The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-11-29
"THE TEMPEST"

| Madame Baudein was one of the richest
| farmer of Caux, died late in life, leaving
| her large fortune which her husband
freely spent on wine and cards, dying in
| the hey-dey of a reckless career. His wild
| ow was left with an estate which, once un-
| der her own control, began to show signs
of its former importance. Madame Bor-
| doin had an only child,-a boy, who filled
her thoughts by day and dreams by night;
he was to be modelled by her method aud
raised by her system. He was to marry
an heress. a wife she had picked out for
him, of whom she thoroughly approved in
all points.
1t happened that Louis Baudoin did not
share his mothers ideas He had wishes
and inclinations of his own, which he
proved by falling in love with the daugh-
ter of a fisherman so poor that he did not
| even own the boat by which he gained his
living. All the same Louis had determin-
ed to marry her, and told his mother so.
Madame Baudoin refused her consent.
Her son took it coolly and waited if she
were headstr0ng, so was he, as farmer folk
generally are.
A silent battle went on, with no sign of
surrender on either side. At last the wild
ow said:
Marry, if you will, but never will | see
your wife, and never in my life will give
you sou!'
Have your own way" replied her son,
land will have mine
SO Louis Baudoin married the fisher
mans little daughter. Five years rolled
by. Three children had come to the young
couple. Louis Baudoin had accepted his
wife's rank and become a fisherman, the
partner of his father-in-law.
1t is hard work in this world grabbing
the devil by the end of his slippery tail y
as the Norman saying goes, but in all their
hardships love survived; the two young
people were devoted, and neither upbraid-
ed fate.
Not word of complaint or petition for
forgiveness reached Madame Baudoin.
They all met at Mass every Sunday Louis
and his wife saluted the cold, stately wild
ow, as it was their duty to do, but Madame
Baudoin would straighten herself under
her rich mantle, and press her lips togeth-
er as if serpent had suddenly bitten her
in the heel But she would make no re-
sponse No visit, no letter, nothing but
,b, Iat
them, and the old widow made no sign of
life to them except by her presence at
church.
SO their life was lived, as | have said,
for five years.
A terrible storm, the tiercest ever known
to the dwellers at Etretat, visited the coast;
the houses shook ko their very foundations.
Madame Baudoin had for her sole com
panion her servant Annette, one of those
old Norman women who seem to have been
born in frilled white cotton cap. An
nette was at the window watching the
storm She ciasped her hands together
with gesture of alarm.
"Ah. Heaven, What a storm, There
are many folk in agony of suspense at
Etretat to-day
What folk?' asked the widow, with an
assumption of unconcern.
Naturally, Madame, the parents of those
men who are at sea"
Madame Baudoln stopped in her walk
ing up and down the room.
That's enough" she said, dryly. She
took up her sewing, and as the day was
dark, moved nearer the light to enable her
to see But Annette remained at the win
and, though forbidden to talk, would de
liver her excited sympathy in disjointed