Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-09-20

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first day she knew precisely how to
avoid any eXaggeration that could be
considered bad taste in the expression
of her sorrow, without falling into the
other extreme and making those who
saw her in her widows weeds think
she must wear red satin under her
Grape.
Early in April she had quietly left
her Paris apartment, where no male
visitor had set foot since her husband
death, and it was only by accident that,
a week later l discovered the address
she had SO carefully concealed from
every one. 1t was Sycamore Villa,
Chantillyn On May l, there might
have been seen to arrive at little bit
of house, situated at convenient dis
lance from Sycamore Villa. several
trunks, an English cart and pony, a
saddle horse, bull terrier, two servants
and man bordering on 20. That man
was myself.
I hasten to add that, in this circum-
stance, l acted solely at my own risk
and peril, without any authorization
whatever and with no other motive
than my love-my profound love-to
prompt me to hope that my change of
domicile would not be dead loss. All,
withholding venture, nothing win.
And what did I venture? The Salon,
the May fetes, the Grand Prix, the mob
in the Alice des Poteaux, few balls
what were they in comparison with the
charms of most attractive neighbour
hood? | have known men to cross the
seas and spend fortunes to follow to
the ends of the earth an adventures
whose body was not worth the tip of
Nine. de Montcley's little finger.
Clarisse's pretty anger when [ pre-
sented myself at her house, on the day
Of my arrival, was my first delightful
recompense. In spite of her grand air,
/ saw that she was touched, and [
doubt if ever lover lover experienced SO
much pleasure in being shown the door
about it, too and only pushed me into
the street after a regulation philippe,
to which l listened very humbly, re-
plying only SO much as was necessary
to lengthen the lecture, which con-
Guided in these words:
"And now you will do me the favor
to return to Paris. The train leaves in
an hour"
"An hour" I objected, timidly.
"This is hardly time to ship two horses
and carriage and throw up a lease"
"What is thisv' she cried ga lease!
You have presumed TOGO, sir! What
audacity! "A lease! And, you please,
where is your house?"
"a long distance from here" / hast
ened to reply; sat the other end of the
forest. | am sure it must have taken
me fully three-quarters of an hour to
come here"
To be precise, it had taken me about
five minutes.
''To think" she exclaimed, "what a
poor woman deprived of her protector,
is exposed to! You would not have
dared to do this if my husband were
still alive. And to think that he con-
sidered you his best friend! Poor
CharlesW
''He has never had any cause to COM
plain" | murmured. "Let us talk to-
gether of him.
"Never!N
'sThen let us talk of ourselves; that
will be better STILL"
This suggestion shocked her so that
it took me a long time to calm her. Iii
nally she did not wish to let me 90
without having sworn never to set foot
in her house again. 1t is needless to
say that it took half an hour to persuade
me to make this promiss-which /
broke the next morning and as often az
possible.
/ pass over the months that followed
merely declaring that in this vale OF
tears there is no more happy lot than
that of such an unhappy lover as | was
Ciarisse had the most adorable way o.
annihilating me with "a look from hel
blue eyes-eyes that were intended fol
quite another purpose than annihilat-
ing-w heneyer she saw that / was go
ing TO fall on my knees before her, anC
/ must confess she saw it at least tel
times during every visit | made her
still in despite of her express prohibi