afraid of that woman. l have
knock Of my head, as YOU would brush
n fly of the back OF a chair. But
when | see her little pink fist shaking
her nolisbcd nails within an inch of my
owes, | am Recommendation. absolutely
,crror-s.rici,on. and If there We're n
tree IN her bouloir, | would try TO climb
1t. Explain that, If you can"
IF can explain 1t by the very simple
fact that YOU were not In love with the
ti.rer. while Won were madly in love
nnd nre so still. perhaps with the
sIlrouIgc Slusrdoni"
I,hlnern wont ovcr and laid his two
hands ON lis friends shoulders.
81 WIN toll vou how much 1 love her"
he said. Last year while the cholera
WAS hrre. shn iyas i'll for half n tiay
| cared for her, ms was my duty as a
man and n Christian, bat | hoDed--tio
yn, urln-s.,ud7-I boned flint .Lc
womb die do not deny That ndored
hor far thrcc voars for She is the most
charming woman. tho most beyyitchinE.
| have ever soon In my life. But, little
nv little. her fits of anger. her Jealous
IDS nor violent scenes. have csfrangrd
mo from h,r while my increasing cold
no.,s has NOT cstrDnrrd her from me
Good Lord. | would like TO know what
charm she finds In such intollerable 40.
tons
.Don,t Won know women better than
t,lntg She finds in them the refined.
exn,Isi,o delight of seeing Won trcmhIc;
of having cringe before her n man five
feet ten in his stockings, one who has
braved death n score of times, who is
very handsome-no tiattery intended
nni who could. subcrb as she is. knock
her down with mere flip of his hand.
But | confess one thing does astonish
me"
what IL thatf''
THAT the fair Sansedoni has not
nailed Won to the cross-hus not made
Won marry her She is widow,
wealthy. and YOU have thoroughly COM
protpiscd her And, really, she must
iorosee that what has happened will
hanupn some day"
.'She has not done me the honor to
rorscn il. When you pass It railway
station with your dog in leash. you do
not forcsce that it may break its chain,
INV n ticket. board n train, and start
rc,. the North Pole"
..yorv tr,o But here are YOU. bound
rn,. tho North Pole. for your marriage
e. an arranged How are you going to
hr,,,l, Won choin:"
cpy aid not answer. but sat with
I.nittc1 brows. staring at nothing and
Tatc,,inr Great clouds of smoke out of
iJs cigar
Come. Gomez cried the lieutenant,
.,,on can't lei the matter drop now.
Jou would really be acting like cad
10 Ieen her in Ignorance any longer
81 dnn't intend to; but | don't know
what Ia do. | only know one thing.
ou1 hat is tint. one way or another,
t,ann thinI;inr-you have always been
~, ,,aod r,,;nrh Of minc-now. If Won
,roe'id o,,l,, 90 IN her and"
Viewer in the wide. wide world. I
have met the maruuise. and / have no
desire 10 explode n mine. BESIDES. /
ia nor admit that it would do TO send
an envoy in such n case"
~, SOC Won are afraid yourself.
,r,,'n ustc, DO this favor far mo in
another way. Come with me. In your.
',r,,n,ce / womb not dare To be a COW
an
"co bo If" said HcrtcI "but on one
,or,iy,ion. ,bot we 20 at once You
,,,,,st nor stay in such n hole n dny
inn.cr After all. she will not eat you."
An bour later the two friends pre-
,.utcd themselves at the house of the
o,nrouisn Snnsedoni They found that
;ad,, on nelrnoir. her hair not yet done
an raging ,lp and down her salon Ike
, Iioness In a cage, and beautiful as n
snrv
,;,i,,,,. ro,,.in, tbe;r ,raoting,
,,.,,,,n,,t t,,;nl.inc Of malrrp onv nrc.
80, sho snrnny ia tho tnhIc caupht
81 - ,h,rst "a under Moor
Io,,aneres nose,
MINT docs tbis meonp, she demand
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