The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-18

the usual Allowance OF cognac. WHY should not
he. the Capitaine himself. be the man to marry
Il was a very startling proposal. the idea Of
matrimony for himself never, having rs vet, en-,
his life: but La Mere BauChe did %Contrive 10
make IL not altogether unacceptable. as t1
TO he more than generous. She id love
Marie well, and could And It in her heart to give
| Adoiphe. What's She proposcdSyas this: Adolple,
himself, would never Keep the baths. II the
Madame Baishe declared. should be the mis-
tress nfter. her death, subject. Of course, 10
certain settlements as to Adolphe's pecuniary
The plan was discussed q thousand times. and
at last so far brought to bear that Marie was
TO sit in presence with La More Bauche and her
future proposed husband. The poor girl mani
whom they assigned 10 her-who through
his whole frame was in appearance almost
si gOG indeed. as Marie @is i HEa l tie c 3p iss
and felt that he was her friend; and In her
country such marriages were net on;
age at which a man might usually be thought
justified, in demanding the services OF 2 Young
herself had so little to giye-except her youth,
and beauty, and goodness,
but vet she could not absolutely consent; for
was she not absolutely pledged. to her own
ALolphe? And therefore. when the great pecu,
before her and when La Mere Bauchc. as q fast
argument, informed her that as wife OF the Capi-
taine she would be regarded a. q second mistress
she could only burst out into tears and say that
she did not know.
tame: " rs kind "a u man can be- .
Marie took his hard withered hand and kissed
it, and then looked up into his face with be;
We will not press her now" said the Capt
But let his heart b; touched eyer so much
one thing was certain. u could not be permitted
unrestricted adhesion; nor could he 10y any
his position in the establishment Of Madame
Bauche. Nor indeed did his conscience tell him
that such a marriage should he permitted. That
would be too much. II every pretty girl we're
allowed to marry the first young man that
might fall in love with her, what would the
And il soon appeared that there was not time
enough that the time was growing very scant:
In three months Adolphe would be back. And
IL everything was not arranged by that time
matters might still go astray.
And then Madame BauChe asked her final ques-
tion: " You DIG not think. do, you, that, you can
ever marry Adolphey 7" And a. she asked IL the
n nfaei'2 itseif ' srniold. : Marie EieS could only answer
by another burst OF tears.
Marie said that she would consent to marry the
Cspitsine when she should hear from Adolphe's
own mouth that he. Adolphe. loved her no
VOWS and pied ges prevented her from promising
more than this: IL vas not her fault at any
rate not now, InhL size lONtu. HtE lONcTs ~ was
not her fault-not, now At last,,that she was
bound by these pledges, When she heard from
she would marry the Capitaine or indeed sac
rtfce herself IN any other way that La Mere
Bauche might desire. What would anything
signify them
Madame Bauche's spectacles remained I'M
moved; but not her heart. Marie; she, told the
Capitaine, should be equal to hcrselfin the estab-
lishment, when once she was entitled to be
called Madame Campan and she should be to
her quite as a daughter. She should have her
Gun of coffee every evening. and ullp at the big
table. and wear a silk gown at church. and the
servants, should all call her madame: q great
career should he open To her, IL she would only
give up her foolish. girlish, childish love for
Adolphe. And all these great promises were re-
But nevertheless there was but one thing in
the whole world which in Marie's eyes, was of
Adolphe Bsuche. Without that She would be
nothing: with that-with that assured she could
walt patiently till doomsday.
Letters were written to Adolphe during
all these %cventful doings; and a letter came from
him saying that he greatly valued Naries love,
that their marriage would be neither for her
advantage nor for his. he was. willing to give II
up; He consented to her marriage WIN the az.
she had held out to iim. oh. Adolphe. Adolphe!
mems hearts-and OF the hearts OF some women
This letter was read TO Marie but i had no
those places men and women did not depend
ten was there expressed in them much Of
heart or of feeling. Marie would understand,
s ss ss snG T sse w tone sS Sf Hdio shS siSH Voice. g: s N"o Would
perceive at once from them what her lover
really meant, what. he wished, what in the
innermost corner OF his heart he really desired
that she should do; But from that Stiff. con
strained written document she could uader-
II was agreed. therefore. that Adolphe should
return. and that she would accept her fate from
human nature than did poor Marie, felt ,toler-
ably sure of his bride. Adolphe, who had seen
something Of the world, would not care very
ley; Money and pleasure, and some little
position in the world would soon wesn
would accept her destiny-as other girls in the
same position had done since the French world
And now II was the evening before Adolphe's
expected arrival. La Mere Bauche was discuss.
cup OF coffee. Madame Bsuche had OF late he
come rather nervous on the matter, thinking
so sna much aesy 10 ns Ma Pfeh so saemed to 5a her q that S' Il was
say whether or no they would have each other
from Madame Bauches intention. than this.
Her decree and resolve was To heap down
always that she could have her own way:
but. provided she did not have her
inTs. She had her code OF morality in this
matter. She would do good, II possible, to
sNsryoOaS around iMam hsr; b so sme T rb.t aoi 4a
s@@1
should marry Marie ClaveTt. Should that be in
the wind she would rid the house of Marie, of
the Capitaine, and even OF Adolphe himself.
She had become. therefore, somewhat querul-
ous and self-opinionated in her discussions with
her friend.
II don't know" she said on the evening in
question; " don't know. IL may be all right;
but u Adolphe turns against me, what are We to
Mere Bauche." said the Capitaine, slipping
his coffee. and ..putfing out the smoke
against us" It. had been somewhat re
marked by many that the Capltaine was more at
home in the house, and somewhat fTeer in his
manner of talking with Madame Bauche, since
this matrimonial alliance had been on the tapis
than he had ever been before. Ia Mere. herself
observed il. and did not quite like IL; but how
could she pre- vent il now 2 When the Capitaine
was once married she would make him know
his place. in spite OF all her PROMISES Ia Marie.
But IL he says he likes the girlf' continued
Madame BauChe.
M friend. YOU NAV be sure that he will say
nothing Of the kind. he has not been away two
years without seeing girls as pretty as Marie.
And then you have his letter.
That isnothing, Capitaine; he would eat his
letter as quick as he would eat an omelet aux
fines herhes." Now the Capitaine was especially