The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-17

MNAMN'S S4SoS A4OCo& l. i
NV comfort Of his pres
ence. He fount
.Tiomane struggling
with the depression Of his mother ano
sister. When he entered the little room
which was now their home, the tears
and obs broke out afresh. The colo
made them suffer dreadfully ~ the
wretched little room, without any o.
the comforts to which they had beer
accustomed the meagre table d'hote
SO poorly served-how long the hours
Were!
! In their detection, .the mother and
daughter spoke of nothing but their
hope that death might soon put an end
to their sufferings.
Flo shame! how 2 you be so selfish
and so ungrateful?" cried G%uillaume,
trying to hide his own feelings. You
do not think of those who love. you
Of me-and aof this Incompatible TIC
name, who is SO devoted to you"
He asked Tiomane for their bcnnets
and wraps, and with the most mirth-
provoking plumbers, and many loving
words and jests, he put them on his
Ismother and sister. He forced them to
smile; his gaiety,w a contagious.
4 sAS4 HGs WSdI IlC was dCllS llLlul. IL WdS
one scf those warm, bright days in
March when the sun brings out the
\. buds on, the trees. The widow, in her
sdeep mourning, leaned on the arm of
Her idolized son; the two young girls
Sfollowed.
= Guillaume took them to the garden
fof the Luxembourg. The fresh air, the
4; blue sky the beautiful stoilettes, the
:charming gaiety peculiar to the Pari-
tsian spring, had a good effect onfthe
Esad mother n daughter. Maritz1 re-
covered ner animation, and the bril-
liant color came back to her pale
cheeks. She knew.that she was very
much admired, and, coquette that she
was: h enjoyed her triumph.
The next Sunday after dinner, which,
to; do honor to Guillaume, Tiomane had
had served in his mothers room, a
tluxury which she knew they could not
afford, the good girl drew an envelope
from her pocket and took from it three
l.notes, of one thousand francs each,
which she spread out triumphantly
upon the table.
This is our dessert she said. eve
shall soon be in our own little home,
with u own furniture"
h treasure was the capital, with
the accrued interest, which had been
'deposited in her name so many years
before, in the savings bank at Berck,
by her benefactress. She intended to
devote it to hiring a comfortable suite
of apartments, furnishing them, and
keeping house-she, herself, being nee
essarily maid-of-all-work, as they could
not afford a servant.
Madame de Sorgnes protested against
accepting this generous offer.
"What!" cried Tiomane, ''you will
not accept it! and I am still a burden
upon you!"
After a good deal Of persuasion, the
mother and daughter looked forward
with joy to the prospect Of leaving this
dull pension, where everything annoyed
and saddened them. Guillaume ap-
proved of and admired the wise fore
sight of his tall sister," but ne had
been so little accustomed to economy
that he could not help her by his coun-
sells. Indeed, he was obliged to watch
over himself very carefully in order
not to empty his slender purse too
quickly. Tiomane could not help
frowning slightly when she found
that, at every visit, he brought three
bouquets of violets, for which he paid
Is sous. But she could not reprove the
loving son and brother, and accepted
her bouquet with a grateful smile. The
next morning Tiomane started out i'll
search of apartments. How shall we
describe what this young girl endured
during a week spent in this way;
obliged to so out alone in this great
city, knowing nothing of the streets,
the distances; neve taking an omnibus,
an expense which she knew she could
not afford. At the end of this most ia
tiguing week of exploration, she had
found nothing suitable to their slender
means. A happy chance solved the
problem when h was well-nigh dis
couraged.
One morning at breakfast, at the
table sd'hote, an old lady spoke of the
wish of one of her friends to let her
suite of apartments and furniture, as
she intended to return to her native
province. - pompous description fol-
lowed. The sum named for the possess
sion Of all these luxuries 400 francs a
Year, attracted Tiomane's attention,
n she answered the address.
Ihat evening she returned from her
walk looking very bright and happy.
Madam de Sorgnes and Martha could
obtain no other reply to their eager
questions but, you shall Judge for
yourselves.
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