The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-25
CHAPTER I.

~ iS a SoAuO.O S0AcSIudI lOiCCo uAS
merchandise upon Il reluctant custom
or. He was determined to think ard
oct for himself, and not make choice
until he had found what he was locking
for. Especially was this true in mat
ters o! sentiment. He abhOrred the
scheme If what is called awaiting ones
fate. There should be no fate power
ful enough to cOerce him. He knew
exactly what he wanted. He had built
bis nich ne. and, no matter how beauti-
fu| might be the result of Natures
handicraft. no statue should be set
within it unless it came up fully and
completely to his ideal.
In his school days Dulac had wasted
much valuable time writing poetry,
when he should have been attending
TO his .tudies. and the consequence was
he had failed Of promotion, and, while
eve:y one expected to see him gradu-
ate at the head of his class and be as
managed to scrape through and get q
second lieutenancy in the infantry. He
was II queer cCmbir alton, this Dulac;
although he was IA young fellow Of un-
doubte talent, he didn't seem to fit in
any Of the professions. He was too
sentimental to be a soldier, too imprac-
ticable for civil life and without genius
Enough to make q first-class poet, al
though ne insisted upOn writing SON
nets. and VIXEN not so engaged passed
bis time raising silkworms, utilizing
his desk for the storage of mulberry
leaves. 1t was hard to tell how such
IN odd mixture of sense and sensibility
would turn out. The beginning was
not over promising, for scarcely had
Dulac donncd his shoulder straps. when,
10 MAKE test of his theories he
had theories on everything concerning
The probability of chances-he lost sew
IRA, thousand francs at card playing.
lnd fOr a few days it was either pay up
Dr. blow your brains out. A college
ehum. Georges Plessy. fortunately came
20 MS assistance just in time to avert
yhi tragic ending, for, poet and dream
pr though he was. Dulac was a gentle
nan to the ends of the handsome pink
aail- which tipped his long, slender
aristocratic fingers. But it was not
Ey's, generosity by an act of devotion
Which touched the latter's heart
plessy wa, at this period of his life
!tr wing most heroically to get rid of
o me which his uncle had just left
him. and it SO happened that most of
he golden shower fell into the lap of
me Blanche Cluny, the ingenue of the
Vaudeville Theater. but. wOman-like.
Blanche was resolved that no amount
II money should warp hor heart from
lcr la.est, deepest and most soulful
Ove affair: or. possibly it were more
correct to say that Blanche resolved to
AXE Plessy's money, but to continue to
owe Marius, the handsome Marius,
With the large, languCrous eyes so full
II nameless longing. unnistakable
,nnui, with the dropping black mus
ache, the fine poetic head and face,
nr. But Marius made haste to
,tand from between his friend and hap
,iness by changing posts with class
nate, in order to get away from Paris
md to put an end to any temptation to
leceive u friend. Prate rs much rs
,Ou please concerning the mysterious
,Onds. the subtle sympathy. existing
between Mars, god Of war, and Venus,
gO,idess Of love, yet the stubborn fact
:emain, that military life is rot favor
sble love affairs. The greater part
II IN officers best days is passed in
garrison towns, in the colorless environ
an.nt of prOvincialism Being a man
II fine feelings, Of deep pc etic tempera-
nent. it didn't take long for Marius to
,ecome disguised with those young
yirls whose center-tables are graced
With albums filed with officers photo
rraphs. and whose illustrated ANIMALS
lOid any number of pressed flowers be-
,ween their pages. With one excep-
ion, this man with an ideal had jour
Keyed we'll in toward thirty before he
lad fallen in with young girl who
ecmed to him to be qualified for any
hing moro than partner for the
waltz. or for the encouragement OF the
Gee cam and bon-bon industries. and
{ had only taken Marius one short
week to discover that this pretty
Partisan statuette wasn't made for his
niche, although it bore strong re-
De,nblance to plaster of paris figures in
that ii had Just about a> much heart
ln.' soul.
Mari D,,lac wa- st II searching
o. i ell still ee ing about him.
e TIL countenance which he still
/ ped ", uli 0 :e day break urol his
'i-ln with all the gentle rad:an:e t
lie event star. still dreaming. still
making >onnets in the i ence and lone.
mess Of his garrison uua 'te"s. when
he war broke out. Made Il prisoner
i. Metz. Marius was informed Pom
.alia. and, shortly aft,rward sem
enced to six months Imprisonment in
fortress for having fallen foul of q
German captain, VIII" had So far for.
co:ten himself as to str. Ike Il soldier be-
oising to Du,ac 5 re giment. a prisoner
inself like Marius. who however,
vas no longer q plain second lieuten.
mt. hut full grade captain. having beer
: promoted for bravery eariy in the war
1t was not until toward the last days
II June. IL that Cape. Marius Eu az
e-entered France. His shattered
health largely the result of his i'm
,risonment in the Prussian ftrsress
al9ed for complies rest, and upon the
.ecO,nrendatien of tire surgeon he re
olved 70 spend his leave of absence a
he terrace of st. German. where he
,op,d t, regain health and strength
,, living All outdoor life and INDUCING
n daily sun baths. There were a mum
Der OF Partisan families domicile,
aere. resting after the fatigues ant
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