The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-24
ties uttered by M. Desgoffes, a cele-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES music. who

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES vuca InlIsic who
occupied the apartments on the first
floor. Il ~ Ss - s...S -ssrss-s
Inssn1tei.af-hrr fixed discrimination to
Ehs' a.rscllsSe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. could
not refuse to. welcome her sons friend
to her home. and. onesSunday Guillaume
brought Henri Sancede-Cato. as his
Ecollege friends called him.
The young man was of medium
height, with well-knit. powerful
FRAME, a face that could not be called
handsome, and yet two energetic brown
eyes and a very sweet smile made it a
very striking face. He was the son of
a country physician residing in the
Jura, had been admitted to Pecole
Monge. as a charity pupil, and had grad
uated at h Polytechnic with credit.
everything about him indicated the
plodder OF firm, answering will. He
was OF the number of those who, when
lhey start in life, trace out the path
Whlch they intend to follow, and, keep
ing he goal ever in view, never devil
ate from it.
"A rather amusing incident marked
lne presentation Of the young stranger.
When the two friends entered the little
araWlng-room they found Tiomane at
the piano; Madame de Sorgnes was
smoking her eternal cigarettes, reclin-
lhS gracefully on a sofa, and listening
TO the music. Martha entered the room
alI=f the visitors had been seated some
minutes. AS if dazzled by the brilliant
appaTlllon Henri Sancede rose Instant
~ the grave face showing the greatest
e1aotlon. Gulllaume enjoyed his friends
embarrassment and concealed a smile
py pulling an incipient mustache, of
"hlch ne was not a little proud. Mar
liza seated herself opposite the visitor,
VINO tried to turn his eyes from his
charming vis-a-vis, but they came back
lnVoluntarily, n when their eyes met
fenrls face became crimson.
Really, [ never suspected that Cato
was made of such inflammable mate
cried Guillaune when his friend
had taken leave. "My beautiful little
duches only c)l1i work such a miracle
on grave, cold Cato"
Marl'za. no. al! displeased at the I'M
she had made, deigned to say
she thought Cato very agreeable.
Il will tell him hat you think So"
said the teasing brother.
Inc next Sunday Sancede was invited
dine in the Rue d'Assas. The anne
the same embarrassment.
She is his fate" murmured Gull
aume in Tiomane's ear.
Monsieur Sancede was seated at table
between Madame de Sorgnes and Mar
TIA, and, having recovered his sang
rrold, made himself very agreeable,
ia from being the cold philosopher
hat his college friends considered him,
,9fn wa nr1or,nI -,stl 49, ~
ina IN his skirmishes with impulsive
the sharpest arrows came
rom his side of the table. In short,
7ancede won golden opinions from the
,hree ladies. Madame de Sorgnes in
7lted him to come every Sunday, but, to
lis great regret, he could promise only
very alternate Sunday, his uncle claim
ng: half his leisure.
Youth is the great magician. These
:ortnightly dinners were real fetes. The
Wo young men came quite early. When
ne weather was Inc they all went to
luxembourg. Sometimes the little
mamma preferred remaining at the
1reslde. Then the four young people
started out, Guillaume giving his arm
% n Henri offering his to
and walking proudly like a
King. On these walks the duchess
vas very gay M amiable, chartered
ike a magpie, pouring out all the
rifles with which her head was filled.
Cato drank in her words as if they
'olved the most important problems.
II it rained they remained indoors,
the little nest was filled with ami
nation arsSpy. Tiomane sang and
iuillaumeA sver wearied of listening to
her music. AS for Sancede, no music
% him was comparable to Maritza's
laugh.
ITO BE CoNTINUED.)