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

glide through the world together, per-
forming ali the functions of fashionable
life. all the rites and ceremonies of social
worship, with the regularity of q machine
or an automaton. at the fitting moment,
in the assigned dress, wherever it was the
correct thing to amuse oneself.
They reached the drawing room car.
The curtains were drawn over the lamps,
and the travellers sank back, drowsy or
asleep, in their big red arm chairs.
LET US change places" said Roul to
Maurice In a whisper. "You come by
her, and l will go and sit next to her
mother. Tor | must speak to her"
Maurice took his part in the maneuver
in the most accommodating manner. Marthe
didn't understand it. Why was he leaving
her? Why was he talking to her urther,
and IN such low tones that sine could not
hear him? What on earth was he saving?
This is what he contriyed to say be-
tween Montelimar. S:35, and Piernelatte,
$50.
81 beg YOU 10 listen to me madame ]
am an honorable man, and ! want-it is
my duty-to tell You exactly how matters
stand. Let us begin with a very import
ant point. My father knows NJ. Derame."
Yes. / know he does"
Another still more important point.
NV father is very rich"
Yes, know he is.
That is capital, then, capital Now ]
can go on. left Paris this morning, and
in my pocket | have ticket for cabin No.
p In the Irrwaody, which sails at to-
morrow for Suez. Alden, Colombo and
Singapore. ! shall 90 on board tomorrow
at o'clock, unless you allow me 20 hope
that may become your soR-in-law."
Monsieur "
Don't move, madame. don't move.
Mdlle- Marthe pretends to be asleep, but
she is not. She Is watching us, and have
not finished yet. l have hardly begun.
You will tell mel am sure of it!-vou
don'tknow me-that Mdlle Marthe doesn't
know me. Allow me to inform you that
mademoiselle and l know each other
better than three-fourths of the be-
throthed couples on the morning of
their marriage. You know how these
things generally come about. 4 hasty
glance at the theater, long way off-good
glasses have been put into reQuisition and
they inspect one another. what do you
think of him" oh, not go bad Then
some DAYS later, at q ball, between two
sets of qusdriles, few GREATNESS, gasp
ing phrases. Next a meeting in q muse
um. There they get on more familiar
terms. between the four walls of a gallery.
That Is what happened to me with young
lady from the provinces. / tagged at it in
the morning with the Guide oanne so as
to prepare something to say IN front OF the
Raph9els and Murillos. After few inter
views of this sort, everything has been
done. They know each other, they come
to terms. and the MARRIAGES. agreed upon.
But as Tor Mile. Marine and me. We are
old comrades already. To begin with, at
ii 80 this morning she fell into my arms.
my daughter in your arms"
do not start, madame. MdIle. Marthe
will see that you are started"
And in fact Marthe was closely follow
ing this scene with her eyes between her
half shut eyeids; and she said to her
self:
What is he telling mamma? She has
to hold on to the arms of her chair to pre-
vent herself from jumping up"
es, madame, in my arms! By the
greatest piece of good luck the most for
tunate of chances-we ran against each
other on one of the gangways. And since
then | have seen her, not III the decep-
tive light OF tbeater or museum, but In
the bright sunshine. at lunch, cracking
nuts with the prettiest teeth imaginable.
and l have seen her just now In the
moonlight; and l know that she skates
and know that she swims, and l know
that she would like brougham OF pearl
9rey-and have it she shall! And now
am admiriug her In this subdued light.
Rayishing! Is she not ravishng?"
Monsieur, mother was never yet in
such -"
'In such q situation I recognize the
fact, madame, and that is just why we
must get out of the situation as quickly as
possible. as it Is clear it can not be pro-
ionged."
That is very true"
Here is what ! propose. You will stay
at the Hotel de Noailles; so shall ], OF
course. You will have all tomorrow morn
ing for talk with Mile. Marthe, and the
telephone for a talk with NJ Derame.
You know who ! am, you have seen me.
too, in the daylight / have spoken
| have spoken great deal-vou and Mile.
Derame have been able to form a good
idea of what l was, and what l thought.
Now, at what o'clock do you breakfast to-
morrow
but l cannot tell assure you, mon
seur. that | am s.ifled-upsst-pros-
trated !"
"ntiIl, let us name an hour. Eleven.
Will eleven suit you?"
II you Wish IL.
Very we'll. then. At ii o'clock shall
be in the dining room Of the hotel II you
tell me to go. l will go-if you bid me re-
main / shall remain. Give me no answer
now; take time for consideration--it is
just as well to do that. l shall hope to
see you tomorrow, madame, tomorrow
at H."
In the morning there were some very
interesting communications by telephone
between Paris and Marseilles.
When Nine. DeTame entered the dining
room of the hotel at IL O'Clock. Raoul
came up to her at once. The chasseur,
ever precise in his maneuvers, had taken
Mile. Marthe under his charge There
was brief interchange of conversation
between Raoul and the madame, who was
much moved.
Il am told, monsieur, that there are
steamers every fortnight between Indo-
China and Marseilles. You might per
haps put off your departure-say until the
next steamer"
"Oh thanks. madame. Thank youl"
At o'clock the Derames and Raoul ac-
companied Maurice to the steamer. On
the bridge Raoul said to his friend:
Now you quite understand, you are to
be my best man As soon as you have
reported yourself ask your colonel for
leave OF absence. l think it viii be in
about six weeks"
Raoui was mistaken. It was certainly
a marriage by expressive weeks SUI
feed
As they were ascending the steps OF the