The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-03-30

wanted TO laugh. the sailor was angry as
only a sailor can be.
II shall not be able 20 20 home without
having fight with some onc-I'd like to
kick myself, for have lied to that woman
like pickpocket."
"Well. fight It out with 'Gontran. your
former subordinate Come, be calm /
won't joke any more. But never be sur
prised again when man says he Is afraid
Of woman. You know what It is now"
Eyes. and may the devil fly away with
me n | ever get caught In such pickle
hgain. To think that woman could make
a man act So"
The crisis was passed for the present, but
the explosion must come one day or another
| II would have been impossible for Guy TO
sontinuc to play his double role so long rs
he did IL chance had not aided him Every
year the marquise's mother came to Paris
for a few weeks and staid with her daugh-
ter who naturally modified the habits OF her
household 10 considerable extent.
| Free, or almost so, Labnnere could tran
gully and honestly attend upon his fiancee
aud could even accompany her on some OF
her shopping expeditions. One day ms they
were choosing some jewels at Ravaut's who
should enter the shop but the Marquise
Sansedoni and her mother. The marquse
gave Marguerite such look that the poor
| girl felt n cold chill run up her back. The
| Sansedoni marched boldly up to Labanere
and gave him her hand, fixing him with her
eye, for a suspicion had again entered her
mind.
what treasuresr' she said. not caring
| II she were overheard. ut seems TO me,
my dear vicomte, that you are doing the
thing in style" AS she spoke she kept her
eyes steadily on the young girl
IF don't get out of this" thought Guy,
''in five minutes there won't be whole
window left in the shop"
But he did get out of IL. With the steady
nerve that had distinguished the former
tiger hunter, he replied in a loud tone, III
is no credit to do things in style when one
is not acting on ones own account"
To Marguerite and her mother this meant
'Ths parure is the wedding gift of my old
aunt, who has commissioned me TO pur
chase II for her" For the marquise it sig
nified, ~ am here in the stead and place o.
my cousin"
This was, in fact, the explanation he CAV,
her later more In detail, not without hav
ing taken the precaution to beguile tn,
marquise into a corner of the shop. Ill
told her that Gontran, having been com
PEELED to go to his lawyers to see abou
some legal papers, had charged him to &C
company Mile. de Pont-Croix to the jewel
er's. The story was accepted, and the tw'
Italians left, after having made pretens
of looking at some rings. and Guy rejoines
his future cousin"
Goodness, what a terrible womani
Marguerite exclaimed. "She quite terri
fled me. do hope you will not want m
| TO meet her.
"You may rest easy on that score" IT
piled Labanere.
But for him to rest easy was not so sin
Pile The days flew by, and the bans wer
published Happily the presence of he
mother absorbed the marquise's time an
made her visitors few. Those who kne'
the state of affairs believed that she had a,
cepted Guys marriage and was consolin
herself with filial devotion.
He, after repeating every day for tw
months, ~ will tell her tomorrow" fnall
began to wonder. as he saw how event
shaped themselves, "What if | don't te
her at allY
Undoubtedly his inaction was not con
mendable. But Labanere had for a Ion
time hated the marquise cordially, and Q
the other hand he was absolutely dete
mined on his marriage with Marguerit
But of what extravaganza was not the ma
quise capable at the last moment.
On the eve of his wedding the very NOR
ing before it, in fact, he was still debatir
the question, when he received letter, I'll
handwriting of which made him trembl
Ii ran:
My mother is to be away all day-shall v
have luncheon together2 l count on you. 1t
weeks since l have had you all to myself.
"Would to heaven that the old Italia
had put off her absence for % hours, mu
tered Labanere as he proceeded to indii
the following note;
Do you not read the papers nowadays? N
cousin Is 20 be married tomorrow, and
Z course | am To be one OF the wedding part
After the ceremony there are the receptiS
and wedding breakfast at the Pont-Croix
| When can | escapeG l do not know. but
, soon as am free shall post of to you.
, AT any rate" he said as he sealed Il
, note, "unless death or divorce comes to q
rescue, she will wait long time for me. u
At Z O'Clock the following evening q
, newly married pair left for Italy. In adj
or two they had become great friends,
much so that Guy made certain confidenc
to Marguerite-whchw was indeed no mo
than prudent.
| 40 you remember" he asked, that Ia
I dark woman who spoke to me at Ravaui
and frightened you so;"
1 YES, indeed | can see her now. b
whyP
e "Wen, she did me the honor toto 4
Q pire TO the place you now occupy, and
4 some day she meets us and shows a b
temper you must not be surprised n
q frightened. 1t will be compliment TO 4
|. adroitness after all. y
. The young vicomtesse was not entir,
4 ignorant Of the world, and knowing WI
a to understand by what her husband call
o the marquise's ambition TO ill her plac
Il she burst into tears. Then Guy to ma
L her laugh. which did not take long, &
|. her the story OF his imaginary cousin.
!. "Oh, splendidr' she cried. That hate
woman had got just her deserts. And
4 she dares show herself to me ! shall SIM
il freeze her
~ But Mime. de Labanere did not rememl
a 10 freeze the marquise when, some wee
Z later. they met II was in dim corner
the Cascine at Florence. Guy and his W
A were seated ON a bench, very close to ca
r ether. He even had his arm around NJ
,e guerite's waist and the other hand un'
her chin. which she held up as he kis.
4 her.
ar Suddenly the MarQuise Sansedoni ste
before them, tall, dark. Sowing terril
To and when the little vicomtesse had rec
-, erred herself A little the Italian pointed