Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-09-14
miscellaneous.
ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL.

distance from Bellies. Fontaines, can be
seen an elegant little chateau of modern
construction, rooted with slate Stand
ing on the hillside, in tho midst of
grassy lawns and surrounded by low
trees, the house attracts the attention of
.he 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 tho heights above woman, hor face
covered with a 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 clump
of shrubs. The people of Juvisy had
vainly employed every effort to pene-
trate the mystery.
After having exhausted all magma
Bile suppositions the inn-keeper and the
grocer of Juvisy had decided that the
young man was 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 relative or hireling, aud when
painter. asked who was the owner of
that sheltered, mysterious looking park
without the slightest hesitation they re-
piled, at is nadman who lives there y
On July 10, 1884, during one Of
those periods of heat which Senegambia
Aha Utann,,nt ia ManIk.,,., Iaft
his small hotel in the Rue Varnct at 0
in the morning and walked down the
Champs Elysees. NJ. de Montbrun was
one of those Parisians who never leave
Paris 1.-THE sea-" said he, "was made
for fishermen and sailors. It has its
beauties of course, but it is agreeable
only one hour each day. As soon as it
begins to ebb it uncovers lot of pesti-
lential mud, compared with which our
great sewer is bottle Of cologne. As
for the country, it 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.
The preparations for the approaching
18th of July festivities saddened his
heart, for the true Partisan is the in
veterato enemy of public holidays and
of all manifestations which disturb his
repose.
"Where can | take refuge for three
days 2" thought M. de Montbrun. The
year previous he had gone to St. Ger
main, and they had made just as much
racket and shot off quite M many bombs
there as at Paris. Montbrun then re-
membered that he had promised himself
an excursion into Brittany before the
pick of the demolisher had finished
Transforming that old corner Of his coun
try. To see again Vitro Fougeres, pass
day at st. Malo and then return would
be Just the thing. He would thus avoid
the crowd and noise.
On the morrow Montbrun arrived at
Wire. 1t was Saturday evening. 10
provincial towns to fairly judge the
beauty of their women it is necessary to
take ones post on Sunday at the door
of church That is why Montbrun
stood as early as 8 in the morning be-
fore the splendid cdifioe dedicated to st.
Martin waiting for mass to be over.
Before leaving Paris no had thrown into
a postbox few words addressed TO Mile.
Paula Salimberi, an artistic dancer at
the Eden theater Paula was superb
girl, native of southern Italy, with
all the ardor of that cline beaming from
her large, dark eyes. She had made
her debut at Naples, and after season
at the Italian theatcr at Nice had dis
played to the Parisians her irreproach-
able shape and varied graces.
Montbrun was then 70 years Of age, a
handsome man, well vorscd in theatrical
doings, whose personal charms we're
augmented by an income of 10000
francs year. His admiration for the
charming ballet dancer was at once re-
ciprocated, and they were soon launched
upon the waves Of desperate Irritation
But the young mans fancy was short
lived. 1t was not long before the shall
low attractions Of the Italian beauty
ceased to please him, and he longed &
escape from her altogether. But Othel
los jealousy was puerilc compared Il
hers. Montbrun was fairly afraid o
her. He dared not tell her outright
what the gradual decline Of bis attention,
portended. He had simply dropped
note to her upon bis departure for Vitr,
bidding her long farewell and intimat
ing that he might never see her again
As he believed that she had no mean
Of procuring his address, be though
himself now we'll out Of her way.