Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-12


: Dangerous, is it not? But she is a
good as she is pretty. A gentleman
daughter too, though she and her sis
ter have TO work for their bread. poo
orphans. The father WAS an IrisI
captain
irish exclaimed CASTOR. with {
touch OF surprise
+ He had vague idea that Irish mel
and women We're a kind Of savage.
who inhabited barren island on the
wild Atlantic, and ran about half-naked
among the rocks.
Yes, but these girls hive never beer
in Ireland. They were educated in !
convent near Bruges. They are youne
ladies, pious, well-conducted. although
they work for their daily bread
Durand, my neighbOr, the young cdbi
net-maker, is over head and ears in love
with the elder sister, and l think there
will be marriage before long"
'Dmand. What, the sturdy broad
snouldered youth at No. {, who whistles
and sings so loud us he goes in and
out?
| Y eS; fine frank nature.
Noisy enough. il all conscience, -
| said CASTOR; and he went on to get his
breakfast
| He was in no humor for cOnyersa-
ton this morning, and Suzon Michels
prattle bored him. He read. or scent
ed to be reading, the Figaro while she
was talking-a rudeneSS which CALLED
the widow.
| DO you know those two young ladies
in the Rue Git lie Occur, the house
live in" he asked presently. without
looking up from his paper.
Young ladiesr' echoed SuZon CON
temptuously. "A gentleman may live
in the Rue Git lie Occur, "A gentleman
may live anywhere, that is understood;
but young ladies-that is too much!
! know two girls who work for the arti-
| fetal fower-maker On the Boulevard ST
Germain.'
They are ladies by birth and educa-
! ton, l aln told
| They are Stuck-up minXeS; and al
though that young one has come to my
shop every day for the last six years
she does not think me worthy of five
minutes CONVERSE ton; a little nod and
| BOn-jour, madame" and she's out of
my shop as if she thought the place
polluted her"
, 'She is shy, perhaps" said CASTOR
Il should no: think she could be proud. a."
! SuZon looked at him sharply with
those flashing eyes of hers-tine eyes
! full, black, luminous, but not altogether
| beautiful
What does monsieur know of this
young person that he is so ready to
answer for herr" she asked, with Il
mocking air.
Very little. | passed her in the
street just now. l doubt if I ever saw
her till that moment, though we
| live in the same house. Some faces
can be read at Il glance. In hers l saw
purity, sweetness, truth, simplicity"
My faith. You are skillful at read
! ing faces" retorted Madame Michel;
| but it is easy to see virtues of that
kind in a pretty woman. Had Ma
meselle Hara been ugly you would not
have discovered half these qualities in
/ her face
They might have been there, per-
haps; but own 1 should not have look
ed so keenly. She is the image of
GreuZe in the Louvre. You know the
picture ia the Louvre?7
Not much,' said Suzon, with care
! less Shrug
day afternoon"
True; but | go 10 look at the people,
not the pictures"
CASTOR paid for his breakfast, and
| strolled on to his newspaper office,
| thinking that Suzon grew more vulgar
every day. He was yexed with him.
self for having allowed her to establish
kind of friendship with him. She.
| the keeper of a milk shop,
And to think that I come from one
| of the best families in Brittany" he
said to himself. well, | have thrown
my 4ot in with the people. | have
made myself their advocate; / have as
serted the equal rights of man. Ought
/ 1 to feel offended if milk woman
! tlS'ttS Iht do uCl 1lleAu - uduuSoHc
woman, too; bright, agreeable, not
| without intelligence, and full of strong
feeling. Poor little Suzonr'
| Poor little Suzon. Castor began to
| lessen his visits to the cremerie. He
! took a cup of coffee in the garrett and
went straight to his days work. He
was too busy to breakfast in the Old
| leiSurely manner, he told Madame
i Michel, when she reproached him with
| this falling off from the old ways.
! Have 1 done anything to offend
you" she asked, looking at him with
eyes which took a new beauty, soften
| ed by sadness
Offend me, dear Madame Michel.
Most asSliredly not. You are all that
is good. But L am working hard just
saunter through life, to be always Il
| trifier. I have a good deal to do for
the paper; and / spend an hour or two
every day at the Imperial library
IF you are getting a learned man
I shall see no more of you" sighed the
widow. You will not be able to ell
dure my ignorant chatter"
"Gaiety of heart is delightful at all
| times said CASTOR.
Il begin to think that monsieur must
be writing verses, he has grown so
grave and silent" remarked Suzon.
And then they parted, with ceremoni-
Gus politeness on his side, with keen