The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-01-04

Hotel de Noailles Let Monster d. advise
Nine ID. bv telegraph. | will ask for you
on the telephone tomorrow. at this mo-
ment she is cracking nuts. Exquisite
She is exQuisltel She fell IN my arms on
the gangway. Telephone tomorrow at g."
The excitement of NJ. Chsmblard could
not escape the notice of NJ. Derame.
Something serious?" he asked.
yes"
owe will stop the play if you like"
ayes. But tel me, did Nine and Mile.
Derame leave this morning by express for
Marseilles?"
"Yes. at $50. Why do you ask? There
hasn't been an accident?"
"Oh, mono accident. You could hardly
cali it an accident-more like Blu:
come, come along into the other ROOM"
Then he told him everything, showed
him the dispatch and gave him the neceS-
sary explanations as TO number three"
The fathers of the two young people were
both convulsed with mirth, and in costa
sizes OF delight over the providential meet
ing
why, you said your son did not want
to marry"
"No more he did; but he has seen your
daughter and now lie Is quite willing.
Come, now, send q telegram at once TO
Mime. Derame."
won't she be thunderstruck at being
introduced to a son-in-law by telegraph !"
Here the footman came back again.
This time it was a telegram from NJ. De-
rame.
This is from my wife," he said, "at
Macon, 2:l5."
Capital" said NJ. Chamblard. The
affair makes progress"
Am much disturbed" the message
ran. Have come across the son of NJ. G..
Rue Rougemont, your club friend on the
train. Introduced By Maurice. You have
often spoken of possible alliance in that
quarter. He is evidently charmed by her.
Just now he is talking to her, and look
ing-you know how. What is TO be
done? Check or let things take their
course? Large fortune, | believe"
The elder Derame shows his telegram in
his turn to the elder Chamblard. and they
go on talking in the best possible humor
and agreement. Then thew start their
piquet again, after sending Off two tele-
grams to the Hotel de Noailes.
The first message, to Nine. Derame ran
thus: IF you like, if she likes, yes. Enor-
nous fortune"
And the second, to Raoul: SPOKEN to
ID. Is telegraphing TO Nine. ID. He ap-
proves; so do /.
\ footman takes both messages to the
Office in the Place de la Bourse. And
whilst they sped along the wires and
overlook the express about Is 80 o ock 10
the neighborhood OF Saint Ram bert the
Derames, with Raoul and Maurice, were
dining together at the table in the best Of
spirits, as Familiarity as possible Marthe
was gazing at Raoul. and Raoul was gazing
at Marthe, and Nine. Derame wss saying
TO herself:
"Marthe is falling in love-I know she
is falling in love. She did it last year, at
a ball. with very handsome young man.
but he had not sou. This time, luckily,
Edouard told me there is plenty Of money
so, of course, if Marthe is willing so are
we."
The train rushed on and on and Raoul
never ceased talking. He even passed
away from actuallties and scared into the
region of general ideas, vigorously eK-
pounding the theory that the first duty of
a woman was TO display refined elegance
in all things. With endless detail he ex-
planned what perfectly correct life in the
social sphere implied and what perfectly
elegant woman ought to be. And IN irl-
agination he took his Elegant Woman
from Paris 10 Trouvile, from Trouville to
Lake Como, from Como to Monte Carlo.
And he drew a picture of the elegant
woman's travelling trunks-s wonderful
set of trunks. Besides, he was also the
inventor of trunk, for he had invented
heaven knows what!
Very daintily then he put the young
Marthe through a sort of examination,
which bore no resemblance to the exam
ination of the SOrbOnne or the Hotel de
Vile. Did she skater That was what he
wanted to know first of all. He was him
sell a distinguished skater and wanted to
meet with a woman devoted to sport. He
no sooner mentioned skating than her
young brother-how invaluable young
brothers can be at times-exclalmed:
"My sister just can skate and no mis-
take! You should see her doing Fights
And she can swim, too. like fish,
She skated She swan! She was fond
of sport! With quiet enthusiasm Raoul
said to the girl
Il congratulate you, madamoiseliei A
woman who does not swim is no woman ~
And with rising vehemence he added:
"a woman who does not skate is no
womanP
When forcible idea occurred to him,
he had a way OF going back toit, concisely
and strikingly"
Marthe was glowing with delight. She
was a thorough woman Never had a
u ore pleasant speech been addressed to
her.
Night was coming on. and it was neces-
sary for the time TO interrupt this delicious
conversation, and return TO the drawing
room car. Young Derame was already
asleep. Raouls exposltions were on too
high plane for him.
On their return journey they came to
the gsngway where they had first met in
the morning She was walking IN front
OF him, and he said to her. in low voice;
"lt was here. this morning"
and she turned around with a smile.
"Yes-here, this morning"
There was still the same slight English
accent which she never dispensed with.
even under the influence of a strong
emotion.
"Here, this morning. That was ell
and it said everything.
What an exquisite night it wasi The
rain was over, the wind had fallen. They
had swept into the atmosphere the charm.
the sweetness OF the South. The moon
chased every vistage of mist from this
idyilic scene. 1t was everywhere spring
spring in the world-spring in their
hearts.
"Shs loves mel" he murmered TO him