The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23

lovely cousin.
Hector passed the time between acts
in their box. He learned that Mdlle.
Marie, the pretty blonde, and her fam
lily were u depart for FontaiDebleau,
while Agatha's were to go to Dinard.
IF YOU have lever visited Dinard
you ought to come there. 1t has a fine
beach" cleverly limited Agatha's, par
ents.
At this direct overture Hector was
surprised. For al instant his eyes
rested upon Marie. He had never adj
mired any woman so much.
During the space of a second he was
foolish enough to think of making a
disinterested marriage. but he was too
reasonable and too sensible not to re-
cover himself at once.
He regarded Agatha; she was totally
without charm, but. having reflected
that 100000 francs could give some at
traction to this plain. awkward Great
ure, he said in the most amiable tones:
Certainly. l have always intended
visiting the coast of Bretagne. l shall
some day come to Dinard."
A week later he took a trip to tho
seaside.
That Agatha had sweet looks and
ready smiles for him he could easily
comprehend: it was the seduction Of
his mustaches.
But he could not understand why
parents who could give their daughter
half a million dowry should so plainly
encourage his advances.
One day at low tide Hector decided
to burn his ships and commence the at
tack.
young girls are very romantic and
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him.
He approached Mdlle. Malufroy. and,
putting a tremulo in his voice, said
with a sentimental sigh: agatha, l
am very unhappy"
You unhappy. Why?'
Have you not OWNED? l love you"
You love me, you love me! Well!
Then why not go and ask my father
for my hand?'
Half an hour later the parents re-
ceived the young mans request.
But, my dear friend added Papa
MalufrOy, caresSing his favorite with
cheerful looks, eve are certainly fat
tered at your suit and have every rea-
son to believe that you are not indiffer-
ent to our child.
"There is so little sentiment here be-
low-but, pshaw! it is fair before
things go too far to speak of interests,
you know
81 see what you are coming at, old
dOlt," thought Hector, you want to
crush and dazzle me with your half
million; wait a little, l will intercept
your design and make myself appear
most magnanimous."
And, as NJ. Malufroy continued in
slow tones:
ss'Thn DOWN. nf Arofho
The young man interrupted him with
a superb gesture:
"Ah! pray do not speak of that! do
not know what mademoiselle your
daughter has, and do not wish to
know. l love her and it Is for her.
self that | wish to marry her."
bravo, young man. that's right"
And Malufroy, tenderly blowing his
nose, continued:
"As to a love match, they can say
that this is a real love marriage for
example,"
Mon Dieu, but fathers are simple
and amusing" thought Hector on re-
turning home. "He really believes that
l take his daughter solely for her beau
tiful eyes"
The betrothal had beer officially an
nounced, and Hector at the feet of
Mdlle. Malufroy continued with effort
to play the role of the smitten lover.
"Chere, do you remember the happy
evening when l saw you for the first
time?"
Eyes, yes, 1T was at the Theater
Francais: we were in a stage box. I
wore a striped gown. did l not?'
Eyes, and a blue bonnet" completed
the young man.
"a blue bonnet-a blue bonnet?" then
laughing brightly. "Ah! 1t is true,
you are right, it vas my cousins bon.
net"
How
Goodness, yes. Young girls take
these notions. We had dined together,
and at the moment of starting for the
theater we changed bonnets one with
the other. Marie took mine and | took
hers
Hector became green at this revela-
ton and did not have power to articu.
late a syllable.