Gloucester County Democrat., 1894-09-06
ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL.

Clara B. Heath in Good Housekeeping
ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL.
On the banks of the Orge, but short
distance from Belles-F Fontaines, can be
seen an elegant little chateau Of modern
construction. rooted with slate. Stand
ing on the hillside, in the midst Of
grassy lawns and surrounded by low
trees, the house attracts the attention
of the few rowers who from time to
time descend the Orge to Juvisy. Occa-
sionally fisherman in search Of good
place to throw his hook has perceived
on the heights above woman, her face
covered with thick veil, and young
man who walked slowly beside her,
leaning on her arm. At the slightest
sound of an oar both disappeared
around the bend of path or behind a
clump Of shrubs. The people of Juvisy
had vainly employed every effort to
penetrate the mystery.
After having exhausted all imagina-
BILE suppositions the innkeeper and the
grocer OF Juvisy had decided that the
young man was a maniac, whom his
family had imprisoned in that property,
bounded by high wall on the side to-
ward the road and by river on that to-
ward the fields. As for the woman, she
was q relative or hireling, and when a
painter. returning from Belles-Fon-
taines, asked who was the owner OF
that sheltered, mysterious looking park,
without the slightest hesitation they
replied, 1T is a madman who lives
there. f"
On July 10, 1884, during one of
those periods OF heat which Senegambia
envies us the Viscount de Montbrun left
his small hotel In the Rue Varnet at 8
In the morning and walked down the
Champs Elysees M. de Montbrun was
one of those Parisians who never leave
Paris 'The sea, " said he. 'was made
for fishermen and sailors. 1t has its
beauties of course, but it is agreeable
only one hour each day AS soon as it
begins to ebb 1t uncoyers lot OF pest1-
lentlal mud, compared with which our
great sewer Is bottle OF cologne. AS
for the country, 1t Is always just as hot
there as IN Paris, with this difference
you never know what to do with your
evenings there. On all sides he saw
hacks loaded with trunks
Inc preparations Ior the approaching
l4th OF July Iestlvlues saddened MS
heart, Tor the true Farlslan is the lnvet-
crate enemy OF pubic Mondays and Oh
all manifestations which disturb his re-
pose.
Where can l take refuge Tor three
daysr Thought M de Montbrun- The
year previous ne mao gone 10 oe. 0er-
ma,h' anu tney nao ii.aoe JUST as inuch
iacKes ana snoe on quiee as many DomDs
tnere as at Farls Montprun tnen re-
memDered that ne mad promised himself
an excursion into br1ttany before the
PICK OF the demonsher had hn1shed
transforming that old corner OF his
country: 10 see again Vltre Fougeres'
pass gay at o1 Maio ana tnen return
would De just tne tnlng. ne WouIo tnus
aVoio 1ne crown ana noise.
On tne morrow Montprnn arrived at
vltre- It was Saturday evening In
provincial towns to fairly judge the
beauty OF their women 1t is necessary to
take one poss on sunday at the door
OF church. That is why MontDrun
ssood as early as IN tne morning Pc
lore the splencld edlnce dedlcated to St
Martin waiting for mass to be over.
Before leaving Paris he had thrown into
postbox few words addressed to Mile.
raula Saiimperi' an artlstic dancer at
me Aden .neaseI raula was supeIp
s,,'' naoso y suu.in ~. A'aiy' WIN
al 'ne a1uok u 'na' oiiiio Deaniing
irom ner large uark eyes one nad
made ner debut at Naples and after a
season az tne Italian eneater at- Nice
nau uisplayeo 70 sne Farlslans ner IRE
pio,.onaDio snape anu salieu graces-
Montprun was Snen 20 years OF age,
ndndsone man, Wei Versed IN tneatrlcai
doings, whose personal charms were
augmented by an income Of 10000
francs year. His admiration for the
oiprocated. and thew were soon launched
upon the waves Of desperate Irritation.
But the young mans fancy was short
lived II was not long before the shall
low attractions of the italian beantv
ceased 10 nlease him and he lonped n
ascana from her ajtogatbar Rnt 6tbal-
los iealousy was nnerile compared to
hers. Montbrun was fairly afraid Of
her. He dared not tell her outripht what
the gradual decline Of his attentions
portended. He had simply dronned a
noto n hor rno,, b;s danart.,ra fo,. v;tro
80 y NJ Il, n. IN ;,..;.a.
e ~. .oe 80 ~ 80 - -
s snas sa1sa.S ns n ~ 4.a4 nesei k ses nor asain
n-ocrr;na b;s ad5ress he c. +hou,,+ @ ,ts'..s h., ~
self now walI ont IL be- wav
Mass was over and naonla vera ha-
o;nn;nc 20 co,no ont pf H. cI,r,ro,,
Sn5sa,s,v M,mt,,,,,, s-as sa;vaS ,r;t,, AZ
miyation Amid the crowd ha 80 had az
caught sight of the face Of a vonng oirl
Never in his most ardent dreams had he
imagined aught SO lovely as that face,
with its ideal lines. its more than earth